Myoldestchild,Emma,justreturne

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My oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of ______. These days, friends and family have begun _____ me with one question: What is she going to do after _____?
The job market is, after all, awfully ______. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank _____ a study showing that “recent graduates are ______ working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.” The ______ spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM— science, technology, engineering and ______— areas in which recent graduates “have______ to do relatively well”.
But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a（an） ______ on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit ______ she will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,” I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her ______. — and I know those things will serve her well over the _____ of her life.”
Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being ______ by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, ______ your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with ______ a living. But a college is not a vocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.
From the beginning, we never urged Emma to ______ a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, ______ more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really ______ will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s ______ to the world and how happy she is in it.

A．work B．college C．training D．project

A．filling B．covering C．flooding D．meeting

A．class B．school C．lunch D．graduation

A．tough B．fair C．exciting D．mild

A．wrote B．published C．came out D．printed

A．surprisingly B．doubtfully C．jokingly D．increasingly

A．dark B．useful C．bright D．weak

A．mathematics B．literature C．philosophy D．humanities

A．intended B．tended C．decided D．pretended

A．interest B．attitude C．focus D．point

A．worried B．astonished C．pleased D．touched

A．skill B．potential C．wish D．interest

A．program B．chance C．course D．way

A．decided B．measured C．depended D．attracted

A．discouraging B．forcing C．reminded D．encouraging

A．earning B．raising C．providing D．achieving

A．search B．consider C．get D．pick

A．while B．though C．as D．when

A．works B．matters C．attaches D．fixes

A．contribution B．enthusiasm C．desperation D．creativity

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36．A. taken              B. carried                C. brought                 D. fetched
37．A. with which         B. from which                 C. where                 D. when
38．A. outside             B. overhead              C. downstairs            D. nearby
39．A. bad                B. tired                       C. sick                D. hopeless
40．A. useless             B. necessary           C. possible                    D. helpful
41．A. had                B. found                C. caught               D. felt
42．A. buried             B. rested                C. shook                D. turned
43．A. till then             B. worse still            C. strange enough       D. even so
44．A. away               B. off                        C. down                      D. up
45．A. it                     B. what                    C. that                      D. which
46．A. sleep                  B. strength               C. patience               D. anger
47．A. pulled on             B. dressed up                      C. selected               D. wore
48．A. sadly                 B. proudly                C. quietly                        D. firmly
49．A. made fun of          B. stared at              C. was angry with       D. caught sight of
50．A. across                B. around                C. towards              D. by
51．A. as                   B. before                C. though             D. until
52．A. meet as               B. sit here             C. join us               D. scold me
53．A. may trouble          B. would trouble        C. may bother            D. must bother
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37. A. admit　　　　 B. receive　　　 C. refuse　　　　 D. show
38. A. quarrel　　　 B. accident　　　 C. trouble　　　 D. adventure
39. A. already　　　 B. always　　　　C. simply　　　　D. hardly
40. A. enjoying　　　 B. pretending　　C. imagining　　 D. continuing
41. A. warn　　　　　B. demand　　　　C. advise　　　 D. beg
42. A. mind　　　　　B. hear　　　　　C. see　　　　　 D. fall
43. A. expected　　　B. declared　　　 C. realized　　　D. doubted
44. A. Because of　　 B. Except for 　 C. Such as 　　　D. Instead of
45. A. died 　　　　 B. cheered 　　　C. disappeared　　D. suffered
46. A. meet 　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. arrange 　　　D. hide
47. A. independent　 B. inconvenient　 C. unwelcome　　 D. unfamiliar
48. A. changed 　　　B. finished　　　 C. stopped　　　　D. Prepared
49. A. interview 　　 B. report 　　　 C. tell 　　　　　 D. write
50. A. news 　　　　 B. lives　　　　 C. advantages　　 D. achievements
51. A. free　　　　　B. popular　　　 C. interesting　　 D. embarrassing
52. A. show 　　　　 B. stage　　　　 C. duty　　　　　 D. time
53. A. and then 　　 B. even if　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. as if
54. A. sure　　　　　B. proud　　　　 C. ashamed　　　 D. afraid
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36.A.kindness           B. patience               C. imagination                     D. experience
37.A.construction      B. repair                C. control                     D. development
38.A.after                     B. as                             C. for                           D. so
39.A.while                   B. since                        C. where                      D. when
40.A.Some                   B. Any                         C. No                           D. Every
41.A.stating                  B. reporting                  C. telling                      D. warning
42.A.able                            B. nervous                    C. afraid                       D. willing
43.A.supported             B. promised              C. continued                 D. improved
44.A.asked                   B. surprised                  C. reminded                  D. demanded
45.A.though                 B. but                          C. as                               D. unless
46.A.discussion             B. action                      C. practice                    D. production
47.A.next                            B. first                         C. past                         D. previous
48.A.cold                            B. wet                          C. loose                        D. clean
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50.A.excuse                  B. order                       C. permit                      D. reason
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36. A. break                  B. flood                C. sink                  D. crash
37. A. forced                B. refused              C. adjusted            D. gathered
38. A. order                  B. pay                   C. call                   D. search
39. A. climate               B. scenery             C. storm                D. burden
40. A. used                   B. promised           C. deserved            D. happened
41. A. practice                     B. routine                     C. process              D. service
42. A. to                      B. through             C. over                  D. for
43. A. operating            B. cycling              C. turning              D. rushing
44. A. check                 B. carry                 C. find                  D. board
45. A. street                  B. ground                 C. floor                 D. platform
46. A. paused                B. crossed              C. reached             D. parked
47. A. wet                    B. weak                C. sick                  D. hurt
48. A. ashamed             B. discouraged              C. surprised           D. puzzled
49. A. while                  B. when                C. where               D. after
50. A. hardly                B. casually             C. absolutely          D. eventually
51. A. devotion             B. donation            C. connection         D. reaction
52. A. accurate                     B. urgent               C. brief                 D. humorous
53. A. promise                     B. appreciation       C. advice               D. guidance
54. A. troubles                     B. signals                     C. rules                 D. signs
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36. A. fright        B. surprise      C. shout         D. excitement
37. A. space         B. hill          C. lake         D. river
38. A. what’s worse        B. all at once      C. all the time      D. more or less
39. A. left                B. polluted      C. painted        D. entered
40. A. street         B. way          C. boat         D. restaurant
41. A. ran after          B. searched for   C. glared at     D. got rid of
42. A. blamed       B. saw          C. praised        D. helped
43. A. destroying        B. stealing      C. buying        D. eating
44. A. closed        B. tall          C. dull          D. open
45. A. toy                B. stall          C. building      D. mirror
46. A. fish           B. advice        C. money            D. food
47. A. tree           B. wall               C. stall         D. car
48. A. leaving       B. running      C. sleeping       D. spending
49. A. laid           B. let           C. drew        D. tasted
50. A. feet           B. eyes               C. shoulder      D. hands
51. A. edge          B. tiredness      C. wish        D. relation
52. A. friend        B. suggestion      C. way          D. head
53. A. went          B. stood          C. prayed      D. searched
54. A. even if       B. if            C. so            D. but
55. A. painful       B. nervous      C. enjoyable      D. near-sighted

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