The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(過渡期) for me. 1    Is probably true with many people. I got quite homework and   2 thoughtAbout going home. Although the  3   time for many students is getting   4   from home, my mailbox was frequently   5   . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard   6  out at me. I sat down to reda it,   7  a note from someone back home. 8I became increasingly puzzled(困惑) as   9   postcards were like this; It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card

Back to my room and   10  about it.

Several days later I   11  another postcard, this one   12  news about Maybelline, Mabel’s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another,  13  full of news of different people. I befan to   14  look forward to the nextOne,   15  to see what this author would come up with   16 . I was never   17 .

Finally, the cards   18  coming, right about the time I had begun to feel    19  college life. They had been such a happy distraction(調(diào)劑) that I have  20  all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.

1. A. If              B. So               C. As              D. What

2. A. often            B. carefully         C. seldom           D. merely

3. A. hard            B. last              C. busiest           D. happiest

4. A. visitors          B. letters            C. calls             D. directions

5. A. empty           B. full              C. closed           D. open

6. A. pouring          B. reaching          C. staring           D. rolling

7. A. describing        B. considering       C. enjoying          D. expecting

8. A. But             B. Thus              C. Also            D. Even

9. A. any             B. no                C. some            D. such

10. A. joked          B. talked             C. forgot            D. cared

11. A. mailed         B. accepted           C. worte            D. received

12. A. delivering       B. demanding         C. discovering       D. developing

13. A. one            B. each              C. either            D. both

14. A. nearly          B. possibly           C. usually           D. really

15. A. promising       B. surprised          C. interested        D. pretending

16. A. below          B. lately             C. next             D. behind

17. A. frightened       B. disappointed       C. excited           D. pleased

18. A. continued       B. stopped           C. started           D. avoided

19. A. easy            B. safe              C. tired            D. anxious

20. A. lost            B. collected           C. torn            D. saved

Would you take this along to the office for me?

A. With pleasure    B. That’s right.               C. Never mind.           D. Don’t mention it.

We don’t keep winning games _______ we keep playing well.

A. because                       B. unless                     C. when                     D. while

Don’t worry if you can’t come to _______ party.

--- I’ll save ________ cake for you.

A. the ; some                    B. a ; much                 C. the ; any                 D. a ; little

_______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

A. As                          B. That                       C. This                          D. It

When ______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A. compared                    B. being compare  C. comparing                   D. having compared

This machine _______. It hasn’t worked for years.

A. didn’t work                  B. wasn’t working      C. doesn’t work          D. isn’t working

The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third _______ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long.

A. is                                B. are                         C. was                       D. were

We’re trying to ring you back, Bryan, but we think we ________ your number incorrectly.

A. looked up                     B. took down              C. worked out             D. brought about

_________ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

A. Only                          B. Just                        C. Still                         D. Yet