【正文】 C. expect to be recognized for what you39。s growth. 22. What did the author think of the sacrifices she had made? A. It was unfair for her to suffer these as she was not young. B. They were worthwhile pared to what she got. C. They made her lose her confidence during the study. D. They did little help on her way to success. 23. The examples the author gives in Paragraph 3 fully prove that . A. it is never too late to learn B. she had many classmates C. women arc more hardworking D. learning is the only way for kids 24. We can learn from this passage that the author . A. graduated almost at the same time as her oldest child B. studied the courses in the college as a traditional student C. eventually became a doctor and worked in a hospital D. got her doctoral degree in literature when she was 52 B Having spring around makes you feel different after such a long winter journey. The power of sunshine brings us a lot of fort, optima, selfconfidence and of course a smile. Imagine how great It will be if we are so positive all year round! Living like this is possible if you really think about it. In order to exist in such a state of happiness, we must have sunshine radiating from within ourselves, shining from our hearts, minds and souls. Actually, that39。 A My youngest eagerly entered kindergarten, while my oldest excitedly started college and I felt left behind. After being very happy as a stayathome mother of six children, I suddenly felt disappointed on a deadend road and surrounded by a lack of direction. An Inner anxiety troubled me that life was passing by. The road, requiting expensive education, appeared too long and difficult. Thanks to supportive friends and family, I eventually discovered the road sign pointing to the ideal program at an excellent college, which offered a lot of tuition grants（學費資助） .With anxiety and fear, I went to the college at age forty. Driving to my first master s class, I was as eager and nervous as children for the first day of school. School required sacrifices: weekends for class, sleep for study, and life39。s fourth child is three years old 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。s the first purpose of advertising? A. Telling consumers information about the product. B. Introducing the manufactures to consumers. C. Selling the product to consumers. 11. What do people consider most when making a purchase? A. Advertisements B. Popularity C. Economy and convenience 12. Who usually influences the man? A. Some sports heroes B. Some movie stars C. Some politicians 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。s wooden B. It39。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。s secretary C. Mr. Ford39。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 secretary B. Mr. Smith39。聽完后，每小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。 8. What is the shelf like? A. It39。 10. What39。t like swimming C. The woman39。s family 第二部分： 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一爺（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 an 80yearold woman who enthusiastically started classes to use the Inter, so she could keep up with the world. This past May, twelve years after starting the Journey as a nontraditional student, I graduated with a doctoral degree in literature one week before our youngest child graduated from college. All six children have been especially proud, lovingly calling me Dr. Mom. Never could I have imagined the wild rush and great travel of this ride back to school. When you hear the small, still voice urging you to something more or different, remember you can trust your heart. 21. How did the author feel after her youngest entered kindergarten? A. She was satisfied with her family life. B. She was unhappy about losing her job. C. She was unwilling to live a mon life. D. She worried about her children39。 expecting to be recognized for what you have done is enough to create conditions on your Intention. Think about it! Putting all of these together, it seems that most of us are creating monsters Inside us Just by simply talking, thinking and not putting our heart out with the right Intention towards helping someone else. If you take all your negative attitudes in one hand and measure your need to feel sunshine in the other, you will see how both these elements really contradict each other. Be brave and break your patterns and your habits this spring, and by doing so, you will allow the true sunshine to take place by radiating