10. A. yet B. even C. still D. just

11. A. declared B. shared C. ignored D. expected

12. A. toys B. medicine C. food D. clothes

13. A. sleepy B. watery C. curious D. sharp

14. A. whoever B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

15. A. experience B. example C. message D. adventure

16. A. rely on B. respect C. learn from D. help

17. A. suddenly B. vividly C. differently D. perfectly

18. A. time B. power C. patience D. money

19. A. fear B. love C. need D. memory

20. A. strong B. sweet C. strange D. simple

答案

1. A　2. C　3. B　4. A　5. D　6. C　7. D　8. B　9. A　10. D　11. A　12. C　13. B　14. B　15. A　16. D　17. C　18. D　19. C　20. B　

第二节 阅读理解

　　When we talk about Americans barely into adulthood who are burdened with unbearable levels of debt, the conversation is almost always about the student loan debt. But there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that today's young adults are also drowning in credit card debt-and that many of them will take this debt to their graves.

　　 More than 20% over spent their income by more than $100 every single month. Since they haven't built up their credit histories yet, it's a safe bet that these young adults are paying relatively high interest rates on the resulting credit card debt.

　　 Although many young people blame "socializing" as a barrier to saving money, most of them aren't knocking back $20 drinks in trendy (时尚的) lounges. They're struggling with much more daily financial demands.

To a disturbingly large extent, the young and the broke are relying on credit cards to make it until their next pay day. This obviously isn't sustainable in the long run, and it's going to put a huge drag on their spending power even after they reach