38. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Hard Experience at College. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below. 1. Describe a hard experience at college.（描述一段艰难的校园经历） 2. How did you overcome the difficulties？（如何克服困难？） 3. What lessons have you learned from it？（学到了什么？） Key words: hard, experience, lesson

18.The meeting allows students to () their frustrations.

A. sneeze

B. vanish

C. vent

D. relax

15.In this chapter, you will learn how to think () your feet and give short speeches without preparation.

A. out

B. through

C. on

D. over

32. People in Russia expect their children to be( friends.

A. open-hearted

B. amicable

C. hospitable

D. faithful

22:When I asked my students to practice holding a conversation in class, they looked confused. What's worse, my students 21.() hard in this class activity. I came to realize thatcultivating in students the ability of communicating with each other in real time has been 22. () in the current education. Face-to-face communication is probably the most important skill in the 21st century. It is a(n) 23. () a skill indispensable for job interviews, pay raise negotiations, project discussions, and making life decisions. However, students' 24. () on smartphones for communication is making it difficult for them to engage in face-to-face talk. The strong push for screen use in schools has also led to 25. () consequences. It prevents students from developing the ability of 26. () thinking. It also dumbs down their communications, even on the most important matters. Now that technology has an important 27. () on students' lives, probably we could take advantage of digital devices to help students regain the lost art of face-to-face conversation. I have noticed that students take conversations, debates, and discussions more 28. () when recorded. We can encourage students to 29. () a balance between digital literacy and interpersonal conversation. In this way, students will be able to learn to maintain 30. () conversation.

A. struggled

B. overlooked

C. interpersonal

D. reliance

E. Negative

F. critical

G. impact

H. seriously

I. strike

J. confident

33. According to the dictionaries mentioned in this passage, which kind of relationship do "golf friends" belong to?

A. relationship based on intimacy.

B. A casual acquaintance.

C. A relationship based on mutual trust.

D. A close acquaintance.

28:When I asked my students to practice holding a conversation in class, they looked confused. What's worse, my students 21.() hard in this class activity. I came to realize thatcultivating in students the ability of communicating with each other in real time has been 22. () in the current education. Face-to-face communication is probably the most important skill in the 21st century. It is a(n) 23. () a skill indispensable for job interviews, pay raise negotiations, project discussions, and making life decisions. However, students' 24. () on smartphones for communication is making it difficult for them to engage in face-to-face talk. The strong push for screen use in schools has also led to 25. () consequences. It prevents students from developing the ability of 26. () thinking. It also dumbs down their communications, even on the most important matters. Now that technology has an important 27. () on students' lives, probably we could take advantage of digital devices to help students regain the lost art of face-to-face conversation. I have noticed that students take conversations, debates, and discussions more 28. () when recorded. We can encourage students to 29. () a balance between digital literacy and interpersonal conversation. In this way, students will be able to learn to maintain 30. () conversation.

A. struggled

B. overlooked

C. interpersonal

D. reliance

E. Negative

F. critical

G. impact

H. seriously

I. strike

J. confident

11.The ads are () to what you are looking at, and that can make them more useful.

A. involved

B. related

C. regarded

D. concerned

35. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The importance of friendship in different cultures.

B. the importance of experiencing friendship in different cultures.

C. The significance of friendship in our life.

D. Friendship vs. money.

29:When I asked my students to practice holding a conversation in class, they looked confused. What's worse, my students 21.() hard in this class activity. I came to realize thatcultivating in students the ability of communicating with each other in real time has been 22. () in the current education. Face-to-face communication is probably the most important skill in the 21st century. It is a(n) 23. () a skill indispensable for job interviews, pay raise negotiations, project discussions, and making life decisions. However, students' 24. () on smartphones for communication is making it difficult for them to engage in face-to-face talk. The strong push for screen use in schools has also led to 25. () consequences. It prevents students from developing the ability of 26. () thinking. It also dumbs down their communications, even on the most important matters. Now that technology has an important 27. () on students' lives, probably we could take advantage of digital devices to help students regain the lost art of face-to-face conversation. I have noticed that students take conversations, debates, and discussions more 28. () when recorded. We can encourage students to 29. () a balance between digital literacy and interpersonal conversation. In this way, students will be able to learn to maintain 30. () conversation.

A. struggled

B. overlooked

C. interpersonal

D. reliance

E. Negative

F. critical

G. impact

H. seriously

I. strike

J. confident