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