Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was 1_shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often _2_me.I was sad but could do nothing, Later, _3_happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _4_it .What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 5_the contest.”Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 _6_.With my mother’s great love, I did _7_in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place, I heard the cheers _8_the teachers and the students. Those classmates_9_once looked down on（看不起）me ,now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell _10_to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.

【小題1】

A．too B．so C．quite D．very

【小題2】

A．made faces at B．looked after C．caught up with D．laughed at

【小題3】

A．nothing B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

【小題4】

A．take part in B．join C．get D．make

【小題5】

A．lose B．win C．pass D．beat

【小題6】

A．words B．topics C．times D．sentences

【小題7】

A．well B．good C．bad D．interested

【小題8】

A．for B．a(chǎn)t C．from D．to

【小題9】

A．when B．what C．which D．who

【小題10】

A．someone B．me C．everything D．myself

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡覺）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor. “I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.” The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”
“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.
【小題1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ________ .

A．he didn't finish his lessons

B．he worked too hard and was ill

C．he was worried about his homework

D．there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

【小題2】The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A．to count numbers before he went to bed

B．to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to go to bed earlier

【小題3】 The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he was better

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

【小題4】The young man ________ .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

【小題5】The young man ________ in fact.

A．didn't understand the doctor's words.	B．couldn't count numbers
C．didn't try to sleep	D．wasn't ill at all

Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.

There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game  came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (榮譽).

There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (錦標賽) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠軍) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".

1.Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?

A．Children.

B．Some adults.

C．Students.

D．The old.

2.Where do many people think this game came from?

A. Europe.            B. China.          C. Japan.          D. The USA.

3.From when could people get together to play this game for honor?

A．1842.

B．1841.

C．1845.

D．1846.

4.How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?

A．Once a year.	B．Once two years.
C．Once three years.	D．Once four years.

5.What will the champion of this game get?

A．A lot of money.	B．The leader of this club.
C．Honor.	D．A and C

 

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.  It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（車頂架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.  As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超車）?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
【小題1】From the story we know that _________.

A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

【小題2】What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B．Other drivers would let him go first.

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D．He could save a lot of money and time.

【小題3】Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C．Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

【小題4】When did the officers begin to realize（意識到）they had made a mistake?

A．Before they arrived at the church.

B．Before they overtook the writer’s car.

C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D．After the writer’s family left the church.

There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”
【小題1】 Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night? 

A．He had to read a magazine.	B．He had some extra work to do.
C．He had to learn something about a map.	D．He had to stay at his office for extra work.

【小題2】What did the man ask his son to do?

A．To read the magazine to find the map.

B．To tear the map of the world up into pieces.

C．To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.

D．To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.

【小題3】 How long did it take the boy to finish the work?

A．A few hours.

B．About an hour.

C．About half an hour.

D．The whole night.

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A．It’s a report about a father’s extra work.

B．It’s a story between a father and his clever son.

C．It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.

D．It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.