______ we can’t remove our troubles in life for ever, we can leave them behind when we are on vacation.
A．When B．While C．Unless D．Until
As he has been well trained, this young man is ______ to be a teacher.
A．delighted B．possible C．qualified D．unable
I can’t thank you ______ much because without your help I ______ have won the first prize.
A．too; wouldn’t B．very; shouldn’t
C．that; might not D．so; couldn’t
—What has made him upset recently?
—______ alone to face a troublesome milk case.
A．Left B．Being left C．Having left D．To leave
Everyone has periods in their lives ______ everything seems very hard.
A．when B．where C．which D．that
We can’t ______ our fate. Instead, we should take a positive attitude to the present situation.
A．submit to B．correspond to C．subscribe to D．compromise to
Hollywood star Sharon Stone’s words on Sichuan earthquake ______ her image. Nobody in China ______ her any more.
A．destroyed; would like B．has destroyed; likes
C．destroyed; will like D．had destroyed; liked
—What a successful Spring Festival Gala （春晚）! Who said we couldn’t make it?
—______.
A．Let’s kill the fatted calf B．Practice makes perfect
C．Actions speak louder than words D．A golden key can open any door
—I can’t imagine Phelps smoking marijuana （大麻）.
A．Nor am I B．So do I C．Me, too D．Me, neither
There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 1 side of this line. When I hold 2 the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to 3 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a （an） 4 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it’s gone like this:
Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （高阶课程） so that you can earn college credit?”
Daughter’s 5 : “No, I’m not interested in that.”
………
I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.
Two months ago, she was 6 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 7 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 8 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face 9 with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished, 10 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） 11 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 12 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 13 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother 14 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 15 .
I 16 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 17 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 18 , she is well-equipped and eager to 19 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 20 we both needed.
1．A．left B．right C．either D．each
2．A．onto B．up C．back D．out
3．A．keep B．refuse C．taste D．bear
4．A．awkward B．relaxing C．lively D．beautiful
5．A．comment B．word C．concept D．response
6．A．received B．invited C．treated D．accepted
7．A．good B．great C．hard D．easy
8．A．taken B．underlined C．offered D．emphasized
9．A．lit up B．built up C．turned up D．made up
10．A．imagining B．thinking C．hoping D．adding
11．A．only B．just C．even D．single
12．A．mostly B．hardly C．exactly D．slightly
13．A．sharp B．normal C．different D．typical
14．A．encouraging B．evaluating C．disagreeing D．agreeing
15．A．anxious B．excited C．sad D．tense
16．A．reviewed B．observed C．checked D．studied
17．A．competence B．creativity C．responsibility D．confidence
18．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Still D．Besides
19．A．embrace B．discover C．determine D．control
20．A．character B．strength C．relief D．independence