【正文】 she had tears in her eyes. For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to bee. It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard. The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’t act rebelliously (叛逆地) any more. With passion (激情) in my heart, I studied hard. Now, I’m 17 and I’m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class. Thanks to that decision, I have bee what I am today.( )16. When did the writer make the important decision? A. After he was 17 years old. B. After he was in one of the best classes. C. When he was a pupil. D. When he was studying in Junior 3.( )17. What was the writer like before the decision? A. His grades became poor. B. He tried too hard not to act as an adult. C. He was one of the top students in his class. D. He did what his teachers and his parents asked him to do.( )18. How did the writer make the decision? A. It was easy for him to make the decision. B. It was his second time to make the decision. C. He made the decision seriously. D. It was his mother that made the decision for him.( )19. Why did the writer make the decision? A. Because his teacher talked with him patiently. B. Because he didn’t want to act rebelliously any more. C. Because his mother asked him to study hard as usual. D. Because his father asked him to think about his future by himself.( )20. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The writer made the decision that he should work hard. B. It took the writer several years to make the decision. C. After hearing his mother’s words, the writer had tears in his eyes. D. At the turning point of his life, the writer wanted to have a conversation with his mother.三．綜合填空（每空1分，共10分）About three years ago, (1) I f_______ very lonely. I didn’t like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn’t want to talk(2) w_____ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me. I thought I was the (3) m________ unlucky person in the world.One day I had a fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry (4) t_____ I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and (5) s______ the fight. He was the monitor of our class.After that, he often helped me and we (6) b _______ good friends. Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help (7) m_____ to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. W spent a lot of interesting days together. As time goes by, I have became happier with people and things. And it (8) s______ that people around me have changed too. My parents don’t shout at me (9) a______ more and my classmates bee (10) f______ to me. But now I can’t often see my best friend because he is seriously ill in hospital. How I miss the days when we were together! I hope he will be all right and e back to school soon.四．短文還原（10分）Someone says, 1 But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone , it39。ll never return.2 It goes without saying that the time is usuallylimited (有限的). Even a second is very important.3 But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing.4 In a word, we should save time.5 Remember we have no time to lose.A. That is why we must not waste time.B. Time is money.C．They don39。t know that wasting time means wasting part of their own lives.D. We should make full use of our time to do something useful.E. We should ma