My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞臺) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.

Our community (社區) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.

The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.

I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.

After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.

I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.

For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    

I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

1.                A．letter          B．call            C．card D．email

2.                A．topics          B．regrets         C．thoughts D．words

3.                A．man           B．group          C．stage D．chance

4.                A．read           B．spell           C．see  D．recite

5.                A．had            B．forgot          C．realized  D．improved

6.                A．asked          B．checked        C．explained D．wondered

7.                A．useful          B．successful       C．difficult   D．common

8.                A．wrote          B．prepared        C．gave D．finished

9.                A．knew          B．felt            C．believed  D．hoped

10.               A．easy           B．great          C．helpful    D．possible

My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞臺) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社區) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    
I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞臺) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社區) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n) 1 from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many 2 were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this 3, the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to 4 the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I 5 my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and 6 what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very 7. He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I 8 a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I 9 I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    
I learned that everything is 10 if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      letter
   2. B.
      call
   3. C.
      card
   4. D.
      email
2. 2.
   1. A.
      topics
   2. B.
      regrets
   3. C.
      thoughts
   4. D.
      words
3. 3.
   1. A.
      man
   2. B.
      group
   3. C.
      stage
   4. D.
      chance
4. 4.
   1. A.
      read
   2. B.
      spell
   3. C.
      see
   4. D.
      recite
5. 5.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      forgot
   3. C.
      realized
   4. D.
      improved
6. 6.
   1. A.
      asked
   2. B.
      checked
   3. C.
      explained
   4. D.
      wondered
7. 7.
   1. A.
      useful
   2. B.
      successful
   3. C.
      difficult
   4. D.
      common
8. 8.
   1. A.
      wrote
   2. B.
      prepared
   3. C.
      gave
   4. D.
      finished
9. 9.
   1. A.
      knew
   2. B.
      felt
   3. C.
      believed
   4. D.
      hoped
10. 10.
    1. A.
       easy
    2. B.
       great
    3. C.
       helpful
    4. D.
       possible

完成對話 在對話空格中填上適當的單詞，使對話完整正確。一空一詞（含縮寫詞）。（共10小題，每小題1分；計10分）

Police: Miss Snow,can you tell me what happened to you yesterday evening?

Miss Snow: I was attacked (攻擊) .

Police: Now, what do you remember about the    1   ?

Miss Snow_: Well, I was so   2   the whole day yesterday that I couldn't stop my job for a   3   untilI finished it very late in the evening.

Police: What time did you   4   your office?

Miss Snow: At a quarter past nine.

Police: Are you    5   ?

Miss Snow_: Oh, yes. I wear a watch every day.

Police: What did you do then?

Miss Snow_: Well, I closed the door and quickly went   6   to the first floor. When I got to my carI    7   that I hadn't locked the door of the office.

Police:Did you go back then?

Miss Snow; Yes, I quickly returned to my office. At the door I was about to take out my    8  frommy purse when suddenly   9    from behind hit me on the head.

Police: Did you see the person    10   at that moment?

Miss Snow: No, it was dark then and he wore a stocking(長筒襪)over his head.

Police:OK. Thank you Miss Snow, please take care!

動詞填空 用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。

1.It’s said that the new film directed by Feng Xiaogang ______(film) in two months.

2.---Why didn’t David come to my birthday party yesterday?

---He ________ (go) to Beijing.

3.The novel she devoted most of her lifetime to _____(come) out last month.

4.When I got home, I was surprised to find my son ______(prepare) for tomorrow’s test.

5.It’s reported that this kind of fashionable bag _______ (carry) easily.

6.Oh, my god! Little Tom seems to be sad. I guess something ______(happen) to him.

7.Would you please not ask any more? I’d rather______ (not tell) you about it.

8.---What happened to you?

---I nearly hit a person on my way home last night. I could hardly see the road clearly because it ______(rain) so heavily.