完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives． This is also true for an American girl
21 Melanie．
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to
22 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s
23 been accepted． But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．
When she gets an unexpected
24 from Georgetown University, she decides to
25 a road trip with a few
26 female friends． Melanie believes it is her first step
27 adulthood．
But
28 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t
29 with the prospect（期望) of his little princess
30 the world without him． He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern．
31 Melanie’s father only has the best of
32 , his presence
33 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．
After following their faulty device
34 into the backwoods （偏远地区), James and Melanie
35 Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment （隔间)． What should be a simple change
36 the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…
All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter
37 get the chance to really
38 each other．
All parents,
39 they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．
40 what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate （脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go．
| 小题1: | | A．named | B．naming | C．namely | D．names |
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| 小题2: | | A．join | B．send | C．attend | D．pass |
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| 小题3: | | A．still | B．always | C．yet | D．already |
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| 小题4: | | A．appointment | B．interview | C．visit | D．meeting |
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| 小题5: | | A．provide | B．offer | C．take | D．hold |
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| 小题6: | | A．closing | B．close | C．closed | D．closely |
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| 小题7: | | A．toward | B．for | C．during | D．with |
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| 小题8: | | A．though | B．in spite | C．once | D．despite |
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| 小题9: | | A．satisfying | B．successful | C．comfortable | D．meaningful |
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| 小题10: | | A．seeking | B．examining | C．searching | D．exploring |
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| 小题11: | | A．Since | B．Because | C．While | D．When |
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| 小题12: | | A．intentions | B．attempts | C．efforts | D．planning |
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| 小题13: | | A．comes about | B．leads to | C．calls in | D．turns out |
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| 小题14: | | A．lately | B．late | C．deeply | D．deep |
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| 小题15: | | A．discover | B．invent | C．recognize | D．realize |
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| 小题16: | | A．succeeds in | B．brings in | C．results from | D．certainly |
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| 小题17: | | A．hopefully | B．finally | C．firstly | D．certainly |
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| 小题18: | | A．agree to | B．speak to | C．talk to | D．turn to |
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