8.　　　 Turn to page 12 for a ___________ (view)of next week’s programmes.

7.　　　 Rescuers found victims trapped several feet _____________.(ground).

6.　　　 He is a famous pianist with an ________________ (national)reputation

5.　　　 It would be __________________(responsible)to ignore the serious situation.

4.　　　 Their ______________(marry)took place in a local church.

3.　　　 I have an open ___________________(invite) to visit my friend in Japan.

2.　　　 They come from _________________ (comfort) middle-class families.

1.　　　 I was late, but ______________(fortune) the meeting hadn’t started.

The year I went away to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期)for me. __21__ is probably true with many people. I got quite homesick and __22__ thought about going home.

Although the __23__ time for many students is getting __24__ from home, my mailbox was frequently __25__. One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard __26__ out at me. I sat down to read it, __27__ a note from someone back home. __28__ I became increasingly puzzled(困惑)as __29__ postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and __30__ about it.

Several days later I　　 31　 another postcard, this one　　 32　　 news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,　 33　 full of different people. I began to　 34　 look forward to the next one,　 35　 to　 see what this　 author　 would　 come up with　 36　 .I　 was never　 37　 .

Finally, the cards　 38　 coming, right　 about the time I had begun　 to　 feel　 39　 about college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂)that, I have　 40　　 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

21. A. If　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　 D. What

22. A. often　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　 D. merely

23. A. hard　　　 　　B. last　　　　　　 C. busiest　　　　　　 D. happiest

24. A. visitors　　　 B. letters　　　　　 C. calls　　　　　　　 D. directions

25. A. empty　　　　 B. full　　　　　　 C. closed　　　　　　 D. open

26. A. pouring　　　 B. reaching　　　　 C. staring　 　　　　　D. rolling

27. A. describing　　 B. considering　　　 C. enjoying　　　　　 D. expecting

28. A. But　　　　　 B. Thus　　　　　 C. Also　　　　　　 D. Even

29. A. any　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　　 D. such

30. A. joked　　　　 B. talked　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　　 D. cared

31. A. mailed　　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. wrote　　　　　　 D. received

32. A. delivering　　 B. demanding　　　 C. discovering　　　 D. developing

33. A. one　　　　　 B. each　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. both

34. A. nearly　　　　 B. possibly　　　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. really

35. A. promising　　 B. surprised　　　　 C. interested　　　　 D. pretending

36. A. below　　　　 B. lately　　　　　 C. next　　　　　　 D. behind

37. A. frightened　　 B. disappointed　　 C. excited　　　　　 D. pleased

38. A. continued　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. started　　　　　　 D. avoided

39. A. easy　　　　　 B. safe　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　 D. anxious

40. A. lost　　　　　 B. collected　　　　 C. torn　　　　　　 D. saved 　

Key: CADBA/ CDABC/ DABDC/ CBBAD