It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.
Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”
Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.
____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.
____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”
| 小题1: | | A．anxious | B．proud | C．content | D．active |
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| 小题2: | | A．ride | B．drive | C．work | D．study |
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| 小题3: | | A．signs | B．cures | C．funds | D．ways |
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| 小题5: | | A．similarly | B．definitely | C．differently | D．exactly |
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| 小题6: | | A．beyond | B．on | C．like | D．within |
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| 小题7: | | A．refer to | B．work out | C．make sure | D．give up |
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| 小题8: | | A．safest | B．largest | C．wildest | D．farthest |
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| 小题9: | | A．shop | B．hotel | C．restaurant | D．hospital |
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| 小题10: | | A．villagers | B．patients | C．friends | D．doctors |
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| 小题11: | | A．prevent | B．restrict | C．warn | D．stop |
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| 小题12: | | A．While | B．Once | C．Unless | D．If |
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| 小题13: | | A．examine | B．consider | C．meet | D．ignore |
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| 小题14: | | A．walk | B．see | C．leave | D．concern |
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| 小题15: | | A．Therefore | B．Besides | C．Somehow | D．However |
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| 小题16: | | A．put | B．turned | C．given | D．thrown |
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| 小题17: | | A．efforts | B．advantages | C．plans | D．emotions |
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| 小题18: | | A．settled | B．knocked | C．broke | D．held |
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| 小题19: | | A．Exciting | B．Challenging | C．Disappointing | D．Attracting |
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| 小题20: | | A．think | B．dream | C．hear | D．talk |
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小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
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小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
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小题18:C
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试题分析：Jim Bevier是一位六十二岁的退休飞行员，他一直为一个防治失明的非盈利组织义务驾驶飞机，从事着到世界各地去救治失明患者的事业。尽管工作辛苦，但是看着进去接受治疗的盲人走出来重见光明是最让他感到满足的时刻。
小题1:C形容词辨析。A. 焦虑的；B. 骄傲的；C.满意的；D. 积极的。根据下文内容可知他在业余时间去帮助失明的人们，由此可知他不满足带孙子孙女，或者呆在自己的马场，选C。
小题2:A动词辨析。A.骑；B. 驾驶；C. 工作；D. 学习。根据情理可知他只能教给小孩子们骑车，其余不符合情理。
小题3:B名词辨析。A. 标志；B.对策；C. 基金；D. 方法。根据下文内容可知Bevier是一位防治失明组织的志愿者，由此推测他是帮助发放药品，故选B。
小题4:D代词辨析。A. 他的；B.她的；C. 我们的；D.它的。根据上文内容可知此处指a nonprofit organization，故答案选D。
小题5:B副词辨析A. 相似；B. 确切；C. 不同；D. 精确。Bevier驾驶的飞机大多数时候降落的地点不是有专门飞机跑道的地方，选B，其他不符合句意。
小题6:C介词辨析。 A. 超出；B. 在上；C.像；D. 在内。根据下文Bevier的讲述可知大多数降落的地方不像标准的飞机跑道，选C。
小题7:C动词短语辨析。A. 宁肯；B. 计算出；C.确信；D.放弃。由后句内容可知他们必须为了防止意外而确保跑道的长度等各方面情况，选C。
小题8:A形容词辨析。A. 最安全；B.最大；C. 最野蛮；D. 最远。根据前句内容和后面in case of accident等判断他们要选择最安全的降落地，选A.。
小题9:D名词辨析。 A.商店；B.旅馆；C. 餐厅；D. 医院。由上文内可知这架飞机名叫the Flying Eye Hospital，所以选D。
小题10:D名词辨析。 A. 村民；B. 病人；C. 朋友；D.医生。从后句内容they can treat certain conditions可以判断为了在他们离开后当地的医生能够去应付某些医疗情况他们还要培训当地的医生，选D。
小题11:A动词辨析。A. 阻止；B. 在严格；C. 警告；D. 停止。根据and前面内容可以推测医生要能治疗某些疾病，以免引起失明，也就是防止人们失明，选A。
小题12:A连词辨析。 A. 同时；B. 一旦；C. 除非；D. 如果。前后句内容为转折关系，他可以回家，但是他却喜欢呆在那里看那些前来检查的人们，所以选A。
小题13:C动词辨析。A.检查；B.认为；C. 会见，看；D. 忽略。根据后句内容I’m glad to see them get on the airplane可知他是喜欢见到那些人们，选C。
小题14:B动词辨析。A. 走；B. 看；C. 离开；D. 联系。从文章内容可知Bevier工作的医院是诊治失明的，所以当人们治疗之后会恢复视力，重新看到光明，选B。
小题15:D副词辨析。 A. 因此；B. 包括；C. 而且；D. 然而。上文提到他喜欢看到那些经过治疗后 恢复视力的人们，而此处说他们不能处理治疗所有的病人，由此判断为转折关系，选D。
小题16:B动词辨析。 A. 放；B.转弯；C. 给；D. 投。根据上句内容可知这些志愿医生不能治疗病人时，只能拒绝他们，让他们失望地离开，turn sb away 把某人拒之门外，选B。
小题17:D名词辨析。 A. 影响；B. 益处；C. 计划；D. 情绪。前句提到他们的工作不仅有着长时间的枯燥，而且还要面对各种病人，各种情况，再根据下文内容可以判断，他们要学会控制自己的各种情感，选D。
小题18:C动词辨析。A. 定居；B. 敲；C.打破；D. 抓住。Bevier是一名充满爱心的志愿者，当他看到孩子因不能接受治疗而被拒之门外的时候，他内心是痛苦的，break down 情绪垮掉，失声痛哭，选C。
小题19:B形容词辨析。A. 激动的；B. 有挑战的；C. 失望的；D. 进攻的。从上文的叙述可知他们的工作是很辛苦的，选C。
小题20:A动词辨析。A. 认为；B. 梦想；C. 听见；D. 交谈。Bevier因工作需要会长时间离家在外，所以他看到这些孩子的时候会想起自己的孙子孙女们，选A。 |
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Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.| A．wanted to give the author some flowers | | B．didn’t like the presents from the author | | C．lived with the author on an Indiana farm | | D．got different birthday presents from the author every year |
小题2:At first, the irises in the author’s yard ________.| A．all died quickly | | B．didn’t bloom at all | | C．grew as well as on Mom’s farm | | D．grew better than those on Mom’s farm |
小题3:What troubled the author?| A．She didn’t know how to grow irises. | | B．She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm. | | C．She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom. | | D．She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home. |
小题4:After seeing the irises sprouting, the author________.| A．decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday | | B．dug them out because they were flowerless | | C．decided to send them to Mom after they bloom | | D．ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home |
小题5:What can be learned from the last paragraph?| A．All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed. | | B．The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard. | | C．It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard. | | D．The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom. |
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Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison"s career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist down_and shouted, “Young man, that"s the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant.” Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6. The two men became fast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford, “ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend.” Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison"s son Charles to sit by the dying inventor"s bedside and hold a test tube next to his father"s mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors (as was Edison) including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison"s soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn"t turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford"s passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History” in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison"s Last Breath”.
There is a further mystery of this “last breath” test tube．It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison"s last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The purpose of the author writing this passage is to .| A．remind the readers of the importance of the two inventors | | B．stress the importance of friendship | | C．tell the readers some stories about the two inventors | | D．show that love can lead to some poor behaviors |
小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that .| A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved | | B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than him | | C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea | | D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford"s new idea |
小题3:“The 1ast breath test tube” can probably be regarded as .| A．a symbol of a friendship and memory | | B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough | | C．a failure to bring Edison back to life | | D．a sign of the two inventors" poor behavior |
小题4:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“ ”.| A．Great minds think alike | | B．Nobody is perfect | | C．Two heads are better than one | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
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A few days ago，I went to school with lots of books，hoping to get a locker (锁柜)．Suddenly，it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker，but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $7.00 short，which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting (令人筋疲力尽的) twohour journey back home with all those books.
An elderly gentleman nearby noticed my problem. He asked how much cash I needed. When I told him I was $7 short，he quickly took out the money from his wallet. “You don’t have to pay me back，”he said. I was speechless；I didn’t know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. “He’s really nice，” said the student. “I was starving this morning and he bought breakfast for me. He always helps people in different ways.”
The next day，I went to him and thanked him for trusting me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and didn’t expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy，”he said，“not because I’m getting my money back，but because this is the right way to go—whatever you get from this world，give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”
Later，I found out he wasn’t involved with any charity organizations. He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier，someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since. He taught me a very important lesson in life—we come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own，it will become somebody else’s and whatever we leave，it will become somebody else’s.
小题1:When the old gentleman offered the money，the writer was________.| A．touched | B．hesitant | C．amazed | D．embarrassed |
小题2:From Paragraph 3 we learn that________.| A．the gentleman worked in the school | | B．the gentleman was kind but forgetful | | C．the gentleman refused to take back the money | | D．the gentleman thought it right to give back to society |
小题3:Why had the gentleman been doing acts of kindness?| A．He wanted to join the charity organizations. | | B．He managed a lot of other people’s money. | | C．He had received help from others before. | | D．He thought money was of little importance. |
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When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn"t think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.
When I registered，the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with ____.However，as the time for the ride approached，my selfdoubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside，and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day，I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind，here was evidence. Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to ____.
As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill，the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun. I ___ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.
My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the ___ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150mile trip.
| 小题1: | | A．encouraged | B．forbade | C．forced | D．warned |
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| 小题2: | | A．accident | B．event | C．incident | D．affair |
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| 小题3: | | A．care | B．ease | C．enthusiasm | D．difficulty |
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| 小题4: | | A．achieved | B．gained | C．progressed | D．advanced |
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| 小题5: | | A．still | B．even | C．rather | D．then |
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| 小题6: | | A．nervous | B．disappointed | C．wonderful | D．refreshed |
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| 小题7: | | A．assumed | B．appreciated | C．admired | D．imagined |
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| 小题8: | | A．But | B．Therefore | C．Meanwhile | D．Moreover |
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| 小题9: | | A．opposite | B．connected | C．exposed | D．equal |
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| 小题10: | | A．cause | B．reason | C．excuse | D．effect |
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| 小题11: | | A．holding | B．saving | C．catching | D．shortness |
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| 小题12: | | A．quit | B．continue | C．insist | D．fade |
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| 小题13: | | A．on | B．against | C．down | D．over |
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| 小题14: | | A．observed | B．watched | C．noticed | D．overlooked |
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| 小题15: | | A．put up | B．look up | C．catch up | D．take up |
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| 小题16: | | A．steadily | B．abruptly | C．closely | D．narrowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．trusting | B．doubting | C．cheating | D．fighting |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．honesty | C．will | D．power |
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| 小题19: | | A．struggling | B．arguing | C．discussing | D．complaining |
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| 小题20: | | A．strong | B．weak | C．healthy | D．spiritless |
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One day I met a man in the hospital, who needed blood to save his daughter. He was struggling to get blood for her and curiously my blood type. My blood type was the same needed for his daughter. Before that I donated my blood, so I was afraid of doing this and didn’t know what to do.
Then suddenly I saw a little girl in the hospital, who was from a critical disease and needed blood from her six-year-old brother. Yes, from her younger brother, why?
His brother had suffered with the same disease and by God"s kindness by developing the anti-bodies(抗体) needed to fight for the disease.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be to give his blood to his sister. I saw him for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I"ll do it if it will save my sister."
As the transfusion（输液）progressed, he smiled, seeing the returning to her sister"s cheeks. But suddenly, his face grew pale and his faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a voice, "Am I going to die?"
Being young, the boy had the doctor; he thought he was going to give her all his blood and his life.
I felt , when that young boy, the fact of blood donation, got ready to give his blood, thinking that he will lose his life but save his sister"s life. And I, being a mature person, knowing that this will not my life, I will not lose my life, save others’ lives and I was hesitant of doing this.
That moment my thoughts and I became enthusiastic about doing this important duty and felt that true by helping save that little girl"s life.
If any patient dies due to a blood shortage, I will not call this the of doctors, as science is still not able to make blood artificially. Only we can save others’ lives donating blood.
| 小题1: | | A．tested | B．asked | C．noticed | D．found |
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| 小题2: | | A．always | B．ever | C．seldom | D．never |
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| 小题3: | | A．suffering | B．dropping | C．preventing | D．recovering |
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| 小题4: | | A．almost | B．only | C．still | D．also |
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| 小题5: | | A．survived | B．died | C．corrected | D．controlled |
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| 小题6: | | A．careful | B．willing | C．fearful | D．hard |
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| 小题7: | | A．shake | B．defend | C．hesitate | D．bargain |
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| 小题8: | | A．sorrow | B．relief | C．color | D．pain |
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| 小题9: | | A．plan | B．smile | C．light | D．pride |
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| 小题10: | | A．disappointing | B．exciting | C．trembling | D．satisfying |
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| 小题11: | | A．questioned | B．misunderstood | C．accepted | D．believed |
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| 小题12: | | A．lose | B．protect | C．save | D．destroy |
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| 小题13: | | A．ashamed | B．proud | C．scared | D．pleased |
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| 小题14: | | A．discovering | B．designing | C．unknowing | D．collecting |
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| 小题15: | | A．improve | B．select | C．turn | D．affect |
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| 小题17: | | A．threw | B．changed | C．hurt | D．stopped |
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| 小题18: | | A．happiness | B．success | C．purpose | D．advantage |
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| 小题19: | | A． goal | B．task | C．fault | D．nature |
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