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The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 49 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 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 54 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
| 小题1: | | A．brother | B．teacher | C． friend | D．neighbour |
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| 小题2: | | A．happened | B．managed | C．tried | D．wanted |
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| 小题3: | | A．expecting | B．lying | C． talking | D．joking |
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| 小题4: | | A．funny | B．serious | C．careful | D．disappointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．find | B．think | C．realize | D．see |
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| 小题6: | | A．indeed | B．actually | C． exactly | D．instead |
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| 小题7: | | A．famous | B．interesting | C．big | D．noisy |
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| 小题8: | | A．began | B．stopped | C．refused | D．failed |
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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．ever | C．even | D．surely |
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| 小题11: | | A．suit | B．habit | C． river | D．pools |
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小题12:A. people B. players C strangers D. friends
| 小题13: | | A．advised | B．admitted | C． argued | D．announced |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．realized | C．visited | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．how | B．whether | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题16: | | A．if | B．because | C．then | D．though |
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| 小题17: | | A．doctor | B．friend | C．neighbour | D．player |
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| 小题18: | | A．visited | B．hired | C．designed | D．sold |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiled | B．laughed | C．cried | D．nodded |
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| 小题20: | | A．chance | B．pleasure | C． turn | D．time |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:B
小题20:C |
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. brother兄弟，B. teacher 老师，C. friend朋友，D. neighbour邻居，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C
小题2:考查动词：A. happened发生，碰巧，B. managed设法，C. tried尝试，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A
小题3:考查动词：A. expecting期待，B. lying躺，C. talking谈论，D. joking开玩笑，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D
小题4:考查形容词：A. funny好笑的，B. serious 严肃的，C. careful仔细的，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B
小题5:考查动词：A. find发现，B. think思考，C. realize意识到，D. see看见，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B
小题6:考查副词：A. indeed确实，B. actually实际上，C. exactly确切地，D. instead相反的，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D
小题7:考查形容词：A. famous著名的，B. interesting有趣的，C. big大的，D. noisy嘈杂的，芝加哥是个很大的城市，选C
小题8:考查动词：A. began开始，B. stopped停止，C. refused拒绝，D. failed失败，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A
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. ever曾经，C. even甚至，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C
小题11:考查名词：A. suit套装，B. habit习惯，C. river河流，D. pools水池，有很多人拥有游泳池，但是只有两个人拥有网球场，选D
小题12:考查名词：A. people人们，B. players球员，C strangers陌生人，D. friends朋友，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A
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. realized意识到，知道，C. visited参观，D. found发现，有比他知道的更多的私人网球场。realize“知道，了解”。选B
小题15:考查疑问词：A. how怎样？B. whether 是否，C. where哪里，D. when什么时候，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C
小题16:考查连词：A. if是否，B. because因为，C. then那么，D. though虽然，前面说这是巧合，因为陌生人的朋友也住在Sacramento,选B
小题17:考查名词：A. doctor医生，B. friend 朋友，C. neighbour邻居，D. player队友，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A
小题18:考查动词：A.visited参观，B. hired雇佣，租用，C. designed设计，D. sold卖，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B
小题19:考查动词：A. smiled 微笑，B. laughed大笑，C. cried哭，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B
小题20:考查名词：A. chance机会，B. pleasure愉快，C. turn次序，D. time时间，轮到作者大笑。It’s one’s turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事。”选C |
举一反三
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don"t remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don" t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！" She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love．
Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I"m not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .
Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained．40 Mom"s hand in my hand, I said how 41 I was for that night．I thought she"d remember, as I did,_42 Mom didn"t know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 43 —long ago．
That night, I fell asleep with a new 44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the 45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
| 小题1: | | A．surprising | B．hurting | C．annoying | D．amazing |
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| 小题2: | | A．rough | B．gentle | C．smooth | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．noises | B．words | C．feelings | D．hands |
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| 小题4: | | A．anger | B．silence | C．reply | D．fear |
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| 小题5: | | A．healthy | B．familiar | C．popular | D．perfect |
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| 小题6: | | A．coming | B．remaining | C．following | D．passing |
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| 小题7: | | A．often | B．even | C．never | D．once |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．neighbor | C．husband | D．home |
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| 小题9: | | A．developed | B．grown | C．moved | D．forgotten |
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| 小题10: | | A．imagined | B．hesitated | C．regretted | D．trembled |
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| 小题11: | | A．hair | B．tears | C．dirt | D．kisses |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．roughly | C．gently | D．slowly |
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| 小题13: | | A．memory | B．opinion | C．history | D．diary |
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| 小题14: | | A．chanced | B．missed | C．hated | D．recalled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Beating | B．Picking | C．Catching | D．Stopping |
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| 小题16: | | A．happy | B．sorry | C．annoyed | D．amused |
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| 小题17: | | A．and | B．faded | C．because | D．but |
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| 小题18: | | A．remembered | B．while | C．forgiven | D．apologized |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．appreciation | C．thought | D．approval |
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| 小题20: | | A．guilt | B．pride | C．sorrow | D．failure |
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It was January lst, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way. The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him． He was busy filling up entries in his register．
I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "
Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untoucheD.The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done． We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．
So I told him, "Sir, please have your teA.I am not in a hurry． " This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am．
I saw both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．
He really touched my heart with his wise words． I felt that all this time I thought of him as someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed(郑重宣布) to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?| A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too． | | B．He went to the bank to do some business． | | C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea． | | D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes． |
小题2:What can we learn about the bank clerk?| A．He hated to work on a holiday . | | B．He didn"t like his work in the bank. | | C．He was under great work pressure． | | D．He communicated well with his customers． |
小题3:What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?| A．He was sometimes in the similar situation． | | B．They once sailed in the same boat． | | C．They expected to sail in the same boat． | | D．He"s too busy to sail in a boat, too． |
小题4:The writer"s attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of .| A．tolerance | B．gratitude | C．sympathy | D．satisfaction |
小题5:What does the text try to tell us?| A．To be patient with your customers | | B．Helping others is helping yourself | | C．To be thankful to those who help you. | | D．It is our duty to do things for others |
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There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 36 . The owner, 37 he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs available, so he kept 38 the man’s request.
This situation continued 39 for a few months, until the owner 40 to give the homeless man a job which 41 sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very 42 he could for the 43 , even though it did earn him some pennies. 44 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working 45 a cashier. He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t 46 any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an 47 job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 48 the finances for the whole shop.
To my 49 , this was the arrangement up until 2 years ago, when the owner 50 . In his will, he only had one 51 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as 52 , with his own business that is still 53 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 54 situation, it very well may turn out to 55 some day in the future.
| 小题2: | | A．although | B．unless | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．expecting | B．considering | C．accepting | D．refusing |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．often | C．weekly | D．daily |
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| 小题5: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．planned | D．failed |
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| 小题6: | | A．meant | B．involved | C．included | D．trained |
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| 小题7: | | A．best | B．least | C．better | D．less |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．owner | C．interest | D．moment |
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| 小题9: | | A．Suddenly | B．Accurately | C．Quietly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题11: | | A．lose | B．pocket | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题12: | | A．honest | B．loyal | C．fantastic | D．kind |
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| 小题13: | | A．guard | B．raise | C．provide | D．manage |
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| 小题14: | | A．knowledge | B．mind | C．scare | D．joy |
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| 小题15: | | A．got tired | B．became old | C．passed away | D．gave up |
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| 小题16: | | A．thought | B．purpose | C．request | D．suggestion |
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| 小题17: | | A．ever | B．necessary | C．expected | D．required |
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| 小题18: | | A．big | B．new | C．shabby | D．popular |
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| 小题19: | | A．ideal | B．current | C．own | D．financial |
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I really hadn"t meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.
With a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.
“OK, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me. “Get away from us!” he shouted back, there being expression of support from his sister.
All of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯;钳子）and crawled towards them, “Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after.
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings, responsibility）by blaming others. It"s not my “best self”.
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children. They don"t need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I"m reminded of the words of a great thinker, “When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then, in our lifetime, couldn"t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
小题1:The author couldn"t help yelling at his kids this time probably because___________.| A．the weather was so unpleasant | B．a Daddy has his right to do so | | C．the kids didn"t ask him to join them | D．he was tired of his boring work |
小题2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?| A．No obvious reason. | B．The children’s reaction. | | C．His self-control. | D．The mess made by the children. |
小题3:According to the passage the author will __________in another similar situation.| A．play a crab again like this time | B．apologize to kids in a sincere way | | C．avoid blaming kids in a hurry | D．beat them up about such things |
小题4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph(s)? | A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault. | | B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way. | | C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids. | | D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to. |
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This 4 took place 20 years ago. At that time the most intense 5 had occurred here. Among the soldiers was Wilson. The strong 6 had made the forces retreat（撤退）. Wilson had headed forward in the snow with the troops in front of him. 7 , he heard a baby’s cry, which came from a hole in the snow. Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately 8 by what he had seen.
In a mother’s arms, the baby was crying aloud. What was even more shocking was that the mother was naked. It turned out that they were 9 in this valley by the heavy snow. In order to 10 her baby, the mother had wrapped all her 11 around the child while holding him tightly in her arms. Though the mother had been 12 , the baby in her arms had survived. Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected 13 . He buried the mother and held the 14 baby to pursue（追赶）the 15 .
After the war, he took this child to the United States to 16 . When the child grew up, Wilson told him what 17 that year and took him to the valley to 18 his mother.
Kneeling at the grave, the young man burst into tears. After a while, the young man started to clean the snow on the grave. After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, 19 the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,“Mom, how 20 you were for so many years!”
| 小题1: | | A．leaves | B．snow | C．dust | D．grass |
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| 小题2: | | A．simple | B．clean | C．beautiful | D．big |
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| 小题3: | | A．gave up | B．stood up | C．knelt down | D．broke down |
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| 小题4: | | A．party | B．strike | C．accident | D．story |
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| 小题5: | | A．speech | B．whisper | C．fighting | D．argument |
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| 小题6: | | A．competition | B．enemy | C．disease | D．storm |
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| 小题7: | | A．Fortunately | B．Frequently | C．Immediately | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题8: | | A．shocked | B．puzzled | C．frightened | D．annoyed |
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| 小题9: | | A．wounded | B．trapped | C．killed | D．frozen |
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| 小题10: | | A．feed | B．teach | C．save | D．hide |
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| 小题11: | | A．clothes | B．blankets | C．packages | D．handkerchiefs |
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| 小题12: | | A．sick | B．dead | C．hungry | D．lost |
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| 小题13: | | A．mark | B．condition | C．voice | D．scene |
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| 小题14: | | A．growing | B．crying | C．running | D．singing |
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| 小题15: | | A．troops | B．mother | C．path | D．goal |
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| 小题16: | | A．show him in | B．call him in | C．bring him up | D．pick him up |
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| 小题17: | | A．happened | B．appeared | C．started | D．formed |
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| 小题18: | | A．depend on | B．attend to | C．care about | D．look for |
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| 小题19: | | A．moved | B．decorated | C．covered | D．dug |
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| 小题20: | | A．tired | B．fearful | C．lonely | D．cold |
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