I. 多项选择（1’×10 = 10分）
21. China and other countries found that even when children from the countryside do start school, they have a(n) _____ to be absent and often drop out later.
A. reaction B. expectation C. restriction D. tendency
22. He doesn't want to get married for the time being simply because he is not prepared for any
A. commitments B. compromises C. requirements D. presentations
23. The English in this story has been _____ to make it easier for children to understand.
A. purified B. beautified C. simplified D. clarified
24. Just as he was about to give up in despair, a good idea _____ across his mind.
A. occurred B. struck C. flashed D. floated
25. Don't believe what he says. Don't you know he is ____ as a liar?
A. called B. labeled C. named D. marked
26. The drug can't cure your disease at all. It can provide only _____ relief from pain.
A. temporary B. contradictory C. compulsory D. qualitative
27. Tough work as teaching is, I think it is _____ because seeing many of your students admitted to key universities every year makes you feel happy.
