One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never   1  .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he    2  some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When  3  rocks would fit inside, he   4  , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put   5  small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went   6  into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group   7  , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and   8  some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the   9  question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar   10  it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student   11  his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can   12  put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the  13  . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.   14  are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the  15  in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

1.                A．remember      B．like            C．forget    D．think

2.                A．handed in       B．took out        C．gave away D．put away

3.                A．no more        B．not more        C．no many  D．not many

4.                A．a(chǎn)nswered       B．read           C．a(chǎn)sked    D．said

5.                A．no            B．few            C．a(chǎn)ny  D．some

6.                A．up            B．out            C．down D．a(chǎn)way

7.                A．no more        B．a(chǎn)gain           C．a(chǎn) third time    D．a(chǎn) fourth time

8.                A．sent           B．put            C．bought   D．collected

9.                A．same          B．different        C．difficult   D．common

10.               A．since          B．till             C．while D．because

11.               A．offered        B．placed         C．raised D．shook

12.               A．a(chǎn)lways         B．a(chǎn)lready         C．never D．hardly

13.               A．point          B．example        C．promise   D．story

14.               A．When          B．What          C．Who  D．Why

15.               A．sand           B．small stones     C．big rocks  D．water

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a   【小題1】  student when he was young.He was often late for    【小題2】  and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,   【小題3】 he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 【小題4】  the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,  【小題5】 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and   【小題6】  is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the   【小題7】  in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,   【小題8】  do we always see the light before we   【小題9】  the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you    【小題10】 our eyes are in front of our ears?’

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

完形填空

We all like watching TV about Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse（唐老鴨和米老鼠）. They are very interesting. Do you know who_1__ the cartoons firstly? It was Walt Disney.I’ll__2__ you something about him. Walt loved to draw pictures when he was young. But his father had much _3__ to do and often _4__ him from drawing. He had to help his father with it. When he grew up, he began to make cartoon films. But he __5__ much money and always went hungry. Once, he caught a mouse and kept it __6  a pet. A few years later Walt ___7___ the mouse and decided to make a cartoon about it. Walt Disney __8__ the mouse Mickey Mouse. People all over the world saw Mickey and loved him. Mickey made Walt Disney __9__ soon. Then Walt made Donald Duck and others for television. In 1956,he _10_ a wonderful land in California. There were real boats, castles, trains, rivers and all kinds of birds in one beautiful park. Many people went there. Disney died in 1966, but the world will never forget him.