The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.

   When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.

I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

1.A. proper            B. same             C. usual              D. right

2.A. considered        B. supposed          C. met               D. expected

3.A. learning          B. life               C. work              D. fun

4.A. in               B. out               C. away              D. around

5.A. decided          B. continued          C. managed           D. hoped

6.A. more            B. less               C. still               D. even

7.A. first             B. last               C. next               D. only

8.A. interest           B. event             C. subject            D. problem

9.A. unnecessary       B. foolish            C. common           D. unusually

10.A. felt             B. acted             C. looked             D. discovered

I have returned to my hometown after I was away ten years ago. So many things have changed around here. It has become better and better. When I left here, there was a small pool on the right of my house. Now the pool has gone and people have built a large shopping mall(商场) there.

The biggest changes have taken place in the center of the city. There are sidewalks on both sides of the street. You can see a street center with so many tall buildings around. You can’t drive there any more because no vehicle is allowed to pass there. A European-style fountain(喷泉) has been built in the street center garden.

There used to be an old school near my house. I spent my five years studying there. There was a small payground in front of the school. But now what I can see are five tall buildings standing there. There are two big classroom buildings and a library. A new post office has also been built just across from the new school.

1.I have been away from my hometown for ________.

A. ten months????????????? B. one year????????????? C. five years????????????? D. ten years

2.On the right of my house, there was a _________ ten years ago.

A. library????????????? B. garden????????????? C. supermarket????????????? D. pool

3.No vehicle is allowed to pass the _________.

A. center of the city????????????? B. old school????????????? C. street center????????????? D. playground

4.Which of the following is WRONG(错的)?

A. A fountain is in the street center garden.???

B. Now there is an old school near my house.

C. There are two big classroom buildings and a library in the new school.

D. There is a post office across from the school.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Great Changes in My Hometown.?? ????????????? B. A Wonderful Place

C. What a Nice Town????????????? ????????????? D. My School.

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the1person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever2. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and3was never dull(枯燥的) when he was4. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we5to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t6sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the7thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main8.
I suppose it’ s9to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he10the same way about me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      proper
   2. B.
      same
   3. C.
      usual
   4. D.
      right
2. 2.
   1. A.
      considered
   2. B.
      supposed
   3. C.
      met
   4. D.
      expected
3. 3.
   1. A.
      learning
   2. B.
      life
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      fun
4. 4.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      out
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      around
5. 5.
   1. A.
      decided
   2. B.
      continued
   3. C.
      managed
   4. D.
      hoped
6. 6.
   1. A.
      more
   2. B.
      less
   3. C.
      still
   4. D.
      even
7. 7.
   1. A.
      first
   2. B.
      last
   3. C.
      next
   4. D.
      only
8. 8.
   1. A.
      interest
   2. B.
      event
   3. C.
      subject
   4. D.
      problem
9. 9.
   1. A.
      unnecessary
   2. B.
      foolish
   3. C.
      common
   4. D.
      unusually
10. 10.
    1. A.
       felt
    2. B.
       acted
    3. C.
       looked
    4. D.
       discovered