1 . During adolescence,     1    很多青少年感到孤独. Life never seems to be going fast enough, but in other ways, life seems to be rushing too fast. Everything seems different, yet the same, day by day.

Although it may be difficult to believe, these feelings are common for teenagers. These can be thought of as ‘growing pains’—    2    青少年面临的那些困难as they grow to adults.

    3    Teenagers can easily become confused with the changing world inside and outside. They also go through great physical changes, such as growing taller and their voices getting deeper.     4    Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes, too. But girls and boys tend to be different in this regard.

When it comes to society, teenagers struggle to be independent.    5    They may badly want and need their parents' love, yet feel distant; they may want to be in a group, yet desire independence.

Fortunately, these growing pains do not last long. Everything will turn out right at last.

2 . I remember taking     1     English class in college on the short story. Our first assignment was to read     2     short stories and then discuss which one was better. After reading both, I wasn’t sure. Over the     3    several months, my professor taught me     4     one story was so much better than the other,     5    was rich in metaphor（隐喻）and character development, while the other was humorous     6     too shallow. I couldn’t see this at first. Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated and     7     could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.
Going to college helps build a strong mind, which leads     8     greater success in one’s life.

3 . Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But       1     a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason     2     he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law,     3     that his six-year-old son blew up(使……爆炸) the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV.     4     this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to     5     police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey     6    . As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state,     7     she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.     8    the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.

4 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所空之处填写适当的单词，每空仅限填一词。

Old English is very different     1     the English we speak nowadays. In fact, it is certain that we would not be     2     to understand it if we heard it today.     3     the 10th century, Old English was the official language of England. The language     4     of an Anglo-Saxon base plus words from the languages of Denmark and Norway. When we speak English today, we sometimes find     5     hard to decide which words or phrases to use. This is     6     many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings in English, for     7    , pick up and lift up. These kinds of pairs developed because each word or phrase came from a     8     language. Pick came from Anglo-Saxon, and lift from Norse.

5 . You are mistaken if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to     1     from Guangzhou? It is quite likely     2     both of them may feel puzzled! The Chinese language,     3     a whole, uses the same set of characters, but even the same characters can have     4     pronunciations. That is     5     it is difficult for people to understand each other. Luckily, the widespread use of Putonghua in China has made a great contribution     6     people’s communication, though people from different areas tend to speak with various accents.
People in Northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have their own official languages, it is very convenient for them to communicate with one another. Do you know     7    ? That is because their languages are quite similar, though not     8     small distinctions. Thus, they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.

6 . Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
I have a problem, and I need your help. I always thought I was popular    1    school.    2    just now I found out my friends didn’t invite    3    to their party. Everyone else in my class    4    invited except me, and I don’t know    5    . I can’t think    6    I did wrong. I’m very upset, and don’t know how to deal    7    it? What do you think? Can you    8    me?