40．A．leave　　　　　　　 B．miss　　　　　　　　　　 C．lose　　　　　　　　　 D．desert

39．A．scared　　　　　　 B．strange　　　　　　 C．ashamed　　　　 D．homesick

38．A．happy　　　　　　 B．lucky　　　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．successful

37．A．faithfulness　　　 B．cheerfulness　　 C．quietness　　　　 D．kindness

36．A．silent　　　　　　　　 B．disappointed　 C．outspoken　　　 D．crazy

35．The largest collection, 　　　　　in England, was one of about 200,000 silver pennies.

　　　 A．to be found　　 B．has found　　　　 C．being found　　 D．ever found

SECTION B

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 word or phrases that best fits the contest.

When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very 　36　 　because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair changed me. Her best characteristics are her openness and 　37　 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without 　　doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a 　38　 　girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 　39　 　and helpless and I was afraid that I would 　40　 　her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 　41　 　to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great 　42　 　she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded (有根据的). I felt that the 　43　 　between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 　44　 　her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 　45　 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 　46　 　but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t 　47　 　you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

34．She did not take the advice that she 　　　at rush hour, so she got lost.

　　　 A．not travel　　　　 B．did not travel　 C．should travel　 D．goes traveling

33．There 　　　　be any difficulty in passing to oral test since you have practiced a lot in the school.

　　　 A．mustn’t　　　　　　 B．shan’t　　　　　　　 C．shouldn’t　　　　 D．needn’t

32．The man had expected to see all his relatives when in hospital, but 　　　came to see him while many of his friends offered him their help.

　　　 A．none　　　　　　　　 B．no one　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　 D．anyone

31．Due to circumstances 　　　our control the performance has had to be cancelled.

　　　 A．above　　　　　　　 B．within　　　　　　　　 C．beyond　　　　　　 D．over