I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me. 
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to  42  him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.
I  49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.
I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me.
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to   42  him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.
I   49  to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said,
I was highly embarrassed as I remember my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the 1 often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to 2 those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my 3 life experience had led me to one 4 that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me. 
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even 5 looking up at his nameless face. I briefly 6 him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to7 him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God 8. Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I 9 and landed heavily on my right knee. The 10 was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I 11 took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t 12. I saw the 13
I14to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep 15.
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden 16 crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.
I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my 17. I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have 18 what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly, 19 it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a 20 to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      doctors
   2. B.
      beggars
   3. C.
      citizens
   4. D.
      sellers
2. 2.
   1. A.
      pity
   2. B.
      observe
   3. C.
      forgive
   4. D.
      ignore
3. 3.
   1. A.
      limited
   2. B.
      painful
   3. C.
      meaningful
   4. D.
      rich
4. 4.
   1. A.
      fact
   2. B.
      rule
   3. C.
      assumption
   4. D.
      suggestion
5. 5.
   1. A.
      mind
   2. B.
      bother
   3. C.
      avoid
   4. D.
      bear
6. 6.
   1. A.
      imagined
   2. B.
      followed
   3. C.
      noticed
   4. D.
      heard
7. 7.
   1. A.
      judge
   2. B.
      stop
   3. C.
      tease
   4. D.
      blame
8. 8.
   1. A.
      signed
   2. B.
      succeeded
   3. C.
      responded
   4. D.
      approached
9. 9.
   1. A.
      skipped
   2. B.
      dashed
   3. C.
      slipped
   4. D.
      hesitated
10. 10.
    1. A.
       regret
    2. B.
       scare
    3. C.
       cold
    4. D.
       pain
11. 11.
    1. A.
       still
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       yet
    4. D.
       also
12. 12.
    1. A.
       honest
    2. B.
       reliable
    3. C.
       drunk
    4. D.
       shabby
13. 13.
    1. A.
       greed
    2. B.
       surprise
    3. C.
       sorrow
    4. D.
       sympathy
14. 14.
    1. A.
       failed
    2. B.
       struggled
    3. C.
       hurried
    4. D.
       chose
15. 15.
    1. A.
       relief
    2. B.
       satisfaction
    3. C.
       understanding
    4. D.
       concern
16. 16.
    1. A.
       confusion
    2. B.
       realization
    3. C.
       excitement
    4. D.
       sadness
17. 17.
    1. A.
       lie
    2. B.
       injury
    3. C.
       promise
    4. D.
       experience
18. 18.
    1. A.
       known
    2. B.
       predicted
    3. C.
       cared
    4. D.
       accepted
19. 19.
    1. A.
       treasuring
    2. B.
       protecting
    3. C.
       making
    4. D.
       showing
20. 20.
    1. A.
       lesson
    2. B.
       name
    3. C.
       chance
    4. D.
       fortune

第三部分： 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分 40 分）

（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

     閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A,B,C,D）中，選出最佳選項。

                            Mike McClure walked into Sarasota Bay for a little fishing on a beautiful day last April. This afternoon, the water was shallow enough at low tide  that McClure could easily walk 100 yards offshore and cast(投）his line in any direction.

     Near sunset, still without a fish, he decided to turn back. Rather than turn to his earlier course, he chose a more direct path toward shore, thinking the bay wouldn't get deeper along the way. Instead, he was trapped. He tried to walk in different directions, but shallower water eluded(避開）him. Finally, he decided his safest choice was to head straight for land.

     "Within  about five steps, the water was coming in through the top of the waders(高筒防水膠靴）," says McClure.

He felt the deadweight of the flooding waders pulling him down and knew that if he didn't get out of them, he would drown. But he failed to kick his way out of the waders. Instead, they pulled him completely below the surface.

Back onshore, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, had been watching McClure fish as they rested on the grass after a long week of classes. They saw McClure go under and then heard him cry, "Help！”

The three friends kicked off their shoes and ran into the bay. They were all good swimmers, but all hid a fear that he might pull them down too because they'd have to dive to save him.

When they reached him, he'd managed to kick himself out the waders, but his eyes had partly rolled back. Cameron and Mora each hooked an arm under his shoulders, while Petro supported his back and held his hand. Then the three friends tried their best to tug him towards shore. Finally, they all returned to shore safely.

56.Mike McClure didn't turn back by his earlier course because _____.

   A. He wanted to choose a short course

   B. His earlier course was dangerous

   C. He just wanted to take a risk

   D. He knew where the water was deep

57.What directly trapped Mike McClure in the bay?

   A. His wrong decision         B. The coming high tide

   C. His waders' being flooded    D. The depth of water

58.During the rescue, ____.

   A. The three women were afraid of being trapped in the water

   B.Cameron and Petro helped catch  Mike McClure's arms

   C. The three women removed Mike McClure's waders

   D. Mike McClure still wore his flooding waders

寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）
第一節：短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
文中共有10處語言錯誤，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（/\）,并在該句下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
Mike called his wife to tell him that he had got two film tickets. He asked her to go and meet him outside the theatre. Mike’s wife is very glad because they hadn’t seen a film for quite long time. She met her husband in the entrance to the cinema. Mike took out his wallet to get the ticket, so they were not there. He then tried his pockets, but the tickets were not there, too. Mike looked very worrying. “What’s the matter?” asked his wife. “Well,” Mike explained, “I remember that I did with them. I put them on the desk and forgot to pick them up before leaving for the office!”