How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was ,so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they"ll dump it on . Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __ bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __ them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _ it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
| 小题1: | | A．enrich | B．ruin | C．spare | D．obtain |
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| 小题3: | | A．latter | B．right | C．opposite | D．free |
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| 小题4: | | A．brakes | B．door | C．window | D．seat |
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| 小题5: | | A．knocked | B．overtook | C．missed | D．lost |
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| 小题6: | | A．laughing | B．throwing | C．glancing | D．yelling |
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| 小题7: | | A．wondered | B．smiled | C．ignored | D．guessed |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendly | B．angry | C．tired | D．disappointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．expectation | B．passengers | C．garbage | D．goods |
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| 小题10: | | A．turns | B．pushes | C．holds | D．piles |
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| 小题11: | | A．roads | B．children | C．you | D．dustbin |
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| 小题12: | | A．upset | B．happier | C．pitiful | D．frightened |
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| 小题13: | | A．spread | B．share | C．explain | D．contribute |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprise | B．pleasure | C．doubt | D．regrets |
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| 小题15: | | A．funny | B．important | C．strange | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题16: | | A．remember | B．forget | C．value | D．appreciate |
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| 小题17: | | A．enjoy | B．exchange | C．recall | D．imagine |
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| 小题18: | | A．inspire | B．take | C．mend | D．notice |
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| 小题19: | | A．letting | B．consisting | C．making | D．dreaming |
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| 小题20: | | A．distinguish | B．deserve | C．deliver | D．determine |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：有些人就像是满载垃圾的垃圾车，他们随时会把车上所载的抱怨、怨愤、以及沮丧的情绪倾泻到他们所遇到的人身上，我们如何做才不会受他们的影响呢？在本文中作者从出租车司机的做法中获得了很深的感悟。
小题1:B动词辨析。A. 使丰富；B.毁掉； C. 匀出； D.获得。根据上文内容do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood可知此处指别人不好的言行对自己心情的影响，ruin可以指“糟蹋，破坏美好的东西”，故答案选B。
小题2:D介词辨析。A. 通过；B. 到；C. 在里面；D.为。固定短语：head for sp“前往某地”，故答案选D。
小题3:B 形容词辨析。A. 后者；B. 正确的；C.相反的 ；D. 自由的。从下文可知作者所乘坐的车是正常行驶，故答案选B。
小题4:A 名词辨析。A. 车闸；B. 门； C. 窗 ；D. 座位。根据情理可知当出现意外状况时，司机要紧急刹车，答案选A。
小题5:C 动词辨析。A. 敲；B. 超过； C. 错过，想念；D. 丢失。根据下文可知作者所乘坐的出租车险些撞上肇事的车，miss“错过”，选C。
小题6:D动词辨析。 A.笑；B. 投 ；C.浏览 ； D. 大喊。从上下文可知尽管是年轻小伙子的过错，险些造成意外，但是他态度非常不好，这点从出租车司机把他们比喻成“Garbage Truck”可知，yell at sb“向某人大嚷”，选D。
小题7:B动词辨析。A. 想知道；B.微 笑； C.打扰；D. 猜。从下文出租车司机的话Just smile, wave, wish them well,可知此处选B。
小题8:A形容词辨析。 A. 友好的；B.生气的 ；C. 疲劳的；D. 失望的。从下文Just smile, wave, wish them well 可知司机遵循自己的原则，没有向小伙子发怒，在发生状况时，保持微笑、友好的态度，故答案选A。
小题9:C名词辨析。 A.期待；B.行人；C. 垃圾； D. 商品。根据上句话Many people are like garbage trucks可知司机把一些人比喻成垃圾车，他们会把自己的糟糕的心情、愤慨、抱怨等随时倾倒到别人身上，由此可知C选项正确。
小题10:D动词辨析。 A.转弯；B.推 ；C.抓住 ；D. 堆放。由情理可知当垃圾车满了的时候，就需要倾泻出去，pile up“堆积，积压”，故答案选D。
小题11:C名词辨析。 A.路；B. 孩子们 ；C. 你们，你 ；D.垃圾箱。根据语境可知此时司机是对作者说话，所以用第二人称，答案选C。
小题12:B形容词辨析。A. 沮丧； B.更快乐；C.可怜的 ；D. 害怕的。由上下文可知此处指对那些肇事者发火，发怒与礼貌微笑着对待那些人相比，心情会更好。
小题13:A动词辨析。A. 展开；B.分享；C. 解释；D.捐赠。根据语境可知此处指把从别人那里染到的不快情绪传递给别人， spread指“传播，散布”，答案选A。
小题14:D名词辨析。 A. 惊讶；B. 快乐；C. 怀疑； D.遗憾。根据上下文可知人要过的快乐，开心，所以此处应该是反义词，答案选D。
小题15:B形容词辨析。A. 有趣； B. 重要； C. 奇怪；D. 难堪的。由情理可知人们的精力要放在人生当中重要的事情上，答案选B，其他不符合语境。
小题16:A动词辨析。A. 记住；B.忘记；C. 认为重要； D.欣赏。根据下文You store the bad memories more easily可知人们往往记住的是不好的事情，选A。
小题17:C动词辨析。 A. 喜欢 ；B. 交换； C.记起；D. 想象。从上下文可知人们经常去回想不好的事情，
小题18:B动词辨析。 A. 鼓励；B. 对待；C. 修理；D. 注意。由语境可知此处指对生活的态度，take“对待，看待”，而且上文Don’t take it personally，也是重要提示，答案选B。
小题19:A动词辨析。 A.让 ；B. 坚信；C. 制造；D. 梦想。固定短语：let go of“放弃，摒弃，放松，松手”，所以答案选A。
小题20:D动词辨析。A.区分 ；B. 值得；C. 传送； D. 决定。由情理可知播下的种子决定着明天的收获，答案选D。 |
核心考点
试题【How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The artist Grandma Moses became famous for her simple, bright, cheerful paintings of American farm life．Her full name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses．But she was known to everyone as Grandma Moses because she did not begin to paint seriously until in her seventies．
Born on a farm in New York, Anna had little schooling．Her days were filled with farm chores．But she often found time to make pictures．Soon, however, she became too busy to draw or paint．At the age of 12, she went to work as a servant for a family nearby．She worked for other people for many years．Then, when she was 27, she married Thomas Moses, a farmer．And they began raising a family of their own．
Anna Moses could no longer do heavy farm work with age．Then, in her seventies, she began to paint in oils．Her pictures showed things she recalled from childhood-farm scenes, ice-skating, bringing home the Christmas tree．Later, she began to display her art at county fairs．Her pictures recorded a way of life that was quickly passing away．People everywhere loved these happy scenes, and soon her paintings were shown in art galleries．Grandma Moses became famous partially on account of her age, but mainly because her approach to art was modest and simple compared to many other painters of her time．Without formal training or even knowledge of Modernism, she relied on her own simple techniques to create her landscapes and scenes．She continued to paint almost until her death, on December 13, 1961 , at the age of 101．
The themes in her paintings provided the comfort of a rural life that many busy Americans treasured from their past．The threat of nuclear arms that appeared on television screens and in magazines had Americans starving for something more．Grandma Moses" art appealed to those who had lost hope for the future．Her classic paintings still appear on TV commercials, greeting cards, and magazine and book covers．
小题1:What can be inferred from the fact that Grandma Moses picked up a paintbrush?| A．She had no other ways to kill time． | | B．Her friend and family suggested it． | | C．She had had a love for painting since her childhood． | | D．She needed to make a living by selling her paintings． |
小题2:The key reason for her success is ___ .| A．her old age | B．her plain style | | C．her lack of training | D．her modern knowledge |
小题3:We can know from the passage that ______．| A．her paintings raised people"s hope for the future | | B．her paintings expressed the reality of her old age | | C．many Americans were interested in purchasing art works | | D．people wanted to get comfort by remembering grandmas |
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I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B． warm | C． cold | D． cool |
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| 小题2: | | A．look | B． listen | C． enjoy | D． mind |
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| 小题3: | | A．sat | B． took | C． rode | D． used |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B． hotel | C． office | D． school |
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| 小题5: | | A．first | B． one | C． last | D． only |
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| 小题6: | | A．satellites | B． lakes | C． beauty | D． parks |
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| 小题7: | | A．advised | B． liked | C． promised | D． hoped |
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| 小题8: | | A．Before long | B． Shortly after | C． Soon | D． Then |
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| 小题9: | | A．restaurant | B． shop | C． supermarket | D． pub |
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| 小题10: | | A．letter | B． word | C． sentence | D． phrase |
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| 小题11: | | A．boss | B． cook | C． waiter | D． waitress |
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| 小题12: | | A．voices | B． suggestions | C． sounds | D． gestures |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B． ordering | C． picking | D． eating |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B． when | C． before | D． after |
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| 小题15: | | A．tried | B． stopped | C． decided | D． continued |
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| 小题16: | | A．anything | B． everything | C． something | D． some things |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B． went | C． returned | D． arrived |
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| 小题18: | | A．asleep | B． awake | C． afraid | D． alive |
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| 小题19: | | A．noise | B． voices | C． streets | D． places |
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| 小题20: | | A．say | B． talk | C． speak | D． tell |
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Ever so long ago ,two young men , Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.
Edmund said to the : “I gave Oswald , who I was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows about it .”
his hand on his heart , Oswald said : “I swear I know nothing about the . I am afraid that Edmund has been in his mental powers since he .”
The judge said : “ Edmund, were there any witnesses who could that you gave the ring to Oswald ?”
Edmund replied : “45 in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were .”
Oswald said : “ I know as little of the oak tree as I do of the ring .”
The judge said : “ Edmund , go to that again and bring back a branch of that oak tree. Oswald ,you wait here in the meantime, Edmund comes back .”
So Edmund left. After some time the judge said to Oswald: “How is it that Edmund is taking so long to ? Go to the window and see if you can see him returning the road.”
Oswald said : “Oh , my Lord , he wouldn’t have even the tree yet ----the tree is over an hour’s walk from here.”
When the judge heard this ,he was very .
“You were telling a !You know as much about the tree as you do about the ring. For the year while you are in prison you will have time to think about the of always telling the truth .”
| 小题1: | | A．policeman | B．doctor | C．judge | D．lawyer |
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| 小题2: | | A．defined | B．expected | C．noticed | D．thought |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．sell | C．keep | D．break |
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| 小题4: | | A．nothing | B．everything | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题5: | | A．using | B．placing | C．waving | D．feeling |
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| 小题6: | | A．illness | B．tree | C．ring | D．law |
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| 小题7: | | A．cheated | B．affected | C．inspired | D．amused |
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| 小题8: | | A．went on | B．went along | C．went by | D．went away |
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| 小题9: | | A．prove | B．understand | C．agree | D．predict |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprisingly | B．unfortunately | C．finally | D．generally |
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| 小题11: | | A．close | B．wise | C．alone | D．busy |
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小题12:A. court B. field Ｃ. prison D. farm
| 小题13: | | A．while | B．since | C．once | D．until |
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| 小题14: | | A．return | B．wait | C．leave | D．walk |
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| 小题15: | | A．around | B．ahead | C．along | D．aside |
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| 小题16: | | A．ignored | B．reached | C．planted | D．remembered |
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| 小题17: | | A．sad | B．worried | C．angry | D．terrified |
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| 小题18: | | A．lie | B．joke | C．story | D．secret |
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| 小题19: | | A．same | B．next | C．only | D．other |
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| 小题20: | | A．advantage | B．difficulty | C．question | D．necessity |
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I decided to have dinner in the hotel, for I arrived late one night on a business trip. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.
My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill. He asked if I knew them and I told him "No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other," and then I departed.
The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.
When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, the hostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said.
The couple were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying "Love begets(产生) Love" to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.
I smiled and said "That"s nice," and proceeded to order my meal.
About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples.
When I told her that they didn"t have to do that, she said with a smile "Love begets Love."
小题1:The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to . | A．suggest love never dies | | B．share an interesting experience | | C．encourage us to help people in need | | D．prove a show of love really makes a difference |
小题2:Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples? | A．Because they were always ready to help poor people. | | B．Because they were happy to pass the love they gained. | | C．Because they invited the young people to the meal. | | D．Because they didn’t want to take the advantage of the writer’s generosity. |
小题3:What can be inferred from the story?| A．The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single. | | B．The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant. | | C．The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him. | | D．The writer did all this to prove his belief in love. |
小题4:Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story?| A．A good beginning makes a good ending. | | B．Where there is love, there is life. | | C．Love me, love my dog. | | D．As a man sows, so shall he reap (收获). |
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It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, wandered through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor girl had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate. One of the slippers she could not find, and a boy seized upon the other and ran away with it. So the little girl went on with her little naked feet, which were quite red and blue with the cold. In an old apron she carried a number of matches, and had a bunch of them in her hands. No one had bought anything of her the whole day, nor had any one given her even a penny.
Lights were shining from every window, and there was a delicious smell of roast goose, for it was New-year’s eve—yes, she remembered that. In a corner, between two houses, one of which projected beyond the other, she sank down and huddled（蜷缩）herself together. She had drawn her little feet under her, but she could not keep off the cold; and she dared not go home, for she had sold no matches, and could not take home even a penny of money. Her father would certainly beat her; besides, it was almost as cold at home as here.
小题1:The story happened ________.| A．on New-year Day | B．on Christmas | | C．on a rainy evening | D．on a snowy night |
小题2:From the passage we can learn that the little girl’s father ______.| A．is cruel to her | B．is kind to her | C．is patient with her | D．is popular with her |
小题3:How did the little girl feel in the passage? | A．Doubtful. | B．Hopeless. | C．Confident. | D．Stressful. |
小题4:The passage is probably taken from _____.| A．an essay | B．a lecture | C．a story | D．a poem |
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