Question

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We      36     many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we  both cried    37 colleges in the fall.we would attend different

Our first term of university life was      38     . We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very      39     . These were friends with whom I could be myself and      40     out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.

When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She      41     a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I      42     her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the      43     within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed      44     to accept it. I didn’t understand      45     the people I loved most couldn’t love each other.

Becky left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was a little      46     . She saw me with my new friends and    47     that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having __48     her and wished she could be a part of it. She wished she could be in their      49     .

I wrote a letter to Becky      50__ she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest      51    . Becky wrote me back soon. She was in     52     and felt sorry about what she had done.

I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it.      53     can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of      54     . While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there,      55     to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

36. A. showed             B. shared                  C. protected              D. developed

37. A. although            B. unless                  C. because                D. while

38. A. hard                  B. peaceful               C. modern                 D. normal

39. A. anxious             B. strange                 C. familiar                 D. comfortable

40. A. pour                  B. make                    C. figure                   D. hold

41. A. donated             B. returned               C. brought                D. recommended

42. A. admitted            B. referred                C. mentioned             D. introduced

43. A. concern             B. hurt                     C. curiosity               D. doubt

44. A. unwilling           B. cautious               C. ashamed               D. calm

45. A. how                  B. whether                C. that                      D. why

46. A. stubborn            B. annoyed               C. proud                   D. discouraged

47. A. promised           B. argued                  C. regretted               D. proved

48. A. without             B. from                    C. for                       D. across

49. A. expectation        B. relation                 C. reception              D. position

50. A. recognizing        B. explaining             C. assuming              D. predicting

51. A. achievement       B. spirit                    C. gift                       D. sign

52. A. sympathy          B. confusion             C. surprise                D. agreement

53. A. Something         B. Anything               C. Nothing                D. Everything

54. A. success             B. life                       C. research               D. happiness

55. A. waiting              B. planning               C. choosing               D. demanding

Answer 1

36—40       BCADA   41—45  CDBAD     46—50    BCADB    51—55    CDCBA