My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．case | D．matter |
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| 小题2: | | A．leave out | B．leave behind | C．leave off | D．leave for |
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| 小题3: | | A．speaking | B．staring | C．waving | D．talking |
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| 小题4: | | A．range | B．shape | C．sight | D．control |
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| 小题5: | | A．adapting | B．suiting | C．matching | D．fitting |
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| 小题6: | | A．names | B．jobs | C．addresses | D．directions |
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| 小题7: | | A．father | B．classmates | C．brother | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．performing | B．seeking | C．waiting | D．applying |
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| 小题9: | | A．terrible | B．promising | C．hopeless | D．negative |
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| 小题10: | | A．Once | B．While | C．When | D．Unless |
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| 小题11: | | A．somewhere | B．anyhow | C．somewhat | D．somehow |
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| 小题12: | | A．romantic | B．comfortable | C．mysterious | D．wealthy |
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| 小题13: | | A．generally | B．actually | C．especially | D．unfairly |
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| 小题14: | | A．desert | B．develop | C．affect | D．limit |
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| 小题15: | | A．lifestyle | B．value | C．journey | D．opportunity |
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| 小题16: | | A．acquire | B．explore | C．occupy | D．realize |
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| 小题17: | | A．load | B．sadness | C．result | D．challenge |
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| 小题19: | | A．changeable | B．cautious | C．positive | D．negative |
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| 小题20: | | A．experienced | B．brave | C．ordinary | D．annoyed |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：
本文记叙了作者父亲在海军服役，因为经常搬家，其母亲面临种种艰辛却从不退缩、克服诸多困难、做出重大牺牲的故事，表现了其坚强的性格。
小题1:as is often the case: 情况经常如此。即母子不得不打点行装、舍弃心爱之物。故选择C项。
小题2:leave sth. behind: 丢下某物。leave sth. out: 省略、省去。leave off: 停止。leave for: 前往。故B项正确。
小题3:wave good-bye to sb. 挥手向某人道别。speak, talk都是不及物动词。stare: 凝视，不合题意。故答案为C。
小题4:out of sight: 看不见、在视线里消失。在军舰看不见之前，母亲将“我们”转过身、擦干“我们”眼泪、带“我们”回家。答案为C。
小题5:fit in the new environment: 融入新环境。suit, match都是及物动词。adapt to: 适应。选择D项。
小题6:因频繁搬家，作者常换住址(address)、学校等，而母亲是唯一不变的。可见作者还是学生，不是换工作；当然也不是改名。direction：方向，不合题意。C项正确。
小题7:文章第一段提到“My mother would turn my brother and me around…”，第三段提到：“…with two small children”。故此处填brother。选择C项。
小题8:performing =" doing," 后文说到，放弃自己很有前途的职业是母亲作出的重大牺牲之一，文章第三段提及每份临时性工作都成为母亲学习新东西、与人合作的机会。所以此处应该是“母亲边工作（perform some type of part-time job）边照顾孩子，身兼厨师、女佣和教师等数职”。seek: look for, try to find, 找工作不应该是“持续”的；wait, apply都是不及物动词。答案为A。
小题9:放弃自己前景不错的职业是母亲作出的重大牺牲之一。promising: 有前途的、前景不错的。terrible: 糟糕的。hopeless: 无望的。negative: 负面的、否定的。都不合语境。故答案是B.
小题10:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。while="though," 表让步。故B项正确。
小题11:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。somehow: in some way, by some means. “以某种方法”，修饰动词。somewhat: to some degree. “一定程度上”，修饰形容词或副词。anyhow: “无论如何”，somewhere：“某处”，都不合语境。故D项正确。
小题12:虽然经济拮据，母亲还是设法让每一处居所成为安全舒适的家。romantic: 浪漫的。mysterious: 神秘的。wealthy: 富裕的。都不合语境。故答案为B.
小题13:频繁搬家、经济拮据，这样的日子自然令人喘不过气来，尤其是还带着两个年幼的孩子，“单亲”，短暂的友谊，等。especially: 尤其是、特别是。A, B, D项的含义分别是：大体上，事实上，不公，故不合语境。答案为C.
小题14:母亲遇到的困难之一是难以发展自己的事业、难以建立稳定的家。develop one’s career: 发展自己的事业。A，C，D三项的含义分别是：放弃、影响、限制。不合语境。故B项正确。
小题15:母亲将这样的生活方式转变为一种探索的过程。频繁搬家，频繁找工作，是一种生活方式， 故答案为A. value: 价值。journey: 旅行、旅途。opportunity: 机会。
小题16:后文说道，每次换住所，母亲都会热忱接触新的文化、新的气候和新的邻居，将每一个临时工作都看做是学习新知识和结识新朋友的机会。所以，母亲将他们频繁搬家、频繁换工作的生活方式视为“探索”世界的机会。故答案为B。acquire: 获得。occupy: 占据。realize: 认识到。
小题17:每次搬家都意味着“重置家具、定制窗帘”等，应该是一件相当麻烦的事。challenge: something difficult. 挑战。load: 载重量。sadness: 悲伤。result: 结果。答案选择D项。
小题18:搬至新房，自然要装扮一番，包括家具、窗帘、挂画。所以选择A项，悬挂画作，而非作画或卖画。
小题19:本文表现了母亲坚强、乐观的性格。故答案为C。positive: 积极向上的。changeable: 多变的、反复无常的。cautious: 小心谨慎的。negative: 负面的，消极的。
小题20:最后点题。母亲勇于面对艰辛、勇于克服困难、勇于牺牲。故选择B项。brave: 勇敢的。experienced: 有经验的。ordinary: 普通的。annoyed：恼怒的。 |
核心考点
试题【My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my fat】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn"t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said，“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I" m eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may.”and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I"m here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel.”“No，seriously？”I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I"m getting one. ”she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milk- shake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always attracted listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.
Over the course of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I"ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium(讲台). As she began to deliver her prepared speech，she dropped her 3x5 cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she leaned into the microphone and simply said，“I"m sorry I"m so nervous. I gave up beer for Lent(一种威士忌的牌子) and this whisky is killing me. I"ll never get my speech back in order to let me just tell you what I know.”
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began：“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success.” “You have to laugh and find humor every day.” You"ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don"t even know it.” “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don"t do one productive thing，you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty－seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty－eight. Anybody can grow older. It’s non-optional but that doesn"t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” “Have no regrets. The elderly usually don"t have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose.” She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year"s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by example that it"s never too late to be all you can possibly be. When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it! These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.
小题1:The writer provides the details about Rose in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.| A．she was an innocent and enthusiastic person | | B．she was an optimistic and humorous person | | C．she was an aggressive person with a strong sense of honor | | D．she was an intelligent person with highly motivated personality |
小题2:Why does the writer compare Rose to “time machine” in Paragraph 3?| A．To describe the friendship between Rose and her young schoolmates. | | B．To stress her old age and rich wisdom and experience. | | C．To show that she enjoyed dressing up in spite of her old age. | | D．To emphasize that she took on the challenge at such an old age. |
小题3:Which of the following best explains the sentence ”We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”(Paragraph 6)?| A．“If we lose our dreams, we will regret for what we did when young.” | | B．“If we don’t laugh every day, we will easily get old.” | | C．“Once we stop seeking and working for our dreams, we will really become old.” | | D．“Once we stop exercising, we will get weaker physically and mentally.” |
小题4:It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that________.| A．those who don’t have dreams are as good as dead | | B．growing old is uncontrollable but growing up is optional | | C．the elderly usually feel regretful for what they did | | D．our talent and ability decline with age |
小题5:The method the writer uses to describe the character of Rose is________.| A．making comments | B．making comparisons | | C．providing arguments | D．giving examples |
小题6:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Meeting challenges | B．Secrets to success | | C．Dream in heart | D．My best friend |
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Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not normally together. The right side of his could not communicate with the left. At the age of three, it was for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the . He attended an all-day center where he every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would him there in the
mornings. However, they —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued .
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad to them. They’ll find the path to their dream. , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.
| 小题1: | | A．touched | B．used | C．mixed | D．joined |
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| 小题2: | | A．ear | B．body | C．foot | D．shoulder |
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| 小题3: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题4: | | A．fast | B．strangely | C．strongly | D．slowly |
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| 小题5: | | A．power | B．attention | C．struggles | D．failures |
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| 小题6: | | A．watched | B．followed | C．received | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题7: | | A．tears | B．smiles | C．excitement | D．disappointment |
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| 小题8: | | A．make | B．leave | C．forget | D．put |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubted | B．believed | C．guessed | D．imagined |
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| 小题10: | | A．lovely | B．rich | C．normal | D．colorful |
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| 小题11: | | A．paid off | B．set out | C．ran out | D．went off |
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| 小题12: | | A．story | B．problem | C．experience | D．progress |
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| 小题13: | | A．sees | B．visits | C．invites | D．joins |
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| 小题14: | | A．objects | B．Enemies | C．habits | D．difficulties |
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| 小题15: | | A．flower | B．spirit | C．strength | D．pride |
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| 小题16: | | A．lose | B．fail | C．fall | D．stop |
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| 小题17: | | A．mark | B．result | C．symbol | D．sign |
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| 小题18: | | A．learning | B．taking | C．offering | D．refusing |
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| 小题19: | | A．related | B．happened | C．appealed | D．referred |
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| 小题20: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Besides | D．Rather |
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Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”
He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair. He went over his history notes, but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.
Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.
“Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”
“What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.
“We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”
“Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.
小题1:Paul felt uneasy because he | A．was seriously ill. | B．was too tired. | | C．was worried about the coming test. | D．couldn’t find his history notebook. |
小题2:It seemed that Paul __________| A．was good at history. | B．liked to study history. | | C．lost interest in history. | D．was ready for the history test. |
小题3:What made Paul feel fine at once?| A．The telephone call | | B．the coming test. | | C．Jack’s notebook | | D．The fact that the test was not to be given that day. |
小题4:“How do you feel this morning?” From this question we can see Jack________| A．knew Paul. | B．knew Paul very well. | | C．wanted to help Paul with his history. | D．would lend Paul his notebook.. |
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I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was down south and I had offers for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family .
One week the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a to make--- one that went beyond the choice of to attend university.
In August, I and drove north to Providence. It took several months to that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
| 小题1: | | A．confusing | B．disturbing | C．appealing | D．amusing |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Actually | C．Luckily | D．Originally |
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| 小题3: | | A．leave | B．start | C．finish | D．attend |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．crazy | C．wrong | D．normal |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked | B．looked | C．lied | D．argued |
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| 小题7: | | A．description | B．rejection | C．application | D．acceptance |
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| 小题8: | | A．constructed | B．assessed | C．assisted | D．informed |
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| 小题9: | | A．point | B．use | C．doubt | D．need |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．sent | C．exposed | D．employed |
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| 小题11: | | A．waiting | B．asking | C．hoping | D．searching |
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| 小题12: | | A．tradition | B．connection | C．reputation | D．expectation |
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| 小题13: | | A．before | B．after | C．at | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．plan | B．decision | C．rule | D．promise |
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| 小题16: | | A．when | B．where | C．whether | D．how |
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| 小题17: | | A．got up | B．packed up | C．looked up | D．turned up |
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| 小题18: | | A．foresee | B．imagine | C．realize | D．consider |
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| 小题19: | | A．chances | B．position | C．equipment | D．tools |
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| 小题20: | | A．surprises | B．adventures | C．opportunities | D．choices |
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We often in the hallway. I always greeted them, the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just their apartment and the little girl was the outside door open for the others. I in the car doing things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n) on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and how I was going to keep my doctor’s because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.
| 小题1: | | A．quietly | B．strangely | C．quickly | D．angrily |
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| 小题2: | | A．frightening | B．exciting | C．sincere | D．kind |
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| 小题3: | | A．quarreled | B．met | C．chatted | D．argued |
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| 小题5: | | A．went out | B．set out | C．took out | D．gave out |
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| 小题6: | | A．decorating | B．cleaning | C．returning | D．leaving |
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| 小题7: | | A．breaking | B．operating | C．holding | D．unlocking |
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| 小题8: | | A．kept | B．remained | C．insisted | D．left |
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| 小题9: | | A．favorite | B．important | C．unnecessary | D．curious |
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| 小题10: | | A．hurry | B．drive | C．stay | D．greet |
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| 小题11: | | A．hunting for | B．asking for | C．waiting for | D．calling for |
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| 小题12: | | A．beneficial | B．influential | C．anxious | D．grateful |
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| 小题13: | | A．strengthened | B．broken | C．touched | D．saved |
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| 小题14: | | A．note | B．knock | C．invitation | D．picture |
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| 小题15: | | A．proud | B．aware | C．afraid | D．sure |
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| 小题16: | | A．understood | B．recognized | C．praised | D．thanked |
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| 小题17: | | A．manner | B．appearance | C．statement | D．announcement |
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| 小题18: | | A．found | B．doubted | C．remembered | D．wondered |
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| 小题19: | | A．advice | B．appointment | C．suggestion | D．attention |
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| 小题20: | | A．amazing | B．confusing | C．disappointing | D．challenging |
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