A

One winter nine years ago， I volunteered at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles，meals for people. There I met Albert， who said he liked my. “Want to see mine？” he asked， lifting his . He was bare foot. He said he had been hoping to get a pair but had never made it. I felt a feeling in my stomach.

The next day， ， I went to buy socks — about $100 . That next morning， my alarm for 5 a.m. and drove to the local park， a common destination for ?people.

It was still ?out. I took out a bag of socks and a group of men， standing around a tree， with cold. When I handed each of them a pair of socks， they looked confused at first， my motives（動機）， but took them.

An hour later， I all the socks. Most people were sleeping. I felt like Santa. When they would??? __， they would find a very meaningful ?.

Every week I’ll hand out many socks. If I’m away for a week， I will bring socks with me and hand them out to the homeless in other states and countries.

In the past years， this has become my . It’s addictive， I suppose， and it’s incredibly satisfying to help make some people’s ?a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to see Albert out there， but ， I don’t， I’d like to think one of the pairs will ?him.

41. A. preparing??? ??? ??? B. giving?? ??? ??? ??? C. donating ??? ??? ??? D. buying

42. A. car? ??? ??? ??? ??? B. meals??? ??? ??? ??? C. socks??? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. help

43. A. leg? ??? ??? ??? ??? B. arm? ??? ??? ??? C. hand ??? ??? ??? ??? D. head

44. A. magical? ??? ??? ??? B. sinking? ??? ??? C. comforting?? ??? ??? ??? D. surprising

45. A. finally? ??? ??? ??? B. in addition? ??? ??? C. however? ??? ??? ??? D. after work

46. A. money??? ??? ??? ??? B. worth??? ??? ??? ??? C. value??? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. worthy

47. A. made ??? ??? ??? B. placed?? ??? ??? ??? C. set? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. fixed

48. A. merciless??? ??? ??? B. sleepless??? ??? ??? C. jobless? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. homeless

49. A. dark ??? ??? ??? B. rainy??? ??? ??? ??? C. quiet??? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. windy

50. A. signaled to? ??? ??? B. shouted at?? ??? ??? C. headed for?? ??? ??? ??? D. waved at

51. A. trembling??? ??? ??? B. smiling? ??? ??? C. jumping? ??? ??? ??? D. sleeping

52. A. proving? ??? ??? ??? B. inquiring??? ??? ??? C. demanding??? ??? ??? ??? D. questioning

53. A. took off ??? ??? ??? B. took out ??? ??? C. gave off ??? ??? ??? D. gave out

54. A. sit up???? ? ??? ??? B. wake up? ??? ??? C. rise up? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. set up

55. A. meat ??? ??? ??? B. present? ??? ??? C. act? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. kindness

56. A. less than??? ??? ??? B. other than?? ??? ??? C. more than??? ??? ??? ??? D. rather than

57. A. habit??? ??? ??? ??? B. task ??? ??? ??? C. past –time? ??? ??? ??? D. entertainment

58. A. winter?? ??? ??? ??? B. lives??? ??? ??? ??? C. families ??? ??? ??? D. difficulties

59. A. unless?? ??? ??? ??? B. until??? ??? ??? ??? C. even if? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. as if

60. A. suit ??? ??? ??? B. fit? ??? ??? ??? C. match??? ??? ??? ??? ??? D. find

參考答案：41-45 ACABD?? 46-50 BCDAC 51-55 ADDBB 56-60 CABCD

B

As I sat motionless on the steps of the pool， watching everyone else swim back and forth， I realized that I had spent most of my life watching others enjoy themselves. It was then that I ___41___ a little girl staring at me with a look of confusion. I smiled at her， hoping to ___42___ the ice by talking to her. Unfortunately， my ___43___ failed and she just kept on staring. My ___44___ increased as a little boy swam up to me and said， “I feel sorry for you.”

After the ___45___， a thought struck me， I had to change ___46___ the world viewed me. Because it was children who stared at me the most， I decided to write a children’s book that taught them about ___47___ in a fun way. This is when KatGirl， a super hero in a ___48___ who helps children that are being bullied， came into my mind.

I quickly ___49___ inside my apartment and began creating the story. As I wrote each word， I could ____50____ my future as a world-renowned author and public speaker. My excitement ____51____ like wildfire. Over the next two years， the story ____52____ many changes before it saw the world in the spring of 2011. My perseverance ____53____ paid off.

One day I was invited to speak to the students at a neighboring school. I confidently wheeled into a classroom filled with students who ____54____ at me just like the little girl in the pool. “How do you feel when you see me？” I asked them. The kids bravely ____55____ “I feel sorry for you.”

I opened my book and started reading. Immediately I noticed the children’s stares turned to ____56____. “How do you feel when you see me？” I asked again. Without ____57____ they replied， “You are so cool！ Does your ____58____ fly too？” I just smiled， “No， not yet， but maybe some day.” I knew in my heart that this was ____59____. The past two years had proven to me that with ____60____ anything is possible.

41. A. suggested ??? ??? B. noticed ??? ??? C. watched ??? ??? D. appreciated

42. A. forget ??? ??? ??? B. break?? ??? ??;? ??? C. remove? ??? ??? D. deliver

43. A. project?? ??? ??? B. anger?? ??? ??? ??? C. advice? ??? ??? D. attempt

44. A. relief ??? ??? ??? B. curiosity? ??? ??? C. awkwardness??? ??? D. encouragement

45. A. encounter ??? ??? B. competition??? ??? C. argument?? ??? ??? D. interview

46. A. how??? ??? ??? ??? B. what??? ??? ??? ??? C. when??? ??? ??? ??? D. why

47. A. disabilities? ??? B. potentials ??? ??? C. paintings? ??? ??? D. manners

48. A. pool?? ??? ??? ??? B. car ??? ??? ??? C. wheelchair ??? D. spaceship

49. A. walked ??? ??? B. wheeled ??? ??? C. rushed? ??? ??? D. raced

50. A. regard ??? ??? B. realize ??? ??? C. picture ??? ??? D. consider

51. A. folded ??? ??? B. recovered? ??? ??? C. spread? ??? ??? D. declined

52. A. turned down?? ??? B. went through?? ??? C. looked up? ??? ??? D. got around

53. A. generally ??? ??? B. carefully? ??? ??? C. separately ??? ??? D. eventually

54. A. called ??? ??? ??? B. stared? ??? ??? ??? C. glimpsed?? ??? ??? D. laughed

55. A. greeted?? ??? ??? B. agreed? ??? ??? C. continued? ??? ??? D. responded

56. A. smiles ??? ??? B. doubts? ??? ??? C. jokes?? ??? ??? ??? D. tears

57. A. hesitation??? ??? ??? B. discussion ??? ??? C. intention? ??? ??? D. imagination

58. A. body?? ??? ??? ??? B. chair?? ??? ??? ??? C. dream?? ??? ??? D. book

59. A. funny? ??? ??? ??? B. strange ??? ??? C. true??? ??? ??? ??? D. false

60. A. generosity??? ??? ??? B. popularity ??? ??? C. harmony ??? ??? D. determination

參考答案：41-45 BBDCA??? 46-50 AACBC??? 51-55 CBDBD??? 56-60 AABCD

C

At 17 years old， I started developing bad habits. I wanted to buy some games I had been for a while but didn’t have enough money. One day I took the games to the back of a storeand took them out of their box. It seemed sothat I stole more， never thinking I would get .

One morning， I did the same thing， and as I was about to leave the store， I wasby two large men. At this point I knew mywas recorded by the store’s surveillance （監(jiān)控） cameras and becamewhat they were going to do to me. “Are you gonna take me to jail？” I asked. One of them said， “Well， first we have to see theof what you stole.” Fear took hold of meI knew I had stolen a lot.? When hethat the items totaled $90， he decided to call the police. I started shaking and reallystealing those items. He took a picture of me and asked for my personal. I was then sent to jail.

It was anight. The jail smelled like garbage and the floor was cold. The next day my parents came to bail（保釋） me out. I wasthat even though they knew about what I’d done， they didn’tme. The trip home felt like an eternity（永恒） because there was such an uncomfortable.

When we got home， my father said， “If you want something， all you need to do is ask. You arethat I have money to bail you out， but I want you to know this： if you ever do something like this again， you willyour life. ” “Yes， I understand. I will never steal again，” I. I realized that nothing was for free and that I couldn’t get anything without.

41. A. aware of B. interested in??? C. worried about??? D. disappointed at

42. A. actively B. normally???????? C. secretly???????? D. quickly

43. A. easy???? B. strange????????? C. special????????? D. difficult

44. A. hurt???? B. caught?????????? C. replaced???????? D. recognized

45. A. affected B. accepted???????? C. disturbed??????? D. stopped

46. A. choice?? B. action?????????? C. plan???????????? D. attitude

47. A. tired of B. familiar with??? C. afraid of??????? D. satisfied with

48. A. value??? B. result?????????? C. message????????? D. appearance

49. A. so?? ??? B. unless?????????? C. but????????????? D. because

50. A. believed B. decided????????? C. learned????????? D. remembered

51. A. enjoyed  B. regretted??????? C. considered?????? D. finished

52. A. opinion? B. problem????????? C. information????? D. feeling

53. A. busy???? B. quiet??????????? C. pleasant???????? D. terrible

54. A. surprised??????????????????? B. proud??????????? C. concerned D. confident

55. A. respect? B. blame??????????? C. notice?????????? D. encourage

56. A. sign???? B. trouble????????? C. silence????????? D. question

57. A. lucky??? B. sure???????????? C. pity???????????? D. glad

58. A. miss???? B. ruin???????????? C. improve????????? D. understand

59. A. recalled B. suggested??????? C. complained?????? D. promised

60. A. hope???? B. effort?????????? C. doubt??????????? D. purpose

參考答案：41-45 BCABD?? 46-50 BCADC 51-55 BCDAB 56-60 CABDB

D

I was biking on a trail after work. About 2 miles of biking down the trail I passed another group of ___41___， and almost directly after them， I saw a key in the middle of the trail. I picked it up， and ____42____ it was a new style Jeep key. I turned around and ___43___ to catch up with the group， but they were too fast and I was a bit out of ___44___.

I made it all the way back to my car， asking people along the way if they had ___45___ dropped a key. I was pretty tired at that ___46___， but started down the trail again on my bike， thinking they went in the other ____47____. After going about 4 miles down the trail asking everyone I saw but without ____48____， I finally made it back to my car， and drove up the mountain road， looking for Jeeps. I held the key out of the window and ___49___ the panic button， but no luck. I ____50____ the previous thought and decided I would somehow ____51____ online that I found a missing key.

Heading back down the mountain， I passed where I had ____52____ earlier and passed all the ____53____ I had seen while on my bike. At the last ____54____， I saw a girl sitting on a brand new Jeep. I made a u-turn， and ____55____ right behind the Jeep while holding the key out of the ___56___. I could tell she had been crying， and her face ___57___ the second she saw me. She was so ___58___， and she gave me a hug through the window.

The ___59___ of the lost key helped my mental state so much tonight， and I’m so happy I didn’t ___60___ it in the trail.

41. A. survivors ??? ??? B. discoverers??? ??? ??? C. campers ??? ??? D. cyclists

42. A. recognized??? ??? B. acknowledged?? ??? ??? C. admitted?? ??? ??? D. insisted

43. A. instructed??? ??? ??? B. attempted? ??? ??? ??? C. wandered?? ??? ??? D. disturbed

44. A. shape? ??? ??? ??? B. duty??? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. breath? ??? ??? D. action

45. A. normally? ??? ??? B. sadly?? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. elegantly? ??? ??? D. accidentally

46. A. event? ??? ??? ??? B. point?? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. expense ??? ??? D. prediction

47. A. case?? ??? ??? ??? B. situation? ??? ??? ??? C. direction? ??? ??? D. absence

48. A. luck?? ??? ??? ??? B. conclusion ??? ??? C. operations ??? ??? D. efforts

49. A. designed? ??? ??? B. reserved?? ??? ??? ??? C. matched ??? ??? D. pressed

50. A. applauded ??? ??? B. undertook? ??? ??? ??? C. abandoned? ??? D. polished

51. A. strike ? ? ??? ??? B. edit??? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. sponsor ??? ??? D. post

52. A. parked ??? ??? B. tracked ??? ??? ??? C. claimed ??? ??? D. promoted

53. A. destinations? ??? B. vehicles?? ??? ??? ??? C. equipment? ??? ??? D. advice

54. A. admit? ??? ??? ??? B. observation??? ??? ??? C. stop??? ??? ??? ??? D. approach

55. A. looked over?? ??? B. gave over? ??? ??? ??? C. brought up ??? D. pulled up

56. A. window ??? ??? B. wheel?? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. seat??? ??? ??? ??? D. sky

57. A. clouded?? ??? ??? B. shone?? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. informed?? ??? ??? D. previewed

58. A. cautious? ??? ??? B. tricky? ??? ??? ??? ??? C. grateful?? ??? ??? D. innocent

59. A. inspiration?? ??? ??? B. adventure? ??? ??? ??? C. Performance??? ??? D. challenge

60. A. leave? ??? ??? ??? B. remain? ??? ??? ??? C. keep??? ??? ??? ??? D. spare

參考答案：41-45 DABCD??? 46-50 BCADC???? 51-55 DABCD????? 56-60 ABCBA

E

I still keep the photo taken by my mom and treasure it as my life. That was many years ago when I was taking summer ?in college and was moving into an apartment. I was carrying two ?with everything that I was going to need to ?the 6 weeks of classes. It is the last time I can remember ever traveling that .

Since then my possessions have . Though most of them like my furniture are ， there are occasions when I feel ???47?  ?down by all of them. I am sure that I will need two trucks rather than two suitcases if I ever ?again.

One thought， however， brings me . It is the knowledge that when I make my ?journey from this world — I am dead， I won’t ?any of those things with me. The only things I will take with me will be what I have packed in the suitcase of my . I will be carrying with me every ?thing I ever did， every loving thought I ever shared， and every bit of ?I ever brought into this world to make others laugh. I will be carrying all the goodness I gave to others， all the?I was able to share， and all the joy I created. These things won’t be weighing me down. Instead， I will be surely .

As you are ?for your own final trip — completely prepared， make sure that you should not make your ?heavy. Make sure that the belongings in your home ?take second place to the love in your heart. When you ?it in Heaven， God and all His angels will smile.

41. A. journeys B. holidays???????? C. lectures???????? D. classes

42. A. trucks?? B. suitcases??????? C. books??????????? D. computers

43. A. bring out??????????????????? B. take away??????? C. get through?? D. pay for

44. A. hard???? B. light??????????? C. unforgettably??? D. happily

45. A. gone???? B. appeared???????? C. lessened???;????? D. grown

46. A. expensive??????????????????? B. useful?????????? C. beautiful D. enjoyable

47. A. weighed? B. put????????????? C. turned?????????? D. calmed

48. A. treasure B. possess????????? C. move???????????? D. demand

49. A. confusion??????????????????? B. matter?????????? C. hate? D. comfort

50. A. final??? B. pleasant???????? C. tiring?????????? D. latest

51. A. compare? B. take???????????? C. fill???????????? D. stand

52. A. soul???? B. body???????????? C. home???????????? D. college

53. A. strange? B. little?????????? C. kind???????????? D. smart

54. A. knowledge??????????????????? B. hope???????????? C. thought?? D. laughter

55. A. love???? B. information????? C. time???????????? D. money

56. A. burst out??????????????????? B. worn out???????? C. given up? D. lifted up

57. A. ready??? B. eager??????????? C. fit????????????? D. responsible

58. A. world??? B. weight?????????? C. travel?????????? D. heart

59. A. hardly?? B. always?????????? C. rather?????????? D. never

60. A. cover??? B. wrap???????????? C. unpack?????????? D. untie

參考答案：41-45 DBCBD 46-50 BACDA?????? 51-55 BACDA???????? 56-60 DACBC

F

The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual（說明書）. And each child is . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration， not ?what to do. But in raising children， what we do is ?by our culture. Naturally then， American parents teach their children basic American .

To Americans， the goal of parents is to help children ?on their own feet. From ， each child may get his or her own room. As children grow， they get more ?to make their own choices.?? ?choose their own forms of entertainment， as well as the friends to ?them with. When they?? ?young adulthood， they choose their own jobs and marriage . Of course， many young adults still ?their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “l(fā)eave the?? ” at around 18 to 21 years old， they want to be on their own， not ?to their mothers’ apron strings（圍裙帶）.

The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents ?their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They ?them to achieve their own dreams.

Americans praise， encourage and give their children the ?to succeed. When children become adults， their parents becomes more like . But ?to popular belief， most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when their parents come to ?them. Even as adults， they respect and honor their parents.

41. A. strange??? ? ??? B. new??? ? ??? C. different??? ??? ??? D. unlike

42. A. noticing??? ??? B. knowing??? ? C. remembering??? ? D. deciding

43. A. changed??? ? B. made??? ??? C. controlled??? ?? ??? D. influenced

44. A. values??? ?? ??? B. standards??? ??? C. laws??? ??? ??? D. services

45. A. sit??? ? ??? ??? B. get??? ? ??? C. stand??? ??? ??? ??? D. rise

46. A. childhood??? ??? B. girlhood??? C. boyhood??? ? ??? D. adulthood

47. A. money??? ??? ??? B. space?? ???? ??? C. time??? ??? ??? D. freedom

48. A. Adults??? ?? ??? B. Americans??? ??? C. Teenagers??? ??? ??? D. Parents

49. A. help??? ??? B. share??? ??? ??? C. join??? ??? ??? D. provide

50. A. gain??? ??? B. pass??? ??? C. become??? ?? ??? D. reach

51. A. partners??? ??? B. wives??? ??? ??? C. husbands??? ??? D. couples

52. A. invite??? ?? ??? B. seek??? ??? C. try??? ? ??? ??? D. choose

53. A. nest??? ??? B. house??? ??? ??? C. room??? ??? ??? D. place

54. A. connected??? ??? B. tied??? ??? C. stuck??? ??? ??? ??? D. held

55. A. look??? ??? B. recognize??? ??? C. think ?? ??? ??? ??? D. view

56. A. hope???; ??? B. suggest??? ? C. command??? ? ??? D. allow

57. A. power??? ??? ??? B. trust??? ??? ??? C. confidence??? ?? ??? D. energy

58. A. friends??? ? ??? B. companions??? ?? C. members??? ? ??? D. companies

59. A. known??? ??? B. contrary??? C. similar??? ? ??? D. due

60. A. notice??? ?? B. watch??? ??? ??? C. visit??? ??? ??? D. observe