As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange  26   things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that  27  me so much. There was never total  28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights  29   clothes hung over a chair take on(呈現(xiàn)) the  30  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my  31 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  32 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My  33  would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would  34  very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,  35  on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no  36 . After school,  37 , when all the buses were  38  up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some  39  neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 40 .

Perhaps one of the worst fears  41  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or  42  by others. Being popular was so important to me  43 , and the fear of not being liked was a  44  one.

One of the processes(過程) of growing up is being able to  45  and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.A. way                              B. time                                 C. place                                D. reason

2.A. wounded                     B. destroyed                       C. surprised                        D. frightened

3.A. quietness                    B. darkness                         C. emptiness                      D. loneliness

4.A. got                                B. forced                              C. made                               D. caused

5.A. spirit                            B. height                              C. body                                 D. shape

6.A. eye                               B. window                           C. mouth                             D. door

7.A. breath                         B. wind                                 C. air                                     D. sound

8.A. belief                            B. feeling                             C. imagination                   D. doubt

9.A. lay                                 B. hide                                  C. rest                                  D. lie

10.A. especially                 B. simply                              C. probably                         D. directly

11.A. discussion                B. problem                          C. joke                                  D. matter

12.A. however                   B. yet                                    C. although                         D. still

13.A. called                         B. backed                            C. lined                                 D. packed

14.A. old                              B. crowded                         C. poor                                 D. unfamiliar

15.A. sight                          B. mind                                C. order                               D. task

16.A. above                        B. in                                      C. of                                      D. at

17.A. protected                 B. guided                             C. believed                          D. accepted

18.A. then                           B. there                               C. once                                 D. anyway

19.A. strict                          B. powerful                         C. heavy                               D. right

20.A. form                           B. remember                      C. recognize                       D. recover

As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange  26  things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 27  me so much. There was never total  28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights  29   clothes hung over a chair take on(呈現(xiàn)) the  30  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 31 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  32 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My  33  would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would  34  very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,  35 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no  36 . After school, 37 , when all the buses were  38  up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some  39  neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 40 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears  41  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or  42  by others. Being popular was so important to me  43 , and the fear of not being liked was a 44  one.
One of the processes(過程) of growing up is being able to  45  and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

三、閱讀理解（共20 小題;每小題 2分，滿分40分）
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎縮癥). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles（克服困難） and going for（努力實現(xiàn)） my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain（抱怨）or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention（提到） that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase（公事包） and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠軍）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away（去世）. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven（天堂）, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
36. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________.
A. he was also good at weight lifting
B. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal
C. the author was handsome
D. he admired the author very much
37. The underlined sentence（劃線的句子） in the third paragraph probably means that _______.
A. the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease
B. the boy never complained about not being able to go to school
C. the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before
D. the boy never complained about not getting a medal
38. From the passage we learn that _________.
A. Matthew was an athlete
B. Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy
C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had
D. Matthew became a champion before he died
39. Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.
A. he thought it was too expensive
B. he was sure that he could win one in the future
C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon
D. he would not be pitied by others
40. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. A sick boy.                  B. A special friend.
C. A real champion.             D. A famous athlete.

As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears(恐懼) were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

　 Maybe it was the strange 1 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 2 me so much. There was never total 3, but a streetlight or passing car lights 4 clothes hung over a chair take on the 5 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 6 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 7 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 8 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 9 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

　 Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 10 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home — that was no 11 . After school, 12 , when all the buses were 13 up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some 14 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 15 .

　 Perhaps one of the worst fears 16 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 17 by others. Being popular was so important to me 18 , and the fear of not being liked was a 19 one.

　 One of the processes（過程） of growing up is being able to recognize and overcome（克服）our 20 . Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.A. way　 　 B. time　 C. place　　 　 D. reason

2.A.wounded　 　 B. poisoned C. surprised 　 D. frightened

3.A.quietness 　 B. darkness C. emptiness 　 D. loneliness

4.A. got　 　 　 B. forced C. made 　 D. caused

5.A. spirit　 　　 B. height　 　 C. body　 　 D. shape

6.A. eye　 　 B. window C. mouth　 　 D. door

7.A. breath 　 B. wind　 C. air　 　 D. sound

8.A. belief 　　　B. feeling 　 C. imagination D. doubt

9.A. lay　 　 　　　B. hide　 C. rest　　 D. lie

10.A. especially　 B. simply C. probably　 　 D. directly

11.A. discussion　 B. problem　 C. joke　　 D. matter

12.A. though 　 B. yet 　　 C. although D. still

13.A. called 　　 B. backed C. lined　　 D. packed

14.A. old 　 　 B. crowded C. poor 　　 D. unfamiliar

15.A. sight 　 B. mind 　 C. order　　 D. task

16.A. above 　 B. in 　　 C. of　　　 　 D. at

17.A. protected　　 B. guided C. believed　 　 D. accepted

18.A. then 　　　 B. there 　 C. once　　 　 D. anyway

19.A. native 　　 B. powerful C. heavy　　 D. right

20.A.ideas 　 　　 B. opinions C. fears　 　　　 D. situation