One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1.                A．warm          B．hot            C．heated   D．uncomfortable

2.                A．wander through  B．walk through     C．run through   D．look through

3.                A．room          B．seat            C．space    D．angle

4.                A．however        B．but            C．or   D．and

5.                A．excitement      B．feeling         C．privacy   D．love

6.                A．came about     B．came up        C．turned up D．turned out

7.                A．Within         B．After           C．For  D．Before

8.                A．concentrate on   B．stare at         C．work on  D．stick with

9.                A．too            B．either          C．anyhow   D．somehow

10.               A．much          B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．nutrient        B．sound          C．explosion D．smell

12.               A．stop           B．wander         C．imagine   D．fascinate

13.               A．started         B．began          C．devoted   D．used

14.               A．again          B．immediately     C．closely    D．clearly

15.               A．fake           B．informal        C．perfect    D．practical

16.               A．even           B．always         C．occasionally    D．frequently

17.               A．Unless         B．If             C．Before    D．Since

18.               A．noisy          B．quiet          C．exciting   D．still

19.               A．improving       B．reading         C．writing    D．speaking

20.               A．managed       B．happened       C．tried  D．had

One night this summer, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air­ conditioned and I couldn’t face my 36 apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to 37 the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the　38　every time she leaned over to talk to him, 39　he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such　40 in a public place？I thought the movie would help improve my English, but as it 41 ,it was an Italian movie. 42 about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 43　my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn！It tasted pretty good , 44. With time going by, I understood 45 of the romantic­ sounding Italians. I just heard the 46 of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to 47.I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 48 to watch a host on TV frequently. He seemed like a good friend to me, until I saw him　49　on TV in New York speaking　50　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t　51　have a Korean accent！I felt like I had been betrayed (背叛)．
When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　52 we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly　53 and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other, our expressions were stiff (僵硬的)．Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence to　54　a difficult language. Mother　55　to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it！We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very　 21　 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two　 22　 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such　 23　 areas of study.

Just before her high school graduation, Audrey　 24　 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby. A tear　 25　 from the mother’s eye as she looked　 26　 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had　 27　 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 　 28　 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and　 29　 in my office.

Years passed with many　 30　 from one office to another and I　 31　 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I　 32　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33　 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had　 34　 my gift.

I was struck that the　 35　 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious　 36　 . What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She　 37　 it but was disabled.

To　 38　 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped　 39　 a talent and how its　 40　 pushes me ahead.

21. A. talented　　　B. interested　　　　　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absorbed

22. A. choices　　 B. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

23. A. similar　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scientific

24. A. presented　　　B. promised　　　　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

25. A. fell　　　　　　B. flooded　　　　　　　　　　 C. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sank

26. A. quietly　　 B. lovingly　　　　　　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

27. A. described　　　B. marked　　　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

28. A. past　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

29. A. hung　　　　B. decorated　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

30. A. migrations　　 B. moves　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. circles

31. A. left　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

32. A. accepted　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dialed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

33. A. something　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letters

34. A. searched　　　B. discovered　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

35. A. ancient　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

36. A. symptom　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disease

37. A. survived　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　　 C. struggled　　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

38. A. someone else　　　B. anyone else　　　 C. everyone else　　　　　　　 D. nobody else

39. A. encourage　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　　　　　 C. develop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

40. A. energy　　　　　　　　B. force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　　 D. power