64. A. purposeful B. resourceful C. fresh D.
memorable
Section B
Directions: Read the
following three passages. Each
passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have
just read.
(A)
At the beginning of
every school year, I feared coming home with the heavy homework of the first
day after a summer of fun. And I
feared getting another teacher who had a long list of rules and a stare that
could kill a cat.
But there was always one
part of beginning a new school year that I enjoyed. I always liked going to the store to arm
myself with new school supplies-even if I didn’t need them.
Sure, my pencils,
erasers and notebooks from the previous school year may have had some life left
in them. But this didn’t
matter. Every year, Dad would pile
us into the car, take us to Wal-Mart and let us buy the newest and coolest
pencils, rainbow-colored erasers and spiral notebooks.
Besides school supplies,
many parents also take their kids on annual shopping spree for new clothes and
book bags just in time for school.
During the whole process, children are in high spirits, buying a lot of
stuff and are back home exhausted.
Every year, most of my
classmates and I show up to school on the first day with something smelling
like a new car. We’d put our new
stationery on top of the desks, just to make sure others see them.
Leftover supplies from
past years were always stuffed into the living room desk. Used clothes that had lost their appeal
were sent to second-hand shops, where they would be sold for 50 cents a piece.
However, all of the new
stuff could only make us excited about going to school for one week, after
which the usual boredom and fear come back.
