通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。
When Josie left school she had no idea what she wanted
to do. A friend of hers, who was a year older, and __21__ name was Josephine,
was at art college, and she __22__ Josie to join her there.
Josie’s father worked in a factory, and her mother in
a shop. They were __23__ their money to buy their own house, and they had
__24__ that Josie would start earning too as soon as she __25__, so when she
told them that she wanted to go to art college, she __26__ them to have objections(异议). But in fact they had __27__.
“You will have to find some kind of a job to __28__
your college,” Josie’s mother __29__ her. “You father and I will be very happy
to keep you __30__ but we have no money for your college courses and none for
paints and all the other things you’ll need.”
“Thank you very much,” Josie answered. “I’m really
very grateful to you both. And there’s __31__ about getting a job; the head of
the art college has __32__ me one in their library.” After a few months, Josie’s
parents really felt very __33__ that their daughter was going to college,
especially __34__ she brought home some of the things she had painted, for
which she had received high praise from her teachers.
21.( )
A. his B.
her C.
whose D.
that
22.( )
A. promised B.
permitted C.
advised D.
persuaded
23.( )
A. spending B.
counting C.
saving D.
sparing
24.( )
A. hoped B.
wished C.
decided D.
demanded
25.( )
A. went to work B. left school C.
returned home D. grew up
26.( )
A. thought B.
wished C.
expected D.
got
27.( )
A. none B.
nothing C.
no one D.
not
28.( )
A. support B.
go on C.
do in D.
pay for
29.( )
A. warned B.
suggested C.
scolded D.
admired
30.( )
A. at work B.
back C.
at home D.
from education
31.( )
A. no hope B.
no wonder C. one way D.
no problem
32.( )
A. given B.
offered C.
solved D.
taken on
33.( )
A. worried B.
disappointed C. proud D.
sure
34.( )A.
if B.
that C.
where D.
when