Although I had left school against the advice of my teacher, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to 　16　 　among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, 　17　 　the friendship I knew at school was absent. I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter 　18　 　and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I decide to 　19　 　reading books 　20　 　and started writing poetry.

　　 By chance, I won some prizes and rewards for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to my home one day. She told me that I had 　21　 　national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 　22　 　about me, to which I said, “No, I couldn’t do that. ”Not that I had any real excuse. I was just 　23　 . In the end she persuaded me that I 　24　 　do it the following day.

　　 So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in 　25　 　than ever, I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself 　26　 　the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to 　27　 　to school. They were greatly 　28　 　and, I think, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I 　29　 　my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But 　30　 　could stop me, and they asked about the matter on future.

　 16. A. sit　　　　　　　　 　 B. learn　　　　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　　　　　 　 D. live

　 17. A. for　　　　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. and　　　　　　　　　 　 D. so

　 18. A. time　　　　　　 　 B. days　　　　　　 　 C. nights　　　　　　　 　 D. months

　 19. A. enjoy　　　　　　 　 B. continue　　　　　　 C. begin　　　　　　　 　 D. stop

　 20. A. at college　　 　 B. at home　　　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　 　 D. at school

　 21. A. won　　　　　　 　 B. had　　　　　　　　　　 C. accepted　　　　 　 D. received

　 22. A. film　　　　　　　 　 B. introduction　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　 　 D. picture

　 23. A. pleased　　　　 　 B. excited　　　　 　　 C. interested　　　　　　　 D. frightened

　 24. A. may　　　　　　　 　 B. can　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

　 25. A. books　　　　　 　 B. literature　　　　　　 C. poems　　　　　　　　　 D. films

　 26. A. using　　　　　　 　 B. taking　　　　　　　　 C. spending　　　　　　　 D. costing

　 27. A. come　　　　　　 　 B. go　　　　　　　 　　 C. return　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn

　 28. A. glad　　　　　　 　 B. surprised　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　 　 D. moved

　 29. A. gave up　　　　 　 B. kept on　　　　　　　 　　 C. gave in　　　　　 　 D. kept back

　 30. A. my parents　 　 B. nobody　　　　　　　 　　 C. my teachers　　　　　 D. nothing

15. -I’ll be away for a few weeks. Would you mind keeping an eye on my house?

-______.

A. Yes. I’d like it　　　　　　 B. No. I’d rather not

C. Yes. Never mind　　　　　 D. No. I’d be happy to

14. James wanted to _________ Jane, ________ she was in love with another one.

A.marryto,but　 B. marry, however　 C. get married with, while　 D. marry, but

13. -Where did you meet Susan?

-It was in the hotel _________ she stayed ________I met her.

A．that; that　　　 B. where; that　　 C. which; that D. there; that

12. __________ many difficulties during his childhood, he grew up into a strong-minded man.

　　　 A. Having experienced　　　　　　　　　 B. Having been experienced

　　　 C. Experiencing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Being experienced