第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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 fatherw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m only has the best of 32 , his presence 33 an endless series of comic encounters.
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. What should be a simple tire 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 balance between staying connected and letting go.
21. A. named B. naming C. namely D. names
22. A. join B. send C. attend D. pass
23. A. still B. always C. yet D. already
24. A. appointment B. interview C. visit D. meeting
25. A. provide B. offer C. take D. hold
26. A. closing B. close C. closed D. closely
27. A. toward B. for C. during D. with
28. A. though B. in spite C. once D. despite
29. A. satisfying B. successful C. comfortable D. meaningful
30. A. seeking B. examining C. searching D. exploring
31. A. Since B. Because C. While D. When
32. A. intentions B. attempts C. efforts D. planning
33. A. comes about B. leads to C. calls in D. turns out
34. A. lately B. late C. deeply D. deep
35. A. discover B. invent C. recognize D. realize
36. A. succeeds in B. brings in C. results from D. results in
37. A. hopefully B. finally C. firstly D. certainly
38. A. agree to B. speak to C. talk to D. turn to
39. A. whether B. if C. what D. why
40. A. As B. Like C. For D. Except