一、完形填空

　　Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly its for love. I had not believed this until a student, who was called Mark, gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.

　　Mark was an 11-year-old orphan (孤兒) who lived with his aunt, a middle aged woman greatly annoyed (使煩惱) with the burden (負擔) of ( 1 )for her dead sisters son.

　　I had not ( 2 )Mark especially until he began staying after class each day to help me tidy up the room, We did this quietly, not speaking much, but enjoying the time of the day. When we did talk, Mark spoke mostly of his ( 3 ), who had always spent much time with him before she passed away. ( 4 )Christmas came near, however, Mark failed to stay after school each day. I ( 5 )him one afternoon and asked why he no longer helped me in the room. I was making you a ( 6 ),he said confidently (有信心地) in a low voice. Its for Christmas.With that, he left the room in a hurry. He didnt stay after school any more after that. Finally ( 7 )the last school day before Christmas. Mark walked slowly into the room late that afternoon. I have a present,he said, I hope you like it. He held out his hand, and in it was a tiny wooden box. Its beautiful, Mark, Whats in it ? I asked, opening the top to look ( 8 ). Oh, you cant see it, he replied, and you cant touch it, or taste it or feel it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when youre ( 9 ).

　　I looked into the ( 10 )box. What is it, Mark, I asked, that will make me feel so good? Its( 11 ), he said softly, and mother always said its best when you give it away. And he turned and quietly left the room.

　　So now I ( 12 )the small box on the piano in my living room. Yes, Christmas is for joy, songs and nice gifts, but mostly, for love.

　　( ) 1. A. asking B. waiting C. caring D. looking

　　( ) 2. A. seen B. known C. found D. noticed

　　( ) 3. A. mother B. teacher C. aunt D. friend

　　( ) 4. A. If B. As C. Because D. Though

　　( ) 5. A. caught B. called C. took D. stopped

　　( ) 6. A. secret B. wish C. surprise D. wonder

　　( ) 7. A. went B. returned C. came D. passed

　　( ) 8. A. up B. inside C. down D. round

　　( ) 9. A. alone B. tired C. sad D. ill

　　( ) 10. A. tiny B. empty C. strange D. beautiful

　　( ) 11. A. love B. time C. life D. hope

　　( ) 12. A. leave B. place C. put D. keep

　　二、選詞短文填空

　　no excited waste-money send

　　high get win the prize phone this number

　　When Ann was watching cartoons on television, she saw an advertisement for a competition. The advertisement said, Answer this question and you can win $50000. Just ( 1 )if you know the answer.The question was easy, so Ann knew the answer. She was Very ( 2 )and hoped that she was going to win a lot of money. She asked her mother if she could use the phone and try to ( 3 ).

　　Mrs King said, Dont ( 4 ). Look at the advertisement again. In small print down the bottom, it says that each call will cost you $10. Thats how the advertisers ( 5 )money from thousands of people. If youre lucky, they may( 6 )you a voucher(優惠券) to take $50 off the price of a holiday in South Africa--but we dont want to go there, and the price will be very ( 7 )anyway. Take( 8 )notice of that type of advertisement.

　　答案見下頁

一、完形填空答案：

　　Keys: CDABD CCBAB AD

　　( ) 1. A. Asking問 B. Waiting等 C. Caring照顧 D. Looking看

　　( ) 2. A. Seen看 B. Known知道 C. found發現 D. Noticed注意到

　　( ) 3. A. Mother媽 B. Teacher老師 C. aunt阿姨 D. Friend朋友

　　( ) 4. A. If如果 B. As隨著 C. Because因為 D. Though雖然

　　( ) 5. A. Caught抓住 B. called打電話 C. Took帶走 D. Stopped停止

　　( ) 6. A. secret秘密 B. Wish祝愿 C. Surprise驚訝 D. Wonder想知道

　　( ) 7. A. Went走 B. Returned返還 C. Came來 D. Passed通過

　　( ) 8. A. Up上 B. inside在里面 C. down在下面 D. Round環繞

　　( ) 9. A. Alone獨自 B. Tired勞累 C. sad悲傷 D. Ill得病

　　( ) 10. A. tiny清洗 B. empty空 C. strange奇怪 D. Beautiful美

　　( ) 11. A. Love愛 B. Time時間 C. life生命 D. Hope希望

　　( ) 12. A. Leave離開 B. place地方 C. put放 D. Keep保持

　　1照顧孩子是負擔

　　2按照邏輯思維，知道小MARK 做了很多事情后，我才注意到他

　　3文章最后提到了媽媽

　　4隨著圣誕節的臨近

　　5后文提到孩子跑了出去，那這時候，是作者阻止stop了孩子

　　6孩子要給作者一個驚訝

　　7此舉為倒裝句，意思是放假前的最后一天終于來了。正常語序是：he last school day before Christmas came finally。

　　8打開盒子，向里看inside

　　9我們比較分析，當你XXX的時候，你會感到安全，對比各個選項，A最佳答案，獨自一人的時候 ，容易害怕。

　　10因為后文提到，盒子里放的是love，所以是B空的

　　11盒子里放的是love，后文有提示

　　12現在我一直保存著這個盒子，文中強調持續動作，用keep，而不用put表示瞬時動作

　　二、選詞短文填空答案：

　　Keys:

　　1. phone this number 打這個電話，后文提到了孩子要媽媽的電話

　　2. Excited她知道了答案，覺得自己能得獎，所以很興奮

　　3. win the prize打電話，去贏獎

　　4. waste money 媽媽不讓，說是浪費金錢

　　5. get 這就是廣告如何賺錢的get money賺錢

　　6. send 發優惠卷

　　7. high 價格會很高

　　8. No take notice 注意到，take no notice 不要在意

　　一、完形填空

　　Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly its for love. I had not believed this until a student, who was called Mark, gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.

　　Mark was an 11-year-old orphan (孤兒) who lived with his aunt, a middle aged woman greatly annoyed (使煩惱) with the burden (負擔) of ( 1 )for her dead sisters son.

　　I had not ( 2 )Mark especially until he began staying after class each day to help me tidy up the room, We did this quietly, not speaking much, but enjoying the time of the day. When we did talk, Mark spoke mostly of his ( 3 ), who had always spent much time with him before she passed away. ( 4 )Christmas came near, however, Mark failed to stay after school each day. I ( 5 )him one afternoon and asked why he no longer helped me in the room. I was making you a ( 6 ),he said confidently (有信心地) in a low voice. Its for Christmas.With that, he left the room in a hurry. He didnt stay after school any more after that. Finally ( 7 )the last school day before Christmas. Mark walked slowly into the room late that afternoon. I have a present,he said, I hope you like it. He held out his hand, and in it was a tiny wooden box. Its beautiful, Mark, Whats in it ? I asked, opening the top to look ( 8 ). Oh, you cant see it, he replied, and you cant touch it, or taste it or feel it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when youre ( 9 ).

　　I looked into the ( 10 )box. What is it, Mark, I asked, that will make me feel so good? Its( 11 ), he said softly, and mother always said its best when you give it away. And he turned and quietly left the room.

　　So now I ( 12 )the small box on the piano in my living room. Yes, Christmas is for joy, songs and nice gifts, but mostly, for love.

　　( ) 1. A. asking B. waiting C. caring D. looking

　　( ) 2. A. seen B. known C. found D. noticed

　　( ) 3. A. mother B. teacher C. aunt D. friend

　　( ) 4. A. If B. As C. Because D. Though

　　( ) 5. A. caught B. called C. took D. stopped

　　( ) 6. A. secret B. wish C. surprise D. wonder

　　( ) 7. A. went B. returned C. came D. passed

　　( ) 8. A. up B. inside C. down D. round

　　( ) 9. A. alone B. tired C. sad D. ill

　　( ) 10. A. tiny B. empty C. strange D. beautiful

　　( ) 11. A. love B. time C. life D. hope

　　( ) 12. A. leave B. place C. put D. keep

　　二、選詞短文填空

　　no excited waste-money send

　　high get win the prize phone this number

　　When Ann was watching cartoons on television, she saw an advertisement for a competition. The advertisement said, Answer this question and you can win $50000. Just ( 1 )if you know the answer.The question was easy, so Ann knew the answer. She was Very ( 2 )and hoped that she was going to win a lot of money. She asked her mother if she could use the phone and try to ( 3 ).

　　Mrs King said, Dont ( 4 ). Look at the advertisement again. In small print down the bottom, it says that each call will cost you $10. Thats how the advertisers ( 5 )money from thousands of people. If youre lucky, they may( 6 )you a voucher(優惠券) to take $50 off the price of a holiday in South Africa--but we dont want to go there, and the price will be very ( 7 )anyway. Take( 8 )notice of that type of advertisement.

　　答案見下頁

一、完形填空答案：

　　Keys: CDABD CCBAB AD

　　( ) 1. A. Asking問 B. Waiting等 C. Caring照顧 D. Looking看

　　( ) 2. A. Seen看 B. Known知道 C. found發現 D. Noticed注意到

　　( ) 3. A. Mother媽 B. Teacher老師 C. aunt阿姨 D. Friend朋友

　　( ) 4. A. If如果 B. As隨著 C. Because因為 D. Though雖然

　　( ) 5. A. Caught抓住 B. called打電話 C. Took帶走 D. Stopped停止

　　( ) 6. A. secret秘密 B. Wish祝愿 C. Surprise驚訝 D. Wonder想知道

　　( ) 7. A. Went走 B. Returned返還 C. Came來 D. Passed通過

　　( ) 8. A. Up上 B. inside在里面 C. down在下面 D. Round環繞

　　( ) 9. A. Alone獨自 B. Tired勞累 C. sad悲傷 D. Ill得病

　　( ) 10. A. tiny清洗 B. empty空 C. strange奇怪 D. Beautiful美

　　( ) 11. A. Love愛 B. Time時間 C. life生命 D. Hope希望

　　( ) 12. A. Leave離開 B. place地方 C. put放 D. Keep保持

　　1照顧孩子是負擔

　　2按照邏輯思維，知道小MARK 做了很多事情后，我才注意到他

　　3文章最后提到了媽媽

　　4隨著圣誕節的臨近

　　5后文提到孩子跑了出去，那這時候，是作者阻止stop了孩子

　　6孩子要給作者一個驚訝

　　7此舉為倒裝句，意思是放假前的最后一天終于來了。正常語序是：he last school day before Christmas came finally。

　　8打開盒子，向里看inside

　　9我們比較分析，當你XXX的時候，你會感到安全，對比各個選項，A最佳答案，獨自一人的時候 ，容易害怕。

　　10因為后文提到，盒子里放的是love，所以是B空的

　　11盒子里放的是love，后文有提示

　　12現在我一直保存著這個盒子，文中強調持續動作，用keep，而不用put表示瞬時動作

　　二、選詞短文填空答案：

　　Keys:

　　1. phone this number 打這個電話，后文提到了孩子要媽媽的電話

　　2. Excited她知道了答案，覺得自己能得獎，所以很興奮

　　3. win the prize打電話，去贏獎

　　4. waste money 媽媽不讓，說是浪費金錢

　　5. get 這就是廣告如何賺錢的get money賺錢

　　6. send 發優惠卷

　　7. high 價格會很高

　　8. No take notice 注意到，take no notice 不要在意