My old father began to study computer science at the age of sixty in order that he might ________ times. 

A. come up with　  B. keep up with    C. end up with　    D. put up with

 — Why did he write to the mayor's office?

—_______ about the poor taxi service of the city.

       A. To complain            B. For complaining           C. He complained          D. Complaining

______ are willing to have a thorough relaxation at weekend; there are still some people who would like to go camping.

A. None of us             B. All of us             C. Each of us           D. Not all of us

26．As we can see, the work can’t be finished by only one person, so let’s ______．

       A．take a turn           B．by turns         C．in turn   D．take turns

 — Mr. Smith was really helpful when you were in financial difficulty during those years.

— Definitely. I can never appreciate his kindness ________.

A.seriously                          B. well                                    C. enough                   D. Properly

 The manager insisted that I _______  a raise though I have been in this company for only six months.

   A. was given    B. would be given     C. should give   D. should be given

  During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking．Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries．

When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my elder brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college．For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…they go by fast．” I remember not believing him then, but looking back…h(huán)e was right．Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult．

However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off．I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like．Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance．I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to community college (社區(qū)學(xué)院) and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美國大學(xué)入學(xué)考試）scores．

When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college, I started to wish I had done the same．My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day．It seemed exactly like high school．I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus atmosphere instead of two．

My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time．Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!

Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?

A．He wanted to go to community college．

B．He had been admitted for his gift in dance．

C．He was well prepared for the exam．

D．He believed his brother would help him．

When in high school, the author          

A．drove to and from class every day．

B．buried himself in his study all the time．

C．enjoyed talking about future college life．

D．lived in the school except on holidays．

What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…they go by fast”?

       A．He wished the author to have more dance．

B．He advised the author to value the years．

C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone．

D．He suggested the author aim at a community college．

Talking of his high school years, the author feels      ．

A．regretful       B．lonely   C．a(chǎn)ngry     D．pleased

 He always differs _________ the manager _________ how to deal with the business．

      A．from; over          B．with；  for          C．a(chǎn)gainst ; at     D．over ; in

 He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence．

       A．supposed        B．intended       C．considered       D．Pretended

. It is hoped that it won’t be long      the students aren’t burdened with so much homework.

A. before      B. since          C. that        D. after