______ we can’t remove our troubles in life for ever, we can leave them behind when we are on vacation.

A．When         B．While          C．Unless       D．Until

As he has been well trained, this young man is ______ to be a teacher.

A．delighted            B．possible          C．qualified            D．unable

I can’t thank you ______ much because without your help I ______ have won the first prize.

A．too; wouldn’t                           B．very; shouldn’t

C．that; might not                        D．so; couldn’t

—What has made him upset recently?

—______ alone to face a troublesome milk case.

A．Left           B．Being left            C．Having left           D．To leave

Everyone has periods in their lives ______ everything seems very hard.

A．when         B．where          C．which         D．that

We can’t ______ our fate. Instead, we should take a positive attitude to the present situation.

A．submit to       B．correspond to        C．subscribe to         D．compromise to

­­Hollywood star Sharon Stone’s words on Sichuan earthquake ______ her image. Nobody in China ______ her any more.

A．destroyed; would like                                B．has destroyed; likes

C．destroyed; will like                        D．had destroyed; liked

—What a successful Spring Festival Gala （春晚）! Who said we couldn’t make it?

—______.

A．Let’s kill the fatted calf                                B．Practice makes perfect

C．Actions speak louder than words            D．A golden key can open any door

—I can’t imagine Phelps smoking marijuana （大麻）.

—______.

A．Nor am I          B．So do I           C．Me, too       D．Me, neither

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   1   side of this line. When I hold   2   the apron strings （圍裙帶） connecting us, Nicole, eager to   3   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a （an）   4   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （高階課程） so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s   5  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was   6   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   7   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  8   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   9   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   10   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a （an）   11   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   12   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   13   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   14   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   15  .

I   16   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   17  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   18  , she is well-equipped and eager to   19   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   20   we both needed.

1．A．left                       B．right                    C．either                  D．each

2．A．onto                     B．up                       C．back                   D．out

3．A．keep                     B．refuse                 C．taste                   D．bear

4．A．a(chǎn)wkward              B．relaxing               C．lively                   D．beautiful

5．A．comment              B．word                   C．concept               D．response

6．A．received                B．invited                 C．treated                D．a(chǎn)ccepted

7．A．good                     B．great                   C．hard                    D．easy

8．A．taken                    B．underlined            C．offered                D．emphasized

9．A．lit up                     B．built up                C．turned up            D．made up

10．A．imagining            B．thinking               C．hoping                D．a(chǎn)dding

11．A．only                    B．just                     C．even                   D．single

12．A．mostly                B．hardly                 C．exactly                D．slightly

13．A．sharp                  B．normal                C．different              D．typical

14．A．encouraging         B．evaluating            C．disagreeing          D．a(chǎn)greeing

15．A．a(chǎn)nxious               B．excited                C．sad                     D．tense

16．A．reviewed             B．observed             C．checked              D．studied

17．A．competence         B．creativity             C．responsibility       D．confidence

18．A．Therefore            B．Instead                C．Still                     D．Besides

19．A．embrace              B．discover              C．determine            D．control

20．A．character             B．strength               C．relief                   D．independence