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　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite 　 1　　since I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few activities, I hadn't taken any official leadership position.

This 　 2　 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms. Griffith, my cluster (a group of dorms) dean (主任), 　 3　 that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep　　4　 Discipline Committee Representative (代表). 　 5　 boarding school students break serious rules, like using 　 6　 , getting drunk or cheating in their studies. The punishments given to such students are　　7　 by a DC Rep. I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 　 8　 so were five other students. We had to hold　　9　 and Ms. Griffith asked us to write　　10　 to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.

I thought it hard to write. I didn't want to make any　　11　 , because they are difficult to keep. I didn't want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining　　12　 I wanted to become a DC Rep. "I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out discipline (纪律)," I wrote　　13　 .

I made three　　14　 that said "Vote For Teresa" and put them on every exit of my dorm so that people would 　 15　 my name when they want to vote.

Although I tried hard, I didn't win the election. I was 　 16　 , but my positive (积极的) nature did not allow me to　　17　 for very long. I actually　　18　 when my friends tried to comfort me. "Teresa, I am sorry that you didn't win the election," they would say.

"No, don't be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election," I said.

It is true; the　　19　 is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden　　20　 .

1. A. hard B. terrible C. happy D. simple

2. A. condition B. situation C. time D. life

3. A. explaining B. writing C. saying D. talking

4. A. stands for B. asks for C. calls for D. looks for

5. A. Usually B. Sometimes C. Often D. Seldom

6. A. computers B. drugs C. cars D. mobiles

7. A. carried out B. given C. determined D. made

8. A. or B. although C. but D. therefore

9. A. a discussion B. a meeting C. an election D. a selection

10. A. articles B. speeches C. compositions D. introductions

11. A. mistakes B. movements C. promises D. requests

12. A. how B. whether C. when D. why

13. A. seriously B. easily C. fluently D. honestly

14. A. posters B. sayings C. speeches D. promises

15. A. recognize B. remember C. forget D. know

16. A. satisfied B. surprised C. disappointed D. helpless

17. A. put down B. look down C. feel down D. lie down

18. A. smiled B. cried C. laughed D. sorrowed

19. A. reason B. attitude C. process D. aim

20. A. strength B. courage C. ability D. skill

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was 21 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 　 22　 . During the test，the girl 23 next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 24 I had an extra pen. She showed me that 25 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been 26 the teacher asked me to 27 in the room when all the other students 28 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 29 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand 30 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __31__and emphasized the fact 　that when people do something dishonest，they really 32 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 33 about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could 　_34 . I walked out of the room wondering 　35 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

　 Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked 　36 I was copying answers 　37 the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 　38 　anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 　39 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 40 letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．

21．A．from　　　　　 B．on　　　　　 　 C．at　　　　 　　　　 D．in

22．A．test　　　　　 　 B．lesson　　　 　　　 C．class　　　 　　　 D．papers

23．A．seat　　　　　　 B．seating　　　　　 C．sit　　　　 　　　　　 D．sitting

24．A．why　　　　　 B．whether　　　 　　 C．where　　　 　　　 D．that

25．A．one　　　　　　 B．that　　　　 　　 C．hers　　　　 　　　 D．it

26．A．turned in　　　 　　 B．handed　　　 　　 C．given out　 　　　　 D．marked

27．A．work　　　　　 B．read　　　　 　　 C．study　　　 　　　 D．stay

28．A．gone out　　　 　 B．were studying 　　　 C．were dismissed 　 D．were there

29．A．how　　　　　　 　　　 B．why　　 　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　　 D．what

30．A．on　　　　　　 　 B．by　　　　　 　　 C．to　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．with

31．A．faith　　　　　 　 B．honesty　 　　 　　 C．confidence　 　　　 D．reliability

32．A．improve　　 　　　　 B．punish　　 　　　　　 C．help　　 　　　　　　 D．cheat

33．A．well　　　　　 　 B．highly　　　 　　　 C．seriously　 　　　　 D．honestly

34．A．go on　　　　 　 B．leave　　　　 　　　 C．sit down　　 　　　 D．refuse

35．A．if　　　　　　 　　 B．whether　　　 　　 C．how　　　　 　　 D．why

36．A．as though　　 　　 B．like　　　　 　　　 C．as　　　　　 　　　 D．that

37．A．for　 　　　　　　 B．by　　　　　 　　 C．at　　　　　 　　　 D．from

38．A．asked　　　　 　 B．mentioned　　 　　 C．answered　　 　　　　　　 D．realized

39．A．Long before　 　　 B．As long as　 　　　 C．Even though 　　　 D．Just as

40．A．with　　　　 　　　 B．by 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　 　　　　　　　 D．through

Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My 　 gift 36 was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front gate the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I 　37 the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

I saved the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly 38 where she lived. I 　39 decided upon a house nearby where I 　40 her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.

This morning I noticed a small 　41 inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply — Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the 　42 and took out a Thank You card. The 　43　 said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you 　44 on the gate of Richard Kelly. It was very 　45 　of you. Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped 　46 　about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of 　47 . He really appreciated it.”

I was sincerely 　48 . I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been 49 ill. I had left that 　nice lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by 　50 . I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was 　51 to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not 　52 a fruit basket from me, but I believe that 　53 she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.

I feel blessed to have made Richard Kelly’s last days more 　54 . This just further strengthen my belief that there are never any 　55 in life.

36．A．thought　　　　　　　　　 B．idea　 　　　 　　　 C．expectation　　　　　　 D．opinion

37．A．made　　　　 　 　　　 B．signed　　　　　　 　　　 C．wrote　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．posted

38．A．certain　　　　　　　　　　 B．aware　 　　　 　　　 C．forgetful　　　　　　　　 D．sure

39．A．eventually 　　　 B．immediately　　 　　　 C．honestly　　　　　　　　 D．terribly

40．A．greeted　　　　　　　　　 B．walked　　　　　　 　　　 C．discovered　　　　　　　　　　 D．met

41．A．basket　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．note　　　　 　 　　　 C．present　　　　　　　　　 D．cheque

42．A．mailbox　　　　　　　　　 B．window　　　　　 　　　 C．envelop　　　　　　　　　 D．book

43．A．author　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．owner　　　　　　 　　　 C．card　　　　　　　　　　　 D．picture

44．A．designed　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　 　 　　　 C．provided　　　　　　　　 D．left

45．A．considerate　　　　　　 　　　 B．attractive　　　　 　　　 C．valuable　　　　　　　　 D．practical

46．A．talking　　　　　　　　　　 B．asking 　　　　　 　　　 C．wondering　　　　　　　　　　 D．worrying

47．A．poverty　　　　　　　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　 　　　 C．illness　　　　　　 　 D．danger

48．A．excited　　　　　　　　　 B．interested　　　　 　　　 C．astonished　　　 　 D．inspired

49．A．hardly　　　　　　　 　　　 B．seriously　　　　 　　　 C．hopefully　　　　　　　 D．probably

50．A．hand　　　　　　　　　　　 B．chance　　　　　　 　　　 C．day　　　　　　　　　　　 D．turn

51．A．meant　　　　　　　 　　　 B．allowed　　　　　 　　　 C．advised　　　　　　　　　 D．forbidden

52．A．find　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hide　　　　　　　　 　　　 C．buy　　　　　　　　　　　 D．receive

53．A．unless　　　　　　　 　　　 B．because　　　　　 　　　 C．though　　　　　　　　　 D．if

54．A．cheerful　　　　　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　 　　　 C．wonderful　　　　　　　 D．meaningful

55．A．mistakes　　　　　　　　 B．regrets　　　　　　 　　　 C．changes　　　　　　　　 D．secrets