The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 1 person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 2 , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever 3 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 4 of going out for beer at three o’ clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 5 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and life was never dull when he was 6 . With him there was one wild 7 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 8 to study for our exam.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I 9 Bill in the bar at the hotel. 10 , I wasn’t even sure it was him. Was this short- haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure 11 I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 12 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 13 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 14 .
Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 15 Bill changing so much. My image of him 16 the one I had formed 17 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 18 to expect people to remain the same, especially 19 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill 20 more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.
1. A. right B. same C. usual D. merely
2. A. childhood B. life C. thought D. college
3. A. considered B. supposed C. found D. expected
4. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
5. A. teacher B. hospital C. movie D. park
6. A. in B. out C. away D. around
7. A. adventure B. mistake C. challenge D. joke
8. A. decided B. intended C. managed D. hoped
9. A. ran into B. picked up C. came upon D. looked for
10. A. First of all B. At first C. Now and then D. More or less
11. A. after B. that C. until D. while
12. A. devote B. talked C. argued D. spent
13. A. first B. last C. next D. only
14. A. interest B. event C. subject D. problem
15. A. prepared B. reminded C. appreciated D. imagined
16. A. remained B. insisted C. suggested D. destroyed
17. A. since B. from C. at D. till
18. A. normal B. foolish C. reasonable D. indescribable
19. A. because B. that C. how D. when
20. A. much B. quite C. little D. few