Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my       was more manageable , I        ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.         it was years ago and times have changed.       I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金).       I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider      to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was       when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of       to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can      use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my      , he gave me a long thoughtful      . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me       the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand       on his treasure(財(cái)寶) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose      that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

小題1:	A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness

小題2:	A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared

小題3:	A．Gladly B．Finally C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly

小題4:	A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile

小題5:	A．If B．As C．Though D．Before

小題6:	A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back

小題7:	A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited

小題8:	A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ctually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly

小題10:

A．job B．family C．idea D．offer

小題11:

A．face B．view C．look D．sight

小題12:

A．over B．a(chǎn)long C．towards D．through

小題13:

A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully

小題14:

A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest

小題15:A. courage         B happiness            C. kindness        D. trust 

通讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my       was more manageable , I        ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.       that was years ago and times have changed.       I live with mother on a   country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (殘疾撫恤金).       I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider      to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was       when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of       to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can      use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my      ; he gave me a long thoughtful      . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me       the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand       on his treasure(財(cái)寶) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose      that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

小題1:	A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness

小題2:	A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared

小題3:	A．Gladly B．Finally C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly

小題4:	A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile

小題5:	A．If B．As C．Though D．Before

小題6:	A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back

小題7:	A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited

小題8:	A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ctually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly

小題10:

A．job B．family C．idea D．offer

小題11:

A．face B．view C．look D．sight

小題12:

A．over B．a(chǎn)long C．towards D．through

小題13:

A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully

小題14:

A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest

小題15:

A．courage B．happiness C．kindness D．trust

"Here's the advance payment(預(yù)期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (懷疑) since last week," Mike replied.
"In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.
Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.
One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.
However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.
One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.
"Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."
"Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."
Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."
"Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."  
小題1:Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

A．he didn't want to work for his company any longer.

B．some agents forced him to do so.

C．he wanted to give his child an excellent education and bright future.

D．Mr. Smith did not give treat him very well.

小題2:What did the agents ask Mike to do?  

A．To give them some important information of his company.

B．To follow his boss secretly.

C．To serve his master very honestly.

D．To leave his company and join them.

小題3:Mr. Smith thought Mike was______ before he knew that Mike was a spy.

A．kind

B．clever

C．honest

D．dishonest

小題4:What's the meaning of the phrase "leak out" in the passage?___________.

A．land on

B．cross out

C．become known

D．come out

小題5:What can you learn from the passage?______________.

A．We should be careful at work.	B．We should be honest at work.
C．We should work hard.	D．We should serve the masters.