Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13．In the middle of that summer， my parents   1  my entire world and turned it upside down   2   they told me they were getting a divorce．I couldn’t believe that our family was going to  3  ．Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   4  ， I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely  5   the divorce．My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town，  6   my father and brother， Bill， stayed in our house．I now became a   7   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends．And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather， Dan， whom I showed no  8   in．I was depressed， especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no  9   that things could change back to the way they were．

Even though I   10   all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   11   to him， he never gave up on me．  12  ， I began to trust him．I realized that we actually had some things in   13  ，especially when it came to movies and TV shows．We   14   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV．That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other．

Better still，Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father．Dan was always around when I needed   15  on school or friends．Once I began to warm up to Dan，the three of us began spending a lot of time together．We often went out to eat and took short trips．  16  ，I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were   17   about getting the divorce．Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us．My father also found happiness—he  18   and had another child， my half-sister， Michelle.

At 13， I learned an important   19   —change is not always the worst thing that can   20 ．Sometimes，it is just what we need the most.

1．A．created                B．shook                 C．entered              D．occupied

2．A．unless                 B．if                       C．when               D．until

3．A．break up               B．hold up              C．keep up            D．show up

4．A．whispered            B．fought                C．talked                D．competed

5．A．throughout           B．beyond                C．before                D．after

6．A．where                B．although             C．while                  D．that

7．A．visitor                 B．relative               C．neighbor            D．stranger

8．A．confidence           B．interest                C．fear                  D．anger

9．A．doubt                   B．difference          C．point                   D．way  

10．A．forgot                B．supported            C．resisted               D．valued

11．A．serious                B．nice                    C．bad                     D．generous

12．A．Gradually            B．Immediately       C．Usually               D．Regularly

13．A．mind                  B．trouble               C．common             D．order

14．A．spent                  B．wasted               C．lost                    D．saved

15．A．experience           B．information        C．impression           D．advice

16．A．However            B．Besides                C．Eventually           D．Occasionally

17．A．wrong         B．confident        C．guilty             D．right

18．A．remarried            B．returned              C．changed             D．left

19．A．method               B．truth                  C．skill                   D．word

20．A．exist                  B．remain              C．continue             D．happen

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警燈) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

 As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速寫) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (懲罰), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(為……祈禱) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”

The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

52. Why did the policeman stop the man?

A. Because the man drove after drinking.

B. Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.

C. Because the man drove over the speed limit

D. Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.

53. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.

B. He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.

C. This story happened in the morning.

D. The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.

54. From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

    A. he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter

    B. he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter

    C. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison

    D. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison

55. Why did the man at last drive slowly?

    A. Because he was afraid to be fined again.

    B. Because he heard his son was feeling well.

    C. Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.

D. Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警燈) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

 As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速寫) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (懲罰), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(為……祈禱) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”

The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

52. Why did the policeman stop the man?

A. Because the man drove after drinking.

B. Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.

C. Because the man drove over the speed limit

D. Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.

53. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.

B. He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.

C. This story happened in the morning.

D. The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.

54. From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

    A. he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter

    B. he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter

    C. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison

    D. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison

55. Why did the man at last drive slowly?

    A. Because he was afraid to be fined again.

    B. Because he heard his son was feeling well.

    C. Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.

D. Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警燈) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速寫) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:
“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (懲罰), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(為……祈禱) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”
The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

1. 1.

   Why did the policeman stop the man?

   1. A.
      Because the man drove after drinking.
   2. B.
      Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.
   3. C.
      Because the man drove over the speed limit
   4. D.
      Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.
2. 2.

   Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

   1. A.
      It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.
   2. B.
      He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.
   3. C.
      This story happened in the morning.
   4. D.
      The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.
3. 3.

   From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.
   

   1. A.
      he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter
   2. B.
      he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter
   3. C.
      the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison
   4. D.
      the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison
4. 4.

   Why did the man at last drive slowly?
   

   1. A.
      Because he was afraid to be fined again.
   2. B.
      Because he heard his son was feeling well.
   3. C.
      Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.
   4. D.
      Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警燈) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速寫) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far. A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (懲罰), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(為……祈禱) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”

The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

1. Why did the policeman stop the man?

A. Because the man drove after drinking.

B. Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.

C. Because the man drove over the speed limit

D. Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.

2. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.

B. He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.

C. This story happened in the morning.

D. The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.

3. From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

　 A. he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter

　 B. he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter

　 C. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison

　 D. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison

4. Why did the man at last drive slowly?

　 A. Because he was afraid to be fined again.

　 B. Because he heard his son was feeling well.

　 C. Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.

D. Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents      my entire world and turned it upside down      they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to    . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often     , I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely      the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,      my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a      whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no      in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no      that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I    all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very      to him, he never gave up on me.   , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in     , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We     a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed      on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.    , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were     about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he      and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important      —change is not always the worst thing that can     . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

A. created             B. shook                  C. entered                 D. occupied

A. unless               B. if                         C. when                   D. until

A. break up            B. hold up               C. keep up               D. show up

A. whispered     B. fought               C. talked                    D. competed

A. throughout  B. beyond                C. before                    D. after

A. where                B. although                    C. while                       D. that

A. visitor           B. relative               C. neighbor                   D. stranger

A. confidence         B. interest                C. fear                      D. anger

A. doubt                 B. difference          C. point                    D. way  

A. forgot                 B. supported            C. resisted                  D. valued

A. serious              B. nice                     C. bad                         D. generous

A. Gradually         B. Immediately          C. Usually                  D. Regularly

A. mind                B. trouble                  C. common                 D. order

A. spent                B. wasted                   C. lost                        D. saved

A. experience  B. information          C. impression                    D. advice

A. However     B. Besides                 C. Eventually                     D. Occasionally

A. wrong          B. confident                   C. guilty                 D. right

A. remarried          B. returned                 C. changed                D. left

A. method            B. truth                      C. skill                              D. word

A. exist               B. remain                  C. continue                D. happen

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Mrs. Mathews lived in a small town where there was one jeweler's shop. It also took in watch repairs, although it had to 1 them off to London for the work to be done, as there was not enough 2 for an expert watch repairer.

　　When Mrs. Mathews's old father died, she inherited(繼承) his gold watch, which had 3 to his father and grandfather before him. It was big and heavy and worth a lot of money, but it was 4 , so Mrs. Mathews took it to be repaired.

　　The man in the jeweler's shop was very interested to see such an 5 watch, and when he had examined its 6 , he said he could certainly have it repaired for her. “It'll 7 a long time once that's been done,” he said. He wrote out a 8 and gave it to Mrs. Mathews saying, “Please bring this when you come to pick up the watch. But it might take a bit of time, because it isn't a 9 watch.”

　　But Mrs. Mathews had a lot of things to 10 with after her father died. The 11 was that she completely forgot about the watch that she had taken in for repair, and about the 12 for it, which she had put away in a drawer to keep it safe.

　　Then, while she was looking 13 some old drawer one day, she found the ticket for the watch repair.

　　“What's this?” she said to herself．“A ticket for a watch repair? Who took a watch in to be repaired? And why didn't they give this ticket in when they want to pick it up?”

　　She thought back, and suddenly she 14 . “My father's gold watch!” she thought. “Didn't I pick it up? When did I take it in?” She looked at the ticket again.

“How old is this ticket?” she said to herself．It was five years old. Mrs. Mathews had heard that shops could sell things that people had 15 with them if they didn't pick them up and 16 for them before a certain time. “But the watch might still be there,” she thought．“I'll go and see 17 I can get it back. It might have been sold, but I hope not.”

　　She took the ticket to the jeweler's the next time she went out shopping, and the 18 looked at it and then went to look for the watch 19 saying a word.

　　“That's good,” Mrs. Mathews thought. “He didn't seem to mind about the date.”

　　The man came back after a few minutes and said, “It won't be 20 until Friday.”

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