My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
    One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
    I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
    Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
31. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and   
   ________.
   A. preferred to stay alone at home                       B. lost interest in his studies
   C. refused to talk to others                                 D. began to dislike his mother
32. There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.
   A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
   B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
   C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice
   D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
33. The sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “________”.
   A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting
   B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
   C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
   D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
34. What is the main idea of this passage?
   A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
   B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.
   C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
   D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 11　 topic— happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 12 in work and life.

To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 13 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 14 — plastic, glass, metal, porcelain(陶瓷), some plain-looking, some very 15 . The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.

　 When all the students had a cup of coffee in 16 , the professor said: “If you have noticed, all the nice-looking 17 cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 　 　18 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 19 of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no 20 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 21 what we drink. What all of you 　22 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 23 the best cups. Now 24 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 25 in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and 26 life, and the different types of cups we have don’t decide, nor 　27 the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will 　28 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don’t let the cups 29 you...enjoy the coffee instead.”

　 At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 30 embarrassment.

11. A. hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sensitive　　　　　　　　　 C. famous　　　　　　　　　 D. easy

12. A. pay　　　　　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. experience　　　　　　　 D. stress

13. A. cooked　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. met

14. A. cups　　　　　　　　　 B. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plates　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drinks

15. A. common　　　　　　 B. special　　　　　　　　　　 C. rare　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. delicate

16. A. order　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 D. place

17. A. pretty　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　　　　 C. colorful 　　　　　　　　 D. expensive

18. A. necessary　　　　　 B. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible

19. A. situation　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　　　　　　 D. source

20. A. quality　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　　　　 C. weight　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. color

21. A. makes　　　　　　　　 B. gives　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hides　　　　　　　　　　　 D. includes

22. A. finally　　　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　　　　　　　 C. especially　　　　　　　　 D. nearly

23. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

24. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. discuss　　　　　　　　　　 C. try　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. consider

25. A. position　　　　　　　 B. relation　　　 　　　　　　 C. workmates　　　　　　　 D. friends

26. A. create　　　　　　　　 B. support　　　　　　　　　 C. contain　　　　　　　　　　 D. own

27. A. damage　　　　　　　 B. determine　　　　　C. change　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. increase

28. A. come　　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

29. A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. control

30. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. speechless　　　　 　　　 C. amazing　　　　　　　　　 D. reasonable

 Jonny, I can’t believe how much you have changed! You ______at least one foot!

   A. grow                B. grew         C. have grown        D. are growing

Shining down out of the blue sky almost the whole day, ______.

A. the sun burnt their pale skins　　　 　　　 B. the sun burning their pale skins

C. they were burnt by the fierce sun　　　　D. their pale skins were burnt by the sun

 Grandpa has promised to buy a nice gift for my birthday, ______which is beyond my imagination.

A. it                             B. that                  C. one                       D. the one

 Many people are so ______ to their mobile phones that they use them at meal times and even in church.

A. related                       B. attached            C. accustomed             D. exposed

The UN has made an announcement ______a global conference on women will be held in 2015,______issues connected with women such as health care will be discussed.

A. that; which　 　　　 B. which; that　　 C. where; which　　 D. that; where

 The old couple walked rather slowly, and could be seen, from time to time, to stop and rest, ______ out to sea.

A. to be staring               B. stared               C. having stared            D. staring

 Looking back now, if I ______the effort in learning the piano then, I would not be who I am.

A didn’t put in                                             B. hadn’t put in

C. wouldn’t have put in                               D. shouldn’t put in

 ______ I couldn’t fully understand what he wanted to show in his paintings, I thought his works quite impressive.

   A. As                             B. Since                C. If                                   D. While