I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不恭）was  36  to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37  ，I was a straight Astudent and my parents had high hopes for me to  38   an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.Billy did not 39  into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40  teenage love．I still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had  41  about where we would dance and drink and party together.

    This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the  42  letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University-the Ivy League college   43  in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

    There was no  44  that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was  45  down south and I had offers   46  for me there，too. I was torn between my love for him and my family  47  ．

    One week   48   the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen years old and I had a  49  to make---one that went  50  beyond the choice of  51  to attend university.

    In August，I  52  and drove north to Providence．It took several months to  53  that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my life，opening doors and giving me the  54  I now use to think，to learn and to write. Life is always about  55  it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

1.A. appealing  B. disturbing  C. confusing  D. amusing

2.A. Unfortunately  B. Actually  C. Luckily  D. Originally

3.A. leave  B. finish  C. start  D. attend

4.A. fit  B. look  C. break  D. run

5.A. mature  B. crazy  C. normal  D. wrong

6.A. talked  B. looked  C. lied  D. argued

7.A. acceptance  B. rejection  C. application  D. recommendation

8.A. located  B. placed  C. set  D. laid

9.A. point  B. challenge  C. question  D. need

10.A. left  B. sent C . dismissed  D. employed

11.A. hoping  B. asking  C. waiting  D. searching

12.A. tradition  B. expectation  C. reputation  D. connection

13.A. before  B. after C. at  D. since

14.A. decision  B. plan  C. rule  D. promise

15.A. out  B. away  C. deep  D. far

16.A. when  B. how  C. whether  D. where

17.A. got up  B. packed up  C. held up  D. turned up

18.A. foresee  B. realize  C. imagine  D. consider

19.A. chances  B. position  C. tools     D. equipment

20.A. surprises  B. adventures  C. opportunities  D. choices

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column, She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep (1) . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her (2) with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she (3) other old folks like her. By talking with them, she (4) two things. Old people had abilities that were not (5) . But old people also had some (6) . She found a new purpose for herself then.

　　Through the years, she (7) to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new (8) : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about (9) old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being (10) .

　　Anna Douglas uses her (11) ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands (12) problems begin. For example, one of her (13) said that his grandchildren (14) the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas (15) some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

　　“It's important to know (16) about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas.“That means questioning and listening, and (17) is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,”she continues.“Never try to (18) your grandchildren or other young people. Never (19) your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. (20) , they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

(1)

[　　]

A．free　　　　　　　B．rich

C．powerful　　　　　D．busy

(2)

[　　]

A．service　　　　　　B．money

C．students　　　　　 D．books

(3)

[　　]

A．observed　　　　　　B．met

C．comforted　　　　　 D．answered

(4)

[　　]

A．recognized　　　　　B．followed

C．enjoyed　　　　　　D．demanded

(5)

[　　]

A．studied　　　　　　B．agreed

C．gave　　　　　　　D．used

(6)

[　　]

A．mistakes　　　　　B．problems

C．questions　　　　　D．characters

(7)

[　　]

A．had　　　　　　　B．ought

C．was　　　　　　　D．used

(8)

[　　]

A．subject　　　　　　B．life

C．way　　　　　　　D．plan

(9)

[　　]

A．getting　　　　　　 B．respecting

C．employing　　　　　D．supporting

(10)

[　　]

A．unknown　　　　　B．refused

C．misunderstood　　 D．discouraged

(11)

[　　]

A．thinking　　　　　B．working

C．writing　　　　　D．leading

(12)

[　　]

A．that　　　　　　B．when

C．why　　　　　　D．whether

(13)

[　　]

A．visitors　　　　　B．readers

C．listeners　　　　 D．friends

(14)

[　　]

A．got　　　　　　B．entered

C．left　　　　　　D．passed

(15)

[　　]

A．invented　　　　B．chose

C．suggested　　　 D．imagined

(16)

[　　]

A．everything　　　　B．something

C．anything　　　　　D．nothing

(17)

[　　]

A．listening　　　　　B．speaking

C．pleasing　　　　　D．advising

(18)

[　　]

A．praise　　　　　　 B．scold

C．trouble　　　　　　D．encourage

(19)

[　　]

A．speak out　　　　　 B．give up

C．get back　　　　　　D．stick to

(20)

[　　]

A．Commonly　　　　B．Surprisingly

C．Happily　　　　　D．Naturally

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column, She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep (1) . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her (2) with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she (3) other old folks like her. By talking with them, she (4) two things. Old people had abilities that were not (5) . But old people also had some (6) . She found a new purpose for herself then.

　　Through the years, she (7) to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new (8) : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about (9) old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being (10) .

　　Anna Douglas uses her (11) ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands (12) problems begin. For example, one of her (13) said that his grandchildren (14) the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas (15) some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

　　“It's important to know (16) about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas.“That means questioning and listening, and (17) is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,”she continues.“Never try to (18) your grandchildren or other young people. Never (19) your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. (20) , they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

(1)

[　　]

A．free　　　　　　　B．rich

C．powerful　　　　　D．busy

(2)

[　　]

A．service　　　　　　B．money

C．students　　　　　 D．books

(3)

[　　]

A．observed　　　　　　B．met

C．comforted　　　　　 D．answered

(4)

[　　]

A．recognized　　　　　B．followed

C．enjoyed　　　　　　D．demanded

(5)

[　　]

A．studied　　　　　　B．agreed

C．gave　　　　　　　D．used

(6)

[　　]

A．mistakes　　　　　B．problems

C．questions　　　　　D．characters

(7)

[　　]

A．had　　　　　　　B．ought

C．was　　　　　　　D．used

(8)

[　　]

A．subject　　　　　　B．life

C．way　　　　　　　D．plan

(9)

[　　]

A．getting　　　　　　 B．respecting

C．employing　　　　　D．supporting

(10)

[　　]

A．unknown　　　　　B．refused

C．misunderstood　　 D．discouraged

(11)

[　　]

A．thinking　　　　　B．working

C．writing　　　　　D．leading

(12)

[　　]

A．that　　　　　　B．when

C．why　　　　　　D．whether

(13)

[　　]

A．visitors　　　　　B．readers

C．listeners　　　　 D．friends

(14)

[　　]

A．got　　　　　　B．entered

C．left　　　　　　D．passed

(15)

[　　]

A．invented　　　　B．chose

C．suggested　　　 D．imagined

(16)

[　　]

A．everything　　　　B．something

C．anything　　　　　D．nothing

(17)

[　　]

A．listening　　　　　B．speaking

C．pleasing　　　　　D．advising

(18)

[　　]

A．praise　　　　　　 B．scold

C．trouble　　　　　　D．encourage

(19)

[　　]

A．speak out　　　　　 B．give up

C．get back　　　　　　D．stick to

(20)

[　　]

A．Commonly　　　　B．Surprisingly

C．Happily　　　　　D．Naturally

A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found that he had only one coin left. He was so  16  that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young  17 opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he asked for a drink of  18 . She smiled understandingly and brought him a  19  glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
“You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has  20 me never to accept pay for a  21 .” As Howard  22  that house, he not only felt stronger 23  , but it also made him believe in God and the human beings more. He was about to give up before this.
24 later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city,  25  Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the treatment. When he heard the name of the  26  she came from, a  27  light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He  28  her at once. From that day on, he gave   29  attention to her case and  30   to do his best to save her life.
After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was  31  to open it because she knew it would 32  the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these words on one side of it,
"Paid in full with  33 ."
                    Dr Howard Kelly
Tears of  34  ran out of her eyes as she cried, "Thank you,  35 . Your love has got around through human hearts and hands. "