I was not happy, for I wanted to travel. I wanted to see the world known to me only from books. My dream came __1__ . I left my native land and started ___2___ a journey __3____ the Atlantic to the New World.　 I was young and my mind was full of noble ideas.

In the month of January 1853 I arrived in New Orleans(　 ) . an hour __4___ my arrival, I was already walking about the streets of the city, staring with interest at the new __5____ around me. But soon my __6___ turned to other things.

As I walked about the streets I began to understand my own ____7______ . I had been, one of the best students in college. But could I use the dry __8___ I had received?

I had been taught the classic language. Now, in read life, they seemed useless to me. I ___9_____ that I was ___10___ man,　 but mow understood that I really knew nothing.

The first six months I spent in New Orleans were a good school for me. I learned more of life ___11______ I had learned during many years of study at college. ___12______ the end of those six months I had very little money. After paying ___13____ my room I had only twenty-five dollars __14___ in my pocket. I ___15_____ to write home for more money and wait for ___16__ . this would ___17____ many weeks, because there were no Atlantic steamers at the time.

I wanted to find a ___18___, but my classic education had not __19___ me for any kind of useful work. St. Louis () seemed to be the best place and I thought I would go there. I had enough money for the passage, though I did not know ___20__ I would live afterwards.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　　 ) 1. A. true　　　　 　B. to itself　　　　 C. to a reality　　　 D. down

(　　 ) 2. A. for　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 　C. about　　　 　　　D. to

(　　 ) 3. A. over　 　　　　B. across　　　　 C. from 　　　　　　D. above

(　　 ) 4. A. ago　　　　　 B. before　　　 　C. after　　　　 　　D. later

(　　 ) 5. A. buildings　　　 B. situation　 　　C. scenes　　 　　　D. conditions

(　　 ) 6. A. thoughts　　　 B. head　　　　 C. ideas　　　 　　　D. memory

(　　 ) 7. A. carelessness　　 B. mistakes　　 C. shortcomings　　 D. uselessness

(　　 ) 8. A. experience　　　 B. skill　　 　　C. practice　　　 　D. knowledge

(　　 ) 9. A. had thought　　　 B. wished　　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. had wished

(　　 ) 10. A. a learning　　　 B. an educated　　 C. an honest　　　 D. a perfect

(　　 ) 11. A. as　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　 C. than　　　　　 D. after

(　 　　) 12. A. In　　　　　　 B. To　　　　　　　 C. On　　　　　　 D. By

(　　 ) 13.. A. for　　　　　 B. back　　　　　 　C. off　　　　　　 D. out

(　　 ) 14. A. remained　　 B. left　　　　 　　C. staying　　　　　 D. existed

15.(　　 ) A. used　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. ought　　　　　 D. had

(　　 ) 16. A. a telegram　　 B. the bill　　　　 C. an answer　　 D. the note

(　　 ) 17. A. mean　　　　　 B. wait　　　　　 C. spend　　　　　 D. take

(　　 ) 18. A. place　　　　　 B. job　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　 　D. friend

(　　 ) 19. A. prepared　　　 B., fitted　　　　　 C. served　　　　 D. practiced

(　　 ) 20. A. how　　　　　 B. for what　　　　 C. however　　　 D. where

15.(　 )Tom, ______ Jane and Rose, ________ going to the farm on foot.

　　　 A. as well as ; are　 B. as long as ; is　 C. as well as;　 is　 D. as long as ; are

14.(　 ) We walked as fast as we could, _____ to catch the early train.

　　　 A. hoped　　 B. hoping　　 C. for hoping　 D. having hoped

13.(　 )The reason _____ he gave for not coming was _____ his mother wouldn’t allow him to.

　　 A. why ; that　　 B. for which ; that　　 C. why ; because　 D. which; that

12.(　 ) The young man _____ his success to many people, his parents in particular.

　　 A. gives　　 B. treats　　 C. devotes　　 D. owes

11.(　 )When　 ____, the museum will be open to the public next year.

　　 A. completing　 B. being completed　 C. completed　 D. to be completed.

10.(　 ) The weather turned out to be very good,　 ____ was more than we could expect.

　　　 A. what　　 B. which　　 C. that　　　　 D. it

9.(　 )They knew her very well .They had seen her ____ up from childhood.

　　　 A. grow　　 B. grew　　 C. was growing　　 D. to grow

8.(　 ) – Have you moved to your new house?

　　　 --Not yet. My house ______.

　　　 A. has been painted　 B. is painted　 C. is painting　 D. is being painted