1 . I was 17 years old. Along with a dozen other boys I had made a long trip to Iowa in order to see a college that I was thinking of _______. While the trip had been _______ for the most part, I was feeling depressed, alone, and isolated. I was _______ the Appalachian mountains and the forests of my home. I loved _______ the leaves turned a thousand _______ of green in the Spring and then became a _______ of red, gold and orange in the Fall.
Here in Iowa everything was _______. The grass looked burnt and brown. All that I could_______was a mixture of corn, mud and pigs. I walked outside the dormitory of the college and sat on a big rock. I closed my eyes and _______ being back home again. When I finally opened them, however, I saw something that touched my __________. It was a Prairie (大草原) Sunset. It seemed to __________ the sky from horizon to horizon. Gold, red, purple and pink clouds all __________ together in a picture painted by Heaven’s own hand. It was so huge that it took my __________ away. It made our mountain sunsets seem __________ by comparison. I realized that this place too had its own special beauty. This place too was a part of nature’s__________.
1. A.quitting | B.visiting | C.attending | D.exploring |
2. A.fun | B.hard | C.plain | D.tiresome |
3. A.assuming | B.picturing | C.reminding | D.missing |
4. 5. A.shapes | B.shades | C.shadows | D.sheets |
6. A.flood | B.cloud | C.sea | D.blanket |
7. A.easy | B.flat | C.beautiful | D.tough |
8. A.hear | B.touch | C.taste | D.smell |
9. A.cared about | B.dreamed of | C.prepared for | D.looked over |
10. 11. A.fill | B.break | C.separate | D.block |
12. A.folded | B.sank | C.flowed | D.escaped |
13. A.pain | B.breath | C.wealth | D.eyesight |
14. A.splendid | B.pale | C.tiny | D.weak |
15. A.creation | B.punishment | C.change | D.reflection |