题目内容：

When I first came to Rochester from Austin, Texas — a place where fall is practically non-existent — I was excited for a real northern fall. But, I wasn’t ________ it to feel like Christmas in October.

Regardless of this ________, and the adjustment period that I’m not entirely sure I’m ________, I am thankful to be somewhere that has a ________ fall. By “real” I ________ a distinctive season, a(n) ________ in the weather and a visual changing of the world around me. The leaves ________ colors, it rains more often, the air is almost always ________ and dry, and a light breeze ________ me to walk a bit faster to get inside. Yes, it is more difficult to be ________ outside in a Rochester fall — where it isn’t just “less hot” but ________, fairly cold. But, I would argue that time spent outside in this season could be more ________ than in the summer.

Everyone ________ that fall is about change — I won’t argue against that. Things do ________ in the fall — the weather is ________ becoming worse and worse, the dying leaves become warmly colored, and ________ you know it, we’ll be back to having only eight hours of sunlight a day.

This oncoming change is why I think it is so important to ________ fall. Fall is not just about the ________ of change, but also appreciating what will soon be ________. Go ________ this fall. Enjoy the leaves not because they are turning beautiful deep shades of orange and red, but because there will soon be no leaves in those branches at all.

1.A. interested in    B. exposed to    C. ashamed of    D. prepared for

2.A. accident    B. possibility    C. shock    D. motivation

3.A. beyond    B. against    C. for    D. after

4.A. rare    B. real    C. hard    D. strange

5.A. take in    B. pick up    C. call back    D. refer to

6.A. shift    B. conclusion    C. improvement    D. experience

7.A. spoil    B. keep    C. turn    D. avoid

8.A. cold    B. warm    C. hot    D. cozy

9.A. prevents    B. expects    C. urges    D. suspects

10.A. grateful    B. creative    C. considerate    D. comfortable

11.A. luckily    B. actually    C. helpfully    D. instantly

12.A. terrible    B. casual    C. unpleasant    D. valuable

13.A. questions    B. emphasizes    C. recalls    D. analyzes

14.A. relax    B. change    C. harvest    D. rest

15.A. steadily    B. hardly    C. helpfully    D. narrowly

16.A. if    B. since    C. as    D. before

17.A. control    B. describe    C. appreciate    D. hide

18.A. process    B. disadvantages    C. fear    D. result

19.A. disappointing    B. puzzling    C. gone    D. broken

20.A. inside    B. forward    C. backward    D. outside