Question

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of 　16 and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t 　17 the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my 　18 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 　19 home. It was the last time I felt 　20 to him.

After that, I realized that he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this 　21 . I was proud of it, for I felt 　22 and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 　23 from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 　24 me scratching (乱涂) the paper quickly. Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 　25 . Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I followed his 　26 for the next two weeks, but 　27 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method—— the 　28 way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our 　29 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 　30 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 　31 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 　32 to improve you anything for your future. You have to get 　33 to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his 　34 , I have 　35 it through high school and through college.

16. A. graduation　　　　　 B. employment　　　　　　 C. college　　　　　　　　　　 D. school

17. A. form　　　　　　　　　 B. resist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　　　　 D. break

18. A. dormitory　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. desk　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

19. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　 D. halfway

20. A. close　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

21. A. gap　　　　　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　　　　 D. accident

22. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. depressed　　　　　　　　 C. independent　　　　　　 D. comfortable

23. A. comfort　　　　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. explanation

24. A. helping　　　　　　　 B. directing　　　　　　　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　　 D. blaming

25. A. skill　　　　　　　　　 B. patience　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice

26. A. introduction　　　　 B. manner　　　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advice

27. A. even if　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

28. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. efficient　　　　　　　　　 D. fast

29. A. relationship　　　　 B. friendship　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. life

30. A. schooling　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expectation

31. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. scholar　　　　　　　　　　 C. scientist　　　　　　　　　 D. specialist

32. A. tired　　　　　　　　　 B. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready

33. A. an education　　　 B. a rich boyfriend　　　　 C. a well-paid job　　　　 D. a good writing

34. A. help　　　　　　　　　 B. expectations　　　　　　 C. examination　　　　　　 D. watch

35. A. succeeded　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

Answer 1

16-20 DBCDA     21-25 BCACB      26-30 DCDAA    31-35 BCABC

16．上文girlhood提示时间。

17．下文fell asleep提示作者没能忍住在家时的习惯。

18、19：考查逻辑。

20．因为on Dad's back，所以close to him。

21．名词辨析。上文realized提示答案。

22．grown up提示答案。

23．根据felt depressed和全文没从Dad那儿得到的，只有comfort了。

24．behind me和中文“乱涂”提示答案。

25．上文hated doing和“乱涂”提示答案。

26．名词辨析。下文有提示。

27．could see little improvement是followed my own method的原因。

28．上文逻辑。

29．上下文逻辑。

30．Grade 6提示答案。

31．the highest grade in town提示答案。

32~34：上下文逻辑。

35．动词辨析。make it (through)：通过，达到预定目标，成功。