Facebook means never having to say goodbye． The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends． Last week,  a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request． I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind． He had sought me out,  after all．
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son． However,  I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other． But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list．
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present,  and friends of' friends． There are 35 in all． If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually．
A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates,  distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better． And some people can  even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of'  their small army of' companions． After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close． But even with e-mail,  people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back． That's normal． People move from school to school,  job to job, city to city．You never have to feel guilty for breaking away．
Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2．0 find new ways of' making human communication easier． However, convenience can be a crutch （拐杖）． Some things shouldn't be simplified．When it comes to friendship,  there can be no shortcuts．
【小題1】According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          ．

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On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地鐵系統)almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..
I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42  crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月臺) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion(（忠心）  to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
36. A. break            B. flood              C. sink                  D. run
37. A. forced           B. refused              C. ordered             D. gathered
38. A. order            B. pay                   C. call                   D. search
39. A. climate        　 B. weather             C. storm                D. snow
40. A. used              B. promised           C. seemed             D. happened
41. A. practice          B. traffic               C. process             D. service
42. A. to               　B. through             C. over                  D. for
43. A. Unfortunately      B. Luckily      C. Interestingly      D. Satisfyingly
44. A. check              B. carry          C. find             D. board
45. A. only              B. similar         C. same             D. opposite
46. A. paused            B. crossed         C. reached          D. parked
47. A. wet                B. weak       C. sick             D. hurt
48. A. interested        B. tired          C. surprised       D. puzzled
49. A. while             B. when          C. where          D. after
50. A. hardly            B. happily        C. firstly         D. finally
51. A. show              B. carry          C. take          D. fetch
52. A. basic           B. attractive       C. brief               D. original
53. A. promise          B. appreciation       C. advice             D. position
54. A. troubles         B. signals       C. rules         D. signs
55. A. corrected         B. supported          C. surprised           D. delighted

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system (地鐵系統)almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home. Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking miles to get to work..
I 5 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped. After making my way 7crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . 8, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月臺) So I took the train going in the 10direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train 11 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, discouraged and 13.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly 16 their devotion((忠心) to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately20 me and put a smile back on my face.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      break
   2. B.
      flood
   3. C.
      sink
   4. D.
      run
2. 2.
   1. A.
      forced
   2. B.
      refused
   3. C.
      ordered
   4. D.
      gathered
3. 3.
   1. A.
      order
   2. B.
      pay
   3. C.
      call
   4. D.
      search
4. 4.
   1. A.
      climate
   2. B.
      weather
   3. C.
      storm
   4. D.
      snow
5. 5.
   1. A.
      used
   2. B.
      promised
   3. C.
      seemed
   4. D.
      happened
6. 6.
   1. A.
      practice
   2. B.
      traffic
   3. C.
      process
   4. D.
      service
7. 7.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      through
   3. C.
      over
   4. D.
      for
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Unfortunately
   2. B.
      Luckily
   3. C.
      Interestingly
   4. D.
      Satisfyingly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      check
   2. B.
      carry
   3. C.
      find
   4. D.
      board
10. 10.
    1. A.
       only
    2. B.
       similar
    3. C.
       same
    4. D.
       opposite
11. 11.
    1. A.
       paused
    2. B.
       crossed
    3. C.
       reached
    4. D.
       parked
12. 12.
    1. A.
       wet
    2. B.
       weak
    3. C.
       sick
    4. D.
       hurt
13. 13.
    1. A.
       interested
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       surprised
    4. D.
       puzzled
14. 14.
    1. A.
       while
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       where
    4. D.
       after
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       happily
    3. C.
       firstly
    4. D.
       finally
16. 16.
    1. A.
       show
    2. B.
       carry
    3. C.
       take
    4. D.
       fetch
17. 17.
    1. A.
       basic
    2. B.
       attractive
    3. C.
       brief
    4. D.
       original
18. 18.
    1. A.
       promise
    2. B.
       appreciation
    3. C.
       advice
    4. D.
       position
19. 19.
    1. A.
       troubles
    2. B.
       signals
    3. C.
       rules
    4. D.
       signs
20. 20.
    1. A.
       corrected
    2. B.
       supported
    3. C.
       surprised
    4. D.
       delighted

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

  閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地鐵系統)almost came to a stop.

    Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..

    I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42  crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月臺) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

    I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion(（忠心）  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break            B. flood              C. sink                  D. run

37. A. forced           B. refused              C. ordered             D. gathered

38. A. order            B. pay                   C. call                   D. search

39. A. climate        　 B. weather             C. storm                D. snow

40. A. used              B. promised           C. seemed             D. happened

41. A. practice          B. traffic               C. process             D. service

42. A. to               　B. through             C. over                  D. for

43. A. Unfortunately      B. Luckily      C. Interestingly      D. Satisfyingly

44. A. check              B. carry          C. find             D. board

45. A. only              B. similar         C. same             D. opposite

46. A. paused            B. crossed         C. reached          D. parked

47. A. wet                B. weak       C. sick             D. hurt

48. A. interested        B. tired          C. surprised        D. puzzled

49. A. while             B. when          C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly            B. happily        C. firstly          D. finally

51. A. show               B. carry           C. take          D. fetch

52. A. basic            B. attractive        C. brief               D. original

53. A. promise          B. appreciation       C. advice             D. position

54. A. troubles         B. signals       C. rules         D. signs

55. A. corrected         B. supported          C. surprised           D. delighted

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  閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to _36_ and the subway system (地鐵系統)almost came to a stop.

    Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were _ _37__ to go home. Some battled to _ _38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the _ _39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work..

    I _ _40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _ _41_ had stopped. After making my way _ _42  crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was operating . __ 43_, there were so many people waiting to 44_ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform.(月臺) So I took the train going in the _ _45 direction, and then turn back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train _46_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was _47__ through, discouraged and _48___.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

    I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly __51___ their devotion(（忠心）  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The e-mail taught me that a few words of __53____ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately_55__ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break            B. flood              C. sink                  D. run

37. A. forced           B. refused              C. ordered             D. gathered

38. A. order            B. pay                   C. call                   D. search

39. A. climate        　 B. weather             C. storm                D. snow

40. A. used              B. promised           C. seemed             D. happened

41. A. practice          B. traffic               C. process             D. service

42. A. to               　B. through             C. over                  D. for

43. A. Unfortunately      B. Luckily      C. Interestingly      D. Satisfyingly

44. A. check              B. carry          C. find             D. board

45. A. only              B. similar         C. same             D. opposite

46. A. paused            B. crossed         C. reached          D. parked

47. A. wet                B. weak       C. sick             D. hurt

48. A. interested        B. tired          C. surprised        D. puzzled

49. A. while             B. when          C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly            B. happily        C. firstly          D. finally

51. A. show               B. carry           C. take          D. fetch

52. A. basic            B. attractive        C. brief               D. original

53. A. promise          B. appreciation       C. advice             D. position

54. A. troubles         B. signals       C. rules         D. signs

55. A. corrected         B. supported          C. surprised           D. delighted