【正文】 time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her. I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 16. A. since B. before C. or D. unless17. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled 18. A. education B. career C. tour D. change19. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest 20. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported 21. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty 22. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence 23. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened 24. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step 25. A. us B. which C. them D. whom26. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck 27. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest 28. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident 29. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted 30. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see31. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. badtempered D. hopeless 32. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer33. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze 34. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught35. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect 第二部分：閱讀理解（共16小題；每小題2分，滿分 32分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Decide What to Buy.Vote What is this week39。t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn39。What is the main idea of this passage?A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.C. Advertisers perform a useful service to munities.D. Advertisements are everywhere.49. 參考答案15 BCBBD610 ACCCB1115 BBCDB1620 BCDCA2125 BCBDC2630 AABCD3135 BCADB3639 DCAB4043 BBDA4447 DADD4851 CABD52Getty made a large fortune himself.’t make his family happy / didn’t bring a happy family Getty had a lot of money, he was a mean person. took Getty’s grandson and demanded a lot of money made a great contribution to the local art.57 . mass 58. strength 59. consult 60. surrounded.61. reaso