It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) injur
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It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) injury. I had whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed me. I felt as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should , ”I thought as I moved on. , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran and decided not to in track next year. It wouldn’t be it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained . I decided to track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always in medals and victories, but in the we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, the people who don’t give up when they lose.
| 小题1: | | A．slighter | B．worse | C．earlier | D．heavier |
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| 小题2: | | A．expected | B．supposed | | C．imagined | D．doubted |
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| 小题3: | | A．late | B．eager | C．ready | D．thirsty |
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| 小题4: | | A．from behind | B．ahead of | | C．next to | D．close to |
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| 小题5: | | A．ashamed | B．astonished | | C．excited | D．frightened |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheer | B．shout | C．cry | D．noise |
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| 小题7: | | A．slow down | B．drop out | | C．go on | D．speed up |
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| 小题8: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | | C．Besides | D．However |
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| 小题9: | | A．with delight | B．with fear | | C．in pain | D．in advance |
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| 小题10: | | A．play | B．arrive | C．race | D．attend |
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| 小题11: | | A．worth | B．good | C．valuable | D．close |
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| 小题12: | | A．weaker | B．longer | C．lower | D．louder |
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| 小题13: | | A．well | B．sure | | C．surprisingly | D．strangely |
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| 小题14: | | A．while | B．when | C．as | D．since |
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| 小题15: | | A．finished | B．won | C．passed | D．lost |
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| 小题16: | | A．cheer | B．hope | C．interest | D．experience |
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| 小题17: | | A．hold on | B．turn to | | C．begin with | D．stick with |
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| 小题18: | | A．measured | B．praised | | C．tested | D．increased |
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| 小题19: | | A．sadness | B．struggles | | C．diseases | D．tiredness |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
解析
【文章大意】带着受伤的脚参加3 000米跑步比赛, 这注定没法取胜。可是只要你勇于参赛, 坚持到底, 你也会有所收获。
小题1:选C。逻辑推理题。又是地区运动会了, 可作者的脚由于上一次的(earlier)受伤仍然还没有痊愈。注意本句中的过去完成时态及still的意义有着明显的提示意义。slighter更轻微的; worse更糟的; earlier更早的, 上一次的; heavier更沉重的, 巨大的。
小题2:选D。逻辑推理题。根据上句可知, 作者不是认为(supposed), 设想(imagined), 希望(expected)参加运动会, 而是怀疑(doubted)自己是否应该参加运动会。
小题3:选C。逻辑推理题。但是我到了比赛场地, 准备(ready)参加3 000米跑步。
小题4:选B。前后照应题。其他的女孩子不是落到了后面(from behind), 靠近(close to, next to)作者, 而是冲到了作者的前面(ahead of)。后文as I fell farther and farther behind有所暗示。
小题5:选A。背景常识题。作者越来越落后, 作者不会感到惊讶(astonished), 也激动(excited)不起来, 而是感到惭愧(ashamed), 当然不至于害怕(frightened)。
小题6:选A。词汇复现题。这是作者在运动会上听到的最大的欢呼声(cheer)。前面“Hooray! ”(欢呼的叫声)也有所暗示, 后文I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier和They must be cheering for the boys. 也都有明显提示。
小题7:选B。逻辑推理题。第一名已经先我两圈到达了终点, 作者心想可能自己不该参加比赛, 应该放弃(drop out)才对。slow down(使)慢下来, (使)减速; drop out不参与, 离去, 放弃; go on继续下去; speed up加速。
小题8:选D。逻辑推理题。然而我还是决定坚持跑下去。注意前后句子之间的转折意义。therefore因此, 所以, 表示因果关系; otherwise另外, 否则, 表示其他情况的出现; besides此外, 还, 表示附加意义; however然而, 可是, 表示转折关系。
小题9:选C。前后照应题。跑最后两圈时, 作者无法轻松(with delight)起来, 也没有害怕恐惧(with fear), 当然也无法提前(in advance)到达, 而是在脚疼(in pain)的状态中跑着。前文My foot still hadn’t healed from a(n) injury. 已经有所提示。
小题10:选C。逻辑推理题。作者在想这一次已经没有办法了, 明年就不参加赛跑了。文中一再谈到race和track。
小题11:选A。逻辑推理题。由上文作者已落后且脚有伤, 可知作者认为这样做不值得, 故用worth, valuable后不能直接加宾语。
小题12:选D。前后照应题。欢呼声不是更弱(weaker), 更低(lower), 而是更大(louder)。longer缺少比较的对象或前提。
小题13:选B。逻辑推理题。作者转身看到男孩子正准备开始比赛, 确信(sure)大家是为男孩子欢呼。
小题14:选B。逻辑推理题。作者正准备离开, 这时几个女孩子走上前来。when在此句中作并列连词, 意思是“正在这时, 就在那个时候, 突然”。while作从属连词, 表示“当……时候”, 通常强调两个动作或情况的同时发生; as作从属连词, 表示“当……时候”, 通常强调一个动作或情况伴随另一动作或情况; since作从属连词, 表示“自……以后, 自……以来”。
小题15:选D。逻辑推理题。作者对女孩的赞扬不解, 因为她刚刚跑过了终点, 结束了比赛, 但跑在最后没有获胜, 输(lose)了比赛。
小题16:选B。逻辑推理题。女孩子们的鼓励使作者又找回了失去的希望(hope), 而不是欢乐(cheer), 兴趣(interest), 经验(experience)。
小题17:选D。词语辨析题。作者决定明年还要参加(stick with)径赛比赛。hold on把持住, 不挂断, 停止, 继续, 常有hold on to的用法。turn to转向, 求助于, 致力于, 开始行动; begin with首先, 用……开头; stick with与……固定在一起, 坚持做(某事)。
小题18:选A。逻辑推理题。作者意识到力量和勇气并非总是可以用奖牌和胜利衡量(measure)的。measure估量, 斟酌, 权衡; praise赞扬, 称赞; test测试, 检验; increase增加, 增大。
小题19:选B。逻辑推理题。但是在我们战胜了的“竞争”中, 力量和勇气总是可以估量出来。sadness悲哀, 悲伤; struggle挣扎, 努力, 奋斗; disease疾病, 弊病; tiredness疲劳, 疲倦。
小题20:选D。逻辑推理题。最坚强的人并非总是赢得胜利的人, 而是(but)那些遇到失败挫折时决不放弃的人。or或者, 还是, 表示选择关系; nor也不, 表示否定关系; and表示并列关系; but表示转折关系。 |
举一反三
When I was in my second year of senior high school, a girl called Jeanie in my class made a big name for herself. She had successfully the interviews for a famous women’s university in the USA.
On hearing the news, I told the girl that I her very much. Then, she at me and said the words I will never . “You can also do it! If you have , you realize them. You see, action, dreams are still dreams. If you , the dreams will come true. ”Her words gave me so much . She encouraged me to take action to achieve my dreams. From then on, I spent a lot of time an article for competitions. It was a really for me, not only for my writing but also a of my courage.
After several days’ hard work, I finished it. Even though I lacked , I still handed it in. I knew it was the only that may make my dreams come true. But day in and day out, I waiting and waiting, yet I heard nothing. I was very then.
One day, however, a classmate of mine to an English newspaper and said , “Mary, your is in the newspaper! Is that your article? ”My heart beat heavily. With shock and joy, I the newspaper. The thing I thought was had really happened.
| 小题1: | | A．begun | B．given | C．attended | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．loved | B．admired | | C．congratulated | D．thanked |
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| 小题3: | | A．smiled | B．aimed | C．laughed | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．doubt | B．understand | | C．forget | D．accept |
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| 小题5: | | A．designs | B．demands | C．actions | D．dreams |
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| 小题6: | | A．into | B．by | C．without | D．with |
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| 小题7: | | A．try | B．like | C．work | D．live |
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| 小题8: | | A．pain | B．inspiration | | C．surprise | D．advice |
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| 小题9: | | A．seeking | B．reciting | | C．reading | D．preparing |
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| 小题10: | | A．shock | B．turn | C．challenge | D．success |
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| 小题11: | | A．test | B．risk | C．part | D．reward |
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| 小题12: | | A．self-respect | B．self-confidence | | C．enthusiasm | D．dream |
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| 小题13: | | A．way | B．suggestion | | C．question | D．purpose |
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| 小题14: | | A．hated | B．kept | | C．meant | D．remembered |
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| 小题15: | | A．worried | B．surprised | | C．disappointed | D．ashamed |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．explained | C．returned | D．pointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．proudly | B．hopelessly | | C．excitedly | D．angrily |
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| 小题18: | | A．name | B．writing | C．report | D．diary |
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| 小题19: | | A．picked out | B．picked up | | C．made out | D．made up |
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| 小题20: | | A．incorrect | B．impossible | | C．interesting | D．special |
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Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolish experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?
Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(满足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
小题1: The passage tells us that Charles Darwin . | A．was a great English scientist | | B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult | | C．thought even the simplest thing was important | | D．didn’t get well with others |
小题2: The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means . | A．throw away | B．store up | | C．put to use | D．realize |
小题3: The author of the passage tries to . | A．convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world | | B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things | | C．prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed | | D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE? | A．Darwin really did foolish experiments. | | B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments. | | C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple. | | D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics. |
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One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.
I went to work feeling . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It’s the same thing over and over again, with customers who complain about their food and where they are is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to a lot of us but we manage to deal with them.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very near where I keep the dirty in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and running all over the house, it was crazy. these elderly women were watching I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a and gentle voice, “You are going places. ”And that was it. They left the and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me to believe in myself. They my spirit from being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in until I had a degree. I’m now a co-anchor(联合主持人)of a student-produced television . And the best thing is: I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
| 小题1: | | A．tired | B．excited | C．up | D．down |
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| 小题2: | | A．dealing | B．helping | C．talking | D．meeting |
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| 小题3: | | A．sat | B．seated | C．laid | D．dressed |
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| 小题4: | | A．attract | B．avoid | C．adjust | D．annoy |
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| 小题5: | | A．employees | B．customers | | C．bosses | D．employers |
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| 小题6: | | A．table | B．box | C．spot | D．kitchen |
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| 小题7: | | A．dishes | B．rooms | C．clothes | D．chairs |
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| 小题8: | | A．men | B．women | C．waiters | D．bosses |
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| 小题9: | | A．And | B．Otherwise | | C．But | D．So |
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| 小题11: | | A．finished | B．completed | C．ordered | D．got |
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| 小题12: | | A．place | B．grade | C．mark | D．position |
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| 小题13: | | A．Before | B．While | C．As | D．After |
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| 小题14: | | A．confident | B．loud | C．low | D．pleasant |
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| 小题15: | | A．kitchen | B．house | C．restaurant | D．table |
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| 小题16: | | A．ability | B．courage | | C．imagination | D．time |
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| 小题17: | | A．put down | B．picked up | | C．took over | D．pointed out |
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| 小题18: | | A．cause | B．reason | | C．present | D．permission |
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| 小题19: | | A．television | B．government | | C．school | D．restaurant |
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| 小题20: | | A．company | B．station | | C．show | D．advertisement |
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According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, we might all be braggarts(大话王) in this competitive society addicted to social networking.
Take a close look at your socialnetworking sites. Do you like to post photos of yourself in restaurants to show others what an exciting life you have? Or do you like to write about how happily in love you are? Or perhaps you are of the subtle type who constantly complain about jobs but really just want to impress others with your important position.
According to the results of a series of experiments conducted by Harvard University neuroscientists(神经科学家), the reward areas of our brain——the same areas that respond to “primary rewards” such as food ——are activated when we talk about ourselves. We devote between 30 to 40 percent of our conversation time to doing just that. Unfortunately, Bernstein says, some people can"t tell the difference between sharing positive information that others might actually want to know and direct bragging. She suggests that bragging involves comparison, whether stated or implied.
“We are expected to be perfect all the time. The result is that more and more people are carefully managing their online images”. says Elizabeth Bernstein, a columnist with the Wall Street Journal.
But the issue is not limited to the Internet. In a fiercely competitive job market we must sell ourselves on multiple platforms and show that we are better than others. In fact, we have become so accustomed to bragging that we don"t even realize we are doing it, says Bernstein. This is harmful to our relationships and puts people off.
Bernstein talked to some experts who said that people brag for all sorts of reasons: to appear worthy of attention; to prove to ourselves we are doing fine and that people who said we would fail are wrong; or simply because we"re excited when good things happen to us.
“Feel sorry for them, because they"re doing this unconscious, destructive thing that won"t help them in the long run，” said Professor Simian Valier, a research psychologist at Washington University.
小题1:The underlined word “subtle” in Para.2 is closest in meaning to “________”．| A．hidden | B．apparent | | C．outstanding | D．simple |
小题2:Which of the following is one of the features of braggarts?| A．They control conversation and only talk about themselves. | | B．They know well how to share positive information. | | C．They selfpromote to stand out in their career. | | D．They don"t pay much attention to their online image. |
小题3:What can we infer from the passage?| A．Braggarts make a good first impression but the effect decreases over time. | | B．People who like bragging know what they are doing. | | C．Braggarts always adopt comparison directly to show they are excellent. | | D．They care much about the feelings of others when talking. |
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I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a goods yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I can dimly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity(大灾难) can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn"t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise. I don"t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.
Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. In spite of the fact the adjustment is never easy, I had my parents and teachers to help. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn"t been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was hurt. “I can"t use this.” I said. “Take it with you，” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words stuck in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball.
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my limitations. It was no good to try for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of failure. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.
小题1:We can learn from the beginning of the passage that ________.| A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash | | B．the author wouldn"t love life if the calamity didn"t happen | | C．the calamity made the author appreciate what he had | | D．the calamity strengthened the author"s desire to see |
小题2:What"s the most difficult thing for the author?| A．How to adjust himself to reality | | B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life | | C．Learning to manage his life alone | | D．To find a special work that suits the author |
小题3:For the author, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man ________.| A．hurt the author"s feeling | | B．made the author puzzled | | C．directly led to the change of the author"s career | | D．inspired the author |
小题4:According to the passage, the author ________.| A．set goals for himself but only invited failure most of the time | | B．thought that nothing was impossible for him | | C．was discouraged from trying something out of reach for fear of failure | | D．suggested not trying something beyond one"s ability at the beginning |
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