A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(運貨車隊). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商)  in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。

1. 1.

   What did the man do for the test?

   1. A.
      He sent e-mails
   2. B.
      He did the cleaning
   3. C.
      He sold computers
   4. D.
      He filled in forms
2. 2.

   The man didn’t get the job because he_____________

   1. A.
      disliked such a job
   2. B.
      didn’t pass the test
   3. C.
      didn’t have an e-mail
   4. D.
      knew nothing about computers
3. 3.

   The man ______after he left Microsoft

   1. A.
      went to look for another job
   2. B.
      asked for food from door to door
   3. C.
      thought of an idea to make monkey
   4. D.
      bought a computer and got an e-mail
4. 4.

   “office boy” means            in Chinese

   1. A.
      勤雜工
   2. B.
      學徒
   3. C.
      男職員
   4. D.
      男程序員
5. 5.

   Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?

   1. A.
      Because he had many friends to help him
   2. B.
      Because he was smart and worked very hard
   3. C.
      Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living

Birthdays are celebrated（慶祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

1. 1.

   When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window

   1. A.
      flowers
   2. B.
      presents
   3. C.
      a flag
   4. D.
      a chair
2. 2.

   In _________  flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child

   1. A.
      Japan
   2. B.
      Denmark
   3. C.
      India
   4. D.
      Holland
3. 3.

   In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school

   1. A.
      India
   2. B.
      Holland
   3. C.
      Denmark
   4. D.
      Japan
4. 4.

   In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________

   1. A.
      15
   2. B.
      7
   3. C.
      5
   4. D.
      3
5. 5.

   The passage is mainly about __________

   1. A.
      similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries
   2. B.
      different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries
   3. C.
      how to celebrate the birthdays
   4. D.
      Birthdays are celebrated all over the world in the same way

In China, the National Holiday is a big festival and it is to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949.Besides from the Spring Festival, the National Holiday is the only other week-long public break from school and work.
As one of the only opportunities  for workers to go home, visit their families or to travel around the country, all hotels, tourist attractions, trains, buses and airplanes around the country are completely packed with holidaying Chinese people.
Are you sorry for not traveling during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.
Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2012. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All that we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.
So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.

1. 1.

   How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?

   1. A.
      He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day
   2. B.
      He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day
   3. C.
      He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day
   4. D.
      He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day
2. 2.

   How many days can people have a break on the Spring Festival

   1. A.
      5 days
   2. B.
      7 days
   3. C.
      10 days      D 15 days
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?

   1. A.
      You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that day
   2. B.
      You could walk as you like on the Great Wall
   3. C.
      There were about 30 people per meter
   4. D.
      All that could you see on the Great Wall were people
4. 4.

   Where do you think is the article from?

   1. A.
      www.chinabus.com
   2. B.
      www.movies123.com
   3. C.
      www.chinatourist.com
   4. D.
      www.storyhouse.com

1. 1.

   ____________are from England

   1. A.
      Danny and Amy
   2. B.
      Jane and Amy
   3. C.
      Yukio and Danny
   4. D.
      Jane and Danny
2. 2.

   Danny and Amy have ____________ hair

   1. A.
      long
   2. B.
      short
   3. C.
      yellow
   4. D.
      black
3. 3.

   ____________ are 12

   1. A.
      Amy and Danny
   2. B.
      Jane and Yukio
   3. C.
      Amy and Jane
   4. D.
      Yukio and Danny

Paris has a beautiful name, it is called the City of   1 . Do you know   2  it means? Many beautiful buildings in Paris are lighted (點亮) at   3 . The streets are very   4 . When you   5  in Paris, you needn’t turn on your headlights (車燈) even after dark.
Paris is full of life(充滿活力) all day and all night.   6  this is not the only reason for its beautiful name. For   7  of years, Paris has been the centre of science and art in the world.   8   scientists and artists (藝術家) have come to  9  here. For this reason, people  10  it the City of Lights.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Flowers
   2. B.
      Cars
   3. C.
      Lights
   4. D.
      Rivers
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      noon
   2. B.
      night
   3. C.
      day
   4. D.
      Christmas
   1. A.
      black
   2. B.
      dark
   3. C.
      noisy
   4. D.
      bright
3. 3.
   1. A.
      walk
   2. B.
      go
   3. C.
      drive
   4. D.
      live
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      And
   3. C.
      Or
   4. D.
      When
4. 4.
   1. A.
      hundred
   2. B.
      hundreds
   3. C.
      any
   4. D.
      many
   1. A.
      No
   2. B.
      None
   3. C.
      Many
   4. D.
      A little
5. 5.
   1. A.
      study
   2. B.
      drive
   3. C.
      play
   4. D.
      have dinner
   1. A.
      make
   2. B.
      call
   3. C.
      build
   4. D.
      find

There are two deaf(聾的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black. They live near to each other. They are good friends.
Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.
One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.”

1. 1.

   Mr. White and Mr. Black are ______.
   

   1. A.
      brothers
   2. B.
      in the city
   3. C.
      not near to each other
   4. D.
      in the same village
2. 2.

   Mr. White and Mr. Black often ______ together.

   1. A.
      talk
   2. B.
      have a rest
   3. C.
      sit at home
   4. D.
      go out for a walk
3. 3.

   One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White______.

   1. A.
      in Mr. Black’s house
   2. B.
      in the street
   3. C.
      at the door of Mr. White’s house
   4. D.
      happily
4. 4.

   Which one is right?

   1. A.
      Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question
   2. B.
      Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer
   3. C.
      Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black
   4. D.
      Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question
5. 5.

   Mr. Black and Mr. White are       men, I think.

   1. A.
      interesting
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      bad
   4. D.
      blind

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
   ①    But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of (厭倦) the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.   ②
So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
   ③     After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.   ④    
So quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights.” they say

1. 1.

   Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

   1. A.
      The countryside is much poorer than the city
   2. B.
      People in the countryside have nothing to eat
   3. C.
      People in the countryside don’t have much work to do
   4. D.
      Services in cities are better than those in the countryside
2. 2.

   Some rich families in Europe move to the countryside because______

   1. A.
      they hope to find good jobs
   2. B.
      they are tired of living in the city
   3. C.
      they can make more money
   4. D.
      they like to feed sheep and cows
3. 3.

   Where should the sentence “Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy.” be put?

   1. A.
      ①
   2. B.
      ②
   3. C.
      ③
   4. D.
      ④
4. 4.

   This passage mainly talks about ______

   1. A.
      a happy life in the countryside
   2. B.
      living in the city
   3. C.
      moving out or moving back
   4. D.
      living in the countryside

Snow World Ski (滑雪) Park Price (價格): 50 yuan / hour on weekdays   70 yuan / hour on weekends Open time: 10:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m.

 

Crazy Stone: 8:00 a.m.--9:30 a.m. 2012Doomsday: 8:00 a.m.--10:00 a.m. Avatar (阿凡達): 2:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m. Baby Plan: 6:00 p.m.--8:00 p.m. Ticket price: 25 yuan for adults(成人)   10 yuan for children Tel: 860-1120

 

Welcome to Sun Store on Bridge Street!   All kinds of school things: bags, pens,   rulers and pencils are cheaper (更便宜的) now. [Discount (打折) 40%, only this week]

1. 1.

   If you want to pay less (更少的) money, you can go skiing ______.

   1. A.
      on Friday
   2. B.
      on Sunday
   3. C.
      in the evening
   4. D.
      on Saturday
2. 2.

   You can’t buy ______ in Sun Store on Bridge Street.

   1. A.
      bags
   2. B.
      pencils
   3. C.
      vegetables
   4. D.
      rulers
3. 3.

   Mr. Brown has nothing to do from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Which movie can he see?

   1. A.
      Avatar
   2. B.
      Crazy Stone
   3. C.
      Baby Plan
   4. D.
      2012Doomsday
4. 4.

   Mr Black and his two children want to see Avatar, he will pay (付) ______ yuan.

   1. A.
      60
   2. B.
      35
   3. C.
      75
   4. D.
      45
5. 5.

   If a pen was 30 yuan in Sun Store last week, it is  ______ this week.

   1. A.
      30 yuan
   2. B.
      16 yuan
   3. C.
      18 yuan
   4. D.
      22 yuan

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.

The world’s oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.
At AL-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts’. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic (題目), and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable (有價值的) books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar

1. 1.

   From the first paragraph（段落） we know that _________

   1. A.
      universities are important to the city life
   2. B.
      the university is a quite new invention
   3. C.
      university education may help a person find law。
   4. D.
      the university has a history of more than a thousand years
2. 2.

   AL-Azhar was first built for _______

   1. A.
      education
   2. B.
      religion
   3. C.
      a meeting
   4. D.
      law
3. 3.

   Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?

   1. A.
      Education and medicine
   2. B.
      Religion and law
   3. C.
      Free discussion
   4. D.
      History and tradition
4. 4.

   Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?

   1. A.
      AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt
   2. B.
      AL-Azhar didn’t become a university until the years around 988
   3. C.
      The University of AL-Azhar was a place to read books
   4. D.
      Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world

Oriole’s Nest
Picky, Picky
Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy.
Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.
What A Yarn (紗)
Yarn is big on an oriole’s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building.
Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (絨毛) they find in the wild.
Do It Naturally  
Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider’s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.
You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.
Warning: Don’t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.
For The Birds!
Stop! Don’t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird’s new home

1. 1.

   The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____

   1. A.
      choose right objects
   2. B.
      leave the nests sooner
   3. C.
      build good nests
   4. D.
      learn to fly higher
2. 2.

   What can people make for birds to build nests?

   1. A.
      Holes on the tree
   2. B.
      Food out of the rubbish
   3. C.
      A warning board
   4. D.
      A collection box of things
3. 3.

   What can we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      Birds build nests to store things
   2. B.
      Birds regard white objects as cotton
   3. C.
      Birds and humans can help each other
   4. D.
      Birds and cats fight against each other