【正文】 ege, and I want to say ‘e home.’but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education.” says Jacobs. The Jacobs family did work out a solution :They asked and received more aid from the schools,and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan(貸款） program. They will each graduate with 20,000 of debt ,but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising ,financial aid administrators to hear from more families like the students are applying for aid ,and more families except to need student administrators concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time , tuition(學(xué)費 )continues to rise . A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 20xx, while average family ine rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade. If we go on this way for another 25 years , we won39。 I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre. They all bought 38 for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really 40 ! I remember the buzz（ 嘈雜聲） of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 41 .After a few minute， the lights went down and everybody because 42 .I could barely make out the stage in the 43 .We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t 45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as 46 as a jet engine. I could 47 the drum beats and the bass notes in my stomach. I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to 49 .But in the end, after three encores（加演） , the show finished. We left the 50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51 from a long sleep. My ears were still 52 with the beat of the last song. After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54 , I listen to one of their songs and 55 I’m back at that first show. upon through into onto 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 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。a ’m sorry ,I broke the vase. Oh,__________ It wasn’t very expensive . A. you’d better not B. I’m afraid not C. as you wish D. that’s all right ways to praise your children often, _________ you’ll find they will open their hearts to you . A. still B. or C. and D. but two girls are so alike that strangers find ___________difficult to tell one from the other. A. it B. them C. her D. that are broadening the bridge to ___________ the flow of traffic. A. put off B. speed up C. turn on D. work out ’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is ____________he never finishes anything. A. that B. when C. where D. why over there there’s a very long, winding path ______________up to the house. A. leading B. leads C. led D. to lead had his camera really _______ he saw something that would make a good picture. A. even if B. if only C. in case D. so that 29.——Are you going to Tom’s birthday party? —— might have to work. A. It depends B. Thank you C. Sounds great D. Don’t mention it ’m sorry I don’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy _________ the past couple of weeks A. bey