Two months ago, she was 21 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 22 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 23 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole's face 24 with excitement. "I have had my entire schedule figured out," she said. "Already?" I was astonished, 25 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn't taken a (an) 26 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 27 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 28 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother's 29 every thing for her. I felt proud, though still a bit 30 .

　　I 31 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 32 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 33 , she is well-equipped and eager to 34 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 35 we both needed.

16. A. left B. right C. either D. each

17. A. onto B. up C. back D. out

18. A. keep B. refuse C. taste D. bear

19. A. embarrassing B. relaxing C. lively D. beautiful

20. A. comment B. word C. concept D. response

21. A. received B. invited C. treated D. accepted

22. A. good B. great C. hard D. easy

23. A. taken B. underlined C. offered D. read

24. A. lit up B. built up C. turned up D. made up

25. A. imagining B. thinking C. hoping D. adding

26. A. only B. just C. even D. single

27. A. mostly B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly

28. A. sharp B. normal C. different D. same

29. A. encouraging B. deciding C. disagreeing D. agreeing

30. A. anxious B. excited C. sad D. tense

31. A. reviewed B. observed C. checked D. studied

32. A. ability B. honesty C. responsibility D. beauty