Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year-old girl was walking with her friend down
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Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year-old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice. They were talking about what they hoped to at Christmas.
They stopped to talk to an old man named Harry, who was his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree. His fingers were with cold.
As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard as a Christmas present to his mother, who had died several years before. His eyes filled with tears as he the tree and said, “ My mother was all I had. She loved her and her trees, so I do this for her at Christmas.” His words the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to around the trees. It took the three of them the rest of the day to complete the . When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands. “I wish I could you more, but it’s all I’ve got right now,” he said.
As they walked they remembered that the house was , with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations. Just the figure of Harry sitting by his curtainless window. The next day they agreed to put their in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present” and then they began to seek for small jobs to more. Every nickel, dime, and quarter they earned went into the .
Two days before Christmas, they had enough money to buy new and a Christmas card. On Christmas Eve they came to Harry’s singing carols. When he opened the door, they him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper, the card and a pumpkin pie still from the oven. With trembling hands, he the paper from the gloves, and then to their astonishment, he held them up to his face and wept.
| 小题1: | | A．prepare | B．seek | C．get | D．arrange |
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| 小题3: | | A．black | B．blue | C．yellow | D．white |
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| 小题4: | | A．in shape | B．in store | C．in style | D．in practice |
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| 小题5: | | A．patted | B．cut | C．dug | D．climbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．confused | B．shocked | C．touched | D．reminded |
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| 小题8: | | A．gather | B．fertilize | C．water | D．weed |
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| 小题9: | | A．task | B．plan | C．goal | D．harvest |
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| 小题10: | | A．love | B．pay | C．praise | D．donate |
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| 小题11: | | A．ordinary | B．comfortable | C．clean | D．shabby |
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| 小题12: | | A．lovely | B．friendly | C．lonely | D．cowardly |
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| 小题13: | | A．quarters | B．wishes | C．letters | D．secrets |
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| 小题14: | | A．collect | B．earn | C．raise | D．save |
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| 小题15: | | A．jar | B．box | C．wallet | D．drawer |
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| 小题16: | | A．shoes | B．clothes | C．gloves | D．socks |
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| 小题17: | | A．kitchen | B．hall | C．garden | D．doorstep |
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| 小题18: | | A．gave | B．presented | C．shared | D．offered |
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| 小题20: | | A．touched | B．folded | C．tore | D．pasted |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍两个女孩看见Harry先生为去世的妈妈整理后院做为她的圣诞礼物，被感动的，他们不仅帮助Harry先生除草，还用自己挣的钱为Harry先生买了个圣诞礼物，——一个手套。
小题1:考查动词：A. prepare准备，B. seek寻找，C. get得到，D. arrange安排，他们在谈论在圣诞节希望得到什么，选C
小题2:考查介词：A. off离开，B. at 在…地方，C. with和…一起，D. on 在..上，on one’s knees跪着，从后面的His words 27 the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to 28 around the trees.可知选D
小题3:考查形容词：A. black黑色，B. blue蓝色，C. yellow黄色，D. white白色，他的手因为冷懂得发紫了，选B
小题4:考查词组：A. in shape成形，B. in store储存，C. in style时尚，D. in practice 实际上，从前面的句子：who was 22 his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree.可知他是为他去世的妈妈整理后院，选A
小题5:考查动词：A. patted拍，B. cut 切割，C. dug挖，D. climbed爬，他拍拍树说…，选A
小题6:考查名词：A. family家庭，B. yard院子，C. job工作，D. pet宠物，从前面的As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard 24 as a Christmas present to his mother,可知妈妈最喜欢她的院子和树了，选 B
小题7:考查形容词：A. confused困惑的，B. shocked震惊的，C. touched感动的，D. reminded被提醒的，从后面的句子：soon they were on their knees helping him to 28 around the trees.可知这些话感动了女孩，选C
小题8:考查动词：A. gather 聚集，B. fertilize 施肥，C. water浇水，D. weed除草，从前面的句子：who was 22 his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree.可知女孩们也跪下帮他除草，选D
小题9:考查名词：A. task 任务，B. plan计划，C. goal目标，D. harvest收获，花了他们三个一天的其余时间完成任务，选A
小题10:考查动词：A. love爱，B. pay付钱，C. praise表扬，D. donate捐献，从前面的家族：When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands.可知Harry先生是要付钱给她们，选B
小题11:考查形容词：A. ordinary普通的，B. comfortable舒服的，C. clean干净的，D. shabby破烂的，从后面的句子：with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations.可知房子是破旧的，选D
小题12:考查形容词：A. lovely可爱的，B. friendly友好的，C. lonely孤独的，D. cowardly懦弱的，只有Harry先生的孤独的身影坐在没有窗帘的窗户旁边，选C
小题13:考查名词：A. quarters 2角5分银币B. wishes希望，C. letters信，D. secrets秘密，从前面的：When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands.可知选A
小题14:考查动词：A. collect 收集，B. earn挣，C. raise表扬，D. save救，她们找了一些小工作，想挣的更多，选B
小题15:考查名词：A. jar 罐子，B. box盒子，C. wallet钱包D. drawer抽屉，从前面的句子：The next day they agreed to put their 33 in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present”可知他们挣得钱都放进这个罐子了，选A
小题16:考查名词：A. shoes鞋子，B. clothes衣服，C. gloves手套， D. socks袜子，从后面的句子：When he opened the door, they 38 him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper,可知她们给Harry先生的礼物是手套，选C
小题17:考查名词： A. kitchen厨房，B. hall大厅，C. garden花园， D. doorstep门阶，从后面的句子：When he opened the door, they 38 him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper,可知她们来到Harry先生的门阶，选D
小题18:考查动词：A. gave给，B. presented呈现，C. shared分享，D. offered提供，她们把用漂亮的包装纸包起来的手套递给Harry先生，选B
小题19:考查形容词：A. warm温暖，B. sweet甜蜜的，C. soft 软的，D. big大的，南瓜馅饼刚从炉子里面拿出来还温暖着，选A
小题20:考查动词：A. touched感动，B. folded折叠，C. tore撕开，D. pasted粘贴，他用颤抖的受把纸撕开，选C |
举一反三
Michael was a farmer in Texas. His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich. Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm．
Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born. He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm, and in the end he drove up a bumpy path. He was shocked by what he saw: a small field, and in the middle of it was an old house, which looked as if it was falling down. Animals were wandering in and out of the front door, and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr Ohagan?” asked Michael.
“Yes，”replied the old man．
“I"m your grandson，Michael,” said Michael．
“A—ha,” replied the old man．
“Is this your farm?” asked Michael．“Yes，all the way to the wall over there,” said the old man．
Michael was astonished. “Grandfather,” he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”
“Yes,” said his grandfather. “I used to have a car like that.”
小题1:Michael’s parents _______．| A．still lived in Ireland alone | | B．owned a small farm in Texas | | C．returned to their birthplace | | D．were Irish immigrants（移民）in America |
小题2:Which of the following shocked Michael?| A．The farm was small | | B．The old house looked like his own． | | C．Living conditions were poor in the fields． | | D．Animals were free in the fields． |
小题3:The old man _______．| A．owned a small farm，which extended only to the wall not far away | | B．had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day | | C．hadn’t his modern car any longer | | D．used to have as good a car as his grandson’s |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Michael owned a large farm in Ireland. | | B．Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day． | | C．Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day． | | D．Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather |
小题5:From “I used to have a car like that”, we can see that________．| A．the old man really had a car like that | | B．the old mall knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large | | C．the old mall misunderstood what Michael said | | D．the old man wanted to buy a car like that |
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My mother always says that I’m born to dance ballet. But that September when I was in a ballet class and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely it. I went right to a doctor and got an X-ray examination, which a lot of damage to my knee — a(n) injury for a dancer. I had to have a(n) .Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but , I wasn’t going to be able to do it for a year or never again.
My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was a battle against cancer at that time. He showed me how to make it through a situation. I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this, too. my operation, I had great difficulty walking, but I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would heal.
Several months later, I definitely wasn’t at my strongest, but I could a class. The dancing I did was at first — moves that my knee could handle.
Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself . One day, I the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n) because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasn’t. He me and taught me a lot of things. At l8, I had a solo performance! It was a big . I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the , Eliot said, “You know, you have a(n) — and you are also made of steel.” That, coming from him, was the compliment (赞美) I have ever received. I’d like to think that my injury made me strong.
| 小题1: | | A．touched | B．accepted | C．broke | D．felt |
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| 小题2: | | A．pointed | B．said | C．read | D．showed |
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| 小题3: | | A．necessary | B．deadly | C．practical | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．holiday | B．cry | C．operation | D．test |
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| 小题5: | | A．in time | B．all of a sudden | C．at present | D．once in a while |
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| 小题6: | | A．possibly | B．luckily | C．surprisingly | D．hardly |
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| 小题7: | | A．leading | B．fighting | C．losing | D．inventing |
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| 小题8: | | A．wonderful | B．difficult | C．positive | D．heavy |
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| 小题9: | | A．After | B．During | C．At | D．Over |
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| 小题10: | | A．set out | B．take up | C．break into | D．get through |
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| 小题11: | | A．basic | B．quick | C．formal | D．hard |
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| 小题12: | | A．before | B．then | C．again | D．too |
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| 小题13: | | A．stole | B．borrowed | C．faced | D．checked |
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| 小题14: | | A．mistake | B．opportunity | C．problem | D．task |
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| 小题15: | | A．held | B．obeyed | C．encouraged | D．received |
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| 小题16: | | A．surprise | B．secret | C．success | D．position |
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| 小题17: | | A．speech | B．performance | C．competition | D．match |
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| 小题18: | | A．gift | B．chance | C．luck | D．exercise |
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| 小题19: | | A．simplest | B．deepest | C．greatest | D．smartest |
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| 小题20: | | A．dealing with | B．letting out | C．setting up | D．turning to |
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Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute (聋哑) school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely. “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?”
Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story.
Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100% better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love.”
Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, “I’m going to tell your parents that I’ll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, “This is Kazrim.” Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said, “YOU CAN TALK?” It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
小题1:How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?| A．They met each other by chance. | | B．They were introduced to each other. | | C．They once studied at the same university. | | D．They both served in a deaf and mute school. |
小题2: How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?| A．Writing words on paper. | | B．Using the sign language. | | C．Judging from his expression. | | D．Speaking her native language. |
小题3: What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?| A．To have a talk with Kazrim. | | B．To prepare for her marriage. | | C．To treat Kazrim as a normal man. | | D．To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend. |
小题4:What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?| A．They fell in love at the first sight. | | B．They cheated each other to win love. | | C．They mistook each other for being mutes. | | D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy’s parents. |
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One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I the countryside for some place I could rent for the possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into . I saw many people were having a really hard time, their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about we can all get by together.
| 小题1: | | A．equally | B．separately | C．violently | D．naturally |
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| 小题2: | | A．off | B． over | C．apart | D．out |
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| 小题3: | | A．searched | B．left | C．toured | D．crossed |
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| 小题4: | | A．cheapest | B．largest | C．fairest | D．fullest |
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| 小题5: | | A．at | B．through | C．over | D．round |
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| 小题6: | | A．occupied | B．abandoned | C．emptied | D．robbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned | B．approached | C．cut | D．cleared |
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| 小题8: | | A．but | B．although | C．otherwise | D．for |
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| 小题9: | | A．benefit | B．lesson | C．nature | D．art |
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| 小题10: | | A．looking | B．staying | C．swinging | D．turning |
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| 小题11: | | A．wild | B．real | C．different | D．remote |
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| 小题12: | | A．neighborliness | B．happiness | C．friendliness | D．kindness |
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| 小题13: | | A．unique | B．expensive | C．rare | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．cooperation | B．relationships | C．satisfaction | D．appointments |
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| 小题16: | | A．reality | B．society | C．town | D．life |
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| 小题17: | | A．creating | B．losing | C．quitting | D．offering |
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| 小题18: | | A．put in | B．turn in | C．take in | D．get in |
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| 小题19: | | A．yards | B．shelters | C．camps | D．cottages |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and what to do, she began crying. After a while，She to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking into the air, the dog through the woods until he found the . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was .
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you me, Laddy.” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper, a huge meal of steak.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．Strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．travelled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief |
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