凭栏听雨got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”
21. A. However
22. A. devoted
B. Thus B. spent
C. Otherwise C. taken D. Besides D. wasted 23. A. In that case B. In this way D. On the contrary D. advised D. mentioned D. after D. saying D. honor C. On the other hand 24. A. pleased
B. annoyed C. forced 25. A. demanded 26. A. at B. concluded B. for C. promised C. from C. knowing C. pride C. conflict C. as 27. A. announcing 28. A. shame B. reading B. challenge B. research B. while 29. A. experiment 30. A. though D. trial D. unless D. concerned D. feel 31. A. determined 32. A. predict B. astonished B. imagine B. Society C. satisfied C. guess 33. A. Environment 34. A. quickly 35. A. made up 36. A. attended 37. A. accepted C. Circumstances
C. smoothly C. took on C. passed C. admitted D. Impressions D. gradually D. burst out D. failed D. permitted D. called D. joked D. length B. extremely B. paid off B. received B. allowed 38. A. questioned 39. A. nodded 40. A. matter B. convinced B. laughed B. period C. persuaded C. shouted C. waste
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
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NEW YORK (AP) — The investigation into the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz has
