通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

When Josie left school she had no idea what she wanted to do. A friend of hers, who was a year older, and __21__ name was Josephine, was at art college, and she __22__ Josie to join her there.　

Josie’s father worked in a factory, and her mother in a shop. They were __23__ their money to buy their own house, and they had __24__ that Josie would start earning too as soon as she __25__, so when she told them that she wanted to go to art college, she __26__ them to have objections(异议). But in fact they had __27__.

“You will have to find some kind of a job to __28__ your college,” Josie’s mother __29__ her. “You father and I will be very happy to keep you __30__ but we have no money for your college courses and none for paints and all the other things you’ll need.”

“Thank you very much,” Josie answered. “I’m really very grateful to you both. And there’s __31__ about getting a job; the head of the art college has __32__ me one in their library.” After a few months, Josie’s parents really felt very __33__ that their daughter was going to college, especially __34__ she brought home some of the things she had painted, for which she had received high praise from her teachers.

21.(　　　 ) A. his　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. her　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whose　 　　　　　　　　 D. that

22.(　　　 ) A. promised　 　　　　　 B. permitted　 　　　　　 C. advised　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. persuaded

23.(　　　 ) A. spending　 　　　　　　 B. counting　 　　　　　　 C. saving　 　　　　　　　　 D. sparing

24.(　　　 ) A. hoped　 　　　　　　　　 B. wished　 　　　　　　　 C. decided　 　　　　　　 D. demanded

25.(　　　 ) A. went to work　 　　 B. left school　 　　　　　 C. returned home　 　 D. grew up

26.(　　　 ) A. thought　 　　　　　　　 B. wished　 　　　　　　　 C. expected　 　　　　　　 D. got

27.(　　　 ) A. none　 　　　　　　　　 B. nothing　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. no one　 　　　　　　　　 D. not

28.(　　　 ) A. support　 　　　　　　　 B. go on　 　　　　　　　　 C. do in　 　　　　　　　　　 D. pay for

29.(　　　 ) A. warned　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. suggested　 　　　　 C. scolded　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. admired

30.(　　　 ) A. at work　 　　　　　　　 B. back 　　　　　　　　　　 C. at home　 　　　　　　　 D. from education

31.(　　　 ) A. no hope　 　　　　　　 B. no wonder　 　　　　 C. one way　 　　　　　　 D. no problem

32.(　　　 ) A. given　 　　　　　　　　 B. offered　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. solved　 　　　　　　　　 D. taken on

33.(　　　 ) A. worried　 　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　 　　 C. proud　 　　　　　　　　 D. sure

34.(　　　 )A. if　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　 　　　　　　　　 D. when

20.(　　　 ) Could you tell me ________?

　　 A. what the food is made of　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. which the food is made

　　 C. how is the food made　　　　 　　　　　　 D. who the food is made

19.(　　　 ) Mary found her bike _________ she lost a week ago.

　　 A. who　　 　　　　　　 B. where　　 　　　　　 C. what　　 　　　　　　 D. which

18.(　　　 ) Working hard _________success, so your dreams can come true.

　　 A. bring　　 　　　　　　 B. brings　　 　　　　　 C. to bring　　 　　　　 D. bringing

17.(　　　 ) – Would you like to join us in the game?

　 –_____, for I have something important to attend to.

　 A. I will 　　　　　B. I’d love to　　　 C. I won’t　　　　 D. I’m afraid not

16.(　　　 ) – Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me?

A. seat　　　　　　 B. sit　　　　　　 　 C. seated　　　　　 D. sat

15.(　　　 ) –How often do you go to the old people’s house, Tom?

–________.

　　 A. Once a month　 　 B. In a month　　 　　 C. After a month　　 D. For a month