The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person. When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams. Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together. I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:A
题目分析：本文叙述了作者感觉自己的曾经的大学同学改变了许多，让自己不敢相信，社会一切都在变化，唯一不变的就是变化，当然他的朋友也不例外，或许你会认为原来的朋友更好，他也会这样认为。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。proper合适的； same 同一的；regular定期的，common普通的，从前面的句子I couldn’t believe the change in him.可知事实上他看起来不是同一个人，故选B。
小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。childhood童年； primary school小学， high school高中，college大学。当第一次见比尔时，应该回到大学时代，故选 D。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。consider认为； suppose猜想，meet遇见； expect期望。这是我遇见的最无忧无虑的人，故选C。
小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. party聚会，B. quarrel争吵，C. meeting 会议，D. class班级，
从前的句子：he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever 38 .可知他总是准备参加聚会。故选A。
小题5:考查名词及上下文的呼应。man男人；hospital 医院；movie电影；hotel 旅店，开车去15英里地方去看一部他真正喜欢的电影，故选C。
小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。learning学习； life 生活； work 工作；fun有趣。生活不来不单调，故选B。
小题7:考查副词及上下文的呼应。in在家；down向下； away外出。around四处走动；句意：当他经常四处走动，生活一点也不单调，故选D。
小题8:考查名词及上下文的呼应。Dream梦想， mistake错误； chance计划；joke玩笑；从前面的：and 41 was never dull when he was 42 可知.他这是有一个接一个玩笑，故选D。
小题9:考查动词及上下文的呼应。decide决定；continue继续； manage应付，设法对付； hope希望。我想知道他怎样应付考试的，故选C。
小题10:考查短语及上下文的呼应。A. As usual象平常一样，B. By accident偶然的，C. From then on从那时起， D. All the time一直。从前面的句子：Last week I was in Houston on business,可知我是偶然遇到他，故选B。
小题11:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. glad高兴，B. surprised惊讶， excited兴奋， sure确定。从后面的句子：Was this short-haired businessman really the same person?可知我甚至不确定是他，选D。
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。think认为； talk谈论。argue争论；spend花费；他大多数情况下谈及的是他的工作、他的新车及他的房子，故选B。
小题13:考查序数词及上下文的呼应。Best最好的； last最不可能的；next下一个； only仅仅。回想他在大学时最不关心的是财富，故选B。
小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。interest兴趣；career事业； subject课题； problem 问题。现在这些东西好像是他的主要兴趣，故选A。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。forget忘记； mind介意；like喜欢， imagine想象，根据Bill changing，不知怎么他从不想象比尔改变那么多，故选D。
小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。remain仍然，保持； remind提醒； suggest建议； become成为。他的形象仍然停留在大学的时候，故选A。
小题17:考查介词及上下文的呼应。since自从； from从； at 在…时； till直到。他的形象仍然停留在大学的时候，故选C。
小题18:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。unnecessary没必要； foolish愚蠢的；common共同的； unusually不寻常的。我想希望人永远不变无疑是愚蠢的，故选B。
小题19:考查连词及上下文的呼应。because因为； that那个； how 怎样；when当……时候。尤其当我也应经改变了许多，故选D。
小题20:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 feel感觉； act行动； look看起来；discover发现。也许他的感觉和我一样，故选A。