When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only 37 can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so 38 that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short 39 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 40 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and 41 writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They 42 . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted 43 and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 44 with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of 45 , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I 46 from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with my published works. I 47 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and 48 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 49 .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It 50 nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 51 and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n） 52 , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. 53 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live 54 , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I 55 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
| 小题1: | | A．whole | B．other | C．most | D．rest |
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| 小题2: | | A．generals | B．statesmen | C．geniuses | D．spies |
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| 小题3: | | A．delighted | B．anxious | C．ashamed | D．upset |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．innocent | C．disappointing | D．puzzled |
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| 小题5: | | A．delight | B．astonishment | C．comfort | D．happiness |
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| 小题6: | | A．borrowed | B．lent | C．paid | D．cost |
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| 小题7: | | A．cried | B．agreed | C．swore | D．laughed |
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| 小题8: | | A．failure | B．success | C．coldness | D．squeeze |
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| 小题9: | | A．fine | B．mixed | C．compared | D．full |
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| 小题10: | | A．books | B．poets | C．novels | D．poems |
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| 小题11: | | A．dropped out | B．left | C．graduated | D．laid off |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．never | C．seldom | D．even |
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| 小题13: | | A．if | B．unless | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题14: | | A．teachers | B．family | C．friends | D．dreams |
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| 小题15: | | A．spent | B．cost | C．took | D．wasted |
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| 小题16: | | A．letter | B．envelope | C．writer | D．cover |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．edition | C．trade | D．patent |
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| 小题18: | | A．Recent | B．Memorable | C．Most | D．Several |
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| 小题20: | | A．deserved | B．introduced | C．founded | D．attended |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
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试题分析：在文中作者讲述了自己小时候的一段经历。他曾经告诉过别人自己想当作家的梦想，但是每次都受到嘲讽讥笑，从此他选择沉默，再也不在别人面前提自己的梦想。文章告诉我们的是：永远不要做别人梦想的扼***者。
小题1:D形容词辨析。A.全部的B. 其他的C. 多数的D. 剩余的。从前句作者讲的half the students sneered，可知此处是指其余的，剩下的学生，所以D选项正确。
小题2:C 名词辨析。A.将军B. 政治家C. 天才D. 间谍。从下句 “And you are getting a D this term.可以推测老师认为作者成绩差不可能成为作家，再根据文章最后作者说的“I just write. I’m not a genius.”可知当时老师应该指的是genius，所以答案选C。
小题3:C形容词辨析。 A.高兴的；B.忧虑的；C. 羞愧的；D. 沮丧的。从上文可知作者受到老师和同学们的嘲讽讥笑，根据情理判断应该感觉很羞愧以至于哭了，所以答案选C。
小题4:A形容词辨析。A. 悲伤的 ；B. 单纯的； C.失望的；D. 迷惑的。通过上文的讲述可以知道作者的梦想被别人无情的击碎了，由此可知心情会悲伤，难过。故正确答案为A。
小题5:B名词辨析。 A.乐趣；B.惊愕；C. 舒适；D. 快乐。根据上文可知作者因为别人对自己的嘲笑而梦想破灭，所以当看到自己的诗被发表后，应该感到难以置信，故B选项正确。
小题6:C动词辨析。A. 借入；B. 借出；C. 付款；D. 花费。从上文sent me two dollars可知此处是指付稿费的作者，所以C选项正确。
小题7:D动词辨析。A. 哭；B. 同意；C. 发誓；D. 笑。从上下文可知当作者告诉他们的时候，他们都不相信，连老师都说是瞎猫逮住了个死耗子，由此推断同学们听到他的话，是哄堂大笑，所以D正确。
小题8:B 名词辨析。A. 失败；B. 成功 ；C.冷淡；D. 挤压。上文讲作者的小诗发表了，所以作者应该是尝到了成功的喜悦，故B选项正确。
小题9:A 形容词辨析。A. 好的；B. 混合的；C. 作比较的。D.满的。前句讲我做到了别人做不到的，所以哪怕是偶然的运气，作者也是高兴的。正确答案是A。
小题10:D名词辨析。 A. 书籍；B.诗人；C. 小说；D. 诗歌。从空后面的letters, jokes and recipes.等可知此处应该是指发表的作品，而且后面说把他们粘在剪贴簿里，所以不会是书或者小说，故答案选D。
小题11:C 动词辨析。A. 退出；B.离开； C. 毕业；D. 中止。从故事的发展和下文的with a C minus average,可以推测作者是毕业了，所以C选项正确。
小题12:B副词辨析。 A. 曾经；B. 从不；C. 几乎不；D. 甚至。根据下文They were dream killers和作者遭到的嘲笑可知作者再也不告诉别人自己的梦想了。A选项正确。
小题13:A连词辨析。A.如果；B. 除非；C. 直到… 才；D.在… 之前。根据上下文可以推测得知此处是作者提出的一种假设，假设要在朋友和梦想之间做出取舍，所以A选项正确。
小题14:D名词辨析。A. 教师 ；B.家庭；C.朋友；D. 梦想。从作者的经历和做法可以判断作者会选择梦想。所以选D。
小题15:C动词辨析。A.花费（时间，金钱） ；B.花费；（某人）钱 ；C（ 做某事）；花费（某人）时间D. 浪费。从词的用法可知spend的主语得是人，而cost主语虽然可以是事物，但是花费的得是钱，所以C选项正确。
小题16:B名词辨析。A.书信；B. 信封； C. 作者； D. 封皮。从常识可知寄信要用信封，所以B正确。
小题17:A名词辨析。A.协议； B.版本；C. 贸易； D. 专利权。根据后句and a request to start working on another book.可知编辑社要求他继续写书，所以应该寄来的是一份协议，故A选项正确。
小题18:C 形容词辨析。A.最近的；B. 值得纪念的 C.大多数的D. 几个。前两句讲了最好的年收入，最低的年收入，由此可知此处应该是大多数时候的收入， C选项正确。
小题19:B介词辨析。A.跟，和 ；B.在…上；C. 由，D. 在…里。句中it指的是收入的钱，而固定短语 live on “靠。。。生活”，所以判断B选项正确。
小题20:D动词辨析。A. 应得；B. 介绍；C. 找到；D. 参加。下文讲别人问他的学位、资格证等，由此判断此处是问上什么大学。Attend college “上大学”。 |
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Betty Friedan, born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She finished her studies in psychology in 1942. After college she attended the University of California at Berkeley to continue her studies. Later, she moved to New York City and worked as a reporter and editor for labor union newspapers.
In 1947, Betty married Carl Friedan. They had a child, the first of three. When Betty Friedan became pregnant for the second time, she was dismissed from her job at the newspaper. After that she worked as an independent reporter for magazines. But her editors often rejected her attempts to write about subjects outside the traditional interests of w omen.
In 1966, Betty Friedan helped found NOW, the National Organization for Women. She served as its first president. She led campaigns to end unfair treatment of women seeking jobs. She wanted women to take part in social and political change. Betty Friedan led a huge demonstration(游行) in New York City for women’s rights. Demonstrations were also held in other cities.
In 1981, Betty Friedan wrote a book called “The Second Stage” about the condition of the women’s movement. Friedan wrote that the time for huge demonstrations and other such events had passed. She urged the movement to try to increase its influence on American political life. Some younger members of the movement criticized her as too conservative.
Betty Friedan died on February 4, 2006. She was considered the mother of modern women’s liberation movement. Betty Friedan once told a television reporter how she wanted to be remembered: “She helps make women feel better about being women.”
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, Betty lost her job because .| A．she was pregnant | B．she got married | | C．her editors didn’t like her | D．she was too independent |
小题2:Betty led a huge demonstration to .| A．fight against the government | | B．fight for women’s rights | | C．take part in political life | | D．get support from the government |
小题3:The book“The Second Stage” .| A．was popular among young women readers | | B．thought highly of those huge demonstrations | | C．was about the condition of the women’s movement then | | D．decreased the movement’s influence on American political life |
小题4:Fr om the last paragraph, we know that .| A．Betty help ed women live better | | B．Betty wanted to be remembered forever | | C．Betty thought it better to be a woman | | D．the television reporter knew Betty well |
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Michael froze as he heard the voice on the radio saying that a man had been murdered by a bullet that had come from the sky. Thinking that the shot they had fired possibly was the shot that killed Mr. Ward, he immediately drove off. For the next two months, Michael and Joe hid the secret that the bullet had actually shot Mr. Ward.
During this time, Jenna Ward started to realize life without her father. While Jenna mourned the death of her father, a strange boy started to appear at the front steps of the church. After many nights of watching this boy, she finally recognized that it was Michael who was sitting on the steps every night.
After months of finding out where the shot came, the police arrived at Michael’s house. His dad mentioned the gun that Michael had received from his grandpa at his birthday party. Michael told the police that Joe had borrowed the gun. Upon this, Joe said that the gun had been stolen out of his car along with his CD player. After the police were gone, Michael met Joe and told Joe the gun was under the wood pile in his backyard.
One day , Michael came home to find the police searching his backyard with metal detectors .When the Sergeant(警官)went into the woods behind the house , he came out with a bullet that Joe and he had shot off on his birthday .The bullet matched the one that they had recovered from Mr Ward , but without the gun , the police could not place Michael as the killer.
With the pressure increasing .Michael finally broke down and realized he had to give up .On a Saturday morning , he went to Jenna’s house to confess(忏悔) to her and her mother and then turned himself in .
小题1:It can be inferred from the story that Michael and Joe _____.| A．shot and killed Mr. Ward by accident | | B．shot and killed Mr. Ward deliberately | | C．fired a bullet that killed Ward from the sky | | D．were experienced professional murders |
小题2:Why did Michael sit on the steps of the church every night?| A．He was monitoring Jenna’s whereabouts (行踪). | | B．He was probably feeling upset and guilty. | | C．He wanted to make sure that Ward was dead. | | D．He wanted to show sympathy for the Wards. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “turned himself in” in the last paragraph means _____.| A．returned home | B．went into the room | | C．fled into the woods | D．delivered himself to the police |
小题4:From the passage we can learn that _____.| A．Michael lent the gun to Joe at his birthday party | | B．the gun together with a CD player was stolen from Joe’s car | | C．Michael hid the gun under the wood pile in his backyard | | D．the Sergeant discovered the bullet in the wood pile |
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Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldn"t have thought Eric would be a thief. His sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that"s a accusation to make against your best friend!”
Rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Eric to .At the end of that day, Rachel"s mother had asked him to do her a favor，so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric had said, "Go ahead. I"ll clean up here," at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were .
Sarah said, “Why don"t you just ask him?”
“Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of .“How could I have misjudged my friend"s ?"
The next day Rachel went over to Eric"s house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn"t be . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed （产生）as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, Eric had obviously stolen from him. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric ,“I can"t stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing his own burst forth from his friend! Only, instead of sounding , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can"t wait1” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the . Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was in its own in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt rush over his neck and ears. He said, “Thank you this means...a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Eric had cut him before he said something he would . Eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend !
| 小题1: | | A．repeated | B．false | C．baseless | D．serious |
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| 小题2: | | A．clean | B．store | C．choose | D．see |
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| 小题3: | | A．working | B．gesturing | C．playing | D．glaring |
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| 小题4: | | A．seek | B．select | C．check | D．collect |
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| 小题5: | | A．destroyed | B．messed | C．missing | D．decreasing |
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| 小题6: | | A．replace | B．steal | C．pick | D．remove |
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| 小题7: | | A．deciding | B．knowing | C．asking | D．minding |
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| 小题8: | | A．stupidity | B．abandon | C．failure | D．betrayal |
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| 小题9: | | A．decision | B．character | C．appearance | D．method |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．confident | C．generous | D．silent |
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| 小题12: | | A．expressed | B．condemned | C．yelled | D．argued |
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| 小题13: | | A．purpose | B．choices | C．desire | D．thoughts |
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| 小题14: | | A．shocked | B．curious | C．guilty | D．cruel |
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| 小题16: | | A．spot | B．form | C．condition | D．style |
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| 小题18: | | A．absently | B．unwillingly | C．weakly | D．fearfully |
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| 小题20: | | A．suspect | B．explode | C．tolerate | D．regret |
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At the age of three, I wasdiscovered to be totally deaf. Having consulted many specialists, my parents made a(n) that would forever alter my future. sending me to a special education school for the deaf, they chose an ordinary one for me. All of my schoolmates and teachers there would have hearing.
I experienced great throughout my primary school because, in addition to the problems of with the other students, I also with most of my school work. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could .
for me, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
One morning, she asked the class a question. I her lips and immediately raised my hand. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and even my classmates. Although a little afraid when I heard my named called, I felt unusually because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and answered Mrs. Jordan"s question.
Her response all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically her right foot on the floor and turned her right hand around in a full circle it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, "THAT"S RIGHT, STEPHEN!"
For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with . Smiling widely, I sat a little taller in my chair. My confidence like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a(n) in this world. No matter how many I might come across in life, I knew I could overcome them.
The very three-word phrase entirely my young life. From that day on, my grades and speech improved greatly, my among my classmates increased, and my viewpoint on life did a complete turnabout.
| 小题1: | | A．decision | B．effort | C．commitment | D．attempt |
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| 小题2: | | A．Apart from | B．Rather than | C．Regardless of | D．Instead of |
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| 小题3: | | A．strong | B．normal | C．weak | D．sharp |
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| 小题4: | | A．excitement | B．sympathy | C．anxiety | D．authority |
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| 小题5: | | A．making up | B．getting away | C．coming up | D．fitting in |
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| 小题6: | | A．struggled | B．handled | C．impressed | D．absorbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．leave behind | B．turn out | C．take off | D．keep up |
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| 小题8: | | A．Gradually | B．Eventually | C．Luckily | D．Subsequently |
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| 小题9: | | A．found | B．read | C．observed | D．appreciated |
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| 小题10: | | A．confident | B．embarrassed | C．frightened | D．jealous |
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| 小题11: | | A．carelessly | B．nervously | C．casually | D．naturally |
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| 小题12: | | A．fooled | B．delighted | C．surprised | D．upset |
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| 小题13: | | A．hit | B．stepped | C．placed | D．settled |
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| 小题14: | | A．unless | B．since | C．after | D．until |
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| 小题15: | | A．regret | B．pride | C．envy | D．courage |
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| 小题16: | | A．increased | B．declined | C．escaped | D．built |
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| 小题17: | | A．fortune | B．impression | C．living | D．difference |
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| 小题18: | | A．feelings | B．obstacles | C．competitions | D．opportunities |
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| 小题19: | | A．devoted | B．surrounded | C．occupied | D．transformed |
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| 小题20: | | A．hardship | B．character | C．popularity | D．health |
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When my mom came home from the hospital with twins, I was excited at the very beginning. I couldn’t __ to play with them and be the best big sister ever.
Everyone was coming over to our house to hold the babies and _ _ presents to the babies and talk how ____ the babies were. Then they’d pull out their cameras, and just ____ I was about to say “cheese”, they’d run over to my perfect little brothers and take _____ of them. At that time I was thinking, “Why can’t I be little again so I can be the one getting all the _____?”
When my aunt Camille got _____, my mom spent forever finding the perfect clothes for them. On the day of the _____, my twin brothers had the cutest and prettiest clothes. And then there was me, just sitting and watching in my _____ dress.
After the ceremony, all I ____ was how sweet and lovely the twins were.
I ____that they were wonderful, but I couldn’t help feeling ____. There was a big ____ after the wedding. Aunt Camille and her nice new ____ had the first dance, and then everyone started _____like crazy including me. I ____ my uncomfortable dress shoes, and I danced and danced and dances! It ____ one of the most fun times I’ve had in my whole life.
The very __ __ part was when my aunt and I took my twin brothers by the hands and ____ them some dance moves. Teaching them was such a cool thing. I ____then what a huge waste of time feeling jealous is when you can kick off your shoes and enjoy life!
| 小题2: | | A．make | B．create | C．give | D．show |
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| 小题3: | | A．lovable | B．intelligent | C．active | D．strong |
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| 小题4: | | A．since | B．after | C．before | D．as |
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| 小题5: | | A．care | B．photos | C．advantage | D．measures |
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| 小题6: | | A．support | B．attention | C．impressions | D．chances |
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| 小题7: | | A．married | B．praised | C．moved | D．traveled |
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| 小题8: | | A．performance | B．celebration | C．wedding | D．meeting |
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| 小题9: | | A．ugly | B．attractive | C．new | D．regular |
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| 小题10: | | A．thought | B．heard | C．remembered | D．remind |
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| 小题11: | | A．agreed | B．ignored | C．forgot | D．expected |
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| 小题12: | | A．satisfied | B．foolish | C．unimportant | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．cake | B．party | C．surprise | D．gift |
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| 小题14: | | A．friend | B．husband | C．baby | D．partner |
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| 小题15: | | A．singing | B．drinking | C．dancing | D．talking |
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| 小题16: | | A．took off | B．took over | C．took up | D．took in |
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| 小题17: | | A．encourage | B．became | C．wasted | D．appeared |
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| 小题18: | | A．nervous | B．curious | C．best | D．quietest |
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| 小题19: | | A．taught | B．passed | C．lent | D．told |
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| 小题20: | | A．imagined | B．wondered | C．considered | D．realized |
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