It is Sunday and lunch has, as usual, come to a hurried end．My wife and I are still sitting at the table．My wife likes to be in the life of her child, but I sometimes fear she is in too deep．She has the morning on an online student forum, asking questions about UCAS Dick．
“A lot of people haven’t had any offers yet,” she says． “I said I already had one．”
“Wait,” Dick says． “Are you to be me?”
“No, I have my own login details now,” she says．
“How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him?” Dick says．
Earlier, when we all sat down to lunch, Dick, who had been to parties the evening, came back．
“Who were there?” my wife asks Dick． “What was it like?”
“It was OK．” he says．
“Not good enough,” she says． “What was the worst thing happened?” My wife’s continued question a deepening, boring silence． I start to eat faster． There is a long, highly pause in the conversation．
“So,” she says , “was it a kissing party?”
“Oh my God!” shouts Dick, his fork． “What is wrong with you? Why are you like this?”
Surrounded by further scolds, lunch comes to a hurried end． Dick finds himself with clearing up． , the running of water and the sound of washing plates are the only sounds in the room．
“ at any time you’re prepared to apologize for being rude,” she says, “you can go and finish watching the football．”
“Are you joking?” he shouts． “No way! Why I apologize to you?”
He pauses to look into the bottom of a pan, and a smile across his face． “What I mean is, I’m really very sorry,” he says, dropping the pan into the sink and running from the room． “Bye!”
“You don’t have to worry,” my wife says． “In a ’s time, you’ll be 18 and I won’t be able to do this to you any more．”
“Really?” he says．
“You’ll be a（n） ,” she says．
The boy stops to consider the blue print that after a set seven days from then on, his parents will be to stop ruining his life． He looks both doubtful and a little alarmed．
I approaches my wife，whispering to her． “Dear, I agree with you—understanding and trust may be a good way to communicate with our teen children．”
| 小题1: | | A．lost | B．confused | C．involved | D．joined |
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| 小题2: | | A．spent | B．cost | C．spared | D．used |
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| 小题3: | | A．in need of | B．on behalf of | C．in charge of | D．as a result of |
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| 小题4: | | A．willing | B．bound | C．intended | D．pretending |
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| 小题5: | | A．urgent | B．latter | C．previous | D．obvious |
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| 小题6: | | A．to be | B．that | C．which | D．being |
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| 小题7: | | A．focuses on | B．meets with | C．caters to | D．deals with |
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| 小题8: | | A．motivated | B．unlikely | C．evolved | D．charged |
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| 小题9: | | A．finally | B．gradually | C．initially | D．randomly |
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| 小题10: | | A．casting | B．falling | C．dropping | D．washing |
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| 小题11: | | A．crowded | B．furnished | C．equipped | D．tasked |
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| 小题12: | | A．For a time | B．Once upon a time | C．Sooner or later | D．In time |
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| 小题13: | | A．Unless | B．Supposing | C．If only | D．While |
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| 小题14: | | A．must | B．will | C．should | D．shall |
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| 小题15: | | A．comes | B．wanders | C．gets | D．steals |
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| 小题16: | | A．moment | B．week | C．year | D．month |
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| 小题17: | | A．adult | B．freedom | C．origin | D．friend |
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| 小题18: | | A．goal | B．record | C．example | D．deadline |
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| 小题19: | | A．required | B．limited | C．forbidden | D．permitted |
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| 小题20: | | A．also | B．too | C．as well | D．either |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
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试题分析：作为家长如何和自己处于青春期的孩子沟通呢？年轻人好像知道很多，有时又很彷徨。家长应该给予孩子充分的理解和信任。这样才能赢得孩子的信任和尊重。但是又不能放任自流。
小题1:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我的妻子喜欢干涉她孩子的生活。A.lost失去；B. confused困惑；C. involved涉及；D. joined参加。be involved in固定搭配，意思是参与；故选C。
小题2:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。她已经花了一早上的时间上一个在线学生论坛。A. （人）spent time on(某人)花费时间在某一方面；B. cost花费，指（物）花费某人多少钱；C. spared备用； D．used用。she（人）做主语，the morning是表时间的名词，故选A。
小题3:考查介词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。根据后面的How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him推测本句的意思是：代替Dick询问关于UCAS的事。A. in need of需要；B. on behalf of代表；C. in charge of负责；D. as a result of结果；故选B。
小题4:考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. willing愿意；B. bound一定；C. intended打算；D． pretending假装。根据后面的How do you know he isn’t his own mother pretending to be him?可知句意是：你假装是我吗?故选D。
小题5:考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. urgent紧急的；B．latter后者的；C. previous先前的；D．obvious明显的；代入四个词的意思分析可知句意是：前一晚上去参加聚会的Dick回来了。故选C。
小题6:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。发生的最糟糕的事情是什么 ? A. to be是动词不定式表将来；B. that是定语从句的关系代词，在从句中做主语、宾语或表语；C. which是定语从句的关系代词，在从句中做主语、宾语或表语；D. being 表示动词的-ing修饰，但是与happened不符合英语的习惯。that happened是定语从句修饰the worst thing, 有形容词最高级修饰时，定语从句的关系代词用that，而不用which。故选B。
小题7:考查动词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。我妻子的持续问题得到的是深深的、令人讨厌的沉默。A. focuses on集中于；B. meets with符合、遭遇；C. caters to 迎合；D. deals with涉及；故选B。
小题8:考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. motivated有积极性的；B. unlikely不太可能的；C. evolved进化了的；D. charged带电的、气氛紧张的。对话中持续了长时间的气氛高度紧张的停顿。故选D。
小题9:考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. finally最后；B．gradually逐渐地；C.initially最初；D. randomly任意地。结合语境可知意思是：最后，我妻子说，是不是一个接吻聚会？故选A。
小题10:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。“噢,我的上帝!“迪克喊道,叉子都掉了。“你怎么了?为什么你喜欢这个?”A. casting扔；B. falling、下降、落下；C. dropping落下、空投；D. washing洗。故选C。
小题11:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. crowded拥挤的；B. furnished家具的；C. equipped装备；D. tasked分派任务。根据下一句可知句意是：Dick发现自己被安排清洗餐具。故选D。
小题12:考查短语的辨析和对语境的理解。一段时间房间里只有水和洗盘子的声音。A. For a time B. Once upon a time曾经；C． Sooner or later曾经；D. In time及时、最终。代入四个选项分析可知，选A。
小题13:考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。“假如你随时准备好为你的无礼道歉,你就可以看完你的足球。”A. Unless除非；B. Supposing假如；C. If only只要，后跟虚拟语气；D.While 虽然、当……的时候；故选B。
小题14:考查情态动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. must必须，主观上必须；B.will表将来、愿意；C.should表示按道理应该；D. shall将、应该。你在开玩笑吗？没门，为什么应该是我道歉？故选C。
小题15:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。他停顿了一下,看着锅的底部,当然应该是偷着乐。A. comes来；B. wanders闲逛；C. gets得到；D. steals偷。故选D。
小题16:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. moment片刻；B. week周；C. year年；D. month月。从后面的seven days可知句意是：在一周的时间,你就18岁了,我就不再这样对你了。 故选B。
小题17:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. adult成年人；B. freedom自由；C. origin根源；D. friend朋友。根据前面的18岁了可知句意是，你就要成为一个成年人了。故选A。
小题18:考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。规定的最后七天了。A. goal目标；B. record记录；C. example例子；D. deadline最后期限。故选D。
小题19:考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。七天后他的父母将被要求不要毁了他的生活，那他的生活会是什么样呢？他看起来有点疑惑和惊慌。A. required 要求；B. limited限制；C. forbidden禁止；D. permitted准许。故选A。
小题20:考查连词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. also也；B. too也；C. as well也；D. either也，用于否定句中。理解和信任可能是与我们的十几岁的孩子交流的好方法。may as well还是……的好。故选C。 |
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Recently I came in contact with the true meaning of love． That would have been, Kane, a boy． Kane was the two-year-old son of Jolene, my new neighbor．
At a glance Kane was a sight． He’d been born with hard sticks for legs． And on that morning I witnessed the effect that Kane’s physical shortcomings had on his family． But I also witnessed much more than that．
I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child． A family that wouldn’t allow Kane to know he was different． Jolene had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to get around． Using his hands to move about, Kane moved the cart to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do． Kane worked that little cart like a master． Kane was a vital focus of the entire family． He was more than just a member of the family; he was the soul． This child was the driver, the motivator, and the founder of much of the interaction．
Much later in my life, I came to realize that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what love was all about． Even with my limited capacity for understanding at the time that Kane was a highly developed spirit with great wisdom．
Kane demanded attention, but not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings． In his mind, he had no challenges or shortcomings． The truth is that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer．
Kane was and still is a lot of warm and powerful energy sent to us all, so we might learn that love surpasses all things． Kane, a fragile yet lovely baby, was here to teach us all an important lesson． And at the age of two he did just that．
小题1:How did the author think of Kane’s family members?| A．They were strange because they locked Kane at home． | | B．It was respectable for them to start their own business． | | C．It was ridiculous for them to make a cart for Kane． | | D．They were greatly brave to face all the difficulties． |
小题2:How did Kane “get to” everywhere he wanted to go?| A．By moving his cart with his own hands． | | B．By asking his father to lead him ahead with a stick． | | C．By asking his grandparents to push hin everywhere． | | D．His parents specially employed a babysitter for him． |
小题3:According to the author, God made Kane with disability to help _______．| A．his parents get to know their responsibility | | B．his family members know the importance of union | | C．people especially the healthy realize what love really means | | D．people especially the disabled realize their inner power |
小题4:Kane needed attention because he wanted to show ________． | A．he can challenge his difficulty in moving | | B．he had challenges or shortcomings in his life | | C．he himself needed to be looked after by others | | D．he had the power to prove he was capable too |
小题5:What can we learn from Kane’s story?| A．Love me, love my dog． | | B．Love is above all things． | | C．Many hands make light work． | | D．Pure gold fears no fire． |
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Joke l：
A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan． “What was that for?” the man asked．
The wife replied, “That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it I found in your pocket．” The man then said, “When l was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on．” The wife apologized and went on with the housework． Three days later the man was watching TV when his wife hit him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious． Upon regaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again． Wife replied, “Your horse phoned．”
Joke 2：
“Do you believe in life after death?” the boss asked one of his employees．
“Yes, sir, ” the new employee replied．
“Well, then, that makes everything just fine, ” the boss went on． “After you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral． she stopped in to see you!”
Joke 3：
“Oh, I am happy to see you, ” the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother"s side． “Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us． ” The grandmother was curious． “What trick is that?” she asked．
“I heard him tell mommy that he would climb the walls if you came to visit, ” the little boy answered．
Joke 4：
A woman’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day． One day, he signaled for her to come nearer． As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, “You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times．
When I got fired, you were there to support me．
When my business failed, you were there．
When I got shot, you were by my side．
When we lost the house, you stayed right here．
When my health started failing, you were still by my side… You know what Martha?”
“What dear?” she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth．
“I’m beginning to think you’re bad luck…”
小题1:The wife became angry suddenly in Joke 1 because __________．| A．she had her frying pan burned while away | | B．her husband made a bet on a horse but lost | | C．her husband was carrying with himself a woman’s name | | D．her husband’s pocket money was lost without any reason |
小题2:Who called the husband in Joke 1?| A．The organization of the horse races of a club． | | B．Jenny the man chose to bet on in the races． | | C．Jenny who won the race successfully． | | D．Jenny whom the man made friends with． |
小题3:What dose the boss mean in Joke 2?| A．He was lucky to see the employee’s former grandmother． | | B．The employee’s grandmother has come into heaven after death． | | C．He has figured out that the employee told a lie to him． | | D．The employee’s grandmother was an honest woman． |
小题4:What can we learn about the little boy from Joke 3?| A．His father likes to make fun of his mother-in-law． | | B．He likes to play tricks on others． | | C．His mother is strict with him． | | D．His father doesn’t like his mother-in-law to come． |
小题5:The husband in Joke 4 means that __________．| A．he is thankful for his selfless and lovely wife | | B．he realizes he is unlucky to have married his wife | | C．it is fortunate to experience so many unforgettable things | | D．his wife deserves all his love because of her devotion |
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Shirley Temple, who died on February 10, 2014, was that rare example of a Hollywood child star who, when the cameras stopped rolling, carved out a new career.
For four years, she was Hollywood’s biggest box-office star representing the kind of sweet, innocent girl that everyone wanted as their daughter. However, years later, she reappeared as a successful politician.
Shirley Temple was born in Santa Monica, California on 23 April 1928. Encouraged by her mother, she learned to dance while she was just three.
In 1934, Stand Up and Cheer became her first film and the film was a great success. At the age of six she was earning $1,250 a week — more than $21,000 at today’s values.
Across the world, audiences flocked to see her in films such as Little Miss Marker, The Little Colonel and The Littlest Rebel.
In 1935 she was awarded a special Oscar (Academy Award) and her foot and hand prints were added to those of stars such as Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford outside Grauman’s Chinese theatre in Hollywood. The peak of her film career came in 1939 when The Little Princess became a box-office success.
Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films. But she found it difficult to maintain her film career in adulthood and retired from Hollywood in 1950.
She disappeared from the spotlight for nearly 20 years. She returned to the public eye in 1967, as a Republican candidate for Congress. When Nixon became president, he rewarded her with an appointment to the American delegation to the United Nations. Then, in 1974, President Ford appointed her the United States Ambassador(大使) to Ghana. George Bush Snr, appointed her Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
Shirley Temple drew a line between her childhood stardom and her later political career. “Some people are stuck on this image of the little girl,” she once said. “She is not me. We shouldn’t live in the past; my life is now.” Nevertheless, for many across the world, the name Shirley Temple always called to mind a superstar child.
小题1:Shirley Temple died at the age of _____.小题2:What happened to Shirley Temple when she was 7 years old?| A．She won a special Oscar. | | B．She began to learn to dance. | | C．She appeared in her first film. | | D．She retired from Hollywood. |
小题3:Which of the following represents the peak of Shirley Temple’s film career?| A．Stand Up and Cheer. | B．Little Miss Marker. | | C．The Little Colonel. | D．The Little Princess. |
小题4:We can infer that _____.| A．the films in which Shirley Temple starred in adulthood were not popular | | B．Jean Harlow and Mary Pickford appeared in the same film with Temple | | C．Shirley Temple succeeded in being elected as Congresswoman in 1967 | | D．Shirley Temple was the youngest person to receive an Academy Award |
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I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time.After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her .I remember when I first saw her at the . It was different, but not . Over the past years there is I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America. After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she she asked me for a hug.That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression.I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my childhood back.
| 小题1: | | A．connected | B．reunited | C．associated | D．attached |
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| 小题2: | | A．life | B．mind | C．bedroom | D．office |
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| 小题3: | | A．shop | B．railway station | C．airport | D．bus-stop |
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| 小题4: | | A．strange | B．easy | C．unforgettable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题5: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．approach | B．raise | C．criticize | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．gifts | B．keys | C．money | D．dresses |
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| 小题8: | | A．so that | B．in case | C．as though | D．even though |
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| 小题9: | | A．paid | B．took | C．talked | D．companied |
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| 小题10: | | A．brought | B．looked | C．picked | D．called |
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| 小题11: | | A．grasped | B．unpacked | C．mended | D．added |
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| 小题12: | | A．more | B．newer | C．cheaper | D．worn |
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| 小题13: | | A．glad | B．hard | C．unlucky | D．anxious |
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| 小题14: | | A．died | B．awaked | C．left | D．entered |
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| 小题15: | | A．very | B．quite | C．ever | D．just |
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| 小题16: | | A．letters | B．offers | C．hugs | D．presents |
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| 小题17: | | A．success | B．advance | C．future | D．excitement |
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| 小题18: | | A．step | B．second | C．hope | D．birth |
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| 小题19: | | A．discuss | B．stay | C．share | D．work |
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Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he that he could show others that he had talent____.That day he told his father he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him .
| 小题1: | | A．exercise | B．fortune | C．knowledge | D．wealth |
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| 小题2: | | A．whether | B．why | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题4: | | A．hurt | B．weakened | C．ruined | D．frightened |
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| 小题5: | | A．singer | B．pianist | C．conductor | D．player |
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| 小题6: | | A．Hopefully | B．Patiently | C．Wisely | D．Painfully |
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| 小题7: | | A．play | B．sing | C．write | D．study |
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| 小题8: | | A．seemed | B．admitted | C．noticed | D．realized |
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| 小题9: | | A．in all | B．above all | C．after all | D．at all |
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| 小题10: | | A．that | B．what | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题11: | | A．From | B．At | C．Since | D．After |
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| 小题12: | | A．receiving | B．accepting | C．winning | D．beating |
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| 小题13: | | A．told | B．mentioned | C．announced | D．recognized |
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| 小题14: | | A．excited | B．encouraged | C．shocked | D．satisfied |
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| 小题16: | | A．concerts | B．tours | C．competitions | D．stages |
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| 小题17: | | A．started | B．left | C．moved | D．performed |
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| 小题18: | | A．successful | B．cheerful | C．respectful | D．meaningful |
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| 小题19: | | A．pulling | B．breaking | C．falling | D．pouring |
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| 小题20: | | A．brighten | B．shine | C．admire | D．develop |
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