It was Valentine"s Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romantic type. All I wanted was a rose. A single rose to __36__ up my Valentine"s Day.
Valentine"s Day at school was over，and I had no rose to __37__ in my locker like I had hoped. I came home a little __38__. I sat in my room dreaming about next year"s romantic Valentine"s Day __39__ the doorbell rang. There at the front door was a deliveryman __40__ one single rose to my house. Surely this rose wasn"t for me. I didn"t have such __41__. I closed the front door with a single rose in my hand and gave it to my mother. “__42__ the card！” she insisted when I told her it must be for her. I unsealed the envelope as my hands were __43__. I slowly lifted the card and read what it said：
To Amanda
From someone who cares
I must have read it twenty times in a matter of seconds, __44__ my eyes weren"t playing tricks on me. But they weren"t. The rose was for me. I must have been __45__ for about five minutes, until I started __46__ the obvious people and __47__ them of sending me a rose and playing a joke on my __48__ romantic heart. No one knew who sent it to me. My friends, family and relatives were as __49__ to hear I got a rose from a __50__ someone as much as I was. I was on cloud nine(兴奋) for weeks.
I __51__ did figure out who was it who sent me that rose. __52__ I did figure something else out. It didn"t __53__ if it was a guy who secretly __54__ me who sent me that rose. What mattered was that it was from someone who __55__ about me and wanted to brighten up my day.
| 小题1: | | A．brighten | B．fill | C．take | D．decorate |
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| 小题2: | | A．hide | B．hang | C．plant | D．stick |
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| 小题3: | | A．mad | B．hungry | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题4: | | A．before | B．until | C．when | D．once |
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| 小题5: | | A．posting | B．carrying | C．holding | D．delivering |
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| 小题6: | | A．chance | B．luck | C．value | D．confidence |
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| 小题7: | | A．Open | B．Read | C．Check | D．Break |
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| 小题8: | | A．closing | B．moving | C．shaking | D．spreading |
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| 小题9: | | A．praying | B．expecting | C．doubting | D．believing |
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| 小题10: | | A．sorry | B．curious | C．happy | D．nervous |
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| 小题11: | | A．realizing | B．calling | C．visiting | D．questioning |
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| 小题12: | | A．informing | B．reminding | C．accusing | D．telling |
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| 小题13: | | A．specially | B．actually | C．obviously | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．amused | D．disappointed |
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| 小题15: | | A．considerate | B．distant | C．secret | D．generous |
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| 小题16: | | A．anyhow | B．still | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题18: | | A．happen | B．matter | C．appear | D．mean |
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| 小题19: | | A．loved | B．helped | C．pitied | D．cheated |
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| 小题20: | | A．asked | B．worried | C．cared | D．talked |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
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试题分析：文章大意：作者想要一朵玫瑰来使自己在情人节心情愉快。收到花后先是高兴，然后情绪冷静下来以后就想弄清楚送花的人是谁。结果没能弄清是谁送的，但是作者认为只要有人默默地关心就行。
小题1:考查动词搭配：A. brighten up点亮，B. fill up填满，C. take up从事，D. decorate up装饰，后文有提示，作者想要一朵玫瑰来使自己在情人节心情愉快。brighten up 意为“照亮；使高兴”。本题中C 项干扰性最大，take up 意思是“占据”显然不正确。选A
小题2:考查动词：A. hide 躲藏，B. hang悬挂，C. plant种植，D. stick刺，卡，根据语境判断，作为一个情窦初开的女大学生，作者想要一朵玫瑰挂在自己的衣物柜上，以显示自己的自豪感。本题中A、C 两项干扰性较大，hide“躲藏，藏起来”，不合乎大学生的心态；plant“种植”，不合常理。选B
小题3:考查形容词：A. mad发疯的，生气的，B. hungry饥饿的，C. angry生气的，D. sad难过的，作者没有收到期望中的玫瑰，因此回家的时候伤心是难免的。选D
小题4:考查连词：A. before在…前面，B. until直到，C. when当…时候，这时，D. once一旦，此处是固定句型。表示正在干某事时，这时突然发生了什么事情，用when 引导并列句，说明后面的动作出乎意料之外。选C
小题5:考查动词：A. posting邮寄，B. carrying运送，C. holding持有，D. delivering送，发表，根据语境判断，邮递员是来为作者送花。表示“送货；发信”等，我们习惯用动词 deliver。本题中B 项干扰性较大，carry 也有“运送”之意，但一般是指车、船运载，或人用工具运送，用在此处不合适。选D
小题6:考查名词：A. chance机会，B. luck运气，C. value价值，D. confidence自信，从后文可知，作者没有想到玫瑰是送给自己的，作者并没有抱任何希望，因此此处说自己没有这么好的运气。选B
小题7:考查动词：A. Open 打开，B. Read阅读，C. Check检查，D. Break打破，根据常识可知，送花时往往附有贺卡，因此打开卡片了解具体情况。本题中B 项干扰性最大，由下文．..and read what it said 可知，此时还没到读的时候。选A
小题8:考查动词：A. closing关闭，B. moving 移动，C. shaking摇晃，颤抖D. spreading蔓延，传播，由前文可以看出作者对花的渴望，因此在拆开信封时非常激动，手在“颤抖”。选C
小题9:考查动词：A. praying 祈祷，B. expecting期待。C. doubting怀疑，D. believing相信，作者还是不敢相信花是送给自己的，因此祈祷眼睛没有欺骗自己。本题中B、C 两项干扰性较大，expect“期望”，doubt“怀疑”均不符合作者此时的举动。选A
小题10:考查形容词：A. sorry对不起，B. curious 好奇的，C. happy快乐的，D. nervous紧张的，前后文联系起来理解，作者先是高兴，然后情绪冷静下来以后就想弄清楚送花的人是谁。本题中B 项干扰性最大，curious“好奇的”，根据上下文可知作者高兴过后才好奇是谁送的花。选C
小题11:考查动词：A. realizing意识到，B. calling 打电话，C. visiting拜访，D. questioning询问，由下文作者问了好多人可知，作者开始给熟人“打电话”来了解情况。本题中D 项干扰性最大，question 作动词时，意思是“提问，质疑”，显然不合作者想了解实情的语气。选B
小题12:考查动词：A. informing通知，B. reminding提醒，C. accusing 指责，D. telling告诉，从后文可知，作者以为是熟人在开自己的玩笑，因此责备他们不应该开这样的玩笑。accuse 意为“指责，控告”。本题中A、B 两项干扰性较大，inform sb. of sth.“告知某人某事”； remind sb. of sth.“提醒某人某事”，虽然符合搭配，但意义不符合语境。选C
小题13:考查副词： A. specially特别的，B. actually实际的，C. obviously显然的，D. hopelessly无望的从前文可知作者因为没有收到花，而非常失望，因此作者说自己的浪漫之心已经不抱希望了。hopelessly“不抱希望地”，符合作者心情；其他选项显然不符合逻辑。选D
小题14:考查形容词：A. surprised惊讶的，B. excited兴奋的，C. amused好笑的，D. disappointed失望的，通过了解情况，作者发现熟人都没有送花给作者，他们也感到奇怪，不知道谁送给作者的花。选A
小题15:考查形容词：A. considerate考虑周到的，B. distant遥远的，C. secret秘密的，D. generous慷慨的，从下文可知，作者一直没有搞清楚到底是谁送的花，因此此处强调送花者非常神秘。本题中A、D 两项干扰性较大，considerate“体贴的，考虑周到的”，generous“慷慨的，大方的”，不符合送花人送花却不留姓名的神秘。选C
小题16:考查副词：A. anyhow不管怎样，B. still 仍然，C. already已经，D. never从不，从下文可知，作者一直没有搞清楚到底是谁送的花。本题中A、C 项干扰性较大， anyhow“无论如何”，already“已经”，显然不符合上下文。选D
小题17:考查连词：A. For因为，B. So所以C. Then然后D. But但是，结合前后语境可知，此句与前句是转折关系，but 引出作者本文议论的重点。for， so 表示前后是因果关系；then 表示前后是承接关系，不合语境。选D
小题18:考查动词：A. happen发生，B. matter事情，C. appear似乎D. mean意味着，本句的意思是：是否有人暗恋自己，这并不重要，因此用it doesn"t matter if 这一句型。选B
小题19:考查动词：A. loved喜爱，B. helped帮助，C. pitied同情，D. cheated欺骗，情人节收到别人送的花因此作者猜测或许有人暗恋自己。选A
小题20:考查动词搭配：作者强调：只要有人默默地关心（care about）你就行。本题中A、D 项干扰性较大， asked about询问worry 也跟about 搭配，指“担心”；talk about“谈论，讨论”，但显然不合句意及作者想要表达的感想。选C |
核心考点
试题【It was Valentine"s Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romanti】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
When I began planning to move to Auckland to study .my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences, Ignoring these 36 ,I got there in July 2010,37 I arrived ,I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience, Determined to do this 39 , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found 40 response.
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 41 there were any job opportunities，The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 42 .As I was about to 43. a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 44 .Nearly ten minutes later, he 45 ,He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 46 . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to 47 a job.
I was a little surprised. but had a 48 feeling about him. Along the way ,I realized that I had 49 resumes(简历).Seeing this, the man 50 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 51 copies. He also gave me some 52 on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very 53 . The following day, I received a 54 from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always 55 to you when you need it .And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
| 小题1: | | A．doubts | B．concerns | C．instructions | D．reasons |
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| 小题2: | | A．Even if | B．Every time | C．Now that | D．Soon after |
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| 小题4: | | A．on my own | B．on my way | C．by any chance | D．by the day |
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| 小题5: | | A．any | B．much | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．wherever | C．whether | D．whenever |
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| 小题7: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．language | D．manner |
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| 小题8: | | A．answer | B．work | C．leave | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．for ever | B．at any time | C．as usual | D．for a while |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．hesitated | C．passed | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．silent | B．busy | C．positive | D．comfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick out | B．search for | C．take on | D．give up |
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| 小题13: | | A．dull | B．good | C．guilty | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．made use of | B．taken care of | C．run out of | D．become tired of |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．knocked | C．glanced | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．right | B．more | C．former | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．pressures | B．agreements | C．impression | D．suggestions |
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| 小题18: | | A．lonely | B．funny | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．call | B．tip | C．present | D．report |
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| 小题20: | | A．turns off | B．goes over | C．gives back | D．looks up |
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Bertie knew there was something in the wind．His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”
“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his father’s hunting rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.
“Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.
小题1:Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she ______. | A．had been seriously ill recently | | B．had decided to send Bertie to school | | C．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie | | D．knew Bertie would hate to go to England |
小题2:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______. | A．kill the lion out of anger | B．show his anger towards his father | | C．protect himself from the lion | D．threaten the lion back to the wild |
小题3:The passage intends to show that ______. | A．animal-hunting is popular in Africa | | B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children | | C．people and animals can be faithful to each other | | D．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses |
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She has had a successful career. She earned four Golden Globes and four Emmys. She also attained the top honor of her profession when she won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in the 1992 movie, As Good As It Gets. Given those accolades, Ms Hunt is successful. There is no doubt that her early experiences as a child star prepared her for what has been an outstanding adult career. Given those achievements, why would this star declare she’ll never allow her daughter, now at the age of six, to follow in her footsteps?
Everyone familiar with the entertainment scene is aware of the reasons for her attitude. Recent tabloid (小报) news headlines featuring the troubles of former child stars, among them Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and the late Gary Coleman, may answer the question. Although Ms Hunt managed to become a successful grown-up star, she apparently believes she’s an exception.
What Ms Hunt may be suggesting is that many very young stars go through unnatural childhoods on movie and TV sets. While they’re earning big incomes, they’re so pampered (纵容) by directors and praised by fans; they may get false impressions that their lives will always be that way. Then, within a few years, when faced with reality, they’re hurt and confused. After all the overwhelming affection, they find they can’t deal with the problems. That’s often when drugs and alcohol take over their lives.
Helen Hunt has some other reasons why she doesn’t want her daughter to be in the entertainment business. Many child stars can never make a successful transition to meaningful adulthood. However, as with many Hollywood movies, I believe there are both good and bad scenes about how it can be played out in real life.
小题1:According to the passage, Ms Hunt _________.| A．started acting and modeling when she was a little girl | | B．has been acting for about 30 years | | C．is the daughter of a famous actor | | D．started singing when she was eight |
小题2:The underlined word “accolades” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_________”.| A．difficulties | B．awards | C．salaries | D．opinions |
小题3:The author thinks Helen Hunt’s success is mainly due to _________.| A．her hard work | B．the help of a technicaldirector | | C．her experiences as a child star | D．her talent and good luck |
小题4:Helen Hunt wouldn’t allow her daughter to become a child star because she thinks _________.| A．child stars often take drugs and alcohol | | B．being a child star may ruin her future | | C．child stars aren’t able to solve their problems | | D．it is difficult to succeed as a child actor |
小题5:From the passage we can conclude that _________.| A．few child stars will succeed in the future | | B．there is no way to save the entertainment business | | C．the author has a different opinion about child stars | | D．meaningful adulthood only belongs to non-child stars |
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Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.
The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments to Mr Tamang in her will.
Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉献). So my hard work has been rewarded."
Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles"s death.
Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.
He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer"s legacy(遗产). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford"s photographs and edit a book of his works.
Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"
Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That"s when you need it the most to get care," he says.
小题1:Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________. | A．a reward | B．a punishment | C．business | D．a gift |
小题2:What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family? | A．Show Mr Ford"s works in the exhibition. | | B．Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill. | | C．Work on kinds of photography projects | | D．Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford |
小题3:Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______. | A．buy the small house | | B．pay the government the tax of the apartments | | C．edit a book of Charles Ford"s photographs | | D．move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible |
小题4:What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family? | A．To find a good butler. | | B．To spend money thoughtfully. | | C．To save money for children. | | D．To get good care when people get old. |
小题5:What can we know from the passage?| A．Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang. | | B．Charles Ford couldn"t see or speak before his death. | | C．Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother. | | D．Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future. |
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On Friday morning, I was waiting in the corridor with my class for the physics exam. Glancing back from the front of the queue, I found my best friend Terry, who was treating me like I didn’t exist during the past two weeks, 36 all my calls and messages.
With all the students seated in the exam room, Mr. Reed, our physics teacher, talked to the class and announced the exam. I hated physics and felt it hard to 37 my paper. I was just looking up when a 38 caught my eye. I could hardly believe it! Terry had her phone on her left knee and she was reading from it. Is that how Terry always got good 39 ? I almost put my hand up to tell the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? However, it wasn’t 40 ! So I nodded to Mr. Reed. He walked 41 down the row of tables. Terry was busy with her phone so that she didn’t even find Mr. Reed had 42 her. She looked up from her phone with a frightened expression. Before she had a chance to explain, Mr. Reed took her 43 and told her to leave the room. Terry started crying as she walked to the door, looking back over her shoulder at me, sad and ashamed.
After the exam, I received a text message from Terry, saying “I’m really 44 that I’ve been avoiding you lately but it’s been the hardest two weeks of my life. My dad has a heart attack and he’s been in hospital. He has a(n) 45 today and I am really worried. I know it is stupid, but I was trying to send a text message to my mum to see how it was going. Then Mr. Reed caught me and thought I was 46 . I wish I’d told you what’s been happening. I know I shouldn’t 47 who my friends are. Will you forgive me?” At these words, from my deep heart sprang up a burst of guilt along with the belief: Friendship is an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure.
| 小题1: | | A．ignoring | B．receiving | C．answering | D．preserving |
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| 小题2: | | A．hand out | B．give up | C．throw away | D．concentrate on |
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| 小题3: | | A．mistake | B．movement | C．mark | D．sentence |
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| 小题4: | | A．spirits | B．preparations | C．grades | D．questions |
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| 小题5: | | A．serious | B．difficult | C．fair | D．helpful |
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| 小题6: | | A．silently | B．nervously | C．happily | D．bravely |
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| 小题7: | | A．left | B．reached | C．passed | D．followed |
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| 小题8: | | A．advice | B．guidebook | C．place | D．paper |
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| 小题9: | | A．sorry | B．angry | C．glad | D．lucky |
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| 小题10: | | A．competition | B．interview | C．speech | D．operation |
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| 小题11: | | A．learning | B．cheating | C．relaxing | D．calling |
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| 小题12: | | A．mind | B．forgive | C．forget | D．persuade |
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