Jack is a good friend _______, and he often comes to our home for a visit.

A. of my father 　 　B. of my father’s

C. for my father 　 D. in my father’s

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3 ." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免費車) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 　 B. preciously　　　　 　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　　 　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　　　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless

I don’t mind______by bus, but I hate______in queues.

A.traveling； stand 　　　 B.to travel； to stand

C.traveling； to stand 　　 D.traveling； to standing

–There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow ______?

–No, I’d rather buy ______ in the bookstore.

A. it; one　　　 B. one; one　　　 C. it; it　　　 D. one; it

My parents used _____ they had to get a new car for my brother.

　　A.what 　　　　B.which 　　　　C.all what 　　D.不填

The u ______ problem should be considered first.

I think he did it on p_____.

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing.

Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

1．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know 　　　　　.

　 A．whether to give up her best friend　　　　 B．what to do without her best friend

　 C．whom to choose between two friends　　　　 D．how to stop missing her former friend

2．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ has to 　　　　　.

　 A．find a new friendship　　　　　 B．live without her boyfriend

　 C．learn to give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．learn to be independent

3．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will 　　　　　.

　 A．take revenge on her former friend

　 B．comfort her former friend

　 C．feel more independent and confident

　 D．continue friendship with her former friend

4．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest?

　 A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget.　　 B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself.

　 C．SJ will get over her problem soon. D．One shouldn’t forget the past experiences.

She is making herself ill with _____ over her son's future.

　　A. trouble 　　 B. annoyance　　 C. disgust 　　　D. worry