21．A．first　　　　　　　　　　 B．last　　　　　　　　　　 C．very　　　　　　　　　　 D．happiest

35. A. found　　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

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　　　 My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was

the　 21　 time in our lives that she would be gone for any length of　 22　 .We wondered how

other people had 　23　 it.

　　　 Later in bed, I　 24　 the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay behind to　 25　 the cows from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to　 26　 college.

　　　 The truck was slow and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to　 27　 too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little　 28　 . He finally said,“I never went to college and 　29　 of your brothers went to college. I can’t say you don’t do this or that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to　 30　 , but I think things will work out. When you get a job, be sure to be　 31　 and work hard.”I knew that soon I would be 　32　 in the big town and I would be missing the life of the family.

　　　 Then my father brought out the Bible that he had　 33　 so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must take it. He just said，“This can help you　 34 　you will let it.”

　　　 When I finished school I took the Bible back to my father. But he said he wanted me to　 35　 it.

　　　 Now, too late, I remember. It would have been so　 36　 to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. I could give her　 37　 .My father could give me　 38　 a Bible. But I don’t really believe now that I gave her half as　 39　 as my father gave me. So the next morning I did up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a　 40　 .“This can help you,”I said,“if you will let it”

34. A. connecting　　　　　　 B. stopping　　　　　　　 C. referring　　　　　　　 D. preferring

33. A. empty　　　　　　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　　 D. calm

32. A. While　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　　 D. Once

31. A. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　　　 C. seemed　　　　　　　　 D. appeared

30. A. formal　　　　　　　　　 B. informal　　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　　　　　　　 D. practical

29. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

28. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　　　 B. happened　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　 D. used

27. A. wonder　　　　　　　　　 B. wander　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　 D. leave