The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 26 and it was raining heavily. I could not 27 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 28 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 29 home. It was the last time I felt 30 to him.

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 31 . I was proud of it, for I felt 32 and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 33 from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 34 me scratching (乱涂，勾抹) the paper. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 35 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I follow his 36 for the next two words, but 37 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method the 38 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 39 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 40 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 41 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to depend on you. We are 42 to improve you anything for your future .You have to get 43 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 44 , I have 45 it through high school and through college.

26. A. graduation　　　　　 B. employment　　　　　　 C. college　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

27. A. from　　　　　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　 D. break

28. A. dormitory　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. desk　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

29. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　 D. halfway

30. A. close　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

31. A. gap　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　 D. accident

32. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. depressed　　　　　　　　 C. independent　　　　　　 D.comfortable

33. A. comfort　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. explanation

34. A. helping　　　 B. directing　　　　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　　 D. blaming

35. A. skill　　　　　　　　　 B. patience　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

36. A. introduction B. manner　　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advice

37. A. even if　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

38. A. difficult　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. efficient　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

39. A. relationship B. friendship　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. life

40. A. schooling　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expectation

41. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. scholar　　　　　　　　　　 C. scientist　　　　　　　　　 D. specialist

42. A. tired　　　　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready

43. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job　 D. a good writing

44. A. help　　　　　　　　　 B. expectations　　　　　　 C. examination　　　　　　 D. watch

45. A. succeeded　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

 Antarctica is so mystically described by some people. If only I _____ there!

   A. had been     B. have been         C. have gone          D. had gone

--- Tom, Who will give ______ lecture? What is it about?

---Professor Chen, ______ president of Beijing University, about pollution.

　 A. the, a　　　　 B. a, the　　　　　 C. the, 不填　　 　　 D. a, 不填

 An average of 130,000 Chinese­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­        aboard for studies every year over the past few years, improving exchanges in the educational fields.

A. was going      B. have been going    C. has been going    D. are going­­­­­­­­­­­

--- Jack, I lost your ball at school. I suppose I should pay for it.

--- Oh. ______. It was just an old ball anyway.

　 A. Take it easy　　 B. By no means　 C. You got it　　　　 D. Forget it

Our city has developed into a big city；which is ____ it used to be．

A．four times larger than that B．four times the size of what　

C．four times the size larger than what　 D．as four times the size as that

 There is somebody waiting for you______ I think might be one of your classmates.

    A．who         B．whom       C．whoever          D．which   

 In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ______ a most excellent athlete. He has won many gold medals.

A．practices     B．proves       C．behaves          D．conducts

--- You know I’m having a hard time now．　

--- Needn’t worry．If you can______ the present difficulties，everything should be all right．　

　 A．get away　　 B．get over　　 C．get off　　　　　 D．get on　　

--- You told Holmes about what happened in the train?

---No，I didn’t. He had rushed off towards the station________I could say anything more．

　 A. before　　　　 B．until　　　 C．when　　　　　 D．as