________ lack of interest, Tom kept trying hard to catch up with others.

        what their friendships are based upon, the important thing to remember is          both of them are friendships.

________ had been done, the working efficiency of the employees still remained low.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑;

 For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 21  Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23 been accepted. But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected 24 from Georgetown University, she decides to 25 a road trip with a few 26 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step 27 adulthood.

But 28 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29 with the prospect(期望) of his little princess 30 the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern. 31 Melanie’s father only has the best of 32 , his presence 33 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.

After following their faulty device  34  into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie  35  Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔间). What should be a simple change  36  the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter  37  get the chance to really  38  each other.

All parents,  39  they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.  40  what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

A．named   B．naming   C．namely   D．names

A．join    B．send C．attend   D．pass

A．still   B．always   C．yet  D．already

A．appointment B．interview    C．visit    D．meeting

A．provide B．offer    C．take D．hold

A．closing B．close    C．closed   D．closely

A．toward  B．for  C．during   D．with

A．though  B．in spite C．once D．despite

A．satisfying  B．successful   C．comfortable  D．meaningful

A．seeking B．examining    C．searching    D．exploring

A．Since   B．Because  C．While    D．When

A．intentions  B．attempts C．efforts  D．planning

A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out

A．lately  B．late C．deeply   D．deep

A．discover    B．invent   C．recognize    D．realize

A．succeeds in B．brings in    C．results from D．certainly

A．hopefully   B．finally  C．firstly  D．certainly

A．agree to    B．speak to C．talk to  D．turn to

A．whether B．if   C．what D．why

A．As  B．Like C．For  D．Except

---Did you meet with the famous space hero, Yang Liwei?

---_____ I had come here earlier.