完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives． This is also true for an American girl 21 Melanie．
Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23 been accepted． But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．
When she gets an unexpected 24 from Georgetown University, she decides to 25 a road trip with a few 26 female friends． Melanie believes it is her first step 27 adulthood．
But 28 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29 with the prospect（期望) of his little princess 30 the world without him． He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern． 31 Melanie’s father only has the best of 32 , his presence 33 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．
After following their faulty device 34 into the backwoods （偏远地区), James and Melanie 35 Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment （隔间)． What should be a simple change 36 the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…
All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter 37 get the chance to really 38 each other．
All parents, 39 they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up． 40 what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate （脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go．
1.A．named B．naming C．namely D．names
2.A．join B．send C．attend D．pass
3.A．still B．always C．yet D．already
4.A．appointment B．interview C．visit D．meeting
5.A．provide B．offer C．take D．hold
6.A．closing B．close C．closed D．closely
7.A．toward B．for C．during D．with
8.A．though B．in spite C．once D．despite
9.A．satisfying B．successful C．comfortable D．meaningful
10.A．seeking B．examining C．searching D．exploring
11.A．Since B．Because C．While D．When
12.A．intentions B．attempts C．efforts D．planning
13.A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out
14.A．lately B．late C．deeply D．deep
15.A．discover B．invent C．recognize D．realize
16.A．succeeds in B．brings in C．results from D．certainly
17.A．hopefully B．finally C．firstly D．certainly
18.A．agree to B．speak to C．talk to D．turn to
19.A．whether B．if C．what D．why
20.A．As B．Like C．For D．Except
Why is he not allowed to stay here? , it’s his home．
A．In all B．After all C．In other words D．To be frank
She is a diligent student, and all her spare time she has staying in the library．
A．is spent B．spent C．to spend D．to be spent
I still remember how many years ago I last met her in the countryside．
A．when it was B．was it that C．when was it D．it was that
His proposal is so idealistic that there are many difficulties in putting it into practice．
A．familiar B．relative C．practical D．terrible
As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we send for an engineer to handle the problem．
A．should B．must C．can D．would
