完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。?
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so____36____ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was  ____37_____  for her.?
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to  ____38____ her. Clearly she had taken me ____39____ somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, ____40____ to give explanation to my girl later.?
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl ____41____ her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite ____42____ of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me ____43____ myself. I’ m Nancy, used to be ____44____. Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very ____45____.?
But I was  ____46____ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend ____47____ the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we ____48____ keep contacts(联系) later?”I had to submit to her ____49____.?
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.?
A minute later I got a short ____50____ on my phone—from a stranger. My girlfriend  ____51____ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to ____52____ your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the ____53____ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also ____54____ to leave at the same stop. Because of the ____55____ I delayed my departure. Now you’ ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”
36. A. tiring            B. slow            C. crowded             D. messy
37. A. ready            B. available        C. special               D. suitable
38. A. identify          B. realize          C. remind               D. judge
39. A. on              B. by              C. with                 D. for
40. A. preferring        B. planning         C. managing             D. promising
41. A. fixed            B. Opened          C. raised                D. focused
42. A. proud           B. careful           C. afraid                D. aware
43. A. explain          B. enjoy            C. introduce             D. help
44. A. partners          B. neighbors        C. friends               D. colleagues
45. A. naturally         B. generously       C. cautiously             D. normally
46. A. in a hurry        B. at a loss          C. at ease               D. in time
47. A. while           B. before           C. when               D. until
48. A. would          B. can              C. should               D. must
49. A. request         B. question          C.command             D. opinion
50. A. suggession      B. warning          C. notice                D. message
51. A. removed        B. seized            C. found                D. caught
52. A. steal           B. reach             C. get                  D. pick
53. A. terminal        B. former            C. previous              D. latter
54. A. pretending       B. intending          C. demanding           D. announcing
55. A. incident         B.matter             C. accident             D. affair

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had   21 risen from my seat and piled on excess （过量） noodles. Then I licked（舔）my bowl with the buttered garlic bread,   22 no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my   23  just to button my jeans. I feared school   24 . The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.
I learned   25  to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved   26 ,with the children on defense. One   27  move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father   28  than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while   29  our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get   30  before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I   31  and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay   32  in my hands. We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They   33 . I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their   34  cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I   35  two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement,   36 they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the   37 .
“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.
“We should trade. What   38  are you?” Marcy asked.
“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”
“Me too,” Marcy said.
I   39  in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so   40  could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.
21．A．hurriedly             B．hungrily              C．repeatedly           D．worriedly[
22．A．leaving               B．offering              C．collecting            D．examining
23．A．stomach              B．legs                    C．waist                   D．hands
24．A．uniforms             B．meals                  C．holiday               D．shopping
25．A．what                   B．how                    C．why                    D．when
26．A．battle                  B．game                  C．strike                  D．debate
27．A．big                     B．unusual               C．false                   D．bold
28．A．harder                 B．further                C．earlier                 D．faster
29．A．swallowing          B．biting                  C．tasting                 D．cooking
30．A．excuses               B．seconds               C．opportunities       D．demands
31．A．ordered               B．lied                     C．paid                    D．promised
32．A．closed                 B．guided                C．guarded               D．satisfied
33．A．laughed               B．murmured           C．shouted               D．whispered
34．A．mouths               B．hands                  C．eyes                    D．ears
35．A．led                     B．followed             C．invited                D．walked
36．A．thankful              B．afraid                  C．anxious               D．excited
37．A．interview            B．conversation        C．question              D．report
38．A．number               B．size                     C．color                   D．weight
39．A．jumped               B．waited                 C．cried                   D．hid
40．A．everybody           B．anybody              C．nobody               D．somebody

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” This   36    seem a strange thing to say, But   37    things can help you to   38   them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it   39    your hands, you can feel how smooth and cold the ball is. You can feel how   40   the ball is . The roundness, smoothness,  41   and heaviness are all parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the   42   , you really see it.
You can feel surprisingly well, For example, your fingers can   43    the difference of coins in your pocket. You can feel a little   44  of water on the back of your hand.
You can even feel   45   . Have you ever wondered why some people like very   46    music? They must like to feel the sounds of music as to hear them.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often.   47    most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up. In stores, we touch things we want to   48   : food, clothing, tables and beds, To see something well, we   49  touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your   50    and try to feel   51   , Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, and the air. At first,   52  is not easy to feel these things, You are too   53   to them.
Most things on   54   in museums are just for looking. But today, “Do touch!” There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a dress, and the rough   55  of an old chair.
36. A. may                   B. must                 C. should                  D. will
37. A. doing                 B. seeing           C. touching                   D. hearing
38. A. know                  B. see                    C. hear                         D. feel
39. A. in                       B. on                    C. with                         D. under
40. A. heavy                 B. light                 C. big                          D. small
41. A. lightness             B. temperature          C. warmth                D. coldness
42. A. glass                   B. ball                   C. parts                        D. thing
43. A. understand      B. say                   C. tell                          D. feel
44.A. drop                    B. piece                 C. block                       D. bit
45.A. noise                   B. songs                C. voice                       D. sounds
46. A. quiet                  B. peaceful            C. loud                         D. silent
47. A. Since                  B. Though             C. Yet                          D. So
48. A. eat                        B. wear                 C. buy                          D. use
49. A. can                 B. shall                 C. might                   D. have to
50. A. door                   B. mouth           C. window                    D. eyes
51. A. everything          B. anything            C. them                        D. nothing
52. A. that                    B. this                   C. those                        D. it
53. A. used                   B. interested          C. excited                D. moved
54. A. wall                   B. shelf                 C. show                        D. desk
55. A. paper                  B. cloth                 C. wood                       D. medal

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage（村舍）with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  36  by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  37   “Aunty Misery” at her.  One evening, a passer-by（过路者） asked to  38  for the night. Seeing that he had an 39  face, she let him in and gave him a nice  40  . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her  41  that anyone who climbed up her tree  42  not be able to come back down until she  43  it.                                                                                                                                                                                               When the children came back to steal her  44 , she had them stuck（粘）on the tree. They had to beg her long  45  she gave the tree permission to let  46  go. Aunty Misery was free from the  47  at last.                                                                                        One day another man   48  her door. This one did not look trustworthy（值得相信的）to her,   49   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   50   me.” said he.                                                   Thinking fast, Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  51  some pears from my dear tree to remember the  52  it brought to me in this life. But I am too  53  to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   54   as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh (叹气), Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.                                                               
36．A．hopeless      B．painful           C．dull            D．crazy               
37．A．calling       B．shouting          C．announcing     D．whispering                       
38．A．stay          B．live             C．hide            D．lie               
39．A．interesting     B．honest            C．anxious          D．angry                   
40．A．gift            B．kiss              C．treat           D．smile                   
41．A．suggestion    B．demand           C．permission         D．wish                  
42．A．could        B．should            C．might          D．must                 
43．A．permitted     B．promised         C．answered        D．declared
44．A．branch        B．food             C．tree            D．fruit                     
45．A．after              B．while         C．since              D．before                      
46．A．it               B．them           C．him               D．her                        
47．A．trick               B．question        C．trouble            D．difficulty               
48．A．stepped into         B．left for        C．stopped at          D．walked around   
49．A．so                B．but            C．although          D．because               
50．A．with             B．off            C．upon             D．for                      
51．A．choose           B．pick           C．shake            D．hit                          
52．A．honor             B．pleasure             C．hope             D．excitement                     
53．A．light              B．short         C．old              D．thin                 
54．A．proud             B．kind           C．fine             D．smart
55．A．disappointedly   B．cheerfully         C．unwillingly       D．eagerly

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   36__   to catch a train, she   37   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said   38   . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   39  to annoy him, but the driver kept   40  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  41  , so she changed her  42 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem   43  for me not to think you know the best way  __44   the city.”
45   , the driver glanced at his   46   in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  47   I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself   48   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to   __49_   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or   50   marriages. I have discovered one simple   51   extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from   52   in a disaster.
The   53   is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  54  in what that person is saying. Find a way to   55  , and the result may surprise you.
36. A. hurry       B. rush       C. moment     D. way
37. A. chose       B. made     C. found     D. suggested
38. A. jokingly          B. angrily          C. anxiously   D. curiously
39. A. supposed      B. expected     C. meant     D. decided
40. A. apologizing  B. driving     C. asking     D. shouting
41. A. reasonable  B. thoughtful  C. normal          D. practical
42. A. road        B. mind      C. direction    D. manner
43. A. strange     B. wrong     C. terrible          D. stupid
44. A. across      B. in               C. through    D. along
45. A. Surprised     B. Worried     C. Annoyed    D. Disappointed
46. A. rider        B. speaker      C. helper     D. comer
47. A. until        B. after      C. because      D. since
48. A. satisfied          B. concerned   C. crowded     D. faced
49. A. give up     B. turn down  C. stick to          D. point out                 
50. A. combine      B. destroy       C. suffer     D. divide
51. A. and         B. that        C. but        D. though
52. A. lying       B. resulting     C. setting     D. leading
53. A. problem          B. importance C. key        D. reply
54. A. fact         B. meaning     C. expression  D. truth
55. A. agree       B. argue     C. explain       D. escape

二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a  21  part of the learning process. But all too often  22  parents and teachers we disallow this same right to our children.
When I see a child  23   from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His  24   of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He  25  answered questions--- he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his  26   . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all  27  her very much.
One morning, we were working on maths problems at the chalk-board. Donnie had  28   the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I  29  the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in  30  . He’d missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face  31   . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently  32   the tear-stained(弄脏的) face from his arms. “ I’ve got something to  33  you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
“See these   34   , Donnie,” she continued. “ They belong to Mrs. Lindstorm and me. See how the erasers are   35   . That’s because we make mistakes too. But, we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you  36  learn to do, too.
She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on  37   desk so you’ll remember that everyone makes mistakes,  38  teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The   39   became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually  40  him that it’s all right to make mistakes--- as long as you erase them and try again.
21．A．small                B．basic                      C．necessary               D．large
22．A．for                    B．as                          C．to                          D．with
23．A．come                B．take                       C．fall                        D．suffer
24．A．fear                  B．lesson                    C．chance                   D．sense
25．A．always              B．Often                    C．once                      D．seldom
26．A．self-protection   B．self-improvement    C．self-confidence       D．self-learning
27．A．respected           B．disliked                  C．avoided                  D．minded
28．A．written down     B．worked out             C．gone over               D．gave in
29．A．left                   B．offered                  C．missed                   D．parted
30．A．surprise             B．astonishment          C．anger                     D．tears
31．A．darkened           B．brightened              C．pulled                    D．loosened
32．A．pushing            B．picking                  C．holding                  D．lifting
33．A．help                  B．show                     C．reward                   D．promise
34．A．pencils              B．mistakes                 C．marks                    D．containers
35．A．used                  B．built                      C．worn                     D．damaged
36．A．may                  B．Must                     C．dare                       D．can
37．A．my                   B．someone’s              C．the teacher’s           D．your
38．A．still                   B．also                       C．even                      D．not
39．A．pencil               B．words                    C．mistake                  D．desk
40．A．warned              B．informed                C．persuaded               D．reminded

二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the  16  side of this line. When I hold  17  the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to  18  independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an)  19  mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s  20  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
……
Two months ago, she was  21  to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a  22  time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  23  courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face  24  with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,  25  she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a (an)  26  one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen  27  suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a  28  mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother  29  every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit  30  .
I  31  the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:  32  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.  33  , she is well-equipped and eager to  34  the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the  35  we both needed.
16. A. left                    B. right                        C. either                      D. each
17. A. onto                  B. up                           C. back                        D. out
18. A. keep                  B. refuse                      C. taste                        D. bear
19. A. awkward            B. relaxing                   C. lively                      D. beautiful
20. A. comment            B. word                       C. concept                   D. response
21. A. received             B. invited                     C. treated                     D. accepted
22. A. good                  B. great                       C. hard                        D. easy
23. A. taken                 B. underlined               C. offered                    D. emphasized
24. A. lit up                 B. built up                   C. turned up                 D. made up
25. A. imagining          B. thinking                   C. hoping                    D. adding
26. A. only                  B. just                         C. even                        D. single
27. A. mostly               B. hardly                     C. exactly                    D. slightly
28. A. sharp                 B. normal                    C. different                  D. typical
29. A. encouraging       B. evaluating                C. disagreeing              D. agreeing
30. A. anxious              B. excited                    C. sad                          D. tense
31. A. reviewed            B. observed                  C. checked                   D. studied
32. A. competence        B. honesty                    C. confidence               D. responsibility
33. A. Therefore          B. Instead                    C. Still                        D. Besides
34. A. determine           B. embrace                   C. discover                  D. control
35. A. character            B. strength                   C. relief                       D. independence

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ___36____ her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt ___37____ and apprehensive（惴惴不安）. Late in the afternoon she ___38____ the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table ___39____ with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She ___40____ if someone from the office had ___41____ him off, or... did he just ___42____ know that she would not get turned down? She found him in the kitchen and told him the good ___43____. They embraced and kissed, then ___44____ down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It ___45___: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
___46___ the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She ___47___ that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the ___48___, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You ___49___ it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the ___50___ of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse（配偶）is total ___51___ and love, ___52___ she succeeds or fails. His love ___53___ her victories and comforts her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their ___54___.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to ___55___ world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.
36.   A. inform       B. require       C. ask     D. advise
37.   A. nervous      B. excited       C. embarrassed       D. relaxed
38.   A. called B. lifted  C. scattered     D. gathered
39.   A. laid    B. set      C. made  D. brought
40.   A. realized      B. knew  C. mattered     D. wondered
41.   A. tipped B. cut      C. put     D. broke
42.   A. somewhat   B. somehow    C. anyhow      D. anyway
43.   A. decision     B. salary  C. news   D. employer
44.   A. got     B. looked       C. sat      D. lay
45.   A. read    B. wrote  C. went   D. told
46.   A. Preparing   B. Following  C. Arranging   D. Cooking
47.   A. watched     B. observed    C. stared  D. noticed
48.   A. table   B. bed     C. floor   D. pocket
49.   A. deserve      B. suppose      C. answer       D. honor
50.   A. depth  B. measure     C. length D. width
51.   A. preference  B. absence      C. assistance   D. acceptance
52.   A. whether     B. what   C. why    D. where
53.   A. shows B. supports     C. celebrates   D. approves
54.   A. condition   B. direction    C. surroundings      D. scenery
55.   A. enjoy  B. achieve      C. settle   D. promote

      完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Picture this situation. It is late afternoon and you are    36   . You have an important dinner engagement that evening so you    37    to take an hour nap. Instead of setting your alarm you ask a friend who is visiting to wake you in an hour. He   38   .
Two hours later, your friend wakes you. You ask, “Why didn’t you wake me after one hour?” He    39    that he thought you asked him to wake you in two hours and that is what he said. You then have to run around and get ready    40  , muttering to yourself about how you    41   have set the alarm rather than asking your friend to wake you. Had you done that, you would not have been so    42    to get ready.
Your conclusion is correct. Your    43   of what happened looked at the system you used. Your friend’s   44   to wake you resulted from a miscommunication.   45   he didn’t hear you correctly or you misspoke.
46   at the situation from the point of view of being personally responsible is always better than blaming yourself or another. So how do you best be “responsible” in this situation? The answer is   47   in systems thinking.
Dr. W. Edward Deming is the American statistician who is credited with   48   the quality practices to Japan.   49   his arrival in that country in 1950, the label “made in Japan” was synonymous with inferior(劣等的) quality. Now the same “made in Japan” label is synonymous(等同) with   50   quality.
So what did Dr. Deming teach the Japanese that made such a  51   to the quality of their products? The answer is quite simple, yet profound.   52   on years of statistical analysis, Deming was able to validate(证明) that 94 % of all failures are not because people don’t want to do a good job. The fact is that   53   people want to do a good job.
What, then, is the   54   if it’s not the people?
It’s the system. The system failed in 94% of the    55   , not the people.
36. A. relaxed          B. puzzled            C. concerned          D. tired
37. A. try              B. decide             C. promise            D. expect
38. A. agrees        B. admits                C. accepts            D. adopts
39. A. wonders        B. doubts             C. replies             D. requests
40. A. carelessly         B. quickly            C. angrily            D. suddenly
41. A. should          B. could              C. might             D. would
42. A. slow           B. rushed              C. uncertain           D. satisfied
43. A. understanding B. presentation       C. description          D. analysis
44. A. forgetfulness B. unwillingness      C. failure             D. fault
45. A. Either        B. Neither              C. Both                D. Whether
46. A. Glaring        B. Staring            C. Glancing           D. Looking
47. A. left              B. found             C. received           D. completed
48. A. bringing        B. turning            C. fetching            D. leading
49. A. Until          B. After              C. Before             D. Since
50. A. different     B. poor            C. best               D. high
51. A. difference    B. destruction       C. decoration        D. distinction
52. A. Based        B. Relied                 C. Focused            D. Counted
53. A. few            B. fewer             C. more              D. most
54. A. reason       B. cause                 C. effect              D. result
55. A. incidents     B. accidents              C. cases               D. actions

第三节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.
Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   21    just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   22   to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to   23   times a year when we can see each other.
Over the weekend, we   24   hours and hours, staying up late   25   the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he   26   with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毁]  27  . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   28   to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter   29  hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.
I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   30  . I felt like I was getting   31  . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.
By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   32   by the experience. It had been so  33  , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship - but I didn't. I put the   34   of friendship to the   35   test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she   36   me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.
A few days   37  , she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   38  , and then she told me that she had  39   with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   40   rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.
21. A. divided               B. shared               C. experienced              D. enjoyed
22. A. got                            B. traveled             C. moved                     D. arrived
23. A. the few               B. the little            C. few                   D. little
24. A. took                   B. spared               C. offered                 D. spent
25. A. into                    B. in                            C. for                    D. at
26. A. supplied                 B. experimented     C. tried                 D. provided
27. A. action                 B. movements        C. behavior            D. activities
28. A. explaining           B. speaking            C. calling                     D. lying
29. A. what                   B. why                  C. how                  D. however
30. A. trouble               B. worry               C. difficulty           D. task
31. A. somewhere          B. nowhere            C. anywhere          D. everywhere
32. A. burned down              B. turned down      C. turned out         D. worn out
33. A. discouraging              B. encouraging       C. exciting             D. inspiring
34. A. strength                     B. force                 C. power               D. energy
35. A. last                        B. final                 C. late                   D. recent
36. A. treated                B. regarded            C. honored            D. valued
37. A. later                   B. after                 C. ago                   D. before
38. A. information         B. dialogue            C. conversation      D. communication
39. A. broken out          B. broken up          C. broken away      D. broken off
40. A. luckily                B. correctly           C. naturally           D. truly