Yesterday was my stepmom’s birthday. I hadn’t been home for a long time so I wan
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Yesterday was my stepmom’s birthday. I hadn’t been home for a long time so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been struggling financially so I was afraid of the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I stopped at the shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift and I knew she
would love it. But when I got to the cashier my card was declined! I did not have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!
So I pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would like as much. So, I got on my smart-phone and transferred some money from my savings account so I was able to pay for the gift. It took a big chunk of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
She loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money my stepmom deserved the best and I was glad I gave her the best that I could.
Before leaving my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret hand-shake, he gave me some money. I had not said anything to him about my finances but I guess my dad had just known it. When I got to the car, I saw the amount he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift!
It goes to show that doing the right thing always comes with great rewards.
小题1:Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip？| A．Because gas was hardly available. | B．Because the writer was short of money. | | C．Because the writer didn’t like driving. | D．Because the road was difficult to drive on. |
小题2:The underlined word “pondered” in Para. 4 means ________.| A．thought about | B．tried on | | C．depended on | D．got through |
小题3:From the passage, we can infer that ________.| A．the writer loves his/her stepmom very much | | B．the gift the writer bought was loved by his/her father very much | | C．the writer spent all his/her savings buying the gift for his/her stepmom | | D．the gift the writer bought was the most expensive one in the shop |
小题4:Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in secret?| A．Because he wanted to ask the writer for something special. | | B．Because he wanted to give the writer some money. | | C．Because he knew the writer had been struggling financially. | | D．Because he didn’t want others to copy their handshake. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:B |
解析
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“I have been struggling financially so I was afraid of the long trip.”理解可知。
小题2:词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would like as much. So, I got on my smart-phone and transferred some money from my savings account so I was able to pay for the gift.”理解可知。
小题3:理解归纳题，根据文中语句“It took a big chunk of my savings but I wanted her to have something special. She loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money my stepmom deserved the best and I was glad I gave her the best that I could.”理解可知。
小题4:细节理解题，根据文中语句“ Before leaving my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret hand-shake, he gave me some money.”理解可知。 |
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从1---20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1 , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel（沙砾，石子），dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your 20 first.”
| 小题1: | | A．harder | B．rougher | C．clearer | D．wiser |
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| 小题2: | | A．carefully | B．firmly | C．actively | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题3: | | A．edge | B．bottom | C．wall | D．top |
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| 小题4: | | A．full | B．pure | C．enough | D．smooth |
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| 小题5: | | A．sent | B．reached | C．managed | D．felt |
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| 小题6: | | A．delivered | B．shook | C．dropped | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．beneath | B．across | C．beyond | D．between |
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| 小题8: | | A．put out | B．came out | C．brought out | D．set out |
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| 小题9: | | A．spaces | B．caves | C．blanks | D．holes |
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| 小题10: | | A．At last | B．Shortly after | C．Later on | D．Once more |
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| 小题11: | | A．unless | B．until | C．before | D．while |
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| 小题12: | | A．meaning | B．opinion | C．point | D．comment |
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| 小题13: | | A．calm | B．awkward | C．nervous | D．eager |
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| 小题14: | | A．add | B．fit | C．include | D．collect |
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| 小题15: | | A．never | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题16: | | A．Whether | B．However | C．Whatever | D．Which |
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| 小题17: | | A．conclude | B．encourage | C．fresh | D．time |
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| 小题18: | | A．more | B．little | C．much | D．less |
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| 小题19: | | A．reflecting | B．counting | C．deciding | D．insisting |
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| 小题20: | | A．packet | B．can | C．jar | D．luggage |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral(葬礼)of my 1 . The hurt was so intense（强烈的）, and I found it hard to 2 at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m 6 ,” he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I 9 . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t 10 this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the 11 funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the 16 of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
| 小题1: | | A．neighbor | B．sister | C．mother | D．aunt |
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| 小题2: | | A．stand | B．imagine | C．breathe | D．explain |
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| 小题3: | | A．box | B．door | C．bottle | D．chair |
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| 小题4: | | A．claps | B．songs | C．steps | D．noises |
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| 小题6: | | A．full | B．angry | C．anxious | D．late |
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| 小题7: | | A．necessary | B．impossible | C．natural | D．uncertain |
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| 小题8: | | A．questioning | B．naming | C．calling | D．asking |
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| 小题9: | | A．whispered | B．shouted | C．reported | D．cried |
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| 小题11: | | A．right | B．same | C．different | D．wrong |
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| 小题12: | | A．worked | B．matched | C．tied | D．mixed |
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| 小题13: | | A．tear | B．fighting | C．singing | D．laughter |
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| 小题14: | | A．though | B．yet | C．too | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．middle | B．second | C．final | D．first |
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| 小题17: | | A．although | B．if | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题18: | | A．journey | B．waiting | C．dream | D．thought |
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| 小题19: | | A．protected | B．married | C．improved | D．placed |
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| 小题20: | | A．lived | B．met | C．grew | D．stayed |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom 1 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”
The little girl walked 2 toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,
3 the same age, was standing with her 4 turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one 5 . My husband said to the other girl, “ 6 wants to tell you something.” As she turned around, 7 was made. Once again, the little one 8 “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly 9 “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin. Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a) 10 that match!” She 11 running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and daughter started to 12 down the street, 13 the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand, 14 her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been
15 of all this. The man 16 the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other 17 the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a 18 better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have 19 this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,
20 together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
| 小题1: | | A．replied | B．scolded | C．laughed | D．required |
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| 小题2: | | A．secretly | B．shyly | C．heavily | D．suddenly |
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| 小题3: | | A．usually | B．hopefully | C．likely | D．luckily |
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| 小题5: | | A．shouted | B．left | C．cried | D．hesitated |
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| 小题6: | | A．Anyone | B．Someone | C．Everyone | D．No one |
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| 小题7: | | A．difference | B．advance | C．connection | D．impression |
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| 小题8: | | A．suggested | B．apologized | C．explained | D．announced |
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| 小题9: | | A．turned | B．shared | C．jumped | D．agreed |
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| 小题10: | | A．shoes | B．socks | C．shirt | D．hat |
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| 小题11: | | A．took off | B．turned down | C．put on | D．made up |
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| 小题13: | | A．remembering | B．hoping | C．saying | D．thinking |
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| 小题14: | | A．coming across | B．looking for | C．shouting at | D．calling on |
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| 小题15: | | A．watchful | B．careful | C．proud | D．fond |
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| 小题16: | | A．calmed | B．comforted | C．stopped | D．seated |
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| 小题17: | | A．wore | B．admired | C．compared | D．bought |
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| 小题18: | | A．moment | B．life | C．girl | D．dress |
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| 小题19: | | A．learned | B．performed | C．praised | D．observed |
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| 小题20: | | A．seized | B．spent | C．threaded | D．lost |
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完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Never Save Something Beautiful for That Special Day
Years ago I was talking with a classmate in Sydney. At the time his wife had just passed away not too long ago. He told me while going through her things, he found a silk scarf _1 in a designer store when they had traveled to New York City. The scarf was beautiful, with elegant _2 , and a high price tag still hanging. His wife begrudged wearing it; she was _3 it for a special day.
He _4 at that moment; I didn’t say anything either. After a long pause he said: “Never save something beautiful for that special day. Each _5 day is a special day.”
Whenever I _6 what he had said, I would put down the things I was doing to grab a novel, turn on the music and lie down on the couch to _7 some time for myself. I would appreciate the glorious scenery of the Tanshui River through a French window, _8 the dust gathered on the glass. I would take my wife out to _9 , not thinking what to do with the meal already cooked. Life should be the experience we truly cherish, not days we just have to endure.
One time I shared the above conversation with a lady. When I saw her again, she told me that she no longer _10 the beautiful china in a cabinet. She had thought to save them for a special day, only to discover that it never _11 came. “Future”, “someday” are not contained in her _12 any more. If there are things that are pleasant or make her complacent, she wants to hear or see them now.
We often hope to gather with old friends, but always say, “let’s find a(n) _13 .” We often want to hug our grown children, but always wait for the appropriate moment. We often want to write to our spouses to express our strong affection or to show our deep admiration, but always tell ourselves that there is no need to _14 . In fact, each morning when we open our eyes, we should tell ourselves that this is a special day. Each day, each minute is so incredibly _15 .
| 小题1: | | A．bought | B．left | C．produced | D．sought |
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| 小题2: | | A．quality | B．design | C．material | D．trend |
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| 小题3: | | A．protecting | B．saving | C．admiring | D．paying |
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| 小题4: | | A．stopped | B．continued | C．responded | D．repeated |
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| 小题5: | | A．living | B．working | C．fortunate | D．busy |
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| 小题6: | | A．mentioned | B．noticed | C．remembered | D．recognized |
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| 小题7: | | A．seize | B．spend | C．lose | D．enjoy |
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| 小题8: | | A．noticing | B．remembering | C．ignoring | D．watching |
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| 小题9: | | A．nature | B．dinner | C．society | D．entertainment |
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| 小题10: | | A．kept | B．sold | C．needed | D．cleaned |
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| 小题11: | | A．actually | B．fairly | C．immediately | D．slowly |
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| 小题12: | | A．memory | B．story | C．mind | D．vocabulary |
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| 小题13: | | A．challenge | B．opportunity | C．advantage | D．benefit |
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| 小题14: | | A．wait | B．hurry | C．give | D．expect |
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| 小题15: | | A．valuable | B．worthless | C．hard | D．easy |
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It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a __1__in the waiting area, __2__him it would be at least 40 minutes __3__ someone would be able to see him. I saw him __4__ his watch and decided, since I was __5__busy—my patient didn"t __6__ at the appointed hours, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor"s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he __7__ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his __8__. He told me that she had been __9__ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be __10__ if he was a bit late. He replied that she __11__ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __12__ him for five years now. I was __13__， and asked him. “And you __14__ go every morning, even though she doesn"t know who you are？”
He smiled and said, “She doesn"t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back __15__ as he left.
Now I __16__ that in marriages, true love is __17__ of all that is. The happiest people don"t __18__ have the best of everything; they just __19__ the best of everything they have. __20__ isn"t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．breath | B．test | C．seat | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuading | B．promising | C．understanding | D．telling |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．before | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．taking off | B．fixing | C．looking at | D．winding |
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| 小题5: | | A．very | B．also | C．seldom | D．not |
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| 小题6: | | A．turn up | B．show off | C．come on | D．go away |
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| 小题7: | | A．needed | B．forgot | C．agreed | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．daughter | B．wife | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题9: | | A．late | B．well | C．around | D．there |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．worried | C．doubtful | D．hungry |
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| 小题11: | | A．so far | B．neither | C．no longer | D．already |
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| 小题12: | | A．recognize | B．answer | C．believe | D．expect |
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| 小题13: | | A．moved | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．then | C．thus | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．curiosity | B．tears | C．words | D．judgment |
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| 小题16: | | A．realize | B．suggest | C．hope | D．prove |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．expression | C．acceptance | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．necessarily | B．completely | C．naturally | D．frequently |
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| 小题19: | | A．learn | B．make | C．favor | D．try |
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| 小题20: | | A．Adventure | B．Beauty | C．Trust | D．Life |
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