Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."

    Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"

   The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.

    _______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.

   What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(閣樓) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.

1.A. different         B. quick           C. wise              D. final

2.A. known          B. recognized       C. concluded          D. insisted

3.A. shocked           B. puzzled         C. disappointed        D. excited

4.A. classmates       B. friends          C. neighbours         D. parents

5.A. delighted at      B. pleased with      C. accustomed to      D. worried about

6.A. pack            B. abandon         C. tie               D. pile

7.A. Before          B. In              C. On               D. During 

8.A. rudely          B. irregularly        C. irresponsibly       D. naughtily

9.A. beautiful        B. familiar          C. splendid           D. modern

10.A. recalled         B. convinced        C. warned            D. reminded

11.A. time            B. courage          C. strength          D. patience

12.A. looking         B. wondering        C. asking            D. expecting

Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.

One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.

The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.

When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”

Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.” 

“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.

“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.

So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.

1.What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?

A. Indifferent.   B. Envious.   C. Curious.      D. Annoyed.

2.The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.

A. see how famous he was there      B. enjoy the delicious food there

C. enjoy the beautiful views there     D. see what would happen if no one knew him

3. In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.

A. was a thing worth taking pride in  B. could bring him all he needed

C. was not all great with everything  D. would enable him to travel abroad

4.The passage is written mainly ________.

A. to describe famous people’s life    

B. to explain the importance of being famous

C. to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant

D. to show that famous people are watched more

During one of the toughest weeks of my life, I had the chance to experience surprising grace(善舉).
I was in my office, when a young man came by. He was obviously very    36  and close to tears. He was an older student and always appeared like a tough guy,    37  showing emotion.
He had told me   38  that he was dealing with some difficult  39  problems. He was a caregiver for his sister who was ill. This day he came in, sat down and just sobbed(抽泣). I   40  while he told me how he had been up all night in the hospital with his sister and that was why he couldn’t take my exam that morning. I told him not to   41  it at all. He was clearly in no shape for an exam. I told him to go home and    42  . I reassured(使放心) him that I would do everything I could to help him get through the class.
I just sat there while he sobbed. “I think she might die,” he gasped(喘著氣說). “What am I going to do?” It was clear to me that he had never   43  this fear out loud to anyone. I just sat there, fully focused on him and his  44 , and tried to offer some soft words of   45  .
After quite some time, he   46  himself. I reassured him again that it didn’t matter to me when he took his exam and that I would help him through. Then he left.
Afterwards, I felt like his    47  was a blessing(為人帶來幸福的事). Being able to help him while I was in pain myself was the most valuable gift.
Life never gives more than we can handle.

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

One evening after dinner，Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a  36  decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After  38  long and hard about it，we’ve  39  that the right decision is to move to Chicago．”

Marc looked  40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my  41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !”

The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more  42  the idea of leaving．However，he showed no  43  of accepting the decision，refusing to  44  his belongings．

45  the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly  46  while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so  47 ．

What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of  48  in Lyons’ attic (閣樓) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the  49  landscape of his neighbourhood  50  him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to  51  while playing hide-and-seek；the park  52  he and his father often took walks together．How much would these  53  without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the  54  to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55  if the were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection．

36．A．different      B．quick           C．wise                D．final

37．A．Besides            B．However          C．Therefore     D．Even though

38．A．thinking          B．quarrelling       C．complaining     D．a(chǎn)rguing

39．A．known             B．recognized       C．concluded     D．insisted

40．A．shocked           B．puzzled            C．disappointed     D．excited

41．A．classmates     B．friends             C．neighbours       D．parents

42．A．delighted at      B．pleased with     C．used to            D．worried about

43．A．ways               B．signs           C．interests       D．hopes

44．A．pack                B．collect             C．tie                   D．pile

45．A．Before             B．In                   C．On                  D．During

46．A．a(chǎn)nxious           B．a(chǎn)ngry                 C．frightened     D．miserable

47．A．rudely             B．irregularly          C．irresponsibly   D．naughtily

48．A．hiding             B．staying            C．sleeping           D．living

49．A．beautiful      B．familiar           C．splendid       D．modern

50．A．recalled           B．remembered     C．warned            D．reminded

51．A．plant           B．water           C．climb                 D．hide

52．A．which              B．where              C．that                 D．what

53．A．cost                 B．value           C．mean               D．measure

54．A．time                B．courage           C．strength           D．patience

55．A．looking           B．wondering              C．a(chǎn)sking             D．expecting

Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.” 
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
【小題1】What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?