He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money，but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages（人質）. But luckily，they were set free last Tuesday morning，unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats（外交官）in the region the Iraqi kidnappers（綁架者）agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition（聯軍）in the Iraq war.
Since April 4，over 60 hostages from 12 countries，including America，Italy and Japan，have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result，many foreigners have left，fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor，spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad，said that it would not negotiate（談判）with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.
1.The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.
A. they were too poor to pay anything
B. kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese
C. China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition
D. kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese
2.Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostage？
A. To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.
B. To tell the world they would fear nothing.
C. To make foreign armies leave their country.
D. To resist the American troops.
3.The author mentioned Dan Senor to show the US ______.
A. wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers
B. had enough power to station in Iraq
C. wouldn’t give up unless it could get something
D. had no plan to bring its troops home
4.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A. the hostage crises in Iraq
B. foreigners were not welcome in Iraq
C. the Chinese hostages were set free
D. keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將選項涂黑。
One day Tom bought , for two dollars , a large number of second-hand books . He put them in a 21 and pulled them to the 22 . He had to remain at work 23 three in the morning .
At three , he began to walk home . The streets were dark . Tom could 24 wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books . “ 25 ! ” a voice shouted . But Tom was too 26 to hear the shout . A moment later , a gunshot went 27 his ear . He heard the shot . Tom turned to see what was 28 . An angry policeman ran towards him . The policeman didn’t 29 that the bag was Tom’s . He shouted at Tom , “ 30 it !”
“Open it ! ” the policeman 31 .
Tom opened it and the old books fell out of it .
“Why did you not stop 32 when I shouted ?” the policeman asked , “If I could shoot 33 , you would be dead .”
“I didn’t 34 you , ” Tom said , “ I am almost deaf . ”
The policeman told Tom he was 35 for having shot at him . “ 36 would be better for you not to walk on the 37 at night . ” he said .
Tom smiled , and told the policeman that his job 38 a clerk in the telegraph office was a 39 job . The policeman could think of 40 to answer this .
A. basket B. box C. desk D. bag
A. office B. bedroom C. bookstore D. police station
A. at B. by C. until D. to
A. eagerly B. really C. hardly D. almost
A. Stop B. Thief C. Hello D. Danger
A. nervous B. excited C. delighted D. frightened
A. off B. into C. from D. past
A. breaking B. taking C. happening D. following
A. say B. think C. hope D. wish
A. Fall B. Throw C. Drop D. Keep
A. ordered B. asked C. begged D. wanted
A. hearing B. running C. crying D. carrying
A. earlier B. later C. worse D. better
A. recognize B. hear C. know D. understand
A. careless B. brave C. angry D. sorry
A. It B. That C. Things D. This
A. way B. ground C. streets D. shops
A. like B. as C. with D. of
A. dawn B. daytime C. dark D. night
A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便車的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my 36 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 37 and he told me he needed a 38 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 39 and he gratefully did so.
40 he got in he told me that he was a 41 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 42 to get another prescription(處方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈禱) 43 would stop for him so he could be there before the 44 office closed. With some 45 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 46. I then asked him how he 47 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 48 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 49 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 50 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇貝)! I 51 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 52. I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 53 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 54 provides us with what we need. In the man’s 55 it was a ride, in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
A. wheel B. window C. engine D. door
A. heading B. working C. living D. studying
A. walk B. talk C. trip D. ride
A. go out B. run away C. get in D. lie down
A. As far as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Just before
A. farmer B. pianist C. doctor D. fisherman
A. needed B. stopped C. agreed D. preferred
A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. everybody
A. teacher’s B. doctor’s C. manager’s D. captain’s
A. good B. normal C. wrong D. fast
A. days B. hours C. minutes D. weeks
A. focused B. depended C. turned D. planned
A. look B. call C. wait D. drive
A. doubted B. thanked C. greeted D. accepted
A. car B. home C. office D. shop
A. politely B. angrily C. immediately D. surprisingly
A. dream B. problem C. chance D. choice
A. before B. until C. besides D. after
A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom
A. opinion B. way C. case D. condition
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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的A，B，C，D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。
As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 37 for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it 38 , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to 39 him his back-flip（背摔）. He continued to play and I continued to 40 . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t 41 anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.
Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t 42 . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did 43 . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became 44 for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to 45 when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times, 46 it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have 47 anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while 48 in bed, I told him I loved him.
He was 49 and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling 50 , and also wondering if he had 51 me. Finally he replied in the 52 voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more 53 than any test he would 54 take. I made a new 55 to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.
A．patient B．good C．polite D．affectionate
A．look B．test C．play D．practise
A．easy B．happily C．seriously D．fairly
A．help B．tell C．make D．teach
A．yell B．speak C．smile D．teach
A．acplish B．feel C．try D．pass
A．give up B．give out C．give away D．give in
A．bad B．worse C．great D．better
A．quick B．natural C．mon D．normal
A．go shoppingB．go home C．rest ourselves D．enjoy ourselves
A．while B．once C．when D．if
A．expected B．meant C．demanded D．reached
A．reading B．studying C．lying D．talking
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