In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an __36___"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen __37___ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38__ to a reception elsewhere ___39__ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- __40__ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents __41___ their children to college, universities are __42__ activities ___43__ to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44__ colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can __45__ independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it __46__ to make it clear when parents __47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, __48__ on the other.
Shortly __49__, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell __50__ of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a __51__ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean (院长) of first-year students said. Still, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials __52__ tell the parents __53__ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54__ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.__55___, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
1.A formal B informal C casual D grand
2.A move out B move in C move around D graduate
3.A sent B driven C invited D called on
4.A so B but C still D yet
5.A with B as C where D without
6.A rescue B deliver C travel D release
7.A running out B taking out C carrying out D picking out
8.A wanted B meant C devoted D prepared
9.A in which B which C how D where
10.A form B create C increase D develop
11.A necessary B unimportant C useless D difficult
12.A will B need C must D would
13.A teachers B police C professors D parents
14.A before B after C later D passed
15.A news B comments C stories D shadows
16.A little B huge C long D large
17.A plan to B take to C ask to D carry to
18.A rudely B directly C conveniently D hardly
19.A and B but C however D so
20.A For the time being B For a long time C For example D For a change
Mary _______ with Jenny, and they are studying at the same middle school.
A. comes to terms B. is on close terms
C. is on the good terms D. makes terms
—Wendy, will
you go on business with John?
—________ I’d rather quit the job.
A. No
way!
B. Why not?
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. That couldn’t be better.
Adventurous and fantastic, the movie Pirates of the Caribbean _____ so many audiences and sweeps every corner of the world.
A. agrees to B. adapts to C. appeals to D. hungers for
If you
always let the boy do whatever he wants, you might _______ spoiling him.
A. give up B. turn
up C. take
up D. end up
The country has already sent up three unmanned spacecrafts, the most recent _______ at the end of last March.
A. has been launched B. having been launched
C. being launched D. to be launched
