Cloze 1

Going to college? Lucky you! You’ll have a great time and a lot of fun 51 the way. Yet your education is also very serious business. To a large 52 , you will be on your own. True, there will be many people ready to help you, but you will often have to take the first step in 53 you choose to do.

Most of you have decided on a career. Even though some of you may change your minds later, you will have to 54 goals and work hard for them step by step until you graduate.

As a teacher, I always tell my students to work hard and keep up from day one.

You should also think about 55 other subjects. For a rich full life of college, you should 56 the most of the opportunities at hand.

I hope you have 57 this by now: Going to college means a lot more than getting a grade. You know you have a 58 to many people. They have worked hard to make these opportunities open for you. Please, don’t let them down! Study hard and learn more.

You should also 59 this: Are you going to take a course to really learn something or are you going to take it only to have it on your 60 ? I have heard far too many students tell me that they are doing a course to get a certificate for a better chance of “getting a job”. Sadly, this is not a good reason to learn anything.

51. A. under B. on C. above D. over

52. A. extend B. expense C. extent D. expensive

53. A. whoever B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever

54. A. set B. getting C. setting D. got

55. A. parking B. taking C. park D. take

56. A. bake B. lake C. make D. snake

57. A. understood B. undertook C. undertaken D. understand

58. A. debts B. debt C. belt D. belts

59. A. considerate B. regarded C. regardless D. consider

60. A. record B. accord C. recording D. according

Cloze 2

At Sunday’s graduation, Li Zimo will 51 to the 385 members of her class.

This might seem like a dream to a girl like her. Li hardly spoke a word of English when she first arrived in the USA four years ago. But now, her 52 has become a reality.

Li was only 15 years old when she first arrived. Within four years, though, she has managed to become so fluent in English that she doesn’t even have a foreign

53 ! She has won many awards, and has even 54 a book about her experiences