24. “May I go and play with Dick this afternoon, Mum?” “No, you can’t go out _______ your work is being done.”

A. before          B. until         C. as                D. the moment

Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36       a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped   37     many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

  When she was fourteen, Michel was already       38    interested in the differences in her friends'   39      that she would spend hours    40     them. After   41    college she went to France for a   42    two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

  Michel says that it is    43      for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover

  44    of what she needs to know simply    45       looking at the writing with her own eyes,     46     she also has machines   47    help her make    48   different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often    49      great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50  of what kind of person the  51   is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    52   I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she      53  she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman    54   she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be  55   , however.

36. A. with                 B.  by              C. like                D. as

37. A. search       B. follow            C. catch             D. judge

38. A. so           B. too                C. quite              D. extra

39. A. books       B. letter              C. tongues           D. handwriting

40. A. writing    B. studying          C. settling            D. uncovering

41 A. attending          B. finishing          C. starting             D. stepping into

42. A. powerful          B. natural            C. special             D. common

43. A .main      B. safe               C. easy               D. impossible

44 A. most          B. nothing           C. little               D. sight

45. A. with        B. by                C. of                 D. about

46 A. so            B. for                 C. thus               D. but

47 A. they          B. in which         C. that                D. those

48 A. up           B. out                C. for                D. Into

49 A. of            B. to                 C. with              D. for

50 A. test           B. sign                C. means            D. habit(习惯)

51 A. thief          B. criminal           C. writer             D. policeman

52 A. whether      B. unless            C. if                  D. after

53 A. adds         B. tells               C. repeats            D. cries

54 A. before       B. after              C. shyly             D. and

55 A. necessary     B. all right           C. important                D. quite easy

 I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不恭）was  36  to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37  ，I was a straight Astudent and my parents had high hopes for me to  38   an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.Billy did not 39  into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40  teenage love．I still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had  41  about where we would dance and drink and party together.

    This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the  42  letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University-the Ivy League college   43  in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

    There was no  44  that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was  45  down south and I had offers   46  for me there，too. I was torn between my love for him and my family  47  ．

    One week   48   the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen years old and I had a  49  to make---one that went  50  beyond the choice of  51  to attend university.

    In August，I  52  and drove north to Providence．It took several months to  53  that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my life，opening doors and giving me the  54  I now use to think，to learn and to write. Life is always about  55  it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

1.A. appealing  B. disturbing  C. confusing  D. amusing

2.A. Unfortunately  B. Actually  C. Luckily  D. Originally

3.A. leave  B. finish  C. start  D. attend

4.A. fit  B. look  C. break  D. run

5.A. mature  B. crazy  C. normal  D. wrong

6.A. talked  B. looked  C. lied  D. argued

7.A. acceptance  B. rejection  C. application  D. recommendation

8.A. located  B. placed  C. set  D. laid

9.A. point  B. challenge  C. question  D. need

10.A. left  B. sent C . dismissed  D. employed

11.A. hoping  B. asking  C. waiting  D. searching

12.A. tradition  B. expectation  C. reputation  D. connection

13.A. before  B. after C. at  D. since

14.A. decision  B. plan  C. rule  D. promise

15.A. out  B. away  C. deep  D. far

16.A. when  B. how  C. whether  D. where

17.A. got up  B. packed up  C. held up  D. turned up

18.A. foresee  B. realize  C. imagine  D. consider

19.A. chances  B. position  C. tools     D. equipment

20.A. surprises  B. adventures  C. opportunities  D. choices

 

I stood by and watched her and her mother busily decorating her college dormitory.Everything was in place，__1__ boxes under the bed and photos of her dearest friends on the wall.I closely monitored that this time things were __2__.I began to accept that her room at home is no longer __3__.It is now ours，our room for her when she visits.

I __4__ myself thinking of when I held her in my arms sitting in a chair by my wife's hospital __5__.One day old.So small，so beautiful，so perfect，so totally reliant on her new，untested parents.My life changed from the day I drove this little baby home from the __6__.I saw myself different that day，__7__.

The last few days __8__ she left for college，I touched her face—anything—__9__ that when my wife and I returned home，she would not be with us and there would be __10__ to touch.I had so much to say，but no words with which to say it.

Suddenly she looked up，__11__ me staring at her，which caused her to say to her mother，“Mom，Dad's looking at me funny.” She then said，“It'll be __12__，Dad.I'll be home from school soon.” I told her she would have a __13__ year.But I said little else.I was __14__　 that I would say something too small for what I was feeling，__15__ I only held onto our goodbye hug a little longer，a little __16__.

My wife's eyes followed her as she left us.Mine did not.I __17__ she hadn't gone.I knew that the life she was going __18__ was exciting and wonderful.I remembered what the world looked like to me when everything was __19__.

On the way back home，my eyes were wet and my heart was sore，and I realized that my __20__ was changed forever.

1．A.with　 　　　　 B．in

C．by　　　　 　　　 D．on

2．A.important 　　　　 B．enjoyable

C．convenient　 　　 D．different

3．A.mine　　 　　　　 B．hers

C．ours　　　 　　　 D．theirs

4．A.sent　　　 　　　　 B．stopped

C．found　　 　　　 D．set

5．A.desk　　　 　　　　 B．wall

C．room　　　 　　　 D．bed

6．A.kindergarten　 　　 B．hospital

C．school　　 　　　 D．park

7．A.neither　　 　　　 B．either

C．other　　 　　　 D．too

8．A.before　　 　　　　 B．after

C．since　　 　　　 D．when

9．A.wondering 　 　　　 B．saying

C．knowing　 　　　 D．showing

10．A.nothing　 　　　　 B．everything　

C．anything 　　　 D．something

11．A.observing　 　　　 B．catching　

C．watching 　　　 D．keeping

12．A.bad　　 　　　 B．wrong　

C．fine　　 　　　　 D．right

13．A.whole　　 　　　　 B．comfortable　

C．difficult 　　　　　 D．great

14．A.aware　　 　　　　 B．afraid　

C．sure　　 　　　　 D．sorry

15．A.but　　 　　　　 B．for　

C．so　　　 　　　　 D．and

16．A.better　 　　　　 B．tighter　

C．happier　 　　　 D．nearer

17．A.imagined　 　　　 B．thought　

C．guessed　 　　　 D．expected

18．A.across　 　　　　 B．by 　

C．towards　 　　　 D．over

19．A.good　　 　　　　 B．bright　

C．new　　 　　　　 D．perfect

20．A.life　　 　　　　 B．heart

C．dream　 　　　　 D．belief

 

Doing your homework is a sure way to improve yor test scores, and this is especially true ____ it comes to classroom tests.

A. before     B. since    C. when   D. after