_{His opening up _____ food processing factory is _____ comfort to his parents．}

_{A． 不填；a             B． a；不填}

_{C． a；a                    D． the；不填}

 Bill Gates,　　　 money isn’t a problem, still lives a very simple life now. 

A. which　　　B. for whose　　C. for whom　　　D. with whose

Last week my daughter was sick, so she had to stay at home. While staying at home, she looks at my hands and asks, “ Your hands have this  41  ,right?” It’s true that my hands are shaking, not too much, not too 42 ,and if I really want, I can control that. When I was a kid, my mother  43  to find out why I had this. We went to quite a few   44  , but none of them really   45  it. They then thought it was something psychological, not   46  . As I grow up, I learned how to  47 _it. But it’s still not very   48  to be asked about it. I   49  most people think that I had too much caffeine or drunk too much.

“Right”, I said, “I has this   50  I was a kid and I never knew why I really had this.” And there she goes,   _  51   my entire sad world in just one tiny sentence: “Well, maybe it’s because you have some kind of superpower.” It took me a few good seconds to   52  _after I heard this. And then a few   53  __to think about it. Yes, maybe it’s because I have some kind of superpower, like too much   54  trying to find an outlet(出口). It’s   55  that kids find the best   56  in everything, even in the strangest things, while adults    57  to see every deviation(偏离)from the    58  as a “disease”.

So, next time you see my hands shaking, don’t you ever   59  _to think I had too much caffeine or drunk too much. It’s not because of that. It’s because I have a superpower that is so  60   that my body can hardly hold it.        

41. A. moving              B. striking                 C. beating                         D. shaking

42. A. weak                 B. evident              C. slight                     D. big

43. A. managed               B wished                     C. tried                                  D. refused

44. A. doctors                 B. scientists                C. teachers                       D. lawyers

45. A. treated                 B. operated                 C. examined                      D. cured

46. A. mental                     B. physical                     C. spiritual                        D. natural

47. A. live with               B. go with                 C. face with                      D. agree with

48. A. upset                       B. comfortable                  C. curious                     D. awkward

49. A. guess                  B. calculate                 C. realize                           D. announce

50. A. as                          B. after                      C. until                              D. since

51. A. attacking                 B. sticking                 C. blowing                            D. hiding

52. A. restart                    B. replace                  C. recover                        D. pick

53. A. minutes                  B. months                  C. years                            D. time

54. A. energy                    B. wind                      C. information                   D. wealth

55. A. rare                  B. terrible                   C. embarrassing            D. wonderful

56. A. thing                       B. fact                    C. point                        D. part

57. A. attend                      B. tend                   C. expect                         D. intend

58. A. truth                       B. path                      C. life                                   D. highway

59. A. dare                    B. need                   C. have                            D. can

60. A. powerful              B. meaningful             C. extreme                               D. awful

There is a boy called Bill in my gym class who has unbearable yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should have his teeth scaled(刮除牙石).Bill was crushed. If the other boy had been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact(得体).He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s tact.

If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen of our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish, which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling him curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients’ relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and...”

Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection(注射) and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patient about some of these benefits.

Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

64. The underlined word “crushed” in the first paragraph probably means 　　　. 

A. surprised       B. cheated         C. regretful         D. upset

65. According to the author, his mother was 　　　 to his brother. 

A. sensitive and tactful          B. sensitive but not tactful enough

C. truthful but not tactful enough   D. sensitive but tricky

66. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Trickery often occurs in hospitals.                     B. Tactfulness means truthfulness.

C. We should be tactful in our society.                   D. Nurses are not honest to patients.

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1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, we had a class meeting, making a survey about the phenomenon of some students copying from others’ homeworks and cheating in exams. The survey shows that 98% of the students questioning think it is a matter of honesty. However, 25% of the students think they have too many homework, and their parents and teachers care too much for their scores. As result, some of them can’t help copy from others to avoid being punished. In my opinion, this is wrong to copy from others. We students should be honest but try to finish our homework all by ourselves. As for teachers, they had better to offer students different homework and tests depending on different levels. By doing such, every student can have a sense of accomplishment.

Are you too old for fairy tales? If you think    61   , Copenhagen is sure to change your mind.

See the city first from the water. In the harbor sits Denmark’s best­known landmark: the Little Mermaid. Remember her? She left the world of the Sea in search of a human soul in one of Andersen’s popular    62    (fantasy). From the harbor you can get a feel for the    63      (attraction) “city of green spires”. At twilight (黎明) or in cloudy weather, the spires of old castles and churches lend the city a dream­like atmosphere. You’ll think you’ve stepped into a watercolor painting.

Churches and castles are almost all that are left over in the original city. Copenhagen became    64    capital of Denmark in 1445. During the late 16th century, trade grew, and so did the city. But fires in 1728 and 1795    65    (terrible) destroyed the old wooden structures. Much of what we see today    66    (date) from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Copenhagen was the first city    67    (declare) a street for pedestrians only. The city has the    68    (little) traffic noise and pollution among European capitals.    69    you’re from, you can come to dance, dine, and take in outdoor and indoor concerts. Even without money, you can still enjoy the proud old trees, the colored night lights and the beautiful gardens. You might feel as if you    70    (be) in a fairy tale.

 She is 　　　 the newspapers to be thrown away and putting away the rest. 

A. sorting out      B.  figuring out    C. making out       D. turning out

_{In 2012, the Tower of London welcomed two new inhabitants: a pair of ravens(乌鸦) named Jubilee and Grip． Their arrival celebrated the bicentenary(二百周年) of Charles Dickens’s birth． This Grip was the third of the Tower ravens to be named after the novelist’s own pet birD． One of his predecessors（前辈） was resident during World War Two; he and his mate Mabel were the only ravens to survive a bombing attack on the Tower．}

_{Dickens’s Grip, who had an impressive vocabulary, appears as a character in the author’s fifth novel, Barnaby Rudge． On 28 January 1841, Dickens wrote to his friend George Cattermole: “my notion is to have [Barnaby] always in company with a pet raven, who is immeasurably more knowing than himself． To this end I have been studying my bird, and think I could make a very distinctive character of him．”}

_{Unfortunately, just a few weeks after Dickens wrote that letter, Grip died, probably as a result of having stolen and eaten paint some months earlier． The bird had developed a strange habit – tearing sections off painted surfaces (including the family's carriage) and even drinking a quantity of white paint out of a tin． Dickens mourned his loss and wrote a humorous letter to his friend, the illustrator Daniel Maclise, about the raven’s death．}

_{He related how, when Grip began to show signs of sickness, the vet was called and “administered a powerful dose of castor(蓖麻) oil”． Initially this seemed to have a positive effect and the author was thrilled to see Grip restored to his usual personality when he bit the coachman (who was used to the raven and took it in good humor)． The following morning, Grip was able to eat “some warm porridge”, but his recovery was short liveD．}

_{As Dickens wrote to Maclise, “On the clock striking twelve he appeared slightly upset, but soon recovered, walking twice or thrice along the coach-house, stopped to bark, exclaimed ‘Hello old girl’ (his favorite expression) and dieD． He behaved throughout with a decent manner, which cannot be too much admireD． ．． The children seem rather glad of it． He bit their ankles． But that was play．”}

_{28．Which of the following is right about Dickens’s pet Grip?}

_{A． he liked painting a lot．}

_{B． he could speak English fluently．}

_{C． he was quite ill before his death．}

_{D． he and Mabel survived a bombing attack．}

_{29．Why did Dickens study his bird Grip?}

_{A． Because the bird was very strange looking．}

_{B． Because Dickens liked the bird immeasurably．}

_{C． Because Barnaby needs a companion who was always with him．}

_{D． Because Dickens wanted to base one character of his novel on him．}

_{30．What caused the death of Dickens’s Grip?}

_{A． His old age．}

_{B． His strange diet．}

_{C． The killing of the coachman．}

_{D． His bad habit of biting people．}

_{31．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?}

_{A． A bird in a novel．}

_{B． The writer’s birD．}

_{C． The death of a birD．}

_{D． Dickens and his bird}

Basketball Statistician Help Wanted

The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:

Good computer skills

Available evenings and weekends

Knowing basketball rules and statistics

Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective campuses.

TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308

Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589

Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273

Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-6915

16.When will the job last?

A. Almost 1 year.        B. About two years.

C. Three semesters.       D. About 1.5 years

17.Who is more likely to get job?

A. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends

B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach

C. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball team

D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother

18.Whatshould you do if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?

A.Contact Gauri Chavan.       B.Dial 240-567-2273.

C. Dial 240-567-1308.         D.Contact Jorge Zuniga.

    There is a candy shop near where I live. On its  41   it says,“Made Fresh Every Hour.“History is being made every day. It is being made fresh every hour. We read about it in the newspapers and the magazines, or 42 about it on the radio or television.

    Up to this time, history has been 43 by the story of one war after another-some big, some small, some short, some long. Almost always a right has been going on somewhere.It has been War, War, War-Fight, Fight, Fight. Children 44 ，kick and bite. But the older we get, the 45 we use our fists(拳头)and feet to 46   quarrels. Fighting seems to be a sign of childhood-that we are kids-and our fights, which we call wars，a sign ofhow 47 the world really is and we really are-a sign that the world is still but a minute or two old.

    Now we admire and praise as heroes Horatius, Leonidas, Joan of Arc, General Eisenhower, and those who have defended their countries 48  the attacks of the enemy, as we would admire a man who stops a burglar or a murderer who attacks his family in the night. But those, 49  kings, generals, or princes, who do the attacking and take life with no other excuse than to add to their power or wealth or glory,，no better than burglars, who，forth with a gun and a blackjack to waylay(拦路抢劫)，rob and murder for the same purpose. War kills,war destroys, war  50 millions of lives and billions of  51 ，-money that could be used to make us 52  , to make the world a better place, instead of causing bitterness, suffering,misery and unhappiness, widows and orphans. No one is better off, not even the winner. War is a terrible game, in which even the 53  loses.

    This is 54  ： If wars do not end, they will be fought with weapons so deadly that all the people of a country or even of a  55  may be killed. Already atomic bombs  56   with such a blast that one bomb can blow a whole city to smithereens(碎片).Perhaps, if wars continue，there wont be anyone 57  alive in the whole wide world; and that will be the 58 of human history.

    Perhaps wars can be stopped. Many people everywhere go on trying and hoping to end the danger of another war. It isn` t easy to prevent wars,but if the United Nations can act like a fire department to put out wars like 59  before they get burning too  60 , then the world can go on with years of peace.

41. A. signal          B. sigh          C. sign                D.sight

42. A. hear            B. watch         C. listen              D.see

43. A. studied         B. changed       C. ignored             D.marked

44. A. kiss            B. scratch       C. hug                 D.dance

45. A. less            B. mote          C. younger             D.fewer

46. A. cause           B. settle        C. make                D.have

47. A. old             B. green         C. powerful            D.young

48. A. against         B. for           C. with                D.after

49. A. unless          B. whether       C. if                  D.like

50. A. spends          B. pays          C. costs               D.waits

51. A. babies          B. buildings.    C. dollars             D.officers

52. A. sad             B. happy         C. confused            D.exhausted

53. A. winner          B. loser         C. competitor          D.soldier

54. A. endless         B. doubtful      C. certain             D.critical

55. A. state           B. country       C. nation              D.continent

56. A. explode         B. ban           C. is dropped          D.is planted

57. A. returned        B. gone          C. buried              D.left

58. A. beginning       B. start         C. end                 D.loss

59. A. water           B. ice           C. wood                D.fires

60. A. lightly          B. fiercely      C. warmly              D.gently

I honestly don't think that anyone out there really tries hard to become nobody in every aspect of their lives. There are some people that are 41 with their situation in life, but 42 has something they want to be excellent in; something they want to 43 Unfortunately, most people don't have the 44 to do something about it. They waste away their time and talents day-dreaming of what could be 45 living the life they want.

People are 46 taking the easy road in life: it's less risky, it doesn’t 47 a lot of effort and it’s comfortable. Change 48 you to step out of your comfort zone and into the 49. You have to change yourself, your surroundings and even your habits.

Everyone has those moments in life 50 you look at where you are and the things you've done to get there; 51 , you'll be either proud or 52 . For those of you who have reached the point where you are wondering, "how did I get here?" , there is still hope.

Change is 53 If it were easy, we would all be famous billionaires living in mansions(豪宅）.The fact that it’s hard is what makes change and 54 so great. Improving your life will 55 several positive outcomes such as, giving you a better 56 of self, making you a better person, mother, father, friend, etc. and you' 11 find yourself being 57 in general. You need to understand that changing yourself for the better won’t 58 challenges in your life — it will just 59 you to be able to face them.

If you have tried to change in the past and failed, don’t 60. You can still change and start making a difference in your life.

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the job's pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas;

     1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

    There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don't happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers？

    I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？

    This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

    Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

    Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I've seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

60. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A. Design.         B. Changes.          C. Cooperation.          D. Hobbies.

61. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?

   A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position

   B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.

   C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job.

   D  You should ignore your skills when you select job.

62. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay                        B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities                       D. Personalities and Jobs

Mike had prepared carefully for the exam, so that he could be sure of passing it on his first _______.

A. attention              B. purpose             C. attempt             D. desire

CALIFORNIA, USA — People in the western state of California who are in the United States illegally can now request a driver's license. The law went into effect on January l. California is not the first American state with such a law, but it has the largest number of illegal immigrants. More than a million people began to request licenses shortly after the new state law went into effect. Among them was Christian Alvarado. Mr. Alvarado entered the United States from El Salvador eight years ago without permission from the U.S. government. Some call such people "illegal immigrants." Others call them "undocumented immigrants".

     Mr. Alvarado thinks it so exciting, for he has been waiting for the license for a long time. But some are worried that their personal information will be used to find them and deport them. Armando Botello is a spokesman for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or DMV. He says people should not be afraid, for such information will not be shared.

The new licenses are the same as licenses given to citizens except that they have the words "Federal Limits Apply". That means the license cannot be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building. Ana Garcia, working at the Central American Resource Center, says some illegal immigrants fear those words will be used to abuse them. Civil rights groups say the police and others will not.

     Dan Schnur, a political scientist at the University of Southern California, said that the main argument against the new law is that it rewards illegal behavior. But Professor Schnur argued that young, white Americans generally support immigration reform, including giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants

     "It's simply because they grew up in a much more multicultural society than their parents or their grandparents did." Professor Schnur says he believes the changes in beliefs about illegal immigrants that have taken place in California will spread throughout the United States.

1. Why did the new law make Mr. Alvarado excited?

A. Because he can request a driver's license.

B. Because he became a legal immigrant of California.

        C. Because he got his driving license as an illegal immigrant.

        D. Because a law went into effect for the new immigrants.

2. What is the difference of the new licenses compared to those given to citizens'?

        A. The words “Federal Limits Apply” will abuse illegal immigrants

        B. They can't be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building.

        C. They can be used to act against the police and other people.

        D. With the words "Federal Limits Apply", immigrants can enjoy special rights.

3. What's the public's attitude towards the new law released on January l in California?

        A. supportive          B. negative         C. neutral              D. controversial

Sam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏) disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the video online. The video — and Sam — became a hit. Only 8 years old at the time, he couldn’t have expected the response.

“(The television show) The Doctors called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California,” says Sam, now 13, “and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars stayed.”

During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sam’s mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children’s book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sam’s experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness.

“I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people,” Sam says.

Moreover, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital.

“A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids in the hospital,” says Sam.

Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sam’s ideas. She named the nonprofit Kindness for Kids.

Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.

Sam’s father, Scott Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.

“FedEx Ground learned about Sam’s pillow project,” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”

The company provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals.

Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the children’s hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick,” he says.

24． We can learn from the text that Sam Allred _____.

A. was a healthy boy

B. was popular at an early age

C. sang the song with his sister

D. worked in his father’s company

25． Opening Hearts is a book that _____.

A. is a best seller

B. is about Sam’s sister

C. was published when Sam was 13

D. was written by Sam and his mother

26． What is FedEx Ground’s attitude towards Sam’s career?

A. Doubtful.                 B. Surprised.

C. Approving.                D. Uninterested.

27． Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred?

A. Optimistic and warm-hearted.

B. Honest and responsible.

C. Unusual and confident.

D. Friendly and brave.

 (CNN) — A 12 -year-old girl who had a feeling that she might be quite clever has taken a test and proved she was absolutely right.

Lydia Sebastian achieved the top score of 162 on Mensa，s Cattell III B paper, suggesting she has a higher IQ than well-known geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. The comparison doesn't sit well with the British student, who’s currently in Year 8 at Colchester County high school, a selective girl’s grammar school in Essex, England.

"I don't think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. They’ve achieved so much. I don’t think it’s right," Lydia told CNN.

Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents and pestering (纠缠）them for the best part of a year. It turns out the test wasn't that hard after all.

"I was really nervous before the test and I thought it was going to be really hard. But as I started the test, I thought it was a bit easier than I thought it was going to be," she said.

Lydia’s  not quite sure what she wants to do when she leaves school, although she’s  leaning toward something "based around Maths, because it’s one of my favorite subjects. " "All I，m going to do is work as hard as I can, and see where that gets me," she said.

To explain Lydia’s  mark’s  level, the top adult score in the Cattell III B test, which primarily tests verbal(语言) reasoning, is 161. A top 2% score 一 which allows entry to Mensa, the club for those with high IQs 一 would be 148 or over. Lydia scored 162, placing her in the top 1% of the population.

24. Lydia wanted to have an IQ test because_,

A. ail people around thought that she was smart

B. she felt that she might have a high IQ

C. her parents strongly wanted her to do so

D. the grammar school advised her to do so

25. What does the underlined words mean in the second paragraph?

A. is not accepted by. B. is not related to.

C. does not satisfy.    D. does not affect.

26. What is Lydia's plan about the future according to the text?

A. She doesn’t have to work hard with her high IQ.

B. She has a tendency to focus around Maths.

C. She is quite sure about what to do in the future.

D. She will drop out of the grammar school.

27. What do we know from the last paragraph?

A. No one has achieved a higher IQ than Lydia,

B. Whoever has a high IQ can enter Mensa.

C. Only adults with high IQs can enter Mensa.

D. Mensa is a club for those with high IQs at least 148.

—Did Hana say anything about me in her letter?

       —Only that she’d appreciate ________ from you.

       A．to hear              B．hearing        C．to hearing         D．to have heard

Empty nest syndrome (空巢综合征) is a feeling of sadness and loneliness parents may feel when their children leave home for the first time, such as to live on their own or to attend a college or university. It is not a clinical condition. However, it can affect the immune (免疫的) system and result in certain psychological barriers, if left untreated.

All parents are sensitive to empty nest syndrome, although some factors can create a tendency to it. Such factors include an unstable or unsatisfactory marriage, or difficulty accepting change in general. Adults who are also dealing with other stressful life events such as the death of a spouse (配偶) or retirement are also more likely to experience the syndrome.

Symptoms of empty nest syndrome can include depression, a sense of loss of purpose, worry, stress, and anxiety over the child’s welfare. Many empty nest parents prefer staying indoors, and end up becoming people of few words. Parents who experience empty nest syndrome often question whether or not they have prepared adequately for their child to live independently. Others even have feelings of guilt over lost opportunities to be more involved in their children’s lives before they left home.

Empty nest parents often face new challenges, such as establishing a new kind of relationship with their children, having to find other ways to occupy their free time, reconnecting with each other, and a lack of sympathy from people who believe that parents should be happy when their children leave home.

One of the easiest ways for parents to cure empty nest syndrome is to keep in contact with their children. Technological developments such as cell phones, text messaging, and the Internet all allow for increased communication between parents and their children.

Parents going through empty nest syndrome can ease their stress by pursuing their own hobbies and interests in their increased spare time. Discussing their grief with each other, friends, families, or professionals may help them. Experts have advised that overwhelmed (不知所措的) parents keep a journal, or go back to work if they were full-time parents.

However, prevention is always better than cure. If one child has moved out and you still have others living at home with you, plan in advance for the day when your nest will be empty of all children. Small changes made over time will mean less of a shock when your last child moves out. You may find, with thought and careful planning, that the occasion of your last child leaving home will offer a little happiness, too, as you can then carry out your plans for an independent life with your spouse.

Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown．Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from high school． 16   College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends．The question is: how ?

▲ Get to know your roommate．

You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends．

▲ 17  

If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors．As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello．Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold．Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship．

▲Join clubs or organizations．

Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people． 18   By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests．

 ▲Talk to classmates．

19      Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are．Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships．

▲Try out for a sport．

If you're athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do．  20   

   A．Close the door to keep away from theft．

  B．Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room．

   C．It also helps you get more familiar with the campus．

  D．Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with．

  E．You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports．

  F．Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them．

  G．Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely．

The dream of my travel was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see． But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."

   When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room．I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared．

    The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment．I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．

    During my week's stay in Paris．I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self－reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing life's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．

4.  How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?

A. They warmly offered her help.

B. They asked her to speak French.

C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.

D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A. Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.

B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.

C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.

D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.

6. The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_________

A. make up for         B. deal with         C. come across           D. believe in

7. What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?

A. Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.

B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.

C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.

D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.