阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mrs. White lost her dog. After searching place after place, she placed a “Lost Dog” advertisement in the local newspaper.
The following morning her phone rang and a voice began, “I’m calling about your __ .” Then the caller coughed and cleared her voice a few times. She that she wasn’t feeling well and that, in fact, she hadn’t felt well her husband died three years ago. She went on to tell that her parents had passed away, and her sister was with a deadly illness. Even her friends were not doing well.
After 30 minutes of , sympathizing and even trying offers of help, the dog owner __ the conversation back to the subject. “About the dog,” she said.
“Oh,” the caller , “I don’ t have him. I just thought I’d call to you up.”
Maybe her technique needed improving, but her were right on. And though “cheering up” may not be exactly what we , we certainly need encouragement --- --- at times. The need for sincere is basic among human beings.
Do you need encouragement? There’re those who will support your side. Educator Booker T. Washington observed, “There’re two ways of one’s strength: one is pushing down; __ is pulling up.” There’re people ready to pull you up when others are pushing down. We need those people in our lives - those who use their strength by pulling us up.
I believe these people can be found . I believe that we can all become “ ”, lifting one another from dark pits of discouragement to the light of . And when that happens, the world will never be .
| 小题1: | | A．loud | B．weak | C．sweet | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．insisted | B．demanded | C．explained | D．complained |
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| 小题4: | | A．since | B．when | C．until | D．though |
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| 小题5: | | A．concerned | B．blessed | C．affected | D．diagnosed |
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| 小题6: | | A．talking | B．explaining | C．questioning | D．listening |
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| 小题7: | | A．led | B．started | C．removed | D．forgot |
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| 小题8: | | A．casual | B．tough | C．original | D．usual |
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| 小题9: | | A．agreed | B．replied | C．advised | D．asked |
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| 小题11: | | A．greetings | B．instructions | C．intentions | D．directions |
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| 小题12: | | A．require | B．enquire | C．reject | D．ensure |
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| 小题13: | | A．taking up | B．picking up | C．putting up | D．pulling up |
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| 小题14: | | A．encouragement | B．apology | C．friendship | D．gratitude |
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| 小题15: | | A．making | B．exercising | C．gaining | D．collecting |
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| 小题16: | | A．another | B．others | C．else | D．the other |
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| 小题17: | | A．nowhere | B．everywhere | C．elsewhere | D．somewhere |
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| 小题18: | | A．pullers | B．pushers | C．believers | D．callers |
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| 小题19: | | A．confidence | B．faith | C．success | D．hope |
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| 小题20: | | A．different | B．the same | C．similar | D．contrary |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B |
试题分析：
怀特太太宠物狗丢失。在报纸上刊登寻狗启事后一位妇女给她打来电话，诉说自己种种不幸，目的是安慰怀特太太。作者由此想到，生活中我们需要这样的安慰和鼓励，如果大家都能在别人遭遇伤心事的时候给予安慰和鼓励，世界就会大不相同。
小题1:考查语境理解。A. loud：响亮的；B. weak：虚弱的；C. sweet：甜美的；D. strong：强壮的。题意：第二天上午电话响了，传来一个虚弱的声音。下文she wasn’t feeling well提示此处选择B项。
小题2:考查语境理解。A. bag：包、袋子；B. phone：电话；C. dog：狗；D. wife：妻子。这位妇女是在看到寻狗启事后打进电话的，所以她说她打电话是 “说狗的事”。故C项正确。
小题3:考查动词词义辨识。A. insist：坚持说；B. demand：要求道；C. explain：解释说；D. complain：抱怨说。这位妇女说话前咳嗽、清了几次嗓子。她为此做出解释，说自己不舒服。C项正确。
小题4:考查时态与连词。A. since：自从……以来；B. when：当……的时候；C. until：直到……的时候；D. though：虽然、尽管。妇女说她丈夫三年前去世后她一直身体不好。hadn’t felt well提示状语从句用since引导。故选择A项。
小题5:考查动词的搭配。 A. concerned：忧虑的。与about搭配；B. blessed：有福气的；C. affected：被感染的、患有某种疾病的。与by搭配；D. diagnosed：经过诊断的。与with搭配。妇女说她的姐姐被诊断为患上了绝症。空格后with提示选择diagnosed，D项正确。
小题6:考查语境理解。A. talking：谈话；B. explaining：解释；C. questioning：提问；D. listening：倾听。怀特太太听那妇女说了半个小时后，将话题拉回到原先的话题上。句子主语the dog owner半个小时一直在听那位妇女诉说而没有机会讲话。故D项正确。
小题7:考查语境理解。 A. lead：引导；B. start：开始；C. remove：移除；D. forget：忘记。在听了半个小时后，怀特太太将谈话引回原来的话题。lead sth. to …：将……引向 ……。选择A项。
小题8:考查语境理解。A. casual：随意的；B. tough：艰难的；C. original：起初的、原先的；D. usual：往常的。妇女是为狗的事情打电话进来的，但半个小时一直在谈她自己的不幸，跟狗毫无关联。怀特太太提醒她“说说狗的事”，将话题引回狗身上。选择C项。
小题9:考查语境理解。A. agree：同意；B. reply：回答、回应；C. advise：建议、劝说；D. ask：询问。当怀特太太要她说说狗的事情的时候，那位妇女回答说她打电话只是为了让怀特太太振作起来。选择B项。
小题10:考查语境理解。A. keep sb. up：耽误某人睡觉；B. put sb. up：为某人提供住宿；C. cheer sb. up：鼓励某人，使某人振作起来；D. get sb. up：以某种方式打扮某人。妇女说她打电话只是为了安慰怀特太太。 故C项正确。
小题11:考查语境理解。A. greetings：招呼；B. instructions：指示、说明；C. intentions：初衷、意图、心意；D. directions：指导。妇女的技巧虽然糟糕，但初衷是对的。C项正确。
小题12:考查语境理解。A. require：需要；B. enquire：询问；C. reject：排斥；D. ensure：保证。题意：虽然我们还不至于低落到需要“振作”，但有时我们当然需要有人给我们鼓鼓劲。A项正确。
小题13:考查语境理解。A. taking up：从事；B. picking up：学会；捡起；恢复；C. putting up：设立；张贴；举起；D. pulling up：停车；改善。题意：我们不时需要鼓励或鼓劲。破折号是对encouragement的注解，pull up 与其含义接近；倒数第二段There are two ways of exercising one’s strength …也提示此处选择pulling up。故D项正确。
小题14:考查语境理解。A. encouragement：鼓励；B. apology：道歉；C. friendship：友谊；D. gratitude：感激。题意：真诚的鼓励是人类的基本需求。与前句呼应。A项正确。
小题15:考查语境理解。A. make：制造；B. exercise：运用、使用；C. gain：获得；D. collect：聚集。题意：我们用力的方式有两种：拉和压。拉和压是使用力量而不是聚集或获得力量的方式。故B项正确。
小题16:考查固定搭配。 A. another：另一（个）；B. others：其他人；C. else：其他的；D. the other：（两个中的）另一个。用力的方式有二：一是压，另一个是拉。one …, the other …：一个……，另一个……。故答案是D。
小题17:考查语境理解。 A. nowhere：一处也不；B. everywhere：到处；C. elsewhere：别处；D. somewhere：某处。下文we can all become pullers一句提示此处选择everywhere，意为这些鼓劲者到处可见。B项正确。
小题18:考查语境理解。 A. pullers：鼓劲者、帮助者；B. pushers：推动者；C. believers：信徒；D. callers：来访者，打进电话的人。后文lifting one another提示此处选择pullers。A项正确。
小题19:考查语境理解。 A. confidence：信心；B. faith：信任；C. success：成功；D. hope：希望。题意：我们都能成为鼓劲者，相互帮助，将他人从挫败绝望的深坑中拉回到希望之中。hope与discouragement相对。选择D项。
小题20:考查语境理解。A. different：不同的；B. the same：相同的；C. similar：相似的；D. contrary：相反的。题意：如果大家相互帮扶、相互鼓劲，世界就不会一成不变。the same可以表示“没有变化”的同一人或同一物；similar多表示两者或多个人或物之间的相似性。B项正确。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Mrs. White lost her dog. After searchin】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created.
“What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 - foot grizzly（灰熊）charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing. He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the atheist cried out “Oh my God!”
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky,“ You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don’t exist; and even credit creation to a cosmic （宇宙的）accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this difficulty? Am I to count you as a believer?”
The atheist looked directly into the light. “It would be hypocritical（伪善的）of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian？”“Very well,” said the voice.
The light went out. The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw... brought both paws together... bowed his head and spoke, “Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful.”
小题1:According to the passage, the “accident of evolution” refers to the following Except ________.| A．rivers | B．God | | C．trees | D．the 7 - foot grizzly |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that an atheist is a person ________.| A．who believes that there is God | B．who likes to do good needs | | C．who makes a living by selling wood | D．who denies the existence of God |
小题3:What is the purpose of this text?| A．To tell a real interesting story. | | B．To give practical advice. | | C．To convince readers of the existence of God. | | D．To entertain readers. |
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Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a（n）____ task for a pastry(糕点) chef，but Maricel is no ____ chef－she has no hands．
“When I first saw Maricel, I was worried she might ____ herself when using a chef’s knife ____ that has never been a problem, ” says Maricel’s manager. “She doesn’t get ____ treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the chefs.”
Despite financial ____ from Archbishop Ledesma, a distant relative, Maricel ____ to deal with her disability. “I was ____ dependent on my mother and couldn’t do anything,” she recalls.
In 2004, Archbishop Ledesma ____ for Maricel to live in the House with No Steps, a training centre for people with disabilities. She ____ how to write and do regular tasks and, more importantly, ____ her disability. She became more determined to ____ hard to live a normal life.
Maricel ____ graduated from high school and enrolled(注册) in a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course in Cagayan de Oro City. I have really enjoyed ____ since I was seven years old,” she says.
After Maricel moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting ____ this determined young woman. She didn"t shy away from the ____.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it"s ____ to live a normal life,” Maricel says.
Later, Maricel"s three younger brothers and sisters moved to Manila．She ____ the rent of their small apartment, ____ their parents look after the family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don"t lose ____. I believe anything is possible if you dream, and work hard．”
| 小题1: | | A．impossible | B． simple | C． practical | D． important |
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| 小题2: | | A．ordinary | B． admirable | C． talented | D． gentle |
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| 小题3: | | A．absorb | B． express | C． hurt | D． forgive |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B． equal | C． official | D． effective |
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| 小题6: | | A．advice | B． control | C． information | D． help |
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| 小题7: | | A．hesitated | B． disagreed | C． struggled | D． pretended |
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| 小题8: | | A．gradually | B． hardly | C． increasingly | D． totally |
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| 小题9: | | A．searched | B． arranged | C． applied | D． begged |
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| 小题10: | | A．explained | B． realized | C． wondered | D．learned |
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| 小题11: | | A．accepted | B． blessed | C． cured | D． forgot |
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| 小题12: | | A．think | B． try | C． listen | D． relax |
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| 小题13: | | A．partly | B． firstly | C． eventually | D． immediately |
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| 小题14: | | A．reading | B． cooking | C． writing | D． drawing |
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| 小题15: | | A．beyond | B． by | C． against | D． on |
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| 小题16: | | A．attention | B． description | C． decoration | D． connection |
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| 小题17: | | A．successful | B． difficult | C． possible | D． certain |
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| 小题18: | | A．raises | B． pays | C． collects | D． receives |
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| 小题19: | | A．unless | B． once | C． though | D． while |
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| 小题20: | | A．memory | B． weight | C． hope | D． patience |
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A man died and was on his way to another world，either the Heaven or the hell. He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the of the palace asked him to stay and in the palace.
The man said，“I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any .”
The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is else better than here for you. There are a wealth of seafood and delicacies. In my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone you. Moreover，you can rest I that nothing needs to be done by you.” Then，the man settled down in the palace.
At the beginning，the man felt very at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the owner and ，“It is to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job？”
The owner replied，“Sorry， there is no job here at all.”
After another several months，the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again，“I really could not this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job，I would prefer to go to the instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously， “Do you think it is Heaven here？ It is the hell！”
| 小题1: | | A．god | B．foreigner | C．owner | D．guard |
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| 小题2: | | A．sleep | B．eat | C．drink | D．live |
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| 小题3: | | A．movement | B．hesitation | C．performance | D．work |
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| 小题4: | | A．anywhere | B．nowhere | C．everywhere | D．somewhere |
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| 小题5: | | A．visiting | B．stopping | C．keeping | D．avoiding |
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| 小题6: | | A．assured | B．convinced | C．reminded | D．informed |
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| 小题7: | | A．bored | B．initial | C．happy | D．scared |
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| 小题8: | | A．appreciated | B．motivated | C．complained | D．cried |
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| 小题9: | | A．unbearable | B．precious | C．vivid | D．temporary |
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| 小题10: | | A．come up with | B．put up with | C．catch up with | D．end up with |
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| 小题11: | | A．palace | B．heaven | C．hell | D．sky |
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| 小题12: | | A．actually | B．immediately | C．directly | D．hardly |
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Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years， they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing， then bitter words， and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob，” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work，” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you，” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor！”
The carpenter said， “I think I know what to do， sir， and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned， the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all！
It was a bridge！ And the neighbor， Bob， was coming across， with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi， John！ You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！”
Then they met in the middle， taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other，” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter， who was ready to go. “No， wait！ Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you，” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay，” the carpenter said， “but I have more bridges to build.”
小题1:Just before the carpenter came， John and Bob each other.| A．didn’t speak to | | B．were friendly to | | C．often fought with | | D．never had bitter words with |
小题2:Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because .| A．he wanted to protect his farm | | B．he didn’t want to do it himself | | C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob | | D．he wanted to find him something to do |
小题3:What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！” mean？| A．John was great to build this bridge. | | B．John was not good at building bridges. | | C．John was foolish to build such a bridge. | | D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
小题4:What do you think of the carpenter？| A．Shy. | B．Wise. | C．Proud. | D．Careless. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage？| A．What a Big Fence！ | B．Farmer and Bridge | | C．Three Kind Men | D．A Fence or a Bridge？ |
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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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