As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the  1. for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the   2.  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and   3.  , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   4. of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was   5. humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   6. . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict 7. students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get   8.  with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without  9. our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his  10. . I was moved and was   11.  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球儀）, it would  12. me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have   13. met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am   14.    to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even   15.Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

16.A. replies  B. reasons                C. rewards                      D. results

17.A. moon             B. earth                   C. star                D. sun

18.A. advised      B. announced    C. added                     D. answered

19.A. distance          B. weight                     C. size                      D. height

20.A. very      B. too                        C. really                            D. so

21.A. at present   B. at once                      C. at times                        D. at first

22.A. with            B. to                         C. in                               D. for

23.A. away            B. together            C. angry                 D. along

24.A. thinking           B. caring               C. considering                  D. supposing

25.A. money  B. blood                      C. clothes                        D. time

26.A. taught    B. given                      C. taken                            D. had

27.A. remembers  B. represents      C. warns                           D. reminds

28.A. just                  B. never                     C. ever                           D. yet

29.A. able      B. about                      C. allowed              D. available

30.A. well       B. good                       C. better                         D. best

A: Hi, Han Mei! What are you doing now?
B: I’m studying for tomorrow’s test. What about you?     
A: I’m learning English by l  81   to the tapes. Can you tell me how you learn English?
B: I learn by practicing conversations with my partner.
A: That’s a good idea. I think it can i  82   your speaking skills. Who’s your partner？
B: Liu Ying, one of your classmates at primary school.
A: Oh, wow! It’s her! I remember she u  83  to be short and be very quiet.
B: But now she’s much 84 than before and very outgoing.
A: By the way, do you have lots of rules at school?
B: Yes, we do. For example, we must w  84  uniform at school.
A: Should students be allowed to have part-time job?
B: No. But I think it is necessary for students to have s  85  rules at school.
A: That’s right.

從方框中選擇正確的選項補全對話：

Tom: ___1______ , do you know?

Jim: James Naismith. Am I right?

Tom: That’s right! _____2_____

Jim: Was he from the U.S.A.?

Tom: No, he was a Canadian.

Jim: ____3_____

Tom: He invented it in 1891.

Jim: Wow, that was a long time ago!______4______

Tom: He just hoped the students could play it indoors and even in bad weather.

Jim: ______5_____. Can you tell me?

Tom: Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket.

Jim: That’s easy. Let’s play basketball together.

Tom: OK, let’s go.

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (驚呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”
【小題1】When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.