Test: Giant Pandas

Many animals today are facing e__1__. One very special animal that needs our protection is the giant panda. Pandas are clearly an e__2__ species.

The biggest problem that pandas face today is the loss of their natural h__3__(H). This loss is due mainly to d__4__(DF). Because of the rapid growth of p__5__ in the past century, large areas of natural forest have been cleared for a__6__, timber and human habitation. As s__7__ push higher up the mountain slopes, panda H i__8__ disappears.

DF also t__9__ the pandas' food supply. Pandas feed mainly on/ at/ to bamboo, c__11__ up to 38 kilograms a day. Without enough forest area, the pandas will s__12__. To make matters worse, every 60 years or so the bamboo in a certain area may naturally b__13__ and die on/ off/ in.

When people cut down trees, the forest is broken into small areas. In these areas, the pandas can only live in small groups. Within these small groups, it is difficult for them to find a__15__ m__16__. As a result, they are facing a greater risk of i__17__. The younger pandas may get sick more often and become less a__18__ to changes in the environment.

Another problem that pandas face is that young cubs are v__19__ and require a great deal of care. It has no fur and is b__20__for the first six weeks. During this time the mother does not leave the cub's side. She has to spend much time l__21__the cub so that it will not have any smell that might a__22__ p__22__.


F__24__, m__25__ are being taken to help the pandas. Zoos are having some success in breeding pandas. The best thing we can do to help pandas is to p__26__their H and take a__27__to protect their lives.

28. King正跑步離開教室，找同學打球。
29. 老師堅持King要寫完作業才能離開。
30. King持續寫作業直到下課時間結束。
31. 全班除了King，作業都沒寫完。
32. 老師很高興，因為King停下打球。


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Test: Going Home

Three boys and three girls are going to Florida and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dream/ dreaming/ to dream of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray cold of New York v__2__ behind them.

As the bus r__3__ south, they began to notice Vingo. He c__4__ the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into some personal c__5__ of silence.

Deep into/ at/ on the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into/ at/ on a roadside restaurant, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him, trying to imagine his life: perhaps he was a sea c__8__, a r__9__ from his wife, an old s__10__ going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and i__11__ herself.

“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a s__12__. He thanked her and r__13__ again into his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.

In the morning, they awoke outside another restaurant, and this time Vingo went in. The girl i__14__ that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people c__15__ about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“When I was in the can I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, she could just forget me. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

"Last week, when I was sure the p__16__ was coming through, I wrote her again. There’s a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow h__17__ on the tree, and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it—no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”

She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, caught up/ at/ on in the approach of Vingo’s hometown, looking at the pictures he showed them of his wife and three children—the woman handsome in a p__19__ way, the children still unformed in the cracked, much-handled s__20__.

Now they were 20 miles from the town, and the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the a__21__ of the great oak tree. The bus a__22__ a dark, h__23__ mood, full of the silence of a__24__ and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask, as if f__25__ himself against still another disappointment.

Suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances of e__26__. All except Vingo.

The Oak tree was covered with maybe hundreds of yellow handkerchiefs. As the young people shouted, the old con rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus and go home.

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Mothly Test Review

adopted from English Monthly Exam I for 11th Grader Autumn 2008, Yangtsi Senior High School, Yunlin County, Taiwan. 引自雲林縣私立揚子高中英文九十七學年度第一學期第一次定期考高二英文試題。

1. Zoe had already gone out when I _____ at her house.
(A) had arrived (B) arrived (C) would arrive (D) arriving
2. Movies _____ on classic novels are not interesting, for we all know the ending.
(A) are based (B) which based (C) that is based (D) based
3. _____ , you can find a cheap hotel room in the city, but you'll need to be lucky.
(A) A century ago (B) On the end (C) Not only (D) In theory
4. All the love letters she wrote to him were _____; he married someone else.
(A) in vain (B) in fact (C) in the soul (D) in white
5. I'm not angry with you, _____ rather mad at myself.
(A) and (B) for (C) but (D) so
6. At this time of year, the tree in our garden is _____ pink flowers.
(A) washed away (B) fallen on (C) come to (D) covered with
7. I didn't notice her _____, but she's sitting on the sofa right now.
(A) coming (B) to come (C) came (D) to coming
8. _____ to have such a nice and pretty wife!
(A) How lucky you are (B) How lucky are you (C) What luck is it (D) What a lucky man it is
9 . I was about _____ a nap when the door bell rang.
(A) to taking (B) of taking (C) to take (D)take
10. I can't imagine Helen _____ one hundred thousand dollars on a bag.
(A) spend (B)to spend (C)spending (D)spent
1l. A tourist who stays in Hollywood long enough _____ see a movie star, eventually.
(A) is bound to (B) of course (C) all in all (D) as usual
12. My brother passed the test ____ some help from a private tutor.
(A) take after (B) take over (C) thanks to (D) turn on
13. If you want to be successful, you have to _____ from the crowd.
(A) stand for (B) stand out (C) stand a chance (D) show off
14. We had a _____ on the freeway when a large truck almost hit our car.
(A) last straw (B) lost cause (C) call it a day (D) close call
15. When Danny stood me up for the third time, it was the _____.
(A) first call (B) last straw (C) last call (D) close call
16. Paul was sick and couldn't go to work, so he asked me to _____ him.
(A) on duty of (B) let slide (C) cover for (D) on duty of
17. When I finish universy, I want to _____ my own company.
(A) set up (B) take over (C) account for (D) carry on
18. The American flag _____ freedom and justice.
(A) stands up for (B) sets out to (C)stands a chance (D) stands for
19. I'm very short, so I'm not _____ basketball.
(A) on duty (B) cut out for (C) carry out (D) count on
20. The city has heen _____ by the enemy soldiers.
(A) taken over (B)taken turns (C) taken pains (D) taken into account


Cancer is one of the most frightening diseases that we may face. But scientists believe that most kinds of cancer have something to do 21 the food we eat. This means that we can reduce our risk of getting cancer by 22 some simple changes in our diet. We can change our 23 by reducing the amount of fat we eat and by the amount of vegetables and high fiber food in our diet.
In addition, it is important 24 to drink too much alcohol, but to get more exercise. We should also try to 25 our weight down. Just remember, adopting a few healthy 26 habits now can help us enjoy a long and happy life.

21. (A) without (B) by (C) with (D) like
22. (A) getting (B) making (C) taking (D) doing
23. (A) plan (B) habit (C) diet (D) hobby
24. (A) not (B) doesn't (C) don't (D) no
25. (A) keep (B)put (C) slow (D) break
26. (A) studying (B) singing (C) playing (D) eating

27. This chair can be a d to meet your comfort.
28. How closely Gerald r s his father in their love of traveling!
29. The patient just had a heart t t and is now recovering.
30. The use of chemicals may cause serious harms to the e t.
31. In spite of the e ity of her situation, she still had hope.
32. Although the young man has never been to France, he speaks f t French.
33. This guidebook will help you d r fascinating places to visit and exciting things to do.
34. The beauty of nature provided great i n for the poet.
35. Once she came up with a c t for her history, she found it easy to write ten pages.
36. We were advised not to a e with drug addicts and alcoholics.


37. 這一袋蘋果比那一袋番茄重三倍。
This bag of apples is _____ _____ _____ _____ that bag of tomatoes.
38. 全球化的改變讓我有機會接近來自世界各國的人事物。
Globalization gives me more _____ _____ things and people from different countries.
39. 土耳其菜一直到前幾年才開始在台灣流行。
Turkish food was _____ common in Taiwan _____ a few years ago.
40. 有了特殊的裝備，我們甚至可以透過網際網路看到對方。
_____ special equipment, we can even see each other _____ the Internet.



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Going Home

by Pete Hamill


They were going to Florida—three boys and three girls—and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.

As the bus rumbled south, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. He chewed the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.

Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into a roadside restaurant, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him, trying to imagine his life: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.

“We’re going to Florida,” she said brightly. “I hear it’s beautiful.”
“It is,” he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.

In the morning, they awoke outside another restaurant, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.

“Are you married?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” she said.
“Well, when I was in the can I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt too much, well, she could just forget me. I’d understand. Get a new guy, I said—she’s a wonderful woman, really something—and forget about me. I told her she didn’t have to write me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now, not knowing?”
“Yeah,” he said shyly. “Well, last week, when I was sure the parole was coming through, I wrote her again. There’s a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I’d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it—no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”

Wow,” the girl said. “Wow.”
She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Vingo’s hometown, looking at the pictures he showed them of his wife and three children—the woman handsome in a plain way, the children still unformed in the cracked, much-handled snapshots.

Now they were 20 miles from the town, and the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark, hushed mood, full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con’s mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.

Then it was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances of exultation. All except Vingo.

Vingo sat there stunned, looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs—20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old con rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus and go home.
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