There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but wh
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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they Socrates for advice on where happiness . But giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a first. The group of guys had to the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then together in it, singing with .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We be happier!” Socrates , “That’s it! you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through work and creativity.
We may have to pain in our daily life and in the process of happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our and spirit. So why not turn suffering into life, and tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of , and I you all a life of happiness.
| 小题1: | | A．pointed to | B．referred to | C．turned to | D．kept to |
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| 小题2: | | A．lay | B．belonged | C．stood | D．laid |
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| 小题3: | | A．apart from | B．instead of | C．other than | D．for fear of |
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| 小题4: | | A．house | B．boat | C．bridge | D．school |
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| 小题5: | | A．set about | B．set down | C．set out | D．set up |
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| 小题7: | | A．joy | B．sorrow | C．curiosity | D．hope |
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| 小题8: | | A．mustn’t | B．shouldn’t | C．couldn’t | D．needn’t |
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| 小题9: | | A．declared | B．thought | C．added | D．assumed |
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| 小题10: | | A．Unless | B．Whenever | C．Until | D．However |
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| 小题11: | | A．never | B．always | C．ever | D．seldom |
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| 小题12: | | A．cautious | B．endless | C．hard | D．effective |
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| 小题13: | | A．experience | B．avoid | C．enjoy | D．deny |
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| 小题14: | | A．searching | B．seeking | C．hoping | D．improving |
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| 小题15: | | A．spiritual | B．nice | C．new | D．material |
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| 小题17: | | A．blaming | B．praising | C．ending | D．cursing |
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| 小题18: | | A．turn | B．put | C．divide | D．draw |
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| 小题19: | | A．time | B．energy | C．fact | D．choice |
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| 小题20: | | A．wish | B．promise | C．bring | D．require |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：幸福是什么呢？一群寻求幸福未果的年轻人去找苏格拉底问询建议，苏格拉底没有回答他们，相反却让他们去造船，他们辛辛苦苦地把船造好后，然后无比开心地去试水，此时苏格拉底告诉他们这就是幸福。其实幸福是一种心态，人们可以去选择幸福。
小题1:C 动词短语辨析。A. 指向；B. 更喜欢；C.转向；D. 保持。根据上下文可知他们遇到困难了前去找人求助，turn to sb for advice“转向某人求助”，所以选C。
小题2:A动词辨析。A. 躺，位于，在于；B. 属于；C.站；D.产卵。根据情理可知他们找不到幸福，于是去问苏格拉底幸福在哪里，其他选项不合语境。
小题3:B介词短语辨析。A. 分离；B. 代替，相反；C. 比其他；D. 因害怕。从转折词But可以判断苏格拉底没告诉他们答案，而是让他们去干活，所以选B。
小题4:B名词辨析。A. 房屋；B.船；C.桥；D. 学校。根据下文They launched the canoe into a river,可知苏格拉底让他们造的是一艘小船，选B。
小题5:A动词短语辨析。A. 开始做；B. 记下；C. 启程；D. 设立。根据词义搭配可知此处指他们不得不开始干活 ，答案选A。
小题6:D动词辨析。A. 坐；B. 站；C. 得到；D.划船。根据前句They launched the canoe into a river,可以判断他们坐到船里去划船，选D。
小题7:A名词辨析。A. 欢乐 ；B. 悲伤；C. 好奇心；D. 希望。根据空前词singing可以判断他们是开心地唱歌，选A。
小题8:C动词辨析。 A. 禁止；B. 应该；C.不能；D. 不必。根据上文可知他们非常开心，所以此处是否定词和比较级连用来表示最高级的意思，句意：我们再开心不过了。
小题9:C动词辨析。 A.阐明 ；B. 认为；C.加，补充说；D. 假定。由语境可知那些人说完后，苏格拉底又接着说，所以是补充说，选C。
小题10:B连词辨析。A. 除非；B. 无论何时；C. 为止；D. 然而。根据前后两个句子的关系可知此处指时间，句意：当你们忙着追求一个目标而注意不到有痛苦，困苦存在的时候，幸福就会出现。
小题11:B副词辨析。A. 从不；B. 总是；C. 曾经；D. 几乎不。根据情理可知作者认为幸福总是隐藏在每个小事的背后，答案选B。
小题12:C形容词辨析。 A. 小心的；B.没完的；C.艰苦的；D. 有效的。从上述故事可知人们只有在经历困苦之后，才会有收获的喜悦和快乐，所以选C。
小题13:A动词辨析。A.经历；B. 避免；C. 享受；D. 否认。文中讲述的故事是苏格拉底告诉人们要在经历了艰难困苦之后才会体会到幸福，所以选A。
小题14:B动词辨析。 A. 搜索，寻找；B. 寻找；C. 希望；D. 提高。根据文章首句There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness以及故事内容可知作者指的是在寻找幸福的过程中，search st/sb意思是“搜查某地或搜身”，所以答案选B。
小题15:D形容词辨析。A.精神的；B. 好的；C.新的；D. 物质的。根据后面列举的事物可知这是物质追求，所以选D。
小题16:C名词辨析。A.身体；B. 部分；C. 灵魂，心灵；D. 头。从however判断此处指与前面所提到的物质追求是相反的，而且由and也可断定此空和spirit是同类的名词，所以选C。
小题17:B动词辨析。 A. 责备；B.赞扬；C.结束；D. 诅咒。根据下文__tears into the light in your heart可知此处强调转变心态，把消极情绪变为积极情绪，选项中praising是褒义词，所以选B。
小题18:A动词辨析。 A. 转变；B.放；C. 分离；D.画。根据前句why not turn suffering into 52 life可以判断此处填turn，选A。
小题19:D名词辨析。A.时间；B. 能量；C. 事实；D. 选择。根据上文内容可知幸福是一种心态，人们可以选择去感受快乐，感激生活，所以答案选D。
小题20:A动词辨析。A. 希望，祝愿；B. 许诺；C. 带来；D.要求。根据上文内容可知此处指作者的一种祝愿，句意 ：幸福是一种心态，是一件可以选择的事情，祝福你们所有的人幸福一生。 |
举一反三
It was 9:00 am already! Richard had to leave for work! Before leaving he hurriedly looked at the newspaper and stood still! Is he seeing it right? He rubbed his eyes and saw again… Yes, it was his name in the obituary(讣告)! He threw the paper in the bin and screamed.
Richard started to recollect. He remembered that last night when he went to bed he had a chest pain and he was rushed to hospital. Then he went into a sound sleep. But what happened after that?
He could suddenly see his living room filled with people… all in tears; his mom, his wife and his children. He also saw his best friend, the one he had a serious misunderstanding a few days back. He wanted to say “Sorry” to him… but now no one could hear his voice.
He wondered how he could tell his mom that he felt so thankful to have her in his life! He wanted to tell his children how much he loved them. He wanted to tell his wife how much he loved her; he felt sorry to have hurt her sometimes.
Richard started crying and pleading to God for one LAST chance! “God, one last chance, please”, shouted Richard and opened his eyes.
Oh, this was a dream!
He woke up; looked around everywhere. He was on his bed; his wife lay beside him, deep in sleep. Richard whispered in her ears, “You are the best thing to have ever happened to me!”
He went up to the window, looking outside. Yes, everything was just the way he has been knowing so long. He decided to meet up his friends and clear all misunderstandings; he also decided to tell everyone who mattered to him all that has remained unsaid so far!
小题1:When Richard saw his name in the newspaper, he felt _________.| A．sad | B．shocked | C．regretful | D．worried |
小题2:Richard felt sorry to his wife because _________.| A．they had a quarrel the other day | B．he misunderstood her | | C．he hurt her sometimes | D．he didn’t love her |
小题3:After the dream, Richard would probably _________.| A．be on good terms with his friend again | | B．express appreciation and thanks to his friend | | C．demand an apology from his friend | | D．break up with his friend |
小题4:The writer of the story mainly tells us that _________. | A．misunderstanding between friends is common | | B．we need to see a doctor when having a chest pain | | C．getting along well with friends is important | | D．we should tell our family how much we love them |
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It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their . This was the beginning of another day in New York City. this day was to be different.
Waiting the crowded streets, on top of a 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first with great care. The wire held. Now he was he could do it. only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour began to notice. What a ! There, 131 feet above the street, a figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven , back and forth (来回). He wasn"t satisfied with just . At times, he would turn, sit down, and go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute , Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."
| 小题1: | | A．jobs | B．homes | C．buses | D．offices |
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| 小题2: | | A．working | B．hot | C．same | D．ordinary |
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| 小题5: | | A．roof | B．position | C．wall | D．building |
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| 小题6: | | A．throw | B．walk | C．climb | D．fix |
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| 小题7: | | A．act | B．landing | C．step | D．trip |
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| 小题8: | | A．sure | B．uncertain | C．glad | D．nervous |
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| 小题9: | | A．Through | B．Against | C．With | D．On |
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| 小题10: | | A．distance | B．height | C．space | D．rope |
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| 小题11: | | A．streets | B．crowds | C．passengers | D．city |
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| 小题12: | | A．height | B．pleasure | C．wonder | D．danger |
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| 小题13: | | A．great | B．strange | C．public | D．tiny |
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| 小题14: | | A．experiments | B．circles | C．trips | D．movements |
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| 小题15: | | A．walking | B．staying | C．acting | D．showing |
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| 小题16: | | A．almost | B．even | C．often | D．rather |
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| 小题17: | | A．spirit | B．result | C．strength | D．courage |
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| 小题18: | | A．patient | B．terrified | C．pleased | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题19: | | A．show | B．trick | C．try | D．program |
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| 小题20: | | A．how | B．why | C．whether | D．when |
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In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were . His chances of surviving were small. when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much than he was when he started, but alive.
His of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness —how he to catch fish, how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no in continuing the struggle. He was starved and worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in desperate circumstances in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on difficulties.
“I tell myself I can it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, up courage…”
I wrote that down after I read it. It me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my .
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you through the rough situations with a little more courage.
| 小题1: | | A．full | B．rich | C．few | D．enough |
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| 小题3: | | A．thinner | B．stronger | C．worse | D．healthier |
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| 小题4: | | A．attitude | B．assumption | C．instruction | D．account |
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| 小题5: | | A．assisted | B．tended | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题6: | | A．make | B．absorb | C．select | D．replace |
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| 小题7: | | A．attacked | B．caught | C．froze | D．cheated |
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| 小题8: | | A．operation | B．taste | C．message | D．point |
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| 小题9: | | A．firmly | B．completely | C．hardly | D．generally |
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| 小题10: | | A．deal | B．defend | C．survive | D．observe |
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| 小题11: | | A．similarly | B．differently | C．gradually | D．commonly |
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| 小题12: | | A．pull | B．take | C．break | D．give |
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| 小题13: | | A．for the lack of | B．in the face of | C．in exchange for | D．as a result of |
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| 小题14: | | A．handle | B．carry | C．follow | D．inspect |
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| 小题15: | | A．rolling | B．using | C．building | D．making |
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| 小题16: | | A．defeated | B．recommended | C．introduced | D．struck |
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| 小题18: | | A．feelings | B．senses | C．ideas | D．influences |
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| 小题19: | | A．related | B．measured | C．contributed | D．compared |
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Steve Nash enjoys team success far more than personal success, and always wants to share the glory and the joy with teammates.
He is a self-effacing (不爱出风头的) Canadian, who grew up in hockey country. Today Steve Nash has to stand alone even if he doesn’t enjoy it. The Phoenix Sun’s point guard has to take ownership of a set of skills that sets him apart from every bigger, faster basketball player. He is considered the best basketball player in the game.
31-year old Nash was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the NBA on May 8, 2005. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. “It’s been a long road for me and I really enjoy playing as a team, just trying to be a good teammate. That is the only way for me to highlight what I do as a basketball player.”
It is the first time a Canadian has won any individual NBA honor. Of the 50 winners of the MVP award, only six have been guards: Steve Nash, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, and Bob Cousy. “I’m happy for him getting the MVP, which makes us feel like we all got the MVP,” said Phoenix forward Shawn Marion.
He may be the only one who truly believes he can reach this level. “I always try to set goals for myself and have my own time frame to accomplish them and I never give up on anything,” he said. It is not as if Nash arrived at this point without countless hours of hard work.
His interests go far beyond sports and the NBA. His social conscience is such that he wore a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan at the NBA all-star weekend festivities in Philadelphia in 2002.
“A lot of great moments are when you win games with your teammates. There’s nothing like sharing something with someone else,” he said. “There is a pinnacle (顶点) of a player’s career individually. In many ways, the pinnacle of a player’s career really is defined by team wins.”
小题1:What does Steve Nash mean by saying the last two sentences?| A．A player’s success is decided by his / her individual efforts. | | B．A player won’t succeed without a team’s support. | | C．A player will succeed sooner or later. | | D．A team always decides a player’s success. |
小题2:Steve Nash feels happiest _______.| A．when he is named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA | | B．when he is 30 years old | | C．when he plays at the NBA all-star weekend festivities | | D．when his team wins a game |
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Nash is an American basketball player. | | B．Nash is better at basketball than Magic Johnson. | | C．Nash is the first Canadian winner of the MVP award. | | D．Michael Jordan is the best of the six guards. |
小题4: Which of the following is the main message that the passage wants to express?
A. Nash prefers team honor to personal honor.
B. Hard work will lead to the honor of the MVP of the NBA.
C. A Canadian can be an MVP of the NBA.
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Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place him. The material between his bones became .
In less than one week after his return, he could not . Every move that he was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up . Mr. Cousins thought that thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. , he felt that happy thoughts or might cure his illness.
He began to on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (登记住宿) a hotel room where he could his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping __ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for . After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to .
| 小题1: | | A．time | B．holiday | C．sleep | D．work |
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| 小题2: | | A．boring | B．tiring | C．dangerous | D．pleasant |
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| 小题3: | | A．top | B．degree | C．problem | D．limit |
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| 小题4: | | A．from | B．around | C．inside | D．beside |
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| 小题5: | | A．weak | B．ill | C．false | D．strong |
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| 小题6: | | A．speak | B．breathe | C．stand | D．see |
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| 小题9: | | A．effort | B．hope | C．treatment | D．arrangement |
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| 小题10: | | A．foolish | B．unusual | C．funny | D．unhappy |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题12: | | A．sleep | B．travel | C．laughter | D．television |
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| 小题13: | | A．beat | B．operate | C．try | D．experiment |
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| 小题14: | | A．day | B．week | C．month | D．year |
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| 小题15: | | A．Promising | B．Telling | C．Imagining | D．Guessing |
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| 小题16: | | A．invent | B．begin | C．continue | D．prove |
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| 小题17: | | A．until | B．whenever | C．unless | D．so that |
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| 小题18: | | A．soon | B．very | C．slowly | D．enough |
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| 小题19: | | A．exercise | B．illness | C．rest | D．pleasure |
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| 小题20: | | A．power | B．sense | C．health | D．happiness |
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