It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the col
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It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and 36 that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone, 37 massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear(装备) and 38 outside. It wasn’t long 39 we were smiling and enjoying the 40 of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a 41 in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back and 42 at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and 43 with many household items supplied by various 44 .People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his 45 .
With the passing of time, the spring made its 46 back into our yard and the snowman changed form 47 .In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit 48 ,somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s 49 to look like a rabbit.
As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to 50 my email before going to bed. I found a 51 message that contained the subject line: 52 the snowman.
The email said:… your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing(享受) the sounds and smells, along with 53 of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the 54 energy displayed in Mr Snow-man. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep 55 with the world around!
| 小题1: | | A．announced | B．stated | C．informed | D．insisted |
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| 小题2: | | A．pressing | B．pouring | C．clearing | D．piling |
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| 小题3: | | A．looked | B．headed | C．rushed | D．wandered |
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| 小题4: | | A．when | B．since | C．before | D．after |
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小题5:A. softness B .flexibility C whiteness D .abundance
| 小题6: | | A．hand | B．tip | C．design | D．tool |
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| 小题7: | | A．worked | B．stared | C．wondered | D．suspected |
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| 小题8: | | A．decorated | B．wrapped | C．provided | D．equipped |
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| 小题9: | | A．societies | B．families | C．communities | D．neighborhoods |
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| 小题10: | | A．occupation | B．survival | C．sculpture | D．existence |
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| 小题11: | | A．way | B．entrance | C．warmth | D．appearance |
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| 小题12: | | A．roughly | B．considerably | C．instantly | D．steadily |
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| 小题13: | | A．longer | B．further | C．deeper | D．stronger |
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| 小题14: | | A．figure | B．version | C．form | D．remains |
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| 小题15: | | A．answer | B．delete | C．check | D．sort |
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| 小题16: | | A．curious | B．serious | C．elegant | D．punctual |
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| 小题17: | | A．recall | B．enjoy | C．keep | D．praise |
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| 小题18: | | A．attraction | B．scenes | C．sights | D．beauty |
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| 小题19: | | A．various | B．spiritual | C．significant | D．joyous |
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| 小题20: | | A．communicating | B．sharing | C．advancing | D．developing |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述的是作者一家人和邻居们一起堆雪人，到雪人快要融化，一直带给人们的是快乐。
小题1:A 考查区分动词。句意：我丈夫穿好衣服，并说他要去外面堆一个巨大的雪人。A. announced宣布 B. stated 陈述 C. informed通知 D .insisted坚持说，坚持要求，根据语境应该是宣布所以A正确。
小题2:D 考查动词区分。句意：开始时，他一个人在那，堆着成堆的雪。.A .pressing 按，压 B. pouring 倒，倾泻 C. clearing 清除 D. piling堆，根据语境是在堆雪，所以D正确。
小题3:B 考查动词区分。句意：然后，我们很不情愿的穿上羽绒服出了屋。A. looked 看B. headed 朝。。。走去 C .rushed疾奔 D. wandered闲逛，根据语境是穿上衣服出去，head outside，向外走去，所以B正确。
小题4:C 考查连词。句意: 没过多久，我们就开怀大笑，享受着大自然母亲赋予我们的着没有边际的雪景。把握关键前句It wasn’t long，根据it was not +时间段+before + did，过了不久就》》。，所以C正确。
小题5:D考查名词。句意：享受着大自然母亲赋予我们的着没有边际的雪景。A. softness 柔软 B .flexibility 灵活 C whiteness 白 D .abundance没有边际，根据语境所以D正确。
小题6:A 考查名词。句意：又有人陆陆续续的来到我们的庭院，帮助我们完成巨大的雪人。根据固定短语：give a hand 帮忙，根据语境是人们过来帮忙，所以A正确。
小题7:C 考查动词。句意：最后我们站在雪里，惊讶于我们的创作。把握后面的关键词with，wonder with对。。感到惊讶，其他选项不和with构成固定短语，颙C正确。
小题8:A 考查动词。句意：他有十一英尺高，底座周长二十五英尺并装饰着来自各个家庭的小物件。A. decorated装饰 B .wrapped 擦 C .provided 提供D .equipped 配备，根据语境应该是雪人上装饰着，所以A正确。
小题9:B 考查名词。句意：装饰着来自各个家庭的小物件。A. societies 社会 B .families家庭 C. communities 社团 D .neighborhoods 邻居们，根据语境应该是来自各个家庭，所以B正确。
小题10:D 考查名词。句意：开车经过的人们都笑了，一些甚至停下来欣赏雪人。A. occupation 职业 B. survival 幸存 C .sculpture 塑像 D .existence存在，根据语境当然是欣赏雪人，即雪人的存在，所以D正确。
小题11:A 考查名词。句意：随着时间的流逝，春天也重新回到了我们庭院。把握关键词made，构成make one’s way 朝….走去，根据语境是春天回来了，所以A正确。
小题12:B 考查副词。句意：雪人也失去了他原有的形状。A .roughly粗落地 B. considerably大量低 C. instantly 立刻地 D. steadily稳定地，根据语境，春天来了，天暖了，雪融化了，所以是大量地变化，所以B正确。
小题13:A 考查形容词。句意：我们为维持我们的创作尽了最后一份力A .longer 更长B. further 更远 C .deeper 更深 D. stronger更壮，根据语境是为了让雪人存在的时间更长一些，所以A正确。
小题14:D 考查名词。句意一些路过的人整理了那些未化的雪，使看上去像兔子。A. figure人物 B .version 说法，译文C .form 形式 D .remains剩余物，根据语境当然是改变了剩下的雪，所以D正确。
小题15:C 考查动词。句意：在我准备开始新的一周时，我决定在睡觉前查看下我的电子邮箱。A. answer 回答 B. delete删除C. check 检查，核对 D .sort分类，根据语境当然是检查电子邮箱，所以C正确。
小题16:A 考查形容词。句意：我发现一封奇怪的邮件，它的标题是享受这个雪人。A .curious 好奇的 B. serious 认真的 C. elegant 优雅的 D. punctual准时的，根据语境修饰的的邮件，所以只能A正确。
小题17:B 考查动词，句意：它的标题是享受这个雪人。A. recall 回忆 B. enjoy 享受 C. keep保持 D. praise赞扬，根据语境只能是享受，所以B正确。
小题18:C 考查名词。句意：现在人们享受这世界的声音和味道与春天的景色。A. attraction 吸引B. scenes 场景 C. sights景色 D. beauty美，根据语境人们享受春天的美景，所以C正确。
小题19:D 考查名词。句意：我坚信人们永远也不会忘记雪人先生显示着的愉悦的力量。A. various 各种各样的B. spiritual 崇高的C. significant 重要的D. joyous使人愉快的，根据语境雪人身上显示的使人愉快的活力。所以D正确。
小题20:B考查动词，句意：愿您和您爱的人有更多的活力并与世人分享。A. communicating 交流B. sharing 分享 C. advancing前进 D. developing发展，根据语境和上下文，所以B正确。 |
举一反三
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest hunger rate. But according to a new report, African farmers also have ideas that could help the world fight hunger and poverty. Danielle Nierenberg from the Worldwatch Institute in Washington spent a year visiting twenty-five countries south of the Sahara. In Nairobi, Kenya, for example, Ms Nierenberg found women farmers growing vegetables just outside their doorsteps in the Kibera settlement. She says they are finding ways to make their lives better. The women feed their families and sell their surplus. They use the money to send their children to school.
Last year, about 925,000,000 people worldwide did not get enough to eat. Half of all people in the world now live in and around cities. Researchers like Ms Nierenberg are looking increasingly at creative ideas to feed those who don’t have enough good food to eat. She says there are a lot of lessons that people in the Western world can learn from Africa. And what they are doing can certainly be done in other developing countries.
Farmers in the developing world lose between twenty and forty percent of their harvest before it ever reaches market. There are many reasons why food gets wasted. Farmers are without electricity and cold storage. They lack good seeds and fertilizer. They lack good roads. Conditions like these keep small farmers in poverty. Ms Nierenberg says more attention needs to be paid to protecting harvests. She says, “Given all that we invest in producing food in the first place, we need to devote the same amount of attention to making sure that it is not wasted.”
In Nigeria, village processing centers are helping farmers reduce their losses and earn more money. They centers process cassava, a root vegetable, into basic food products. In Uganda, the Worldwatch report says some schools are teaching children how to grow local kinds of crops. And in South Africa and Kenya the report praises the breeding(培育) of local kinds of livestock. These animals may produce less milk or meat than other breeds, but they can survive heat and drought conditions.
小题1:We could learn from the new report in Para.1 that .| A．sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest hunger rate | | B．African farmers have ideas to help fighting hunger and poverty | | C．women farmers grow vegetables in the Kibera settlement | | D．women farmers grow vegetables to send their children to school. |
小题2:The underlined word “surplus” in Para.1 is closest in meaning to .| A．private vegetables | B．side products | | C．leftover vegetables | D．home-made products |
小题3:Ms Nierenberg suggests that .| A．the women spend more money on education instead of farming | | B．more and more African people should live in and around cities | | C．researchers find creative ideas to feed the people suffering hunger | | D．people in the Western world do the same as the Africans have done |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Farmers in developing world often lose some of their harvest | | B．Small farmers in developing countries often suffer poverty. | | C．Farmers should pay more attention to protecting their harvest | | D．Attention should be paid to saving food instead of producing food |
小题5:The best title of this passage should be .| A．A New Report About African Farmers Fighting Hunger | | B．Creative Ideas to Feed Those Who Have No Enough Food | | C．Looking to Africa for Ideas About How to Fight Hunger | | D．Animals That Can Survive Heat and Drought Conditions |
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Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.
But you may be misguided because things don’t turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon). Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams (砰然关上) in your face. That’s bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists (悲观者) have suspected all along. It’s called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for the things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What’s interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation’s outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”
So far, so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” And “Don’t count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to life’s problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says, “Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
小题1:What’s the passage mainly about?| A．A book that has recently been published. | | B．How to become successful in life. | | C．The dangers of being too optimistic. | | D．The benefits of defensive pessimism. |
小题2:The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” (Para. 4) means __________.| A．it’s not a dangerous thing to do | | B．it is quite simple to understand | | C．the cost is not so high | | D．there is no real proof |
小题3:Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?| A．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. | | B．The glass is half full not half empty. | | C．Whatever will be, will be. | | D．Every cloud has a silver lining. |
小题4:The writer would probably describe himself as __________.| A．an optimist | B．a defeatist | C．a realist | D．a scientist |
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This week is National Volunteer Week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated (有奉献精神的) volunteers who devote their time and talents from coast to coast. Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volunteers and the amazing work they do --- a small part of the outstanding individuals across the country.
Take Saskatchewan for example. Last year that province was hit by wide-spread flooding, a hurricane and forest fires. Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers went to work right away and helped more than 2,100 adults and 775 children recover the basic necessities of life.
It’s important to share stories from volunteers to truly appreciate what they do. Christine Hoffman is a Disaster Response Volunteer in Canadian Red Cross in Saskatchewan. She’s a veteran Red Crosser for about 16 years. Still nothing could have prepared her for the call she took in the Recovery Center last year in response to flooding in Maple Greek. This story is best told in her own words. This is what she said:
“I will never forget the first phone call I took in the Recovery Centre. A young man called asking what services Red Cross was offering in town. As we were talking, he told me he had a rope in his backyard but he thought he would be using it for other reasons. My heart stopped. I told him to come to see us so we could work together on a plan to improve his situation. He came in a little while later. Nearly two hours later he left standing straight up with tear- filled eyes. He thanked me for convincing him to come in. His home had been destroyed, but together we put together a plan and he was eventually able to move back into his own home.”
During National Volunteer Week 2011, let’s thank Christine, and the many other volunteers like her. Thanks for making us proud!
小题1:According to the second paragraph, Canadian Red Cross’ action is ______| A．slow | B．quick | C．helpless | D．disappointing |
小题2:Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined word “veteran” in the third paragraph?| A．Careless | B．Experienced | C．Unskillful | D．Optimistic |
小题3:The underlined words in the forth paragraph expressed Christine Hoffman’s feeling of ____| A．excitement | B．anger | C．happiness | D．nervousness |
小题4:What can we infer from what Christine Hoffman said?| A．The young man felt sad for Christine Hoffman because of her poor experience | | B．The young man was persuaded by Christine Hoffman and decided to live on | | C．Christine Hoffman made the young man sad and he cried | | D．Christine Hoffman offered to give the young man a little money to help him |
小题5:What is the text mainly about?| A．How to become a volunteer | | B．An excellent volunteer and her family | | C．Volunteers and their amazing work | | D．What the Canadian Red Cross does |
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No one could name themselves when they were born. That is, has his or her name given by others. So we needn’t care too much about our names, which are just . They are used to refer to you. Though your parents probably meant your name to last a lifetime, never forget that the hopes and dreams they cared for may not your needs. If your name no longer seems to fit you, don’t lose heart. Screen stars change their names, and with some determination, you can, too.
Legal rules are more in this matter than you may expect. Many newlyweds, , realize that no law requires a woman to her husband’s name. Even more, parents can give their children any name they wish, it’s not that of either parent.
If you do wish to have a new name, you don’t need to make the change . Under common law, is necessary to start using the name of your choice. More importantly, you to use it everywhere. , you must change all your identification and . Be sure to practice your new until you write it naturally and .
Making friends and fellow workers you Leach instead of Lola may be harder than any paperwork involved, and you are to meet official resistance, too. Whatever happens, be sure that no law should you from using the name you have chosen, you use it for the purpose of cheating. Please enjoy your right to be called by name you choose!
| 小题1: | | A．nobody | B． everyone | C．all | D． someone |
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| 小题2: | | A．symbols | B． presents | C． souvenirs | D． patterns |
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| 小题3: | | A．know | B． trust | C．satisfy | D． agree |
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| 小题4: | | A．regularly | B． legally | C． seldom | D．bravely |
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| 小题5: | | A．rigid | B． available | C． practical | D． flexible |
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| 小题6: | | A．in fact | B． as a result | C． for instance | D． in name |
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| 小题7: | | A．assume | B．handle | C． call | D． acquire |
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| 小题8: | | A．as if | B． only if | C． even if | D． if only |
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| 小题9: | | A．popular | B． official | C． known | D． academic |
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| 小题10: | | A．what | B． that | C． it | D． which |
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| 小题11: | | A．are used | B． are supposed | C． are hoped | D． look forward |
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| 小题12: | | A．Instead | B． Besides | C． Luckily | D． Otherwise |
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| 小题13: | | A．values | B． notes | C． records | D． accounts |
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| 小题14: | | A．signature | B． handwriting | C． need | D． pronunciation |
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| 小题15: | | A．consistently | B． constantly | C．beautifully | D． attractively |
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| 小题16: | | A．to call | B． call | C． calling | D． called |
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| 小题17: | | A．probable | B． impossible | C． convenient | D． likely |
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| 小题18: | | A．admit | B． tolerate | C． prohibit | D． permit |
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| 小题19: | | A．unless | B． when | C． if | D． because |
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| 小题20: | | A．whose | B． no matter what | | C． which | D． whatever |
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One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled（铺瓦的）ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room I see is hair.” Once you’ve what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is your decision to make.
| 小题1: | | A．different | B．missing | C．short | D．broken |
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| 小题2: | | A．nothing | B．none | C．all | D．anything |
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| 小题3: | | A．determined | B．predicted | C．assumed | D．imagined |
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| 小题4: | | A．completely | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．tile | B．brick | C．ceiling | D．house |
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| 小题6: | | A．look on | B．focus on | C．count on | D．rely on |
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| 小题7: | | A．peaceful | B．difficult | C．easy | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．certainly | B．merely | C．hardly | D．generally |
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| 小题9: | | A．secret | B．factor | C．rule | D．key |
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| 小题10: | | A．wealthy | B．grateful | C．proud | D．generous |
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| 小题11: | | A．upset | B．quarrel | C．complain | D．depress |
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| 小题12: | | A．admitting | B．assuming | C．proving | D．realizing |
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| 小题13: | | A．sources | B．results | C．answers | D．goals |
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| 小题14: | | A．among | B．from | C．through | D．for |
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| 小题15: | | A．probable | B．possible | C．likely | D．capable |
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| 小题16: | | A．value | B．destination | C．survival | D．existence |
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| 小题17: | | A．need | B．lack | C．demand | D．expect |
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| 小题18: | | A．involve | B．include | C．absorb | D．mean |
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| 小题19: | | A．worst | B．best | C．positive | D．negative |
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| 小题20: | | A．absolutely | B．totally | C．exactly | D．largely |
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