BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world when they told me they were getting divorced. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay .
My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment town, while my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a visitor I went to see my Dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather, Dan, I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad, especially after Dan and my mother married I realized that there was no way that things could change the way they were.
Even though I refuse all Dan’s trying to get to know me and wasn’t very nice to him, he never gave on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together out to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other .
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always .
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I an important truth –change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need most.
| 小题1: | | A．shook | B．broke | C．hurt | D．changed |
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| 小题2: | | A．break down | B．break up | C．break in | D．break out |
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| 小题3: | | A．a same | B．same | C．the same | D．at same |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．while | C．that | D．whenever |
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| 小题6: | | A．whoever | B．which | C．whom | D．that |
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| 小题7: | | A．but | B．and | C．however | D．also |
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| 小题8: | | A．back | B．back to | C．into | D．for |
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| 小题12: | | A．more deeply | B．much deeply | C．more deeper | D．very deeper |
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| 小题13: | | A．either | B．too | C．before | D．never |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggestion | B．advices | C．advice | D．tip |
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| 小题15: | | A．receive | B．accept | C．recognize | D．know |
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| 小题16: | | A．went | B．began | C．took | D．go for |
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| 小题17: | | A．wished | B．hoped | C．dreamed | D．wanted |
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| 小题18: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．necessary | D．good |
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| 小题19: | | A．divorced | B．united | C．married | D．remarried |
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| 小题20: | | A．found | B．discover | C．learned | D．Understand |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:C |
试题分析：本文讲述了作者13岁时父母的离婚让她认为整个世界都动摇了。但在继父不放弃的关怀和关注下，她得到了一直想要的幸福家庭。从那时起她知道了一个真相就是改变并不总是最糟糕的事情。
小题1:考查动词。 shook 摇动；broke破坏；hurt伤害；changed改变。句意是：当我的父母告诉我他们离婚了，他们动摇了我的整个世界。下文中提到作者不相信，可知父母的离婚对她来说是一个令她震惊的消息。故选A。
小题2:考查词组。 break down发生故障；break up打碎，破碎；break in打断；break out爆发。句意是：我不相信我们的家庭就要破裂了。故选B。
小题3:考查搭配。Stay the same是固定搭配，意思是保持不变。故选C。
小题4:考查介词。At在；from从；across穿过；over越过。句意是：我和妈妈搬到镇子另一头的小公寓里。故选C。
小题5:考查连词。When当...时候；while然而；that因为；whenever每当，无论何时。
句意是：现在当我周末去看我爸爸和比尔的时候我成为了一个访客。when是at or during the time that, 既指时间点，也可指一段时间，while是during the time that，只指一段时间，因此when引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是终止性动词，也可以是延续性动词，而while从句中的动词必须是延续性动词。See是瞬间动词。 故选A。
小题6:考查代词。Whoever无论谁；which哪一个；whom谁（宾格）；that那。句意是：不久我有了继父，我对他不感兴趣。故选C。
小题7:考查连词。but 但是； and并且；however无论如何；also也。句意是：我显然很难过，尤其是在我妈妈和丹结婚后，我意识到没有事情可以变成原来的样子了。两句是并列关系。故选B。
小题8:考查介词。 Back向后的；back to后退到，回到；into到...里面；for为了。句意是：我意识到没有事情可以改变回他们的方式。故选B。
小题9:考查固定搭配。句意是：虽然我拒绝所有丹的想了解我的行为,对他不是很好,但他从来没有放弃我。Give up是放弃的意思。故选A。
小题10:考查代词。That那；it它；he他；we我们。句意是：我意识到,我们有一些共同点,尤其是在电影和电视节目方面。此处代词指代我们有共同点这个事实。故选B。
小题11:考查固定搭配。spend time ／money (in) doing sth. 花费时间（金钱）做某事。故选D。
小题12:考查比较级。句意是：更深入地了解对方。用副词形式，因此C、D两项错误。正确形式是A。故选A。
小题13:考查副词。Either两者之一的；too也；before以前；never从未。句意是：从我父亲身上从未经历过。故选D。
小题14:考查名词。Suggestion建议；advices报道；advice忠告；tip窍门。句意是：当我需要关于学校和朋友的建议时丹总是在我的周围。故选A。
小题15:考查动词。 Receive收到；accept接受；recognize认出；know知道。句意是：一旦我开始接受丹。故选B。
小题16:考查动词。 Went去；began开始；took拿；go for去找。句意是：我们经常出去吃饭,进行短途旅行。Go 是不及物动词，去哪里用go to，因此A、D两项错误。去旅行搭配是take a trip ,故选C。
小题17:考查动词。Wished渴望；hoped希望；dreamed 梦想；wanted想要。句意是：最后,我发现,我终于有了幸福的家庭,那我一直想要的。故选D。
小题18:考查形容词。Right正确的；wrong错误的；necessary必要的；good好的。根据上文提到作者终于有了自己想要的幸福家庭，可知作者认为父母当初离婚是正确的行为。故选A。
小题19:考查动词。 divorced离婚；united一致；married结婚；remarried再婚。句意是：我父亲也找到了幸福，他在再婚了。故选D。
小题20:考查动词。found找到；discover探索；learned 了解；Understand理解。句意是：13岁时,我学会了一个重要事实——改变并不总是最糟糕的事情。故选C。 |
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试题【BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle】；主要考察你对
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My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do with very little (凑合过日子).
One Sunday afternoon, I went to buy a for my daughter with my friend. A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said, “I you must be having a hard time.” I just smiled and said, “I’m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home, so I’ll be .”
About ten later she came up to me and said, “Can I take a look at the book that you’ve ? It seems very interesting!” I said all right and gave it to her.
Just then called me and I immediately went out. I returned she thanked me and my book.
On my way home my friend who was driving said, “You told me you didn’t had much ?” I replied, “I don’t.”
She said, “Oh yes, you do!” I assured (向……保证) her I had two dollars left, but still she insisted I plenty of money.
“Look at your book in your bag,” she . “There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.” I turned over the page and got so ! There actually was a hundred dollar that seemed to have fallen out of my book!
I her, very surprised, and said, “I don’t know that came from. I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred !”
I thought and thought about the money for days after that. Then I realized it must have come from who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. How of her! And what a wonderful gift to when I am down to my last two dollars!
| 小题1: | | A．storybook | B．toy bear | C．birthday cake | D．concert ticket |
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| 小题2: | | A．suggest | B．wish | C．hear | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．sad | B．upset | C．fine | D．honest |
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| 小题4: | | A．hours | B．minutes | C．days | D．weeks |
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| 小题5: | | A．written | B．chosen | C．hidden | D．finished |
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| 小题6: | | A．someone | B．nobody | C．everyone | D．anybody |
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| 小题7: | | A．Since | B．When | C．Before | D．Because |
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| 小题8: | | A．threw away | B．asked for | C．looked into | D．gave back |
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| 小题9: | | A．wisdom | B．money | C．water | D．patience |
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| 小题10: | | A．never | B．always | C．only | D．once |
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| 小题12: | | A．said | B．cried | C．ordered | D．shouted |
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| 小题13: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．surprised | D．relaxed |
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| 小题14: | | A．letter | B．card | C．picture | D．bill |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked at | B．quarreled with | C．believed in | D．laughed at |
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| 小题17: | | A．bags | B．books | C．stores | D．dollars |
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| 小题18: | | A．the lady | B．the writer | C．my friend | D．my daughter |
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| 小题19: | | A．foolish | B．kind | C．energetic | D．proud |
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| 小题20: | | A．make | B．refuse | C．invent | D．receive |
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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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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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