45. He is an e__________ of China Daily, so he often received a lot of letters every day.

I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew : I was very thin. I wasn’t a　 21 　student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this 22 　I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father 23　 tears in my eyes.

He listened to me　 24　 , and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not ? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder　 25　 　you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of　 26　 　she said and mark the points that are　 27　 . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did　 28　 he told me. To my great 　29 , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t 　30　 (like being very thin), but a good number I could-and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly clear picture of 　31　 .

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,”he said“You know better than　 32 　the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to 　33　 , not just close you ears in anger, feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know　 34　 affairs. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing do.”

Daddy’s advice has always 　35　 　to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

20.　 The water of the lake were so __________ that it looked like glass.

　　　 A. silent　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calm　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　 D. quiet

19.　 The other day, when I was shopping, I happened __________ my former teacher whom I __________ for many years.

　　　 A. to meet; hadn’t seen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. meeting; haven’t seen

C. to meet; haven’t seen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meeting; hadn’t seen

18.　 -It is very kind __________ you to see me off at the station.

　　　 -__________. Good luck.

　　　 A. for; It’s a pleasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. of; Don’t mention it

C. for; you are welcome　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of; That’s right

17.　 Internet is becoming more and more popular. You __________ to a library if you want to look up some information.

　　　 A. don’t need to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needn’t to go　　

C. don’t need to go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. doesn’t need to go

16.　 It was at 5 o’clock __________ the visitors finally arrived at Pudong International Airport.

　　　 A. when　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. after

15.　 The new plant can’t __________ the cold weather, so the researchers are trying to deal with it.

　　　 A. suffer for　　　　　　　　 B. suffer　　　　　　　　 C. suffer from　　　　　　　 D. long for