4.Jennifer was halfway down the stairs when she turned and took one last look at her room.21A high school and going away to college was like the (22)C pause at the ending of a chapter in a good book,and she was (23)Cto turn the page.
Jennifer went down the stairs to where her mother and father,(24)Aquiet,were waiting.She even felt a sense of guilt deep (25)B her when she admitted to herself how longingly she had (26)D getting away from her home and starting a new life in the college.
They went out through the front door.Dad put the suitcases in the back of the (27)C,and then came forward to hold the front door open."Sit in the (28)A,dear,"her mother suggested,touching her arm gently,and Jennifer noticed that her mother was (29)Bone of those sad-looking smiles.In fact,she was afraid her mother might even (30)Dat the train station.
Her father pulled out of their driveway and Jennifer turned for one last look at the house.
They pulled up at the station then.The train was coming.There were last-minute questions,words of advice,and then (31)B.
"Well,I'm on my way.Don't worry about me,everything will be OK,"Jennifer said (32)D.
When her father took the picture,she noticed her mother wasn't weepy at all-the smile on her face wasn't (33)Bsad-looking.
Through the window,Jennifer held (34)Dwith her eyes as the train moved away slowly.They were standing close together,and somehow it (35)Dthe memory of that day when she was seven-when she had persuaded them to let her (36)Athe big Ferris wheel(摩天轮) all by herself.She had sat still in the (37)Cmiddle of the seat as she did just now in the car,feeling (38)B that even if she fell,even if the Ferris wheel itself fell,she had known they would catch her.
Suddenly she felt tears (39)D her eyes.She wiped her eyes one last time and found her parents out of (40)Awhen she looked back again.
21.A.Finishing | B.Attending | C.Entering | D.Continuing |
22.A.frequent | B.sudden | C.brief | D.regular |
23.A.sad | B.slow | C.eager | D.quiet |
24.A.strangely | B.badly | C.normally | D.definitely |
25.A.from | B.within | C.into | D.of |
26.A.looked up to | B.got used to | C.got bored with | D.looked forward to |
27.A.seat | B.wheel | C.car | D.driveway |
28.A.middle | B.back | C.front | D.side |
29.A.flashing | B.wearing | C.forcing | D.shaping |
30.A.arrive | B.escape | C.faint | D.cry |
31.A.decisions | B.hugs | C.changed | D.rushes |
32.A.loudly | B.sadly | C.impatiently | D.heartily |
33.A.all | B.even | C.only | D.once |
34.A.it | B.her | C.him | D.them |
35.A.kept away | B.stuck to | C.wiped off | D.brought back |
36.A.ride | B.catch | C.play | D.drive |
37.A.same | B.right | C.exact | D.similar |
38.A.afraid | B.certain | C.sorry | D.peaceful |
39.A.controlled | B.rolled | C.emptied | D.flooded |
40.A.sight | B.mind | C.station | D.memory |