Question

Li Hua: David, I came across the phrase “the gap year” when I read a newspaper article about

education in the UK. What is “the gap year”?

David: Well, I’m (1 ) a         in the gap year now. After getting away from all of those

(2 )t        , papers and presentations, many students find they need to take a little

break, for an (3 )e        year.  When I (4 )g         from middle school three

months ago,I decided to take a year (5)o         before going to university. There

are about 200,000 “gappers” every year, 130,000 of (6)w        have just finished

with middle school.                           

Li Hua:  So you are one (7)a         them. But what do you usually do in the gap year?

David:     Often students use the gap year to travel around the world, learning foreign languages,

meeting different peoples and (8)e        different cultures. And that’s why I have

been here.

Li Hua:  But, do you miss your parents?

David:     “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” (9)T         away from home, I feel (10)

c       to them.                                    

Answer 1

1．actually            2．tests              3．entire               4．graduated           5．off

6．whom           7．among           8．experiencing     9．Though          10．closer