For my daughter"s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park
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For my daughter"s 19th birthday, we bought her tickets to go and see Linkin Park, as they were playing in our city. We didn"t really have the ____ but we knew how much this band meant to her.
The night before she was like a ____ at Christmas. Every so often she got up and came to ____ with us, because she couldn"t ___. On the night of the ____ it was good to see her so ____ and excited, as she and her boyfriend set off.
Needless to say when they ____ after midnight, with Tshirts and lots of pictures of the band, ____ her telling about how fantastic they had been, we knew the money had been well ____. This will be a memory she would ____ forget, and nor would we.
____ full of excitement from the night before, the following day they ___ to go shopping on the other side of the city. My husband and I ____， loving the fact that she had not ____ that quality as she grew up.
Later that day they returned, with faces full of happiness and warmth. They presented my husband and me with a ____ each. On each present were the words “Because you are the ____ mum/dad in the world”. When we said our thankyous and told her she didn"t have to, we asked her ____ she had bought us gifts. Her ____ was simply “Just because I love you”．
This wasn"t something ____ from our daughter; she had always given us a gift when she wanted to express her ____， and each gift was always a welcome surprise. It could have been anything, it wouldn"t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it.
| 小题1: | | A．money | B．time | C．interest | D．news |
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| 小题2: | | A．worker | B．baby | C．kid | D．parent |
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| 小题3: | | A．dance | B．learn | C．walk | D．sit |
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| 小题4: | | A．speak | B．sleep | C．stand | D．leave |
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| 小题5: | | A．concert | B．holiday | C．party | D．travel |
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| 小题6: | | A．healthy | B．happy | C．pretty | D．surprised |
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| 小题7: | | A．stayed | B．left | C．returned | D．turned |
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| 小题8: | | A．worrying about | B．caring for | C．looking at | D．listening to |
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| 小题9: | | A．lent | B．earned | C．saved | D．spent |
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| 小题10: | | A．ever | B．never | C．often | D．neither |
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| 小题11: | | A．Still | B．Only | C．Just | D．Also |
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| 小题12: | | A．continued | B．tried | C．decided | D．struggled |
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| 小题13: | | A．refused | B．cried | C．shouted | D．laughed |
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| 小题14: | | A．kept | B．lost | C．realized | D．discovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．gift | B．prize | C．ticket | D．picture |
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| 小题16: | | A．richest | B．oldest | C．best | D．cleverest |
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| 小题18: | | A．way | B．answer | C．suggestion | D．idea |
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| 小题19: | | A．important | B．ordinary | C．new | D．valuable |
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| 小题20: | | A．feelings | B．concerns | C．understandings | D．opinions |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：尽管我们并不富裕，但为了让女儿快乐成长，我们尽量满足他的要求，而女儿也在用真情回报我们。
小题1:A考查名词辨析A. money钱；B. time 时间；C. interest兴趣；D. news新闻；第三段提到we knew the money had been well ____. This will be a memory she would ____ forget, and nor would we尽管我们不富裕，但我们知道女儿喜欢看Linkin乐队的演出。
小题2:C考查名词辨析A. worker工人；B. baby婴儿；C. kid孩子；D. parent父母；句意：女儿非常兴奋，就像一个快要过圣诞节的孩子。根据语境说明孩子看演出十分的兴奋，故选C项。
小题3:D考查动词辨析A. dance跳舞；B. learn学习；C. walk走；D. sit坐；句意：她兴奋地好几次到我们房间坐坐。以此来表达女儿的兴奋，故选D项。
小题4:B考查动词辨析A. speak说；B. sleep睡觉 ；C. stand站；D. leave离开；根据上下文中night提示，她兴奋地睡不着觉。根据上文的描述，女儿十分的兴奋，晚上都睡不着觉，故选B项。
小题5:A考查名词辨析A. concert音乐会；B. holiday假期；C. party聚会；D. travel旅行；Linkin Park是一个乐队，所以在音乐会演出的那晚，跟男友一块出发了。故选A项。
小题6:B考查形容词辨析A. healthy健康的；B. happy快乐的；C. pretty可爱的；D. surprised惊奇的；与本空后exicted构成并列，能够去看演出，她非常高兴。
小题7:C考查动词辨析A. stayed留；B. left离开；C. returned返回；D. turned转向；句意：过了午夜，他们回来了。根据语境，看完演出，返回家，故选C项。
小题8:D考查短语辨析A. worrying about担心；B. caring for关心；C. looking at看；D. listening to听；句意：我们在听她讲乐队有多棒。根据语境，回来后给家人讲这个过程，故选D项。
小题9:D考查动词辨析A. lent借出；B. earned挣；C. saved节约；D. spent花费；根据她兴高采烈的样子及对乐队的高度评价可推出，我们这笔钱没有白花，故选D项。
小题10:B考查副词辨析A. ever曾经；B. never从不；C. often经常；D. neither两者都不。句意：在她的人生中，这将是一个美好的回忆，她永远不会忘记。故选B项。
小题11:A考查副词辨析A. Still仍然；B. Only只有；C. Just仅仅；D. Also也；句意：前一晚他们就很高兴，第二天仍然很兴奋,根据语境，仍然在延续他们的兴奋，故A项。
小题12:C考查动词辨析A. continued继续；B. tried尝试；C. decided 决定；D. struggled努力；句意：他们决定去商场购物。根据下方提到They presented my husband and me with a ____ each. On each present were the words “Because you are the ____ mum/dad in the world”可知他们去购物了。
小题13:D考查动词辨析A. refused拒绝；B. cried哭 ；C. shouted叫喊；D. laughed笑；看到女儿仍不失童心，我们两人会心地笑了。根据下方提到loving the fact that she had not ____ that quality as she grew up.可知选D项。
小题14:B考查动词辨析A. kept保留；B. lost失去；C. realized意识到；D. discovered发现；句意：看到女儿仍不失童心，我俩会心的笑了。根据上文提到____ full of excitement from the night before,可知选B项。
小题15:A考查名词辨析A. gift礼物；B. prize 奖赏；C. ticket票；D. picture照片；他们给我们每个人买了礼物。根据下方提到When we said our thankyous and told her she didn"t have to, we asked her ____ she had bought us gifts. Her ____ was simply “Just because I love you”可知买了礼物。
小题16:C考查形容词辨析A. richest富有的；B. oldest旧的；C. best最好的；D. cleverest聪明的；句意：每件礼物上都写着句话，因为你是世界上最好的爸爸、妈妈 。文中提到女儿对于父母对于自己喜欢的支持，所以写到最爱的爹妈。
小题17:D考查宾语从句引导词A. where哪；B. how如何；C. when什么时候；D. why为什么；句意：我们问她问她，为什么买礼物。根据下方提到Just because I love you可知在问为什么，故选D项。
小题18:B考查名词辨析A. way方法；B. answer答案；C. suggestion建议；D. idea想法；句意：她的回答是因为我爱你们。根据上文提到When we said our thankyous and told her she didn"t have to, we asked her ____ she had bought us gifts.可知我们在问，她在回答，故选B项。
小题19:C考查形容词辨析A. important重要的；B. ordinary普通的；C. new新的；D. valuable有价值的；句意：这没有什么可感到新奇的地方。根据下方提到she had always given us a gift可知并不感到奇怪，故选C项。
小题20:A考查名词辨析A. feelings感觉；B. concerns关心；C. understandings理解；D. opinions想法；句意：她经常给我们礼物，当她想表达她的感觉时，每件礼物都是令人吃惊的礼物。根据下文提到it wouldn"t have mattered, and it was the act itself and the feelings behind it礼物内里包含很多的情感，故选A项。 |
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Most city parks are places where you can escape from big, ugly structures of metal and stone. The Manhattan High Line is different. Raised 25 feet above the ground, this massive metal structure once supported a rail line. The line opened in 1934 to bring trains directly into factories and warehouses. It was hardly used after the 1960s, and much of it was torn down. However, one section remained in an area of Manhattan called Chelsea. Chelsea was becoming more and more valuable as restaurants, art galleries and apartments were built, but the ugly railway structure remained as a dead weight. Everyone knew that at some time, it would have to be removed.
But the High Line was not destroyed. In fact, now the old rail line serves as one of the most peaceful places in the city. It holds an elevated park, with beautiful gardens, a sidewalk and great views of the city. The idea to change the rail line into a park came from Joshua David and Robert Hammond. In 1999, they attended a community meeting to decide the fate(命运) of the High Line. David and Hammond were the only people at the meeting interested in saving the structure for its historical significance. Later on, when they asked railway officials to take them up to look at the High Line, they saw a mile and a half of wild flowers growing in the middle of the city, and they realized that the High Line had potential to become a park. There was growing interest in improving urban centers, and so the project quickly won support and funds for construction were easily obtained.
The first section of the High Line opened in 2009 and immediately became popular with tourists and locals alike. Each part of the park has a different atmosphere. Some areas are like balconies (阳台)with wonderful city views. Where the rail line goes between buildings, trees are thickly planted. Other sections have wide walkways planted with wild flowers. Only the final section remains the way it has been for the last fifty years – a railway line overgrown with weeds.
小题1:The underlined phrase “a dead weight” in Paragraph 1 means_____.| A．something with potential to be better. | | B．something with historical interest. | | C．something which is a danger to people. | | D．something useless which slows progress. |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, David and Hammond wanted to save the High Line because they_____.| A．thought it had historical value | | B．wanted to reopen the train line | | C．thought it would bring them money | | D．were interested in improving the city |
小题3:From the last paragraph, we can learn that the park ______.| A．is different in its design | | B．is covered with trees | | C．didn’t change at all | | D．became a natural countryside |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about the High Line?| A．It is situated above ground level. | | B．Only part of the line remains. | | C．It is now a popular park. | | D．Trains still use the line. |
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We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours" sleep alternating(交替) with some 16-17 hours" wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.
The question is no mere academic one. The ease, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed（颠倒的） routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately, it is often the case in industry that shifts(轮班) are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.
The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a number of permanent night workers. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown in 1957. She found a high incidence (发生率) of disturbed sleep and other disorders among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these phenomena among those on permanent night work.
This latter system then appears to be the best long-term policy, but meanwhile something may be done to relieve the pressure of alternate day and night work by selecting those people who can adapt most quickly to the changes of routine. One way of knowing when a person has adapted is by measuring his body temperature. People occupied in normal daytime work will have a high temperature during the hours of wakefulness and a low one at night; when they change to night work the pattern will only gradually go back to match the new routine and the speed with which it does so parallels, broadly speaking, the adaptation of the body as a whole, particularly in terms of performance. Therefore, by taking body temperature at two-hour intervals(间隔时间) throughout the period of wakefulness, it can be seen how quickly a person can adapt to a reversed routine, and this could be used as a basis for selection. So far, however, such a form of selection does not seem to have been applied in practice.
小题1:The main problem of the round-the-clock working system lies in .| A．the inconveniences brought about to the workers by the introduction of automation | | B．the disturbance of the daily life cycle of workers who have to change shifts too frequently | | C．the fact that people working at night are often less effective | | D．the fact that it is difficult to find a number of good night workers |
小题2:The best solution for implementing the 24-hour working system seems to be .| A．to change shifts at longer intervals. | | B．to have longer shifts | | C．to arrange for some people to work on night shifts only | | D．to create better living conditions for night workers |
小题3:It is possible to find out if a person has adapted to the changes of routine by measuring his body temperature because .| A．body temperature is higher when the cycle of sleep and wakefulness alternates | | B．body temperature changes when he changes to night shift or back | | C．the temperature reverses when the routine is changed | | D．people have higher temperatures when they are working efficiently |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?| A．Body temperature may serve as an indication of a worker"s performance. | | B．The selection of a number of permanent night shift workers has proved to be the best solution to problems of the round-the- clock working system. | | C．Taking body temperature at regular intervals can show how a person adapts to the changes of routine. | | D．Disturbed sleep occurs less frequently among those on permanent night or day shifts. |
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Four out of ten parents in the UK spend between ￡100 and ￡500 on their children’s birthday parties, according to a survey. Four in ten parents of children under 18, who were questioned in a survey, admitted that they felt pressured into organizing more expensive birthday parties for their children than they would like to.
How much parents spend on their children’s birthday parties is one of the most frequently discussed topics on parenting websites. Here is one comment on Mumsnet summing up the thoughts of many parents: “Where we live everyone hires places, entertainers and so on. I don’t want to compare with my rich neighbors, but I want my son to have what all his classmates have.”
The research was carried out on behalf of the children’s charity, Lumos, set up by the author JK Rowling. Just 13 percent of parents spent ￡50 or less in the past year on their children’s parties.
Many children’s clowns(小丑) or entertainers charge ￡150 or more for an hour, and parents often feel it necessary to book a special place. Even without these, the cost of plates, the cake and party bags can mount up. Party Pieces, a company set up by Carole and Michael Middleton, charge about ￡16 for a birthday cake for a party with 16 guests, ￡22 for table decorations and up to ￡48 for party bags.
Many children of famous people have increasingly expensive parties, often seen in famous magazines. Suri Cruise, the daughter of actor Tom Cruise and actress Katie Holmes, enjoyed a ￡100,000 birthday party according to a report.
Georgette Mulheir of Lumos, said,“Parents in the UK are under increasing pressure to spend more and more money on birthday parties for their children and their children’s friends.”
小题1:What’s the main idea of this passage?| A．Children’s birthday parties put their parents under financial pressure in the UK. | | B．Many parents are willing to spend more on their children’s birthday parties. | | C．Parents pay more and more attention to their children’s birthday parties. | | D．Children in the UK hope for more and more expensive birthday parties. |
小题2: What does the underlined part “mount up” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Increase. | B．Change. | C．Exist. | D．Count. |
小题3:By the example of the birthday party for Suri Cruise, the writer probably wants to show that________.| A．famous people love their children very much | | B．children of famous people can get whatever they want | | C．some children of famous people have really expensive birthday parties | | D．holding expensive birthday parties is common nowadays |
小题4:In which of the following sections would you most probably read this passage?| A．Business | B．Education | C．Science | D．Family |
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America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I ______the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be______, and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a ______ of maturity(成熟) and respect toward my ______and to Allah’s will. ______, I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) ______, not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the______ that I’d get at school.
I ______ on my own that sixth grade was the______ I should start wearing the hijab. I was ______ about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or ____ be scared of me and ______ my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no ______of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those ______ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but ______ I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was______ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions--______--about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ______there was one girl-- she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much-- and she spoke______ me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the______of America.
| 小题1: | | A．believe in | B．stick to | C．carry out | D．push for |
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| 小题2: | | A．dependent | B．free | C．sensitive | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．signal | B．sign | C．reminder | D．cause |
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| 小题4: | | A．religion | B．country | C．parents | D．status |
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| 小题5: | | A．In a word | B．In general | C．To be exact | D．To be honest |
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| 小题6: | | A．princess | B．heroine | C．individual | D．adult |
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| 小题7: | | A．praise | B．punishment | C．reaction | D．reflection |
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| 小题8: | | A．hoped | B．expected | C．realized | D．decided |
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| 小题9: | | A．time | B．chance | C．case | D．occasion |
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| 小题10: | | A．disappointed | B．scared | C．enthusiastic | D．angry |
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| 小题11: | | A．still | B．already | C．even | D．ever |
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| 小题12: | | A．show off | B．pull off | C．pick up | D．put up |
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| 小题13: | | A．rejection | B．ignorance | C．awareness | D．acceptance |
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| 小题14: | | A．negative | B．optimistic | C．serious | D．strange |
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| 小题15: | | A．often | B．inside | C．only | D．outside |
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| 小题16: | | A．concerned | B．particular | C．wrong | D．convinced |
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| 小题17: | | A．respectfully | B．cautiously | C．suspiciously | D．critically |
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| 小题19: | | A．in terms of | B．in front of | C．in charge of | D．in favor of |
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| 小题20: | | A．significance | B．beauty | C．value | D．power |
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A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot’s voice throughout the plane, “sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to ！” There were sighs of desperation and spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn’t even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so we are. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time. ”
There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
| 小题1: | | A．Hopefully | B．Excitedly | C．Unfortunately | D．Thankfully |
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| 小题2: | | A．service | B．power | C．water | D．fuel |
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| 小题3: | | A．shut | B．fix | C．change | D．start |
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| 小题4: | | A．get up | B．pack up | C．light up | D．speed up |
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| 小题5: | | A．wait | B．delay | C．crash | D．suffer |
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| 小题6: | | A．rumor | B．anxiety | C．disease | D．smoke |
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| 小题7: | | A．looked over | B．gone out | C．got across | D．taken off |
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| 小题8: | | A．sitting | B．checking | C．watching | D．boarding |
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| 小题9: | | A．puzzled | B．patient | C．desperate | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题10: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．what if | D．only if |
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| 小题11: | | A．comment | B．complaint | C．promise | D．plan |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．something | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题13: | | A．escaped | B．cheered | C．sighed | D．praised |
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| 小题14: | | A．less than | B．other than | C．better than | D．more than |
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| 小题15: | | A．frozen | B．annoyed | C．concerned | D．satisfied |
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| 小题16: | | A．realistic | B．organized | C．potential | D．guaranteed |
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| 小题17: | | A．same | B．common | C．best | D．last |
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| 小题18: | | A．interesting | B．challenging | C．surprising | D．encouraging |
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| 小题19: | | A．fun | B．pain | C．sorrow | D．trouble |
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| 小题20: | | A．meaning | B．sigh | C．action | D．reward |
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