Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Dear World,

   Growing up in the U.S.A., I always wanted to experience another culture. The   36   came when I was 15. After several months of   37   , I was ready to spend the second term of my first year of high school as an exchange student in Australia.

   Landing in Perth was one of the most exciting moments of my life. I   38   then that there was no turning back. The family I would live with was waiting for me, and it would be only five days   39   the new school year started.

   The Catholic school I   40   was different from my public school back in the States. The uniform code was very strict. We were only   41   to wear one bracelet, which had to be a watch and one necklace, which had to have a Holy Cross. I was quite intimidated(害怕的) at first,   42   never having been to a new school—even in the United States. Everything went   43   , though. The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly.

   The most unforgettable time of my term abroad was with forty-one other international exchange students traveling around Australia during our term break. Our   44   were as extensive as our nationalities: we traveled to Sydney, Canberra, Mildura, Coober Pedy, Uluru, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Mount Isa, Airlie Beach, and the Cold Coast.

   The few weeks we enjoyed together were crowded with   45   . We took a day-cruise on Darling Harbor and visited the Sydney Opera House.  We slept in an “underground town”. We walked around the famous Ayers Rock and went sailing on the Pacific Ocean.

   At the end of our   46   in Australia, we had three weeks of traveling time to share our stories and help each other deal with leaving. It was   47   that our last day together was filled with tears. We packed our camp, exchanged e-mail addresses, and gathered together for a final good-bye.

36. A. opportunity               B. vacation                         C. privilege                         D. dream

37. A. examining                 B. staying                           C. preparing                        D. resting

38. A. wished                      B. wondered                       C. realized                           D. concluded

39.A. when                         B. before                            C. until                               D. since

40.A. visited                       B. involved                         C. studied                           D. attended

41. A. persuaded                 B. allowed                          C. determined                      D. forced

42. A. always                      B. intentionally                    C. especially                        D. specially

43.A. smoothly                   B. annoyingly                      C. toughly                           D. strangely

44.A. shelters                      B. worksites                       C. habitats                          D. destinations

45.A. challenges                  B. amusements                    C. assignments                    D. activities

46.A. holiday                      B. work                              C. stay                               D. tour

47. A. unexpected                B. essential                         C. embarrassing                  D. natural

 _______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages．

A．Until           B．Unless               C．After                    D．As

Peter ______ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

   A shall             B. should                C. can               D. must

Diligence is a kind of quality---and that’s _______ it takes to do anything well．

     A．how               B．why                C．what                  D. that

When Mary brought friends or volunteers to the area where she worked , most of ________ spent the first day sobbing．

     A．they               B．them               C. whom              D．which    

_____ away from people who try to belittle (轻视) your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

     A．Kept                   B．Keep                          C．To keep                  D．Keeping 

Thanks to the new law to punish drunk drivers more harshly, drunk driving incidents in China ______ sharply over the past twenty months.

   A. have fallen        B. fell                 C. had fallen           D. fall

 It was decades ago ______ I was in my teens ______the Chinese government decided to reform the social system.

    A. that: which       B. when; that           C. which: that          D. that; when

Outside the school ______ many civilians, too anxious to know the results of the vote.

    A. stands           B. standing            C. stand               D. is standing

Why don’t you bring _____ to your director’s attention that you are too ill to go on working?

A．that                   B．it                C．this                        D．one