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

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

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

35. The largest collection, ______in England, was one of about 200,000 silver pennies.

A. to be found　　 　　 B. has found　　 　　　　　 C. being found　　 D. ever found

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.

34. She did not take the advice that she ___ at rush hour, so she got lost.

A. not travel　　 　　　 B. did not travel　 　　　　　　　 C. should travel　 　　　 D. goes traveling

33. There _____ be any difficulty in passing the oral test since you have practiced a lot in the school.

A. mustn’t　　　　　　　　 B. shan’t　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shouldn’t　　　　　 D. needn’t

32. The man had expected to see all his relatives when in hospital, but _______ came to see him while many of his friends offered him their help.

A. none　　　　　　　　　　 B. no one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. someone　　　　　　 D. anyone

31. Due to circumstances ____ our control the performance has had to be cancelled.

A. above　　　　　　　　　 B. within　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　 　 　　 D. over

30. Only those who have experienced hardship ____ well aware of what happiness means.　

A. can they be　　　 B. they can be　　　 　 C. can be　　　　 D. they can

29. The time is not far away ___ the information will be made known ___ more workers will be trained for their jobs.

A. until; which　　　 B. when; that　　 　　　　　　　 C. before; that　　 D. as; which