I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer(晚期癌症), and the news
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I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer(晚期癌症), and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends.However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life.I think that when you find yourself in such situations, you tend to look up every possible way for hope of saving your life. As months went on and his health grew worse, I noticed an unexpected change in attitude that came over him.He had also been a happy person with a cheerful personality, but rather than give in to discouragement and self-pity, he took comfort in God and humanity(人性).His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife as something he was prepared for, believing that his concerned ancestors, including his mother and father, were there waiting for him. During the last few months, weeks, and days of his life, he was kindly cared for by family, friends, his loving wife, who looked after both his physical and emotional needs, and workers from a local hospice (安养院) came to the home to regulate(调节) his medication (药)and provide any other needed support.He didn"t complain about his fate, and he willingly allowed others to serve him. Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others.You often can"t learn these important attributes(属性)in the lap of luxury(处在优裕舒适的环境中), and perhaps, such an experience is the greatest and final gift the illness can give those left behind. 小题1:Which word can best describe the man"s initial(最初的) reaction as soon as he was diagnosed with cancer?A.Satisfied. | B.Sad | C.Surprised | D.Concerned. | 小题2:What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?A.He was operated on immediately. | B.He researched cancer treatments. | C.He retired from his job | D.He felt sad, doing nothing. | 小题3:What was the man"s main source of comfort after several months with the disease? A.His family and friends. | B.The care from others | C.His doctors’ encouragement. | D.His belief in humanity. | 小题4:What did the author learn from his friend’s story? A.Getting comfort from God. | B.Extending life as possible. | C.Caring for yourself and enjoying luxury. | D.Giving more respect to friends |
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小题1:C 小题2:B 小题3:D 小题4:D |
解析
试题分析:本文讲述的是作者的一个患有晚期癌症的朋友,在生命的最后几个月里,他的人生态度发生了改变,变得乐观开朗,作者从中学到了要更加重视家庭、朋友。友善待人,而这些在优越舒服的环境中是无法学到的。 小题1:细节题。由第一段第一句I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer(晚期癌症), and the news that he might only live up to six months was a great shock to him, his family, and his friends.作者曾经有一个朋友被诊断为晚期癌症,只剩下六个月的时间了,这个消息给了他、他的家庭还有他的朋友很大的震惊。可知,当一个人得知自己被诊断为癌症时,应该特别的惊讶。故选C 小题2:细节题。由第一段第二句However, in spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look into all available treatments that might cure or extend his life.然而,尽管并且很严重,他最初还是决定考虑所有能治愈或延长寿命的治疗方法。可知,选B 小题3:细节题。由第二段可知,几个月后,他的身体变得更差,作者注意到朋友的态度上发生了一个令人意想不到的改变,他变得开朗快乐,而不是气馁和自怜,他从上帝和人性那里得到安慰。可知,选D 小题4:主旨题。由最后一段Indeed, one might think why God allows death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family more and kindness for others.事实上,你可能会想,为什么上帝允许死亡和痛苦来到我们的世界。但是,对于作者来说,这样的经历让他更重视家庭并且更加友善待人。故答案为D 点评:文章层次鲜明,主旨明朗。作者从朋友的遭遇中学到了要重视家庭、朋友,把握这个主题那么题目就以这为出发点,去进行解答。对于夹叙夹议的文章,要特别注意议论部分,因为主题就在于此。本题中细节题偏多,对于此类题需要学生在文章找到相对应的地方,在结合议论部分的主题,运用排除法进行解答,这样往往可以收到奇效。 |
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“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 37 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 38 of someone who acts important and proud. Down-to-earth persons 39 be important members of society, of course. 40 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 42 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 43 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. Americans 44 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 45 of reality. He 46 what is called “common sense”. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of 49 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 50 is not in the real world. 51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both feet on-the –ground. 54 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
小题1: | A.pleasant | B.sad | C.common | D.surprising |
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小题2: | A.meets | B.welcomes | C.receives | D.accepts |
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小题3: | A.case | B.kind | C.opposite | D.example |
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小题4: | A.must | B.may | C.should | D.will |
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小题6: | A.wish | B.expect | C.desire | D.consider |
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小题7: | A.said | B.told | C.asked | D.made |
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小题9: | A.discover | B.find | C.make | D.use |
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小题10: | A.understanding | B.wish | C.reason | D.expectation |
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小题11: | A.demands | B.lacks | C.has | D.likes |
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小题12: | A.fortunes | B.dreams | C.achievements | D.disadvantages |
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小题13: | A.block | B.protect | C.own | D.gain |
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小题14: | A.idea | B.people | C.attitude | D.person |
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小题16: | A.Always | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Sometimes |
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小题18: | A.possible | B.probable | C.likely | D.able |
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小题19: | A.Though | B.Since | C.When | D.Unless |
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小题20: | A.kindly | B.directly | C.friendly | D.honestly |
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One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank.There I would 36 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 37 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 38 in the trees.I would also watch the bamboo trees 39 under pressure from the wind and watch them 40 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 41 . When I think about the bamboo tree"s ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind.When used in 42 to a person, this word means the ability to readily 43 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person"s 44 . Have you ever felt like you are at your 45 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the 46 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health.You felt emotionally drained(枯竭), 47 exhausted and you most likely stood 48 physical symptoms. Life is a 49 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments.The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 50 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 51 don"t break.Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will take you 52 the unpleasant ordeal (考验).With 53 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be.The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 54 if the final result is worth having. If life gets 55 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience.Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don"t break!
小题1: | A.see | B.hear | C.touch | D.enjoy |
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小题2: | A.smoothly | B.downstream | C.uphill | D.peacefully |
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小题3: | A.fruits | B.branches | C.leaves | D.roots |
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小题4: | A.bend | B.move | C.fall | D.decline |
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小题5: | A.go | B.turn | C.return | D.suffer |
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小题6: | A.died away | B.died off | C.died down | D.died out |
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小题7: | A.honor of | B.reward to | C.favor of | D.reference to |
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小题8: | A.escape | B.suffer | C.come | D.recover |
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小题9: | A.emotions | B.mind | C.body | D.thoughts |
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小题10: | A.starting | B.breaking | C.standing | D.tiring |
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小题11: | A.practice | B.experiment | C.experience | D.victory |
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小题12: | A.possibly | B.mentally | C.terribly | D.probably |
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小题13: | A.unpleasant | B.unreasonable | C.exciting | D.good |
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小题14: | A.result | B.change | C.mixture | D.wonder |
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小题15: | A.moments | B.events | C.adventures | D.changes |
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小题16: | A.however | B.but | C.though | D.and |
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小题17: | A.away | B.through | C.apart | D.out |
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小题18: | A.idea | B.search | C.imagination | D.hope |
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小题19: | A.get stuck | B.look into | C.depend on | D.deal with |
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小题20: | A.tough | B.wrong | C.acceptable | D.cozy |
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 31 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 32 his father could well 33 it, he told him that was all he wanted. On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 34 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 35 but slightly disappointed, the young man 36 the box and found a lovely book. 37 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 38 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 39 the book in the study.He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 40 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 41 he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his father"s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 42 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 43 new book, just as he had left it one 44 ago. He opened it and began to 45 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 46 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer’s name, the 47 dealer who had the sports car he had 48 . On the tag was the 49 of his graduation, and the 50 PAID IN FULL.
小题1: | A.expected | B.enjoyed | C.admired | D.owned |
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小题2: | A.suspecting | B.proving | C.deciding | D.knowing |
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小题3: | A.afford | B.offer | C.keep | D.like |
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小题4: | A.encouraged | B.comfortable | C.proud | D.moved |
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小题5: | A.Curious | B.Serious | C.Careful | D.Nervous |
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小题6: | A.packed | B.opened | C.picked up | D.put aside |
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小题7: | A.Angrily | B.Eagerly | C.Calmly | D.Anxiously |
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小题9: | A.finding | B.putting | C.forgetting | D.leaving |
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小题10: | A.until | B.as | C.before | D.unless |
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小题11: | A.learned | B.realized | C.recognized | D.admitted |
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小题12: | A.get to | B.search for | C.turn to | D.leave for |
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小题13: | A.much | B.still | C.hardly | D.quite |
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小题15: | A.clean | B.read | C.turn | D.count |
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小题16: | A.lost | B.came | C.appeared | D.dropped |
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小题17: | A.old | B.same | C.special | D.new |
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小题18: | A.remembered | B.desired | C.found | D.met |
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小题19: | A.picture | B.place | C.date | D.gift |
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小题20: | A.words | B.information | C.message | D.card |
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About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle (过道) from me. I ___21____ her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her ____22____. I teased her by asking if she had a ___23___ for the bear. She laughed and said no. About halfway through the flight she ___24____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (进行康复治疗). She ___25___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___26____ had led her down a dark ____27____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____28____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____29___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___30____ me for listening to her. A few years later, I got a ___31____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___32____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____33____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____34___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___35___. When I saw her, she was ____36____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___37___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___38___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___39___ had given her the last bit of ___40___ she needed to work through her problems. The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.
小题1: | A.found | B.helped | C.recognized | D.noticed |
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小题2: | A.shape | B.size | C.weight | D.leg |
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小题3: | A.name | B.friend | C.ticket | D.cloth |
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小题4: | A.moved | B.leaned | C.looked | D.pulled |
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小题5: | A.agreed | B.learned | C.continued | D.refused |
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小题6: | A.manner | B.feeling | C.event | D.lifestyle |
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小题8: | A.disappointed | B.worried | C.surprised | D.blamed |
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小题9: | A.own | B.reach | C.leave | D.make |
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小题10: | A.criticized | B.avoided | C.thanked | D.remembered |
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小题11: | A.note | B.word | C.case | D.text |
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小题12: | A.effective | B.amazing | C.easy | D.clear |
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小题13: | A.managed | B.tried | C.decided | D.worked |
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小题14: | A.realized | B.produced | C.required | D.imagined |
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小题15: | A.through | B.along | C.together | D.off |
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小题16: | A.never | B.still | C.once | D.even |
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小题17: | A.expectation | B.explanation | C.information | D.conversation |
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小题18: | A.doubting | B.promising | C.believing | D.admitting |
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小题19: | A.condition | B.discoveries | C.criticism | D.possibilities |
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小题20: | A.delight | B.interest | C.strength | D.character |
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Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas Plans. With each day passing, everyone became more __1___ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ___2___ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David. David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ___3___ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4__ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __5___. I can still remember he was always _6__ a smile and willing to help. He always __7__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He ___8___ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly __9__ home. Weeks passed and the __10__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of __11__ before the holiday break. I smiled in __12__ as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David __13__ standing by my desk. “ I have something for you,” he said and __14__ from behind his back a small box __15__ it to me, he said anxiously, “open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __16__ saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s __17__.” “Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.” Tears filled my eyes__18__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given __19__ to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning __20__ the little empty box set on my desk.
小题1: | A.anxious | B.courageous | C.serious | D.cautious |
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小题2: | A.warning | B.ringing | C.calling | D.yelling |
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小题3: | A.scolded | B.wondered | C.realized | D.learned |
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小题4: | A.modestly | B.naturally | C.inaccurately | D.inappropriately |
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小题5: | A.popular | B.upset | C.special | D.funny |
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小题6: | A.expressing | B.delivering | C.wearing | D.sharing |
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小题7: | A.practiced | B.wandered | C.studied | D.stayed |
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小题8: | A.would | B.should | C.might | D.could |
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小题9: | A.aim at | B.turn to | C.put off | D.head for |
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小题10: | A.argument | B.excitement | C.movement | D.judgment |
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小题11: | A.school | B.year | C.education | D.program |
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小题12: | A.relief | B.return | C.vain | D.control |
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小题13: | A.weakly | B.sadly | C.quietly | D.helplessly |
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小题14: | A.searched | B.found | C.raised | D.pulled |
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小题15: | A.holding | B.handing | C.sending | D.leaving |
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小题16: | A.delight | B.expectation | C.appreciation | D.surprise |
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小题17: | A.cheap | B.empty | C.useless | D.improper |
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小题18: | A.as | B.until | C.because | D.though |
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小题19: | A.advice | B.support | C.attention | D.command |
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小题20: | A.from | B.behind | C.over | D.towards |
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