Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to   21   how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I   22   that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign tgravel and making all sorts of new and   23   friends. While traveling was inspring and meeting people was   24   , nothing about my tern in France was what I   25   .

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was   26   by a nice frence couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting   27   I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to   28   out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a   29   this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to   30   my native language, I asked not to be   31   with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I   32   myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the   33   .

I left France with many   34   , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always   35   to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends   36   France we enjoyed together. I love how peole   37   seem so different, but end up being so   38   . The most valuabe lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people   39   to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful   40   .

21. A. discuss               B. express              C. announce           D. argue

22. A. approved             B. knew                 C. warmed             D. denied

23. A. stubborn             B. anxious              C. universal            D. interesting

24. A. boring                 B. upsetting            C. exciting             D. promising

25. A. expected             B. liked                  C. doubted             D. feared

26. A. sponsored           B. witnessed          C. greeted              D. supported

27. A. until                    B. when                 C. since                 D. while

28. A, move                  B. travel                 C. walk                  D. rush

29. A. housekeeper        B. leader                C. roommate          D. colleague

30. A. learn                   B. appreciate          C. speak                D. master

31. A. conbined             B. fitted                 C. involved             D. placed

32. A. added                  B. introduced         C. devoted             D. adapted

33. A. term                   B. week                 C. month               D. vacation

34. A. presents              B. suitcases            C. stories               D. dream

35. A. surprised             B. disturbed           C. embarrassed       D. concerned

36. A. analyzing             B. exploring           C. describing          D. investigating

37. A. need                   B. shall                  C. must                 D. can

38. A. generous             B. independent        C. similar               D. distant

39. A. and                     B. but                    C. or                     D. so

40. A. instruction           B. friendships         C. facts                 D. date

Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to   21  how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I   22   that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and   23  friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was   24  , nothing about my term in France was what I   25 .       

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was   26  by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting  27  I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）: there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to   28  out of one family’s house into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a   29  this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to   30 my native language, I asked not to be   31  with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I   32  myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人） the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDS! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the   33  .      

I left France with many   34  , so when people asked me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always   35  to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends   36  France we enjoyed together. I love how people   37  seem so different, but end up being so   38  . The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the friend people   39  to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful  40  .   

1.                A．discuss         B．express         C．announce D．argue

 

2.                A．approved       B．knew           C．warned   D．denied

 

3.                A．stubborn       B．anxious         C．universal  D．interesting

 

4.                A．boring         B．upsetting        C．exciting   D．promising

 

5.                A．expected       B．liked           C．doubted  D．feared

 

6.                A．sponsored      B．witnessed       C．greeted  D．supported

 

7.                A．until           B．when           C．since D．while

 

8.                A．move          B．travel          C．walk D．rush

 

9.                A．housekeeper    B．leader          C．roommate D．colleague

 

10.               A．learn          B．appreciate      C．speak D．master

 

11.               A．combined       B．fitted          C．involved   D．placed

 

12.               A．added         B．introduced      C．devoted   D．adapted

 

13.               A．term           B．week          C．month D．vocation

 

14.               A．presents        B．suitcase        C．stories    D．dreams

 

15.               A．surprised       B．disturbed       C．embarrassed   D．concerned

 

16.               A．analyzing       B．exploring       C．describing D．investigating

 

17.               A．need          B．shall           C．must  D．can

 

18.               A．generous       B．independent     C．similar D．distant

 

19.               A．and           B．but            C．or    D．so

 

20.               A．instructions     B．friendships      C．facts  D．data