Mother was worried because little Bob was ill; specially ______ Father was away in America. A．as B

A.if

B.so that

C.in case

D.unless

A.Proud

B.Happy

C.Disappointed

D.Worried

A. Not have heared

B. Not having heared

C. Not hear

D. Not to hear

k)

A.feeling worried

B.felt worried

C.felt worrying

D.felt being worried

A.As her son failed to pass the exam

B.Her son’s failing to pass the exam

C.Because of her son’s failing to pass the exam

D.Her son failed to pass the exam

A. up and down

B. down and up

C. here and there

D. there and here

There is a special life stage that our generation goes through.It is the (1) period,during which we move from teenage to adolescence.We learn who we are and what we stand for and what inspires us.Also, in this period we are (2) with a lot of pressure from our parents who want us to make something out of ourselves.My parents have already expressed feelings of (3) over my future with academics and life.When I expressed to them recently that I would not mind graduating in five years instead of four in order to study abroad to (4)myself with the world, they seemed so shocked.That idea sounded foreign and to them was (5) to lack of ambition.Apart from that, my mother has (6) to me that she is worried that I am not searching for a boyfriend.I (7)this stupid idea of marrying out of college since it does not suit me one bit.Women today can get what they want out of life without a man, even children, as it becomes more (8)for women to adopt children.I personally want to stay in school as long as I can to (9) my academic work, possibly complete a law degree and start a career, and then after, and only after, begin to think about (10)to marriage.If my math is correct, that means I will be more or less "ready" for marriage at the age of 29 or 30, the age when my mother had me.

Molly Wilson (1) a dancer and a mother for many years when she (2) to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she (3) as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she (4) (A) a member of a pop dance team.

She (5) , and (6) she had children she retired from show business to bring them (7) . They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried (8) I had never sailed (9) . I was not bored, but I (10) some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.3”

1) A. is B. was C. has been

2) A. decidesB. decided C. had decided

3) A. had trained B. had been trained C. was trained

4) A. became B. had become C. has become

5) A. gets married B. got married C. had married

6) A. before B. when C. after

7) A. downB. up C. out

8) A. although B. however C. because

9) A. before B. ago C. since

10) A. met B. had met C. has meet