阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从l6~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports 16 in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 17 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 18 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 19 but slightly disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book. 20 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “With all your money you give me a 21 ?” and rushed out of the house, leaving the book in the study.
He did not contact (联系) his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 22 he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to leave for the 23 , he saw on the desk the still new book, just as he had left it one 24 ago. He opened it and began to 25 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 26 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer’s name, the 27 dealer who had the sports car he had 28 . On the tag was the 29 of his graduation, and the 30 “PAID IN FULL”.
16. A. plane B. bike C. car D. motorbike
17. A. afford B. offer C. keep D. like
18. A. encouraged B. comfortable C. proud D. moved
19. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious
20. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously
21. A. car B. box C. key D. book
22. A. learned B. realized C. recognized D. admitted
23. A. school B. showroom C. study D. hospital
24. A. year B. month C. week D. day
25. A. clean B. read C. turn D. count
26. A. lost B. came C. appeared D. dropped
27. A. old B. same C. special D. new
28. A. remembered B. desired C. found D. met
29. A. picture B. place C. date D. sign
30. A. wordsB. informationC. messagesD. card
