28. A. passing　　 　　　 B. average　　　　　 　　 C. excellent　　　　　　　D. discouraging

27. A. recite　　　 　　　　 B. overlearn　　 　　　 C. research　　　　 　D. improve

26. A. remind　　　 　　　 B. inform　　　　 　　　 C. warm　　　　 　　 D. recall

25. A. accuracy　　 　　　 B. unit　　　　　 　　　　 C. limit　　　　 　　 D. length

24. A. result　　　 　　　　 B. law　　　 　 　　　　C. rule　　　　 　　　 D. cause

23. A. thought about　　 B. cared for　　　 　　 C. showed up　　 　D. brought up

22. A. move　　　 　　　　 B. drive　　　　 　　　 C. travel　　　　 　　 D. ride

21. A. only　　　　 　　　　 B. hardly　　　 　　　 C. still　　　　　 　　 D. even

55. We can draw a conclusion from the passage that　　　　　 .

　　　 A. Marian knew what would happen before she married Kincaid.

　　　 B. Kincaid thought his absence would be a problem when he married Marian.

　　　 C. It turned out that Marian could not stand Kincaid’s absence and left him.

　　　 D. After Marian left him, they still kept in touch with each other.

54. What can you know about Marian?

　　　 A. She died after five years of marriage.

　　　 B. She was older than Kincaid.

　　　 C. She could sing very well and earned big money.

　　　 D. She was not a professional pop singer.