题目内容
He ________ most of his time to his research, believing his hard work would pay off sooner or later．
devoted
spent
cost
took
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person.
When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.
1.A. proper B. same C. regular D. common
2.A. childhood B. primary school C. high school D. college
3.A. considered B. supposed C. met D. expected
4.A. party B. quarrel C. meeting D. class
5.A. man B. hospital C. film D. hotel
6.A. study B. life C. work D. fun
7.A. in B. down C. away D. around
8.A. dream B. mistake C. chance D. joke
9.A. decided B. continued C. managed D. hoped
10.A. As usual B. By accident C. From then on D. All the time
11.A. glad B. surprised C. excited D . sure
12.A. thought B. talked C. argued D. spent
13.A. best B. last C. next D. only
14.A. interest B. career C. subject D. problem
15.A. forgot B. minded C. liked D. imagined
16.A. remained B. reminded C. suggested D. became
17.A. since B. from C. at D. till
18.A. unnecessary B. foolish C. common D. unusual
19.A. because B. that C. how D. when
20.A. felt B. acted C. looked D. Discovered
After the rich man heard the touching story, he________ most of his money to charity.
A. give in B. give off C. give away D. give out
Up to now, he _______ most of the works by Mark Twain.
A. is reading B. has read C. will read D. reads
