Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain is fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They said they be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn’t to go anywhere, so he waited for the to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn’t anything beneath the street concrete(混凝土). And everyone that concrete doesn’t burn.
A fire truck arrived a few later. “Are you the man who ?” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn’t seem to consider it an emergency. “ do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to a problem like this every few months. It’s the homeless people in their “ ”. ”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years. their knowledge of the storm drain system, they their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the smoke turned white. Shortly , the firemen reappeared with a person who seemed to have just been woken up.
| 小题1: | | A．touch | B．hear | C．smell | D．taste |
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| 小题4: | | A．policeman | B．firemen | C．postmen | D．powermen |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．express | C．exact | D．except |
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| 小题6: | | A．know | B．knows | C．knew | D．knowing |
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| 小题7: | | A．seconds | B．hours | C．minutes | D．quarters |
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| 小题8: | | A．called | B．smelt | C．investigated | D．saw |
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| 小题9: | | A．fire | B．smoke | C．storm drain | D．burn |
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| 小题10: | | A．What | B．Why | C．Which | D．Which |
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| 小题11: | | A．suffer | B．solve | C．survive | D．survey |
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| 小题12: | | A．flats | B．apartments | C．houses | D．sections |
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| 小题13: | | A．Learning | B．Taking | C．Using | D．Giving |
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| 小题14: | | A．set down | B．set out | C．set about | D．set up |
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| 小题15: | | A．power | B．strengthen | C．force | D．energy |
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| 小题16: | | A．bought | B．brought | C．booked | D．borrowed |
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| 小题18: | | A．black | B．red | C．blue | D．brown |
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| 小题19: | | A．westward | B．backward | C．afterward | D．forward |
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| 小题20: | | A．careless | B．selfless | C．helpless | D．homeless |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：文章讲述Frank发现街上的雨水沟里面有烟雾，就报火警，消防队员认为这肯定是无家可归的人在里面，因为借用电或是抽烟引起的，果然在消防队员进入雨水沟不久，就带了一个无家可归的人上来。
小题1:考查动词：A. touch触摸，B. hear听见，C. smell闻到，D. taste品尝，因为是烟雾，应该是闻到了，选C
小题2:考查介词：A. in在…里面，B. at 在…地方，C. to到…D. On在..上面，on fire着火了，选D
小题3:考查情态动词：A. Would会，B. Had和to连用表示“不得”，C. May可以，D. Will将会，他们说他们会那里调查这件事，选A
小题4:考查名词：A. Policeman警察，B. Firemen消防队员，C. Postmen邮递员，D. powermen发电机专业人员，从前面的句子：The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. 可知Frank等着消防队员来，选B
小题5:考查词义辨析：A. Excuse借口，B. Express表达，C. Exact确切的，D. except 除了，地下除了混凝土什么都没有，选D
小题6:考查时态：每个人都知道混凝土是不会着火的，这是客观事实，用一般现在时，选B
小题7:考查名词：A. Seconds几秒，B. Hours几小时，C. minutes 几分钟，D. Quarters几刻钟，几分钟后，消防车到了，选C
小题8:考查动词：A. Called打电话，B. Smelt闻，C. Investigated调查，D. Saw看见，从前面的句子：Frank called the fire department immediately.可知是问你是打电话的人吗？选A
小题9:考查名词：A. Fire火，B. Smoke烟雾，C. storm drain雨水沟D. Burn燃烧，从前面的句子He could 36 the smoke,可知他不仅可以闻到烟雾而且能听见噼噼啪啪的声音，选B
小题10:考查疑问词：A. What什么B. Why为什么C. Which哪个，Frank问消防队员：你认为会是什么？选A
小题11:考查动词：A. Suffer遭受，B. Solve解决，C. Survive幸存，D. Survey调查，我们每个月都要解决这样的问题，选B
小题12:考查名词：A. Flats公寓，B. Apartments公寓，C. Houses房屋，D. Sections部门，从后面的句子：they their own “houses” beneath the streets.可知这是无家可归的人在他们的房子里面，选C
小题13:考查动词：A. Learning学习，B. Taking拿，C. Using使用，D. Giving给，无家可归的人在街道下面生活了很多年了，利用他们对雨水沟系统的了解，他们把家建在地下，选C
小题14:考查动词：A. set down记下，B. set out开始，C. set about出发，D. set up建立，由上题可知他们把家建在地下，选D
小题15:考查名词：A. power权力，用发动机发动，使…有力量B. strengthen力气，C. force武力，D. energy能源，他们连接地面上的电线给自己的电灯充电，选A
小题16:考查动词：A. bought买，B. brought带来，C. Booked预定，D. Borrowed借出，从前面的The settlers often “borrow” electricity可知这种借的电或是香烟都会导致火灾，选D
小题17:考查连词：A. For为了，B. As当...时候，C. With介词（和...一起）D. Since自从，当消防队员打开井盖的时候，Frank在一旁观看，选B
小题18:考查形容词：A. Black黑的，B. Red红的，C. Blue蓝的，D. Brown棕色的，几分钟后，黑色的烟雾变成了白色，选A
小题19:考查副词：A. Westward向西，B. Backward向后，C. Afterward之后，D. Forward向前，之后不久，消防队员就又出现了，选C
小题20:考查形容词：A. Careless粗心deep，B. Selfless无私的，C. Helpless无助的，D. Homeless无家可归的，从前面的句子：Homeless people have been living under the streets for years.可知带着一个无家可归的人，选D |
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She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses. He didn"t live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal. She knav not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no good
She drove by him. He looked at her car as she drove by. She continued driving. She watched him in her rear view mirror. She got to the corner and stopped. She continued to watch him walking in her direction. Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway. A red SUV was parked in the driveway right next to the sidewalk. She saw him walk up to the driver"s door and put his hand on the handle. He relumed to the sidewalk and continued walking in her direction.
“What was that all about. ” she wondered. Then she realized that he had tested the door to see if it was locked. He is a criminal, she thought That"s what he does. He just walks through our neighborhoods looking for cars to break into.
She called the police. She described the man. The officer said he knew who the man was. Residents called two or three times a week to report him walking by. But the police couldn"t arrest him for walking around. They had to catch him with stolen goods. "But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked," she said.
"I"m sony," said the officer. "That"s not against the law. If you see him actually steal something, give us a call.”
小题1:What could be the best title of this passage?| A．A crazy man | B．A wandering man | | C．A stealing man | D．A useless policeman |
小题2:The underlined word “criminal” in paragraph 1 can best be replaced by ____________. | A．thief | B．killer | C．worker | D．cleaner |
小题3: Which of the following statements is true?| A．The woman recognized the man and wanted to arrest him. | | B．The police knew the man’s identity and arrested him finally. | | C．The woman was walking after the man when she called the police. | | D．The man did a series of strange things but the police couldn’t arrest him. |
小题4:Why couldn’t the police arrest the man?| A．Because the police knew that the man was a resident of this area. | | B．Because the police knew that the SUV belonged to the man. | | C．Because the police knew that just walking around isn’t against the law. | | D．Because the police knew that it was not the man but the woman who broke the law. |
小题5:According to the passage, what can we know about the man?| A．He wore a suit that day. | | B．He has broken into several cars before. | | C．He is the owner of that red SUV. | | D．He was always walking along that sidewalk. |
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Every day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.
Martha also began to use her blog（博客）for an important reason. She began to raise（筹集）money for the organization Mary’s Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary’s Meals to help build a kitchen.
But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories showed that the food at Martha’s school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Martha’s blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.
But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. Martha’s story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 100,000 dollars and still kept on growing!
Martha’s blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.
No one knows what will happen to Martha’s blog in future. But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.
小题1: Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to __________.| A．invite students to judge the food | | B．show the terrible taste of the food | | C．express her opinion about the food | | D．ask the school to improve the food |
小题2:The organization Mary’s Meals __________.| A．was set up by Martha | | B．provides free school meals | | C．is an international organization | | D．helps poor families build kitchens |
小题3: Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?| A．It had a bad influence on her study. | | B．Some people were upset by its content（内容）. | | C．Taking pictures needs a lot of time. | | D．Many other students started to copy her. |
小题4:According to the text, Martha __________.| A．got a lot of support around the world | | B．helped improve children’s eating habits | | C．raised $10,000 for the Malawi school children | | D．has no idea what to write on her blog in future |
小题5: What’s the best title for the text?| A．School Meals | B．Mary’s Meals | | C．Power of the Internet | D．Martha Shares Her Food |
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A few days ago, my sister Liz and I talked about Dad, and we decided to get him a little something for Father"s Day. We talked about the times when we were up and how Mom and Dad used to play the ‘good cop, bad cop’ thing on us. Dad has been a person of few words since we were . He raised us more by than anything else. When he spoke, though we listened, he was always mysterious and difficult to understand. There was always a(n) meaning that I never got, but Liz always to decipher(破解) him. By the time I got to high school, I had wanted a skateboard and I I was too old to ask money from my parents, so I worked at a burger joint (美式汉堡店). One day, I was really angry about annoying burgers. I came home huffing and puffing(气喘吁吁). Dad saw me and asked me what was the . I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgers. He said that we all have to start somewhere, that we may not know it now, but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy ______in life, ‘Who knows, you might end up having to run a or even own one when you grow up,’ said Dad. He me down and I kept what he said in mind, even though I really didn’t agree with it.
A couple of years later, when I got to college, I worked in a restaurant. During one of the really days that we had, we were short on kitchen staff. Our customers were getting impatient and the were getting delayed. We were sure any minute something terrible would out. I couldn’t stand the any more, so I rolled up my sleeves, got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchen. We caught up with the orders . The owner saw what I did and called me over around time. He said that he was very . He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-time. That was I realized that what my dad said to me all those years before was absolutely true.
I’ve never forgotten what my dad said that day. And whenever I have to do something that requires new skills, no matter how insignificant or it seems, I have a new perspective(看法) that it might really help me later on or even right now and I just don’t know it. Experience is everything and it a lot when you take lessons from it. That’s my life’s philosophy.
| 小题1: | | A．getting | B．going | C．growing | D．coming |
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| 小题2: | | A．schoolboys | B．kids | C．adults | D．graduates |
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| 小题3: | | A．instruction | B．example | C．order | D．inspiration |
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| 小题4: | | A．obvious | B．clear | C．reasonable | D．hidden |
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| 小题5: | | A．failed | B．refused | C．tried | D．managed |
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| 小题6: | | A．imagined | B．promised | C．believed | D．suggested |
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| 小题7: | | A．experience | B．matter | C．event | D．accident |
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| 小题8: | | A．later | B．sooner | C．latter | D．late |
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| 小题9: | | A．restaurant | B．hospital | C．school | D．plant |
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| 小题10: | | A．calmed | B．wrote | C．1et | D．put |
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| 小题11: | | A．exciting | B．worrying | C．busy | D．happy |
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| 小题12: | | A．meetings | B．parties | C．menus | D．orders |
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| 小题14: | | A．quarrel | B．1aziness | C．relaxation | D．tension |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．regularly | C．obviously | D．thankfully |
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| 小题16: | | A．breakfast | B．1unch | C．opening | D．closing |
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| 小题17: | | A．influenced | B．interested | C．inspired | D．impressed |
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| 小题18: | | A．when | B．why | C．whether | D．where |
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| 小题19: | | A．important | B．impressive | C．interesting | D．small |
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| 小题20: | | A．works | B．counts | C．shows | D．studies |
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A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.
One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of _ ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating _ that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. "It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. "And all this flying is very tiring. I"d like to just __ around for a while."
So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp __ , and for the barnyard. He landed _ the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack . He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn"t care. "I"ll __ them when they come back North in a few months," he said to himself.
Several months went by and __ enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the . It was muddy and he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo. "It"s time to leave." said Wally.
So Wally _ his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had gained some from all his corn-eating, and he hadn"t exercised his wings much either. He finally the ground, but he was flying too _ and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, "Oh, well, I"ll just wait until they fly __ in a few months. Then I"ll rejoin them and become a wild duck again."
When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to himself out of the barnyard. But he simply didn"t have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would to him. But his attempts to leave were all .
Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had , become a barnyard duck.
| 小题1: | | A．tame | B．ugly | C．beautiful | D．wild |
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| 小题2: | | A．food | B．grain | C．corn | D．vegetable |
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| 小题3: | | A．rest | B．waddle | C．walk | D．fly |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn | B．dive | C．land | D．circle |
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| 小题5: | | A．hurried | B．looked | C．left | D．headed |
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| 小题6: | | A．between | B．among | C．behind | D．within |
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| 小题7: | | A．loudly | B．sadly | C．merrily | D．eagerly |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．recognize | C．leave | D．rejoin |
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| 小题9: | | A．strange | B．lucky | C．sure | D．natural |
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| 小题10: | | A．barnyard | B．corn | C．waddling | D．quacking |
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| 小题11: | | A．every day | B．every time | C．everywhere | D．nowhere |
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| 小题12: | | A．flapped | B．spread | C．removed | D．opened |
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| 小题13: | | A．strength | B．skills | C．friends | D．weight |
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| 小题14: | | A．got off | B．got to | C．got up | D．got back |
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| 小题15: | | A．slowly | B．fast | C．high | D．low |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．south | C．north | D．overhead |
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| 小题17: | | A．lift | B．fly | C．struggle | D．rise |
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| 小题18: | | A．call out | B．come back | C．come over | D．call back |
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| 小题19: | | A．in return | B．in need | C．in vain | D．in place |
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| 小题20: | | A．after all | B．above all | C．therefore | D．however |
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I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was to leave its warmth and to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself .
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly , but was still too big for my appetite that day. I kept telling myself that I eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) day. Besides maybe it would me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had time, so I thought we could practise parking. I , with the wheel hitting the pavement. After that, the little bit of confidence I had was . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving site.
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.
| 小题1: | | A．cried | B．woke | C．told | D．shouted |
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| 小题3: | | A．smiling at | B．worrying about | C．looking at | D．talking with |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．eager | C．unwilling | D．willing |
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| 小题5: | | A．convenience | B．friendship | C．quiet | D．comfort |
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| 小题6: | | A．out of bed | B．onto bed | C．into bed | D．in bed |
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| 小题7: | | A．eat | B．rest | C．drink | D．work |
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| 小题8: | | A．large | B．small | C．delicious | D．good |
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| 小题9: | | A．might | B．could | C．should | D．hated |
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| 小题10: | | A．important | B．necessary | C．lucky | D．ordinary |
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| 小题11: | | A．calm | B．hurt | C．stop | D．like |
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| 小题12: | | A．milk | B．bread | C．smoke | D．smells |
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| 小题14: | | A．little | B．plenty of | C．no | D．a little |
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| 小题15: | | A．cried | B．succeeded | C．failed | D．left |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．gone | C．there | D．greater |
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| 小题17: | | A．start | B．office | C．race | D．test |
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| 小题19: | | A．happiness | B．pride | C．confidence | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．tears | B．lines | C．smiles | D．eyes |
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