题目内容：

I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasn’t   ____ by any means. Many students entered the workplace ______ out of high school. For a long time, that’s where I thought I would ______.

At some point during my senior year, I started ______ everywhere, just because I wanted to see ______ I would get. I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing)  ______ , but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the ______ of emotions I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “ ______ ” written across the top.

Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received ____ aid and scholarships, which I think was a ______ factor (因素) in the decision. But my parents didn’t see ______ college as an opportunity for me to build on my ______ . And it seemed that no matter how much work I ______ , it would just be considered a waste of ______ . I often felt I was lacking ______ . I did the application all by myself. After moving to college, I did two jobs and paid for my  ______  and bills.

Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn’t ______ to be self-reliant. But in the long run, I ______ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be ______ and responsible in hard times, to go beyond ______ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that’s what college is all about.

1.A. preferred    B. envied    C. rejected    D. afforded

2.A. straight    B. randomly    C. late    D. happily

3.A. catch up    B. come up    C. end up    D. pick up

4.A. delivering    B. applying    C. registering    D. competing

5.A. when    B. whether    C. how    D. where

6.A. qualifications    B. diplomas    C. scores    D. certificates

7.A. anxiety    B. relief    C. calmness    D. conflict

8.A. Wishes    B. Regards    C. Cheers    D. Congratulations

9.A. financial    B. spiritual    C. academic    D. parents

10.A. boring    B. driving    C. discouraging    D. promising

11.A. adjusting    B. attending    C. dropping    D. managing

12.A. moral    B. survival    C. potential    D. special

13.A. get in    B. take in    C. put in    D. persist in

14.A. space    B. skills    C. resource    D. time

15.A. support    B. courage    C. motivation    D. concern

16.A. feasts    B. necessities    C. seminars    D. majors

17.A. hard    B. right    C. easy    D. awkward

18.A. ignore    B. appreciate    C. support    D. disapprove

19.A. independent    B. frank    C. honest    D. considerate

20.A. recognition    B. description    C. control    D. expectation