When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get   36   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very   37   because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   38   me. Her best characteristics are her openness and   39  . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without   40   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a   41   girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone   42   to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt   43   and helpless and I was afraid that I would   44   her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me, “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so   45   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   46   she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my   47   were well-founded. I felt that the   48   between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I   49   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her   50   with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   51  . I had almost given up hope   52   she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked   53   but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said, “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   54   the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   55   you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. mad             B. bored                C. familiar             D. patient

37. A. silent           B. disappointed       C. outspoken         D. crazy

38. A. helped          B. changed            C. attracted            D. impressed

39. A. faithfulness  B. cheerfulness      C. quietness           D. kindness

40. A. delay           B. hesitation           C. problem            D. doubt

41. A. happy          B. lucky                C. helpful                     D. successful

42. A. over            B. down                C. out                   D. back

43. A. scared         B. strange              C. ashamed            D. homesick

44. A. leave            B. miss                  C. lose                  D. desert

45. A. look forward       B. hold on              C. get down        D. go back

46. A. burden         B. example             C. encouragement  D. wonder

47. A. conclusions  B. expectations       C. dreams          D. concerns

48. A. difference    B. distance          C. misunderstandingD. conflict

49. A. visited          B. messaged          C. telephoned         D. wrote

50. A. relationship   B. satisfaction        C. life                    D. story

51. A. return       B. develop             C. survive              D. recover

52. A. until             B. when                C. as                     D. unless

53. A. cheerful              B. relaxed              C. calm                 D. pale

54. A. forgetting     B. noticing             C. ignoring         D. remembering

55. A. protect         B. prevent              C. free                  D. separate

  

SECTION B 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

      When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very  36  because of this.

       But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair changed me. Her best characteristics are her openness and  37 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a  38  girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt  39  and helpless and I was afraid that I would  40  her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so  41  to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great  42  she was to me at that time.

       However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the  43  between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

       I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I  44   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not  45 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked  46  but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

       Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t  47  you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. silent                  B. disappointed             C. outspoken                 D. crazy

37. A. faithfulness         B. cheerfulness              C. quietness                  D. kindness

38. A. happy                 B. lucky                       C. helpful                            D. successful

39. A. scared                 B. strange                  C. ashamed                   D. homesick

40. A. leave                  B. miss                         C. lose                         D. desert

41. A. look forward              B. hold on                    C. get down                  D. go back

42. A. burden                B. example                   C. encouragement          D. wonder

43. A. difference           B. distance                    C. misunderstanding      D. conflict

44. A. visited                B. messaged                  C. telephoned                D. wrote

45. A. turn                    B. develop                    C. survive                     D. advance

46. A. cheerful                     B. relaxed                     C. calm                        D. pale

47. A. protect                B. prevent                    C. free                         D. separate

SECTION B 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

      When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very  36  because of this.

       But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair changed me. Her best characteristics are her openness and  37 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a  38  girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt  39  and helpless and I was afraid that I would  40  her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so  41  to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great  42  she was to me at that time.

       However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the  43  between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

       I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I  44   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not  45 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked  46  but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

       Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t  47  you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. silent                  B. disappointed             C. outspoken                 D. crazy

37. A. faithfulness         B. cheerfulness              C. quietness                  D. kindness

38. A. happy                 B. lucky                       C. helpful                            D. successful

39. A. scared                 B. strange                  C. ashamed                   D. homesick

40. A. leave                  B. miss                         C. lose                         D. desert

41. A. look forward              B. hold on                    C. get down                  D. go back

42. A. burden                B. example                   C. encouragement          D. wonder

43. A. difference           B. distance                    C. misunderstanding      D. conflict

44. A. visited                B. messaged                  C. telephoned                D. wrote

45. A. turn                    B. develop                    C. survive                     D. advance

46. A. cheerful                     B. relaxed                     C. calm                        D. pale

47. A. protect                B. prevent                    C. free                         D. separate

When I was little, my family used to move frequently．Before I could even get   1   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again．I became very   2   because of this．

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   3   me．Her best characteristics are her openness and 4  ．She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun．Without   5   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends．As time went by, I gradually became a   6   girl．But this joyful period didn’t last long．We were admitted to different colleges．I felt like I had gone 7   to my always-on-the-move childhood．I felt  8   and helpless and I was afraid that I would 9   her as my best friend．She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 10   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever．” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   11   she was to me at that time．

However, it turned out that my   12   were well-founded （有根据的）．I felt that the   13   between us was getting bigger and bigger．One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class．

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship．I  14   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her  15  with the boy, but I got no more messages from her．I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   16  ．I had almost given up hope 17   she visited me at my campus a week later．She looked  18   but was wearing the most beautiful smile．She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry．I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   19   the people walking past．She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before．

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   20   you from a friend．If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades．

1．A．mad                      B．bored                  C．acquainted           D．patient

2．A．silent                    B．disappointed         C．outspoken           D．crazy

3．A．helped                   B．changed              C．attracted              D．impressed

4．A．faithfulness           B．cheerfulness        C．quietness             D．kindness

5．A．delay                    B．hesitation             C．problem              D．doubt

6．A．happy                   B．lucky                  C．helpful                D．successful

7．A．over                     B．down                  C．out                     D．back

8．A．scared                  B．strange                C．ashamed              D．homesick

9．A．leave                     B．miss                    C．lose                    D．desert

10．A．hold back            B．hold on                C．hold up               D．hold out

11．A．burden                B．example               C．encouragement    D．wonder

12．A．conclusions         B．expectations         C．dreams               D．concerns

13．A．difference            B．distance               C．misunderstanding D．conflict

14．A．visited                 B．messaged            C．telephoned           D．wrote

15．A．relationship          B．satisfaction          C．life                      D．story

16．A．return                 B．develop               C．survive                D．advance

17．A．until                    B．when                  C．as                       D．unless

18．A．cheerful              B．relaxed                C．calm                   D．pale

19．A．forgetting            B．noticing               C．ignoring              D．overlooking

20．A．protect                B．prevent                C．free                    D．separate