Wherever in the world you’re reading this right now, you will be aware of just how mixed modern society has become in terms of race. Within the UK, mixed-raced children are the largest   1  ethnic minority. Bringing home a partner of a different   2  to yourself is no longer viewed as, “strange” or “different” in a lot of families. When Joseph brought home Hari, the   3  that she was of Indian parentage was never even talked about — she made him happy. They made each other happy. And that was all that   4 .
But the reason why they were together for 11 years before they got   5  is that Hari was afraid of telling her   6  about the person that she’d fallen in love with. She was afraid of the consequences it would   7  for her younger sisters. Would they be packed off to India? Would they end up in arranged   8  they may not want? At 22 years old, when she first fell in love with him — it was a large burden to   9 .
But she loved him, and   10  they moved in together… and then bought a house by the Brighton coast, where they have   11  for almost 8 years. All the while her parents didn’t know. Her sisters did, and they too loved Joseph — they   12  him as the brother they’d never had.
But after nine years together, she finally had to tell her father (her mother   13  away a few years ago). We were on tenderhooks（惶恐不安）the weekend she went up North to tell him.
It was emotional and as a family we were worried. Hari had been   14  of our family for so long, we felt for her. We knew how   15  it would be. She loved her father, but knew this would hurt him, who was a very traditional Sikh man.
小題1:
A．growingB．slowingC．reducingD．a(chǎn)geing
小題2:
A．sexB．raceC．citizenshipD．nationality
小題3:
A．factB．ideaC．statementD．news
小題4:
A．workedB．meantC．existedD．mattered
小題5:
A．reunited B．a(chǎn)cceptedC．marriedD．divorced
小題6:
A．familyB．parentsC．classmatesD．friends
小題7:
A．bearB．haveC．makeD．receive
小題8:
A．reunionsB．gatheringsC．marriagesD．parties
小題9:
A．holdB．bringC．takeD．carry
小題10:
A．eventuallyB．generallyC．possiblyD．faithfully
小題11:
A．livedB．workedC．studiedD．dated
小題12:
A．foundB．thoughtC．belivedD．saw
小題13:
A．wentB．ranC．passedD．fled
小題14:
A．memberB．partC．funD．role
小題15:
A．easyB．closeC．hardD．a(chǎn)wful

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A．inB．withC．outD．for
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A．hospitalB．planetC．heavenD．doctors
小題3:
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A．thoughB．howeverC．otherwiseD．therefore
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A．experiencingB．distributingC．receivingD．presenting
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A．inB．outC．a(chǎn)wayD．a(chǎn)round
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A．a(chǎn)dventureB．mistakeC．chanceD．joke
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A．determinedB．struggledC．managedD．hoped
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A．thatB．usC．thereD．he
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A．wiseB．foolishC．normalD．equal
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A．becauseB．whatC．howD．when
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I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer and he planed to produce a lot and sell them to the children in developing countries at a low price after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to surf the Internet. By improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
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It's an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones because        .
A．it reduces waste and can help others
B．it prevents waste and can earn lots of money
C．it can send the waste produced by developed countries to other countries
D．it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users
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The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte’s cheap computers        .
A．to show what high technology can bring us
B．to show the kindness of people in the developed countries
C．to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries
D．to give an example of how to help developing countries
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A．explain why people need close friends
B．teach us how to build a solid friendship
C．show us how important close friendship is
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B．There is no perfect person in the world.
C．Making fun of friends is unpleasant.
D．It’s impossible to take off one’s socks before others.
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A．make your promise
B．keep your promise
C．be a responsible person
D．be an honest person
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A．a(chǎn)gree with things our friends do
B．disagree with things our friends do
C．tell our friends they are wrong directly
D．express our understanding to our friends

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A lot of people enjoy reading. But reading tastes differ widely. Some people only read newspapers or comics, some like reading novels, while others prefer books on astronomy, wildlife, or technological discoveries.
If I happen to be interested in horses or precious stones, I cannot expect everyone else to share my enthusiasm. If I watch all the sports programs on TV with great pleasure, I must put up with the fact that other people find sports boring.
Is there nothing that interests us all? Is there nothing that concerns everyone—no matter who they are or where they live in the world? Yes, dear Sophie, there are questions that certainly should interest everyone. They are precisely the questions this course is about.
What is the most important thing in life? If we ask someone living on the edge of starvation, the answer is food. If we ask someone dying of cold, the answer is warmth. If we put the same question to someone who feels lonely and isolated, the answer will probably be the company of other people.
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A．a(chǎn) research paperB．a(chǎn) course schedule
C．a(chǎn) personal letterD．a(chǎn) book review
小題2: Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A．Philosophical questions are as interesting as collecting stamps.
B．Thinking about philosophical questions is a serious interest.
C．Figuring out who we are and why we are here is man’s basic needs.
D．Philosophy has universal appeal and concerns everybody in nature.
小題3: The author believes that __________.
A．no existing subject can interest everyone in the world
B．different people may have different interests and concerns
C．everyone has to figure out who we are and why we are here
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Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake （緣故）, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable. I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.     
Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
小題1:Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?
A．To get close to a butterfly.B．To look over the bad situation.
C．To escape a sudden attack.D．To avoid getting his shoes dirty.
小題2:What made the man feel funny?
A．Making the attacker pause.B．Being attacked by a butterfly.
C．Being stepped on by his mate.D．Discovering the energetic butterfly.
小題3:From this experience the man learned       .
A．what he should do when faced with trouble
B．people should show sympathy to the weak
C．how he should deal with attacks
D．people should protect butterflies
小題4: Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
A．Careless.B．Amusing.C．Courageous. D．Aggressive.

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