Nothing is so easy as ________ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high.

A．of               B．for               C．by               D．to

--- Does Li Hua serve in the army?

---No, but he________ in the army for three years.

A．served           B．has served         C．is serving          D．would serve

-- Are you fond of watching TV?

--- Not a bit. I would sit alone in the dark _______ I would watch TV.

A．before           B．if                C．while             D．after

________ the prices and functions of different types of computers before you make up your mind which to buy.

A．To compare        B．Comparing         C．Compared         D．Compare

The boys were happily making a snowman, _________ with cold.

A．their faces red                         B．their faces were red

C．their faces to be red                     D．their faces turned red

It was a pity that the great writer died _______his works unfinished.

A．for              B．with              C．from             D．of

________to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film.

A．Having been asked  B．To ask            C．Having asked       D．To be asked

To my mind, the secret to happiness__________ your successful work and your contribution towards others’ happiness.

A．results in          B．consists in         C．brings in          D．takes in

The plan was so shallow and impractical that no serious _________was ever made to realize it.

A．recognition        B．comment          C．attempt           D．credit

We always want what we cannot have. When we’re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be __36__. However, when we’re __37__, we want to go back to being young and we __38__ the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs, __39__ pressure, and money problems.

Young people believe adulthood __40__ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that __41__is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To  __42__ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always __43__ on the other side.”

As teenagers, we like to be like adults but as young adults, we __44__to be young again. We think about staying out late, __45__ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in _46__hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for__47__the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as __48__as they thought it would be and suddenly, __49__ becomes very scary.

Life is __50__. It gives us time to__51__ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look __52__ wishing we __53__being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the __54__ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to growing up. __55__life becomes more complex we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.

1.                A．comfortable     B．dependent      C．independent   D．polite

2.                A．older          B．defeated        C．married  D．confident

3.                A．like            B．forget          C．regret    D．miss

4.                A．study          B．job            C．age  D．health

5.                A．creates         B．shows          C．means    D．limits

6.                A．childhood       B．adulthood       C．parenthood   D．romanticism

7.                A．reduce         B．describe        C．experience    D．understand

8.                A．greener        B．thinner         C．yellow    D．colorful

9.                A．wish           B．decide         C．return    D．stop

10.               A．making         B．having         C．worrying about  D．showing off

11.               A．healthy         B．ambitious       C．broken    D．excited

12.               A．breakfast       B．school         C．exercise   D．work

13.               A．rich           B．busy           C．free D．easy

14.               A．life            B．love           C．career    D．future

15.               A．long           B．short          C．fair   D．beautiful

16.               A．study          B．think           C．play D．live

17.               A．up            B．down          C．back D．into

18.               A．stopped        B．enjoyed        C．imagined D．tried

19.               A．reason         B．result          C．dream D．truth

20.               A．If             B．When          C．Unless D．Before