Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. 46  ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people  47 sealed (密封的) letters.
The 48  for the first decorated (裝飾的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card  49 a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 50  . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔開的) postcard. Then people could write their 52  on the back left side. And they put the address 53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 54  picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.
Today, postcards are the 55  most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

【小題1】

A．How B．When C．Why D．Where

【小題2】

A．liked B．hated C．found D．lost

【小題3】

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．picture C．idea D．card

【小題4】

A．a(chǎn)bove B．with C．under D．for

【小題5】

A．happened B．changed C．ended D．a(chǎn)ppeared

【小題6】

A．even B．only C．still D．ever

【小題7】

A．note B．word C．a(chǎn)ddress D．letter

【小題8】

A．on the front B．on the back C．on the left D．on the right

【小題9】

A．surprised at B．interested in C．expected by D．worried about

【小題10】

A．first B．second C．third D．fourth

I watched as my little brother was caught in the act. He was sitting in the corner of the living room, a _____in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(贊美詩集)in the other.

As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered slightly(輕微地畏縮). He sensed that he had done something _____. Form a distance I could see that he had  _____my father’s new hymnal and scribbled(亂涂)in it. Now looking at my father fearfully, we _____  waited for his punishment.

My father _____his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word．He was a clergyman(神職人員) and for him, books were knowledge. And yet he _____ his children. What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, _____ the pen from my brother’s hand, and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

“John’s work, 1959, _____ 2.” How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm eyes looking up at me and _____God for the one who has now scribbled in my new hymnal. You have made the book sacred(神圣的), as have your brother and sister.

“Wow,” I thought. “This is punishment?”

The years and the books came and went. Our family _____ what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more. But we _____ knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs(證明)of their love was the hymnal by the piano.

Dad taught us about_____really matters in life: people, not objects; tolerance(寬容), not judgment; love, not anger. Now I, too, am a father. But unlike my father, I do not wait for daughters _____ to take books from my bookshelf and scribble in them. From time to time I take one down, and give it to one of my _____to scribble in. and as I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the_____he taught me.

1.A、book         B、pen     C、knife     D、toy

2.A、wrong      B、special         C、dangerous    D、different

3.A、dropped          B、read    C、borrowed   D、opened

4.A、all    B、both    C、either         D、each

5.A、picked up         B、put up          C、made up      D、wrapped up

6.A、hated       B、needed       C、loved          D、disliked

7.A、moved     B、took    C、brought       D、borrowed

8.A、old   B、birthday    C、aged   D、named

9.A、thanked   B、asked  C、respected D、pleased

10.A、spent     B、experienced        C、supported D、afforded

11.A、ever       B、sometimes  C、never         D、always

12.A、what       B、why     C、which D、who

13.A、quickly   B、secretly     C、carefully      D、suddenly

14.A、children          B、sisters C、brothers      D、parents

15.A、skills       B、rules   C、lessons      D、subjects

 

It was the last night of my summer camp.  16  I didn’t want to leave, I had to go back home the next day. I didn’t want to pack (收拾行裝). I just wanted to make the night go  17  . How I wished that I could make time  18  at that moment! However, it seemed that time flew more quickly than before. I  19   on the bed, but I wasn’t   20  at all. I just closed my   21  , thinking of every minute I had    22   with my friends during the camp.

Just then, someone  23  the door. “Open the door, please.” said a soft   24  . I thought it was my friend, Elle. So I replied, “It’s open.” Then the door   25 . When I looked at the door, I was   26 . There stood all my friends, Elle, Lily, Sally and Allie. Together they walked over to my  27   and then each of them gave me a big hug (擁抱). We  28  our phone numbers and e-mail addresses to each other. We said that no matter how far we would be away from each other, we would  29  forget each other.

Just then, a tear slowly rolled down my face. As I looked up, I noticed all of my friends’ eyes were also   30  .

1.	A．Until B．While C．Because D．Although

 

2.	A．clearly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily

 

3.	A．fly B．pass C．stop D．finish

 

4.	A．sat B．lay C．stood D．read

 

5.	A．sleepy B．a(chǎn)ngry C．excited D．sad

 

6.	A．door B．eyes C．books D．windows

 

7.	A．wasted B．missed C．spent D．chatted

 

8.	A．waited at B．looked at C．cleaned up D．knocked at

 

9.	A．noise B．sound C．voice D．cry

 

10.	A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke

 

11.	A．a(chǎn)fraid B．nervous C．crazy D．surprised

 

12.	A．home B．bed C．room D．door

 

13.	A．changed B．forgot C．gave D．remembered

 

14.	A．ever B．never C．seldom D．often

 

15.	A．wet B．bright C．black D．open

 

My parents had some strange rules when my sister and I were growing up. For example, they never    1   us soda or juice. Our choice was water or iced tea   2   no sugar. My mom’s   3   for it was that she didn’t like kids who only drank sweet drinks, or worse, kids who did not like    4  ! She wanted to teach us to like water or    5   unsweetened drinks that did not come in a bottle. We, on the other hand, wanted to    6   a coke when we ate out. Now I can make my own decisions, but I    7  choose juice or soda. I don’t __ 8___ it. It’s not because I don’t like it. I’m just used to drinking water. Many people    9  to think that a kid needs juice. If the child can’t get it, he or she will secretly buy this kind of drink elsewhere. I found this really    10  , since I was raised    11   no juice or soda, and I didn’t really    12   only having water. Now people    13   kids to make their own choices,    14   I grew up in a family where the children’s opinions were seldom (很少) 15   for, and the parents made the final decisions.

1.                A．needed        B．sold            C．bought   D．left

 

2.                A．with           B．of             C．off  D．without

 

3.                A．decision        B．reason         C．hobby    D．experience

 

4.                A．soda           B．juice           C．water    D．milk

 

5.                A．a(chǎn)nother        B．the other        C．others    D．other

 

6.                A．order          B．reply           C．obey     D．a(chǎn)chieve

 

7.                A．ever           B．never          C．a(chǎn)lways    D．sometimes

 

8.                A．think about      B．take care        C．pay for   D．think out

 

9.                A．like            B．seem           C．study D．get

 

10.               A．excited         B．difficult         C．interesting D．necessary

 

11.               A．on            B．with           C．by   D．for

 

12.               A．give up         B．care about      C．take pride in    D．a(chǎn)gree with

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)llow          B．design          C．teach     D．cause

 

14.               A．a(chǎn)s             B．since          C．but   D．though

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)dded         B．a(chǎn)sked          C．influenced D．regarded

 

 

完形填空

Once, a king showed two men a large basket(籃子) in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well(井). After they  1  their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last, one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish(愚蠢的) work? We can   2  fill the basket.”  The other man answered, “That is   3  of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something so   4 .” He   5  his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying  6 . Finally, the well was almost   7 .

As he poured(倒) the last bucket(桶) of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it   8 . It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.   9 _ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You   10  so well in this little thing,” he said, “that now I know I can believe you with many things.”

1.	A．finished B．did C．began D．had

 

2.	A．ever B．never C．easily D．no

3. 

A．none

B．no

C．not

D．no one

 

4.	A．clever B．foolish C．easy D．funny

 

5.	A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away

 

6.	A．water B．basket C．well D．work

 

7.	A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean

 

8.	A．up B．down C．of D．on

 

9.	A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since

 

10.	A．did B．will do C．was do D．were do