Her mother does not ______ of her going to study in the United States alone.

A．admit　　B．agreeC．prove　　D．approve

 Garamendi was invited to ________ the signing of the peace agreement that ended the two-year war.

A. witness　　　B. prove　　　C. approve　　　D. agree

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___1.___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___2.___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___3.___ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___4.___ an extraordinary person she is. How ___5.___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___6.___ , but they flow easily from my pen.

　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___7.___ hard work that go into ___8.___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___9.___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___10.___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___11.___ how wise her mother really is?

　　How does a ___12.___ woman thank a mother for ___13.___ to be a mother? For being ready ___14.___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___15.____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___16.___ ? For being ___17.___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

　　I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___18.___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___19.___ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___20.___ in mine.

21.               A．as             B．that           C．until  D．when

22.               A．approve        B．appreciate      C．need D．resemble

23.               A．do            B．have           C．did   D．will

24.               A．how           B．that           C．who  D．what

25.A.sad           B.glad              C.comic            D tragic

26.               A．absence        B．presence       C．appearance    D．existence

27.               A．common        B．plain           C．normal    D．usual

28.               A．raising         B．rising          C．developing D．training

29.               A．childish        B．energetic       C．fearless   D．moody

30.               A．anything        B．something      C．everything D．nothing

31.               A．detects         B．discovers       C．recognizes D．realizes

32.               A．pretty          B．foolish         C．green D．grown

33.               A．failing          B．intending       C．continuing D．keeping

34.               A．by            B．with           C．for   D．on

35.               A．silent          B．quiet          C．cool  D．noiseless

36.               A．dozen times     B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times D．dozen of time

37.               A．valuably        B．essentially      C．naturally   D．virtually

38.               A．devotes        B．deserts         C．deserves  D．desires

39.               A．set            B．settled         C．placed    D．fixed

40.               A．sees           B．finds           C．is    D．looks

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Upon reaching an appropriate age, usually between 18 and 21 years, children are encouraged, but not forced, to “leave the nest” and begin an independent life. After children leave home they often find social relationships and financial support outside the family. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do children usually ask permission of their parents to get married, Romantic love is most often the basis for marriage in the United States; young adults meet their future spousesthrough other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions, Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.
　　In many families, parents feel that children should make major life decisions by themselves. A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another career. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to assert their independence. A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his autonomy in his father’s workplace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is no exception in the American family Coexisting with such love in the American family are cultural values of self – reliance and independence.
1．The writer discusses the marriage of young adults in order to show         .
A．they choose their spouses according to their own wishes only
B．they want to win the permission of their parents
C．they have a strong desire to become independent
D．they want to challenge the authority of their parents
2．Most young adults in the U.S. get married for the sake of __    __.
　　A．love　　         B．financial concern
　　C．their parents　　            D．family background
3．Based on the passage, it can be assumed that ______.
A．American young adults are likely to follow the suit of their parents
B．most American people never make major decisions for their children
C．American young adults posses cultural values of independence
D．once a young person steps into his twenties, he will leave his home permanently
4．A son is unwilling to work in his father’s business mainly because           .
A．he wishes to make full use of what he has learnt in school
B．he wants to prove his independence
C．he wishes to do the opposite of what his parents approve of
D．he wants to show his love for his parents