I was in Tokyo last spring，walking in the street with my friend Kirsten．Right about the time the sun was setting，we heard the    of a jazz band coming from an alley．It was a group of four local   college students playing their hearts out for anyone who would   ．?

But not everyone was enjoying the music．In the middle of the second song，an old homeless man broke    the crowd and started at the band．The musicians did their best to ignore（無視）him     obviously the old man would not go away．It seemed he was   about the loud noise．?

There were probably two dozen of us  the scene-none of us knowing what we could or should do．I remember feeling very   ，because first，I don’t speak much Japanese，and second，the homeless man was starting to get more and more violent．At one point，he picked up a stick and started beating the drum．?

This was more than the young drummer could   and he finally stopped playing，stood up and pulled the old man to the     ．?

It was then that a young Japanese man made his way through the crowd very     ．He knelt down next to the old man，took hold of his hand and   him if he was all right．I couldn’t   what was being said，but I’ll never forget the way this young man helped bring the fallen man to his  ．And I’ll never forget the way he carefully placed his arm around the old man’s shoulders and quietly walked him away．?

A．speech      B．crash       C．sound         D．news?

A．Japanese    B．Chinese     C．French        D．Russian?

A．sing        B．listen       C．join          D．dance?

A．down       B．with        C．through       D．up?

A．shouting    B．pointing     C．looking        D．shooting?

A．and        B．so          C．but           D．or?

A．angry      B．sorry        C．happy         D．excited?

A．breaking   B．making      C．enjoying       D．watching?

A．helpless    B．lonely      C．nervous         D．crazy?

A．think      B．stand       C．react           D．play?

A．stage      B．ground      C．crowd         D．street?

A．strangely   B．proudly     C．quietly         D．carelessly?

A．greeted     B．showed     C．told           D．asked?

A．understand  B．imagine    C．realize          D．remember?

A．seat       B．friend      C．feet            D．home?

I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(養馬場)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.
Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流動的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”
“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”
“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”
“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”
“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
【小題1】 The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the
teacher thought 　　    .

I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(養馬場)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs.

Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流動的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.”

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.”

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”

“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’”

“I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

1. The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the

teacher thought 　　    .

2. Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?

3. From the story we can infer that the boy was actually 　　    .

4. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT

that 　　    .

5. The author wrote this passage mainly to 　　    

I always pay attention to the first impression I leave upon strangers. However, I have  16 that no stranger cares much about what you have done.

It was Saturday. I was very excited after a week’s hard study. What was more, my former classmate and best friend was coming to visit me.

When dusk   17   near, my friend appeared on time. We decided to have supper together and went to a restaurant. To my astonishment, many people were   18   at us as if we were monsters from another planet. I looked myself up and down but found nothing was   19  . When I cast my eyes at my friend, suddenly I realized what had happened: I was with a boy   20  .

My friend also noticed it. We looked at each other and smiled.  21  , people kept staring at us throughout our meal   22   the strange atmosphere made me uncomfortable.

During the meal, I   23  that my friend finish as fast as possible so that we could get out of such an embarrassing situation.

Suddenly my friend noticed another classmate passing by the   24   and he rose to his feet to   25   him. But he was in such a hurry that he knocked down the table, leading to the hot soup pouring all over me. What was more, his voice caught people’s   26   again. The   27   on their faces showed that they were laughing at us.

How embarrassed I was! My face turned red and I wished I could find a hole to   28   in. as quickly as possible, I rushed out of the restaurant.

My friend   29   and he caught up with me when I was so tired that I had to stop. But he was so   30   that it surprised me.

“Don’t be too   31   what people think about you”, he said to me. “In fact, to many   32  , you are just a passing figure, like a piece of cloud in the sky, which will disappear in no   33  . Nobody knows who you are. You can just be yourself.”

Yes, he is right. No one in the restaurant actually knew who I was. I should just be myself and   34   others’ prejudices aside.

Life is a long road and we need not make so much fuss of （大驚小怪）  35   things, or it is too tiring.

A. recognized                B. realized                     C. guessed                    D. predicted

A. ended                       B. fell                           C. stood                       D. drew

A. staring                            B. smiling                     C. speaking                   D. aiming

A. new                         B. lost                          C. wrong                      D. fresh

A. completely                B. separately                 C. lonely                       D. alone 

A. Meaningfully             B. Therefore                 C. However                  D. Similarly

A. but                          B. while                        C. or                            D. and

A. called                       B. suggested                 C. thought                    D. whispered

A. shop                        B. bank                        C. restaurant                 D. school

A. stop                         B. join                          C. prevent                    D. hold

A. laugh                       B. worry                      C. thought                    D. attention

A. joy                           B. expression                C. disappointment          D. appearance

A. live                          B. sleep                        C. hide                         D. wait

A. finished                    B. followed                   C. completed                D. stopped

A. calm                        B. excited                     C. pleased                     D. angry

A. curious about            B. surprised at               C. nervous about           D. interested in

A. customers                B. strangers                  C. classmates                D. waiters

A. time                         B. hurry                       C. wait                         D. line

A. manage                    B. gather                      C. make                       D. leave

A. tiny                          B. incredible                  C. additional                  D. interesting

I was eleven years old, waiting for my exam at Saraswati Vidyalaya, my school in Nagpur. “No. 12, please come forward.” Kirti, a very fat girl from my class, stepped ahead. I heard my classmates laughing and so I tried to stop them with my eyes. But my good intentions were mistaken. The next morning, my teacher, Mrs. Kamble, told me, “Ashwini, I’ve received a complaint about you.” I was shocked. The girl I was protecting thought I’d been laughing at her.
I tried to explain but the teacher refused to hear me out. She punished me by making me stand by the door. I knew I was right. Such punishment to a class topper was simply unheard of. But, slowly, my pride disappeared. Instead of being angry, I understood the other students who have been punished at times. For the first time, I felt humbled (謙遜的).
Three years later, I was in the math class. Mr. Prabhuraman, wrote an equation (方程式) — one he’d taught us the day before — on the blackboard. “Anyone who doesn’t know how to solve this,” he said, “please leave the class at once.” I knew I could solve only the first two steps. But my pride made me stay there. Unfortunately, the one who was asked to solve it was me. I just stood there, chalk in hand, trying not to look foolish. I prepared myself for a good talking-to (斥責), but Mr. Prabhuraman told me kindly, “Go back to your seat.”
Today, two decades later, those incidents have made me think. One teacher punished me for something I didn’t do; the other forgave me for something I did wrong. Both experiences had an effect on me. They remind me that no matter what you accomplish (完成), you must always be humble

1. 1.

   When the very fat girl appeared, Ashwini______.

   1. A.
      took no notice of her
   2. B.
      laughed at her
   3. C.
      said hello to her
   4. D.
      tried to stop others making fun of her
2. 2.

   After receiving a complaint, Mrs. Kamble______.

   1. A.
      said nothing about it
   2. B.
      was disappointed
   3. C.
      felt very angry
   4. D.
      tried to find out the truth
3. 3.

   Why did Ashwini refuse to leave the class?

   1. A.
      He felt it would make him lose face
   2. B.
      He could work out the equation
   3. C.
      His teacher believed in his ability
   4. D.
      His teacher never asked him any questions
4. 4.

   The text is a story about______.

   1. A.
      how to communicate with others
   2. B.
      how to get along with teachers
   3. C.
      the ways to protect others
   4. D.
      the danger of pride