【正文】 填空 (每小題 1分，滿分 15分 ) Gabriella was a little heavy, but she didn’t know it. She first 16 she was overweight (超重的 ) when some boys started playing jokes on her in the first grade, and that it was getting 17 . She kept thinking about food, and she felt she had no selfcontrol (自我控制 ) over her 18 . She disliked pressure from her mum to lose 19 . She’d been unable to keep on any diet. Gabriella’s weight became a real struggle 20 her and her mother, and she knew she needed someone to help her 21 it. She said she had 22 felt thin and hoped she would know what it meant to feel that way. After she went to college, she wanted to create a(n) 23 life, so she would have friends and 24 cute clothes, but first she had to deal with her biggest problem — 25 . At first, she tried her best to keep on a diet. Every day she only had 26 meals: breakfast and lunch. But after about two weeks, she 27 . She had more food again. And she looked fatter. She was very 28 . Luckily, her friend Judy, living in the same room with her, helped her. She told her to 29 eating junk food and eat more fruits and vegetables. And every day they ran in the morning for about an hour and played tennis in the afternoon for about one hour. After two months, Gabriella was happy to see she was as 30 as her friend. Yes, people sure change. ( )16. A. realized B. remembered C. fot D. reminded ( )17. A. better B. worse C. easier D. faster ( )18. A. drinking B. cooking C. playing D. eating ( )19. A. weight B. time C. job D. friendship ( )20. A. both B. either C. between D. among ( )21. A. get over B. look up C. get on D. laugh at ( )22. A. always B. still C. already D. never ( )23. A. old B. same C. new D. mon ( )24. A. wash B. wear C. dress D. fold ( )25. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself ( )26. A. one B. two C. three D. four ( )27. A. fell B. worked C. made D. failed ( )28. A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. relaxed ( )29. A. begin B. stop C. enjoy D. keep ( )30. A. thin B. young C. old D. fat 三 . 閱讀理解 (每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) A I had the meanest mother in the world. When other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean (刻薄的 ) mother as I did. My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean our clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed ‘ sick’ in order to miss schoo l. The worst is yet to e. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So when they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the bed, and learn to cook and do all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. My mother was not a failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested (taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me ‘mean’. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world. ( )31. How many children does the writer’s mother have? A. Four. B. Two. C. Three. D. Six. ( )32. What can you infer (推測(cè) ) from the passage? A. My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch. B. My mother was a great success. We love her. C. If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick. D. We didn’t need to share the housework a