閱讀下面短文，從所給單詞中選出適當的詞，并用其正確的語言形式填在標有題號的空白處，使語意通順、完整。（每空一詞且每個單詞只能用一次）

Carrots(胡蘿卜) are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. They are easy to _1.___ and easy to harvest(收獲). They have a good __2._.

When people think about carrots, they 3.think they are a kind of long, thin, orange-colored vegetable. In _4._, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are __5._.

Carrots should be grown in a _6._ that does not have water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To ___7.__ your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over(翻土). 

Weather, soil condition(土壤狀況), __8.__ time affect(影響) the taste of carrots. Warm days and __9._ nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.

The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the __10.__ the color is, the better the taste is.

Most people do not know that carrots can be grown __11.__ the winter months. If the winter is not cold __12._ to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way __13. you do during the summer months.

Carrots are prepared and __14._ in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other _15._ or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

1. 1.

   Americans like ________ best as pets.

   1. A.
      dogs
   2. B.
      pigs
   3. C.
      cats
   4. D.
      mice
2. 2.

   The canary is a kind of ________.

   1. A.
      dog
   2. B.
      cat
   3. C.
      bird
   4. D.
      fish
3. 3.

   If you have much money, we can call you ________.

   1. A.
      a fat cat
   2. B.
      a happy cat
   3. C.
      a thin cat
   4. D.
      a sad cat
4. 4.

   If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.

   1. A.
      he plays cat and mouse with someone
   2. B.
      he looks like the cat that ate the canary
   3. C.
      he is a lazy cat
   4. D.
      he has dragged in something
5. 5.

   The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.

   1. A.
      one
   2. B.
      two
   3. C.
      three
   4. D.
      four

A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (壓力). He raised a glass of1.and asked the students, “How2.do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ ­3.ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you4.it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it

5.a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救護車). It is the exact same weight, but the

6.I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

“If we7.our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

“___8.you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up  __9..”

We have to10.the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So11.you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it

12.home. You13.pick it up tomorrow.

14.burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

Life is15., enjoy it.

16.               A．coffee         B．drink          C．juice  D．water

17.               A．heavy          B．much          C．soon  D．long

18.               A．questions       B．say            C．answers   D．ask

19.               A．hold           B．take           C．bring D．put

20.               A．in             B．on            C．for   D．of

21.A better             B. fewer        C. longer            D. more

22.               A．have           B．carry          C．don’t have    D．don’t carry

23.               A．How           B．Who           C．That  D．What

24.               A．still            B．also           C．too   D．again

25.               A．put on         B．put down       C．put off    D．put up

26.               A．in front of       B．behind         C．before    D．ago

27.               A．back           B．to             C．on   D．go

28.               A．must           B．can            C．have to    D．need

29.               A．Whenever      B．Whatever       C．However  D．Wherever

30.               A．short          B．long           C．wide  D．thin

請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出一個最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。   

     Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US. It is also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. __ that day mothers usually __ flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother __.”, “Best __ for Mother’s Day” and so on.

    Where does the idea for the holiday __? We should thank Miss Anna Mjarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in West Virginia. Her mother __ on May 9, 1905.

She had a deep love to her mother. She __ letters to some important persons. In her letters, she asked them to decide a day for __ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

    On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, __ the whole family go out and try to do __ for their mothers.

1.A. On                               B. At                  C. In                    D. Of

2.A. buy                           B. receive           C. send                        D. borrow

3.A. in China                   B. in the family   C. on earth                  D. in the world

4.A. presents                       B. dishes                      C. wishes                     D. cards

5.A. comes from                 B. is from           C. come from             D. came from

6.A. died                     B. dead                        C. is dead                    D. die

7.A. wrote                            B. writes                      C. sends                       D. received

8.A. both                     B. all                    C. every                       D. only her

9.A. or                                   B. but                           C. then                         D. yet

10.A. nothing nice              B. nice everything     C. something nice      D. nice something