Students who graduate with working experience will be given ______ over those who never work in any company．

A．prediction       B．preference         C．presence        D．preparation

Don’t expect too much of them．They are suffering from a _________ of money themselves．

A．possibility         B．poverty          C．similarity      D．property

Despite the fact that it is still not fully understood, more and more farmers are _________ this modern technology of agriculture．

A．benefiting from        B．convincing of          C．suspecting of      D．protecting from

Successful people have some good qualities and above all, they are never ________ a simple life so they keep fighting until they are top ones．

A．interested in        B．curious about         C．content with         D．confident in

To their disappointment, the couple _______ the house but couldn’t find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble．

A．got through          B．went through             C．lived through         D．looked through

The point is that no medicine is ________ for children when they are infected with the hand-foot-mouth disease （HFMD）．

A．alternative        B．absurd          C．available           D．harmony

As the story develops, the young woman has now got a ______ job in a library after several part-time jobs．

A．precious          B．special            C．specific         D．stable

I’m sorry I got caught in the traffic；_________, I could have been here sooner．

A．besides          B．although          C．anyway           D．otherwise

He doesn’t have interest in cooking．__________, he’s getting tired of it．

A．On the contrary                                          B．On the one hand

C．On the other hand                                       D．On the whole

What I Want for You and Every Child in America

Dear Malia and Sasha,

       I know that you've both had a lot of ___（1） these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have．But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't ____（2）for all the time we've been apart．I know ____（3）I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey．

       When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd___（4） my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my____（5） with all your curiosity and mischief （捣乱） and those smiles that never____（6） to fill my heart and light up my day．

       I want all our children to go to schools_____（7） of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌输） in them a sense of_____（8） about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college____（9）their parents aren't rich．And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own_____（10）and retire with dignity．

       I want us to____（11） the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer．And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach _____（12）the divides of race and region, gender and religion that_____（13） us from seeing the best in each other．

       That was the_____（14） your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for_____（15） because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean_____（16）．

       She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the_____（17）work of perfecting our union falls to each of us．It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to_____（18）we know America should be．

       These are the things I want for you, to_____（19）in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have．That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure．

       I am so proud of both of you．I love you______（20）you can ever know．And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise （自信）, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House．

       Love, Dad

1．A．play                 B．fun                   C．pain                 D．gain

2．A．take up               B．pick up           C．make up          D．put up

3．A．how much        B．how many          C．how soon           D．how long

4．A．lose                B．make             C．take             D．walk

5．A．world             B．family               C．position             D．place

6．A．succeed          B．come            C．tend               D．fail

7．A．worth            B．worthless        C．worthwhile         D．worthy

8．A．humor               B．happiness           C．wonder            D．sadness

9．A．even if             B．as if                   C．though               D．although

10．A．friends                B．kids                    C．boys                   D．girls

11．A．rush                   B．catch                  C．push                  D．pull

12．A．to                      B．in                       C．into                    D．beyond

13．A．keep                   B．let                      C．make                  D．warn

14．A．way                   B．method               C．means                D．lesson

15．A．quantity              B．quality                C．equality              D．quarter

16．A．everything          B．something           C．anything             D．nothing

17．A．unfinished           B．finished              C．unfinishing          D．finishing

18．A．which                B．who                   C．what                  D．that

19．A．wake up             B．grow up             C．come up             D．get up

20．A．rather than          B．other than           C．less than             D．more than