A Leap(跳跃)to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Wal
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A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter, a 13－year－old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That"s especially impressive，____she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can"t ____ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ___ that even though she couldn"t see ____ , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the ____ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn"t let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest ____ is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to ____ your mind that it"ll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a top－level gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it"s four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn"t fall ____ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10——her highest score yet.
Lola doesn"t want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don"t know about her vision ____.She doesn"t tell them, because she doesn"t think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her ____ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she"s learned to other kids ____ she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it"s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her ____ for others is “just believe in yourself”．
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．difficult | D．satisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．progress |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．cautious |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．responsibility |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:B |
解析
在狭窄的平衡木上跳跃就不容易了，然而Lole Walter，一个十三岁的体操运动员，在这方面却是一名能手。
小题1:为了使技能精益求精，Lola每天“训练”四个小时。
答案 C
小题2:前文提到她在三月份锦标赛获胜，这尤其让人敬佩，“由于”她天生眼部残疾。
答案 A
小题3:由于Lola经常看东西重影，所以难以 “判断”出东西有多远。
答案 A
小题4:妈妈“注意”到尽管Lola看东西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三岁时，妈妈给她报名学体操。
答案 D
小题5:妈妈“注意”到尽管Lola看东西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三岁时，妈妈给她报名学体操。
答案 B
小题6:Lola立刻喜欢上了这项“运动”并且体操成了她的最爱。
答案 B
小题7: 对于失明的Lola来说，学习体操让她比别人更“困难”。
答案 C
小题8: 她从不放弃，她不让自己的“身体状况”阻止做她想做的任何事情。
答案 D
小题9: 下文提到因为她有双影像，经常看见两个平衡木，所以她最大的“难题(挑战)”是平衡木。
答案 C
小题10:上文说Lola必须靠触觉来帮助自己，所以必须“相信”自己的大脑。
答案 D
小题11:因为平衡木只有四英尺宽，对任何人来说这是最吓人的。
答案 A
小题12:下文Lola获胜，知她没有从平衡木上掉下来。
答案 C
小题13: Lola不想被别人不同“对待”。treat“对待”。
答案 B
小题14: 在比赛过程中裁判不知道她的视觉“问题”。
答案 D
小题15:Lola认为裁判不需要知道自己的现状，妈妈对女儿的“积极”态度而惊奇。
答案 A
小题16:下文说她的目标是达到level 9，所以她从来没想过“放弃”。
答案 B
小题17:见26。
答案 D
小题18:长大后她想成为一名体操教练并把所学的传递给其他孩子。
答案 C
小题19: Lola以她的努力和成功为自豪。
答案 A
小题20: “相信自己”是她给别人的建议。
答案 B |
举一反三
Some people will do just about anything to save money.And I am one of them.Take my family"s last vacation.It was my six－year－old son"s winter break from school，and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.The flight was overbooked，and Delta，the airline，offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.I had meetings in New York，so I had to get back.But that didn"t mean my husband and my son couldn"t stay.I took my nine－month－old and took off for home.
The next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes，I encouraged—okay，ordered—them to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.Our total take：$1,600.Not bad，huh?
Now some people may think I"m a bad mother and not such a great wife either.But as a big－time bargain hunter，I know the value of a dollar.And these days，a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I"ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing(揭露) the worst tricks.I have been the consumer reporter of NBC"s Today show for over a decade.I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade：A Consumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money"s worth.I"m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes，clothes for my children，and expensive restaurants.But I wouldn"t hesitate to spend on a good haircut.It keeps its shape longer，and it"s the first thing people notice.And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture.Quality lasts.
小题1:Why did Delta give the author"s family credits?| A．They took a later flight. | | B．They had early bookings. | | C．Their flight had been delayed. | | D．Their flight had been cancelled. |
小题2:What can we learn about the author?| A．She rarely misses a good deal. | | B．She seldom makes a compromise. | | C．She is very strict with her children. | | D．She is interested in cheap products. |
小题3:What does the author do?| A．She"s a teacher. | | B．She"s a housewife. | | C．She"s a media person. | | D．She"s a businesswoman. |
小题4:What does the author want to tell us?| A．How to expose bad tricks. | | B．How to reserve airline seats. | | C．How to spend money wisely. | | D．How to make a business deal. |
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In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was ____ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small ____ made me change my mind.
One day my twoyearold son, ___ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, ____ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay ____. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said ____， “Mummy can"t help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn"t listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son"s behaviour reminded me of George who was always ____ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, ____， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __ about him and ___ us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can"t leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“____.”
“Don"t you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and ____ a sigh. “It"s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It"s much too ____ to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The ____ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I"ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged ____ would come to my mind.
Until that day, ____ knowing why the ballpens couldn"t stand up, the twoyearold had ____ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. ___， he already learned to let go of his previous ____ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to ____ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
| 小题1: | | A．confident | B．consistent | | C．conscious | D．convinced |
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| 小题2: | | A．event | B．incident | | C．accident | D．affair |
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| 小题3: | | A．pointing | B．shouting | | C．screaming | D．laughing |
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| 小题4: | | A．insisting | B．requiring | | C．intending | D．urging |
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| 小题5: | | A．flat | B．silent | | C．still | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．deliberately | B．casually | | C．unintentionally | D．enthusiastically |
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| 小题7: | | A．interested | B．busy | | C．devoted | D．buried |
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| 小题8: | | A．therefore | B．however | | C．otherwise | D．though |
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| 小题9: | | A．high | B．highly | | C．well | D．much |
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| 小题10: | | A．promised | B．demanded | | C．inspired | D．appealed |
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| 小题11: | | A．At random | B．At times | | C．At most | D．At least |
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| 小题12: | | A．let off | B．let out | | C．sent off | D．sent out |
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| 小题13: | | A．encouraging | B．comfortable | | C．painful | D．ashamed |
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| 小题14: | | A．latter | B．later | | C．last | D．lately |
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| 小题15: | | A．picture | B．figure | | C．reflection | D．image |
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| 小题16: | | A．for | B．with | | C．without | D．besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．received | B．accepted | | C．refused | D．rejected |
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| 小题18: | | A．Generally | B．Eventually | | C．Additionally | D．Obviously |
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| 小题19: | | A．useless | B．endless | | C．hopeful | D．meaningful |
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| 小题20: | | A．clarify | B．distinguish | | C．identify | D．acknowledge |
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It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to ____ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games ___ dinner.
It was the middle of the ____ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn"t ___ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that ____ the next day, and a company that ____ teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to ____ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was ____ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually ____ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could ____ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to ____ work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a ____ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very ____ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his ____ don"t have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn"t try ____ enough! Even if your kid is super ____ with finals and afterschool activities and doesn"t have time, you can ____ job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie ____， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring ___ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the ____ to make sure he is never late.
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．study | | C．bed | D．work |
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| 小题2: | | A．around | B．until | | C．after | D．during |
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| 小题3: | | A．night | B．noon | | C．morning | D．afternoon |
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| 小题4: | | A．watch | B．appreciate | | C．notice | D．stand |
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| 小题5: | | A．lasted | B．rested | | C．started | D．developed |
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| 小题6: | | A．hired | B．forced | | C．persuaded | D．force |
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| 小题7: | | A．give | B．attend | | C．observe | D．help |
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| 小题8: | | A．designed | B．ruining | | C．enjoying | D．joining |
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| 小题9: | | A．looking into | B．looking out of | | C．looking down upon | D．looking forward to |
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| 小题10: | | A．recognize | B．conduct | | C．save | D．buy |
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| 小题11: | | A．roughly | B．luckily | | C．actually | D．suddenly |
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| 小题12: | | A．job | B．problem | | C．goal | D．reward |
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| 小题13: | | A．slowly | B．seriously | | C．calmly | D．quickly |
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| 小题14: | | A．teachers | B．colleagues | | C．students | D．friends |
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| 小题15: | | A．hard | B．fast | | C．early | D．directly |
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| 小题16: | | A．clear | B．excited | | C．busy | D．disappointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．write down | B．think about | | C．wait for | D．search for |
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| 小题18: | | A．theatre | B．square | | C．park | D．factory |
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| 小题19: | | A．experts | B．foreigners | | C．teenagers | D．villagers |
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| 小题20: | | A．habit | B．schedule | | C．tradition | D．determination |
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Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all ____ certain qualities which have proved ____ for their success.
It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that ____ is taken, not given. They ____ immediately what has to be done and then do it with ____， thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are ____ about the things they do, especially when they ___ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own ___ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard ____ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not ____ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are ____. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and ____ and learn from each failure. They ___ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who ____ their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it"s ____ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they ____ respect for themselves.
Another important ____ of successful persons is that they never complain. It"s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it ____， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, ____ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just ____ the corner.
| 小题1: | | A．improve | B．raise | | C．test | D．possess |
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| 小题2: | | A．vital | B．individual | | C．personal | D．mental |
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| 小题3: | | A．devotion | B．responsibility | | C．authority | D．administration |
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| 小题4: | | A．sigh | B．show | | C．weigh | D．hope |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleasure | B．honor | | C．adventure | D．behavior |
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| 小题6: | | A．enthusiastic | B．characteristic | | C．energetic | D．authentic |
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| 小题7: | | A．bring in | B．believe in | | C．call in | D．join in |
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| 小题8: | | A．effort | B．satisfaction | | C．condition | D．value |
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| 小题9: | | A．just | B．right | | C．only | D．even |
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| 小题10: | | A．represent | B．expect | | C．fear | D．want |
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| 小题11: | | A．apparent | B．uncomfortable | | C．unavoidable | D．urgent |
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| 小题12: | | A．commitment | B．arrangement | | C．movement | D．achievement |
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| 小题13: | | A．progress | B．work | | C．associate | D．celebrate |
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| 小题14: | | A．congratulate | B．appreciate | | C．attempt | D．choose |
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| 小题15: | | A．especially | B．totally | | C．naturally | D．really |
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| 小题16: | | A．pay | B．receive | | C．require | D．promise |
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| 小题17: | | A．quality | B．identity | | C．ability | D．reality |
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| 小题18: | | A．honestly | B．firmly | | C．shortly | D．deeply |
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It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I"d thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn"t give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He"d been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon"s ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn"t believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we"d pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I"d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven"t changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn"t ____ where I"d met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
小题1:A.off B．away
C．out B．up
| 小题2: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Hopefully | | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题3: | | A．started | B．left | | C．delayed | D．arrived |
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| 小题4: | | A．town | B．station | | C．railway | D．highway |
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| 小题5: | | A．considered | B．described | | C．introduced | D．named |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．once | | C．although | D．unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．thirsty | | C．angry | D．hungry |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．safe | | C．young | D．suspicious |
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| 小题9: | | A．lift | B．way | | C．train | D．bicycle |
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| 小题10: | | A．kitchen | B．shop | | C．house | D．garage |
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| 小题11: | | A．villagers | B．strangers | | C．relatives | D．neighbours |
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| 小题12: | | A．bad | B．nervous | | C．excited | D．anxious |
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| 小题13: | | A．ever | B．still | | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．noticed | | C．knew | D．observed |
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| 小题15: | | A．offer | B．enjoy | | C．demand | D．get |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．debt | | C．effort | D．favour |
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| 小题17: | | A．pair | B．couple | | C．group | D．team |
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| 小题18: | | A．exchanged | B．shared | | C．drank | D．brought |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．repeat | | C．recommend | D．recall |
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