Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people．At one time 1 did not like their students to  2  with them．Perhaps it was too easy．Pens can leak(漏)and it is  3 to spill(溢出，流出)the ink．But it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them．

    Ladislao Biro  4  for a newspaper in Budapest．He spent all day  5  his desk．Day in and day out，he corrected  6  of thin，cheap paper with a pen and ink．He often had to stop to   7  his pen and it did not write  8  on the thin paper．He and his brother George  9  some experiments．They wanted a pen that did not leak，with ink that did not spill．Why not  10  a little ball at the end?

  Two Englishmen，Henry Martin and Fredrick Miles，liked the  11 . It was the  12 in the second World War．The Air Force(空軍)  13  a non-leak，non-spill pen for the men to write with in  14 ．Martin and Miles made and  15  many thousands of Biro “writing—sticks” to the Air Force.

1．A．factories                B．schools            C．shops               D．restaurants

2．A．play                      B．write                C．come               D．meet

3．A．easy                      B．hard                 C．free                 D．popular

4．A．1eft                       B．waited              C．looked              D．worked

5．A．on                         B．near                 C．a(chǎn)t                    D．in

6．A．mistakes                B．books               C．pages               D．diaries

7．A．mend                    B．fill                    C．brush               D．change

8．A．well                      B．down               C．out                  D．up

9．A．kept                      B．finished            C．began               D．studied

10．A．find                     B．wear                C．grow               D．use

11．A．matter                 B．result               C．meaning           D．idea

12．A．day                     B．time                 C．break               D．year

13．A．bought                 B．took                 C．needed             D．preferred

14．A．planes                  B．ships                C．trains               D．buses

15．A．bought            B．lent                C．moved            D．passed

When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time   46  its owner or taking it to the police station.

There was once a young boy   47  found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there   48  some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and   49  were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and   50  her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward,   51  there were only bills of ＄20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too   52  to give the boy. “ I’m sorry,” she said, “ but I don’t have any small    53  to give you.”

The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.

A few days later he found   54  woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

“Thank you very much, “ she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.

“That’s   55   ” , she said, “ Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”

“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.

1.A. to find                           B. finding                        C. find

2. A. who                                B. whose                        C. which

3.A. is                              B. were                            C. was

4.A. e-mail                              B. address                       C.age

5.A.cut down                               B. knocked on                  C. broke into

6.A. so                             B. but                                 C. or

7.A. little                                 B. few                             C. much

8.A. change                                B. menu                              C. purse

9.A .another                                B. the other                         C. other

10.A interesting                            B. exciting                              C. strange

When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time   46  its owner or taking it to the police station.
There was once a young boy   47  found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there   48  some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and   49  were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and   50  her door. When she opened it, he said, “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward,   51  there were only bills of ＄20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too   52  to give the boy. “ I’m sorry,” she said, “ but I don’t have any small    53  to give you.”
The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.
A few days later he found   54  woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “ I found your purse,” and handed it to her.
“Thank you very much, “ she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.
“That’s   55   ” , she said, “ Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”
“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.
【小題1】A. to find                                    B. finding                       C. find
【小題2】 A. who                                         B. whose                               C. which
【小題3】A. is                                               B. were                                    C. was
【小題4】A. e-mail                                       B. address                            C.age
【小題5】A.cut down                                        B. knocked on                         C. broke into
【小題6】A. so                                             B. but                                         C. or
【小題7】A. little                                          B. few                                       C. much
【小題8】A. change                                         B. menu                                        C. purse
【小題9】A .another                                         B. the other                                 C. other
【小題10】A interesting                                    B. exciting                               C. strange

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”

And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”