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The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was . I felt that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to that I could possibly have ever met with his friend out of millions of people in Chicago. But, , I just smiled and reminded（提醒） him that Chicago was a very city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be glad to drop the topic and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he had his own tennis court（网球场）. There were a lot of people with swimming , yet there were only two people with private (私人的）tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence (巧合) _ his Chicago friend also spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had __ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
| 小题1: | | A．friend | B．teacher | C．neighbour | D．brother |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．tried | C．happened | D．wanted |
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| 小题3: | | A．expecting | B．joking | C．lying | D．talking |
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| 小题4: | | A．funny | B．careful | C．serious(认真） | D．disappointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．find | C．realize | D．think |
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| 小题6: | | A．indeed | B．instead | C．actually | D．exactly |
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| 小题7: | | A．big | B．interesting | C．noisy | D．famous |
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| 小题8: | | A．failed | B．stopped | C．refused | D．began |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．choice | C．interest | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．just | B．even | C．ever | D．surely |
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| 小题11: | | A．suit | B．pools | C．habit | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．friends | B．players | C．strangers | D．people |
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| 小题13: | | A．advised | B．admitted 承认) | C．argued(争论) | D．announced（宣布） |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．visited | C．knew | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．where | B．whether | C．when | D．how |
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| 小题16: | | A．though | B．if | C．then | D．because |
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| 小题17: | | A．player | B．friend | C．neighbour | D．doctor |
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| 小题18: | | A． sold | B．visited | C．designed | D．rent |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiled | B．cried | C．laughed | D．nodded |
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| 小题20: | | A．turn | B．pleasure | C．time | D．chance |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：作者在公共汽车上碰到了一位善谈的陌生人，陌生人提到自己的朋友，想知道作者是否碰巧认识，本来作者对此感到可笑，但是真的很巧，作者竟然认识陌生人的朋友。
小题1:考查名词：A. friend朋友， B. teacher 老师，C. neighbour邻居D brother兄弟，.，从下文的Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend.可知陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友，想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友。选A
小题2:考查动词：A. managed设法， B. tried尝试， C.happened发生，碰巧， D. wanted想要，陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友，想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友。Happen to do sth，碰巧做…，选C
小题3:考查动词：A. expecting期待，B. joking开玩笑， C. lying躺， D. talking谈论，从后面的句子：but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者开始觉得他这样说可能是在开玩笑。 选B
小题4:考查形容词：A. funny好笑的，B. careful仔细的， C. serious 严肃的，认真的， D. disappointed失望的，从前面的句子：but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者从陌 生人脸上的表情看出他不是在开玩笑，他是认真的，选C
小题5:考查动词：A. see看见， B. find发现， C. realize意识到，D. think思考，作者认为想想在成百万的芝加哥人中能碰见过他朋友都是可笑的。选D
小题6:考查副词：A. indeed确实，B. instead相反的， C. actually实际上， D. exactly确切地，由前句可知作者想说陌生人可笑，but表转折，且由空后的“I just smiled and reminded him...”推断，作者并没有说出自己的想法，相反，作者微笑着提醒陌生人芝加哥是个很大的城市。选B
小题7:考查形容词：A. big大的， B. interesting有趣的，C. noisy嘈杂的， D. famous著名的，芝加哥是个很大的城市，选A
小题8:考查动词：A. failed失败， B. stopped停止，C. refused拒绝，D began开始，.从前面的句子：He was silent for a few minutes,可知他开始谈论他的朋友，选D
小题9:考查名词：A. problem问题，B. choice选择，C. interest兴趣，D. work工作，由下文“He was an excellent tennis player , and he even had his own tennis court.”可知， 陌生人的朋友是个网球手，甚至有自己的网球场，所以说他朋友的主要兴趣在网球。选C
小题10:考查副词：A. just仅仅，B. even甚至，C. ever曾经，D. surely确定，从后面的句子：yet there were only two people with private tennis court;可知拥有网球场的人并不多，所以是甚至有网球场，选B
小题11:考查名词：A. suit套装，B. pools水池， C. habit习惯， D. river河流，有很多人拥有游泳池，但是只有两个人拥有网球场，选B
小题12:考查名词：A. friends朋友， B. players球员，C strangers陌生人，D. people人们，从后面的句子：including my brother, who was a doctor in California.可知作者认识这样的人，选D
小题13:考查动词：A. advised建议，B. admitted 承认，C. argued争论，D. announced宣布，陌生人承认在这个国家可能有更多的私人网球场。admit“承认“。选B
小题14:考查动词：A. recognized认出，B.. visited 参观， C. knew知道， D. found 发现，有比他知道的更多的私人网球场。know“知道，了解”。选C
小题15:考查疑问词：A. where哪里， B. whether 是否，C. when什么时候， D. how怎样？从后面的句子：When I said Sacramento,可知陌生人是问他弟弟住在什么地方，选A
小题16:考查连词：A. though虽然， B. if是否， C. then那么，D because因为，.前面说这是巧合，因为陌生人的朋友也住在Sacramento,选D
小题17:考查名词：A. player队友， B. friend 朋友，C. neighbour邻居， D. doctor医生，从前面的句子：including my brother, who was a doctor in California. 可知作者的哥哥是医生，选D
小题18:考查动词：A.sold卖，B. visited参观，C. designed设计，D. hired雇佣，租用，由空前后信息可知，作者的邻居去年夏天去了Sacramento并且租用了作者哥哥隔壁的 房子。hire“租用”。选D
小题19:考查动词：A. smiled 微笑，B. cried哭，C. laughed大笑，D.nodded点头，从后面的句子：It was my 55 to laugh.可知听到作者的问话，陌生人大笑起来。选C
小题20:考查名词：A. turn次序， B. pleasure愉快，C. time时间，D. chance机会，轮到作者大笑。It’s one’s turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事。”选A |
举一反三
Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease（疾病） called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
小题1:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.| A．a kind of rice | B．a kind of vitamin | | C．a kind of germ | D．a medical treatment |
小题2: Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.| A．help the Javanese with their illness | | B．find ways to grow better crops | | C．do some research about the island | | D．spend his holiday |
小题3:Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?| A．To eat them. | | B．To give the Javanese a surprise. | | C．To carry out his experiments. | | D．To make money by selling them. |
小题4:If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.| A．eat vitamin pills | B．eat more meat | | C．eat some chicken | D．eat more rice |
小题5:We can learn from the passage that ______.| A．beri-beri was caused by chickens | | B．Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful | | C．the Javanese didn’t like vitamins | | D．the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ |
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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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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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