In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困)， and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man, seeing the 41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to 46 for some time. Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 50 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
| 小题1: | | A．loss | B．expectations | C．success | D．problems |
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| 小题2: | | A．standing | B．travelling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题3: | | A．faraway | B．poor | C．different | D．ancient |
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| 小题4: | | A．unless | B．because | C．so | D．if |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．anything | C．nothing | D．those |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．worrying | C．dangerous | D．puzzling |
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| 小题7: | | A．the villagers | B．his servants | C．the others | D．the rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．might | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．gained | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题11: | | A．remain | B．last | C．supply | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned back | B．set out | C．showed off | D．speeded up |
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| 小题13: | | A．village | B．land | C．field | D．road |
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| 小题14: | | A．whether | B．how | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．good | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题16: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题17: | | A．still | B．already | C．always | D．indeed |
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| 小题18: | | A．except for | B．instead of | C．apart from | D．along with |
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| 小题19: | | A．loading | B．treasuring | C．carrying | D．earning |
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| 小题20: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：本文一篇寓言故事，大意是说明三位富人面对贫穷时所采取的不同的行动。第一个人给他们珠宝，第二个人给他们食物和饮料，第三个人给他们最有用的农具和种子。
小题1:考查名词和句意理解：loss：损失；expectation：预测，料想；success：成功；problem：问题。本句意思是：只有富人们才能毫无问题地解决生活问题。选D。
小题2:考查动词：A. standing站， B. travelling旅行，C. gathering聚集，D. running跑，根据本剧中的on a road 可以推断出此处是三个富人和仆人在路上旅行，选B。
小题3:考查形容词和上下文串联：faraway：遥远的； poor：贫穷的；different：困难的；ancient：古代的，古老的。根据前后文中的poverty 可以推断出此处选B。
小题4:考查连词：A. unless除非，B. because因为，C. so因此，D. if如果，句意：第一个人不能忍受看见贫困，所以他把财宝分给村民，此处所填词用作并列连词，表结果，根据句意可知其意思是：因此，所以，选C。
小题5:考查代词：A. them他们，B. anything任何事，C. nothing没有什么，D. those那些，此处所填代词指代前文中的jewels，是复数，故用them。选A。
小题6:考查形容词：curious：好奇的；worrying：令人担忧的；dangerous：危险的；puzzling：令人迷惑的。所填词修饰situation，根据前面的村子的贫困情况可知在此处意思是：令人担忧的，选B。
小题7:考查名词：A. the villagers 村民，B. his servants仆人，C. the others其他人，D. the rest其余人，所填部分做give 的间接宾语，是人，由上下文意思可知此处表“村民”之意，选A。
小题8:考查情态动词：A. could能够，B. might可能，C. should应该，D. must必须，此处所填表示能力，意思是：能，会，句意：因为他能看出钱对他们没有用。选A。
小题9:考查名词：interest：兴趣；利润；使对……感兴趣；concern：关心，在乎；use：使用，利用；attraction：吸引力。所填词构成of 结构，be of no use没有用，选C。
小题10:考查动词辨析：A. returned回来，归还， B. gained获得，C. offered提供，D received收到，此处所填词表动作，意思是：收到。接到，选D。
小题11:考查动词：remain：剩下，仍就是；last：持续；supply：供给；供应；share：分享。由some time 可知是：他确保每个人都有自己的那份可以维持一段时间。选B。
小题12:考查词组：turn back：转回，返回；set out：着手，开始；show off：炫耀；speed up：加速。根据went straight和 without stopping可知第三个人看见贫困的情况，加快速度。所以选D。
小题13:考查上下文串联：A. village 村子，B. land土地，C. field田地，D. road公路，由前文可知此处所填词意思是：村庄，第三个人没有停下径直穿过了村子，选A。
小题14:考查连接词：A. whether是否， B. how怎样，C. where哪里，D. when什么时候，所填词引导宾语从句，且表示感叹，感叹的中心词是动词lack，故用how。句意：两个人评价第三个人是多么缺乏同情心啊，选B。
小题15:考查形容词：A. good好的，B. certain一定的，C. true确实的，D. strange奇怪的，本句表达的是前两个富人的思想，即他们自己对自己的行为感到自豪，他们自己做的是很好的。故选A。
小题16:考查动词：A. welcomed欢迎，B. met遇见，C. accepted接受，D. persuaded说服，本句意思是：他们遇见了第三位富人。选B。
小题17:考查副词：still：仍然，还；already：已经；always：经常；indeed：的确。根据本句的时态可以推断出所填词意思是：仍然，他还是走的很快，选A。
小题18:考查介词短语：except for：除……之外；instead of：代替；而不是；apart from：除了，除过；along with：和。由句意：马车没有装金子和珠宝，可知选B。
小题19:考查动词：load：装载；treasure：珍惜；carry：运，搬运；earn：挣，赚。根据后文的full of 可以推断出是马车上装载的珠宝，财产都不见了，选A。
小题20:考查名词：food：食物；jewel：珠宝；money：金钱；seed：种子。此处所填词与farming tools 并列，且与bags of 修饰，可知马车上现在装的是农具和种子，故选D。 |
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Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in coming to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.
Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．owner | B．winner | C．jumper | D．member |
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| 小题2: | | A．wish | B．idea | C．effect | D．ability |
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| 小题3: | | A．new | B．bad | C．rich | D．strange |
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| 小题4: | | A．fall | B．task | C．shake | D．attack |
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| 小题5: | | A．pride | B．skill | C．luck | D．confidence |
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| 小题6: | | A．ignored | B．reformed | C．destroyed | D．overlooked |
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| 小题7: | | A．aim | B．need | C．surprise | D．success |
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| 小题8: | | A．poor | B．old | C．brave | D．strong |
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| 小题9: | | A．serious | B．similar | C．special | D．formal |
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| 小题10: | | A．animals | B．parents | C．friends | D．fields |
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| 小题11: | | A．thanks | B．interest | C．opinions | D．sympathy |
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| 小题12: | | A．endlessly | B．roughly | C．unwillingly | D．actively |
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| 小题14: | | A．as | B．so | C．although | D．because |
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| 小题15: | | A．angry | B．sad | C．eager | D．anxious |
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| 小题16: | | A．brief | B．response | C．return | D．addition |
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| 小题17: | | A．met | B．rose | C．fought | D．recovered |
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| 小题18: | | A．act | B．think | C．speak | D．smile |
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| 小题20: | | A．heart | B．spirit | C．agreement | D．dependence |
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I knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come ahunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn"t get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper.
When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can"t stay so, and you soon get it over.
And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island. I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show.
Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn"t far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a goodsized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped(疾驰) along, and all of a sudden I bounded(跳) right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking.
My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn"t hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on, and so on. If I saw a stump(树桩), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too.
There was no time to be fooling around. When getting to the camp, I got all my traps into my canoe again to have them out of sight. I put out the fire and threw the ashes around to look like an old last year"s camp, and then climbed a tree.
I suppose I was up for two hours; but I didn’t see or hear anything—I only thought I heard and saw as much as a thousand things. Well, I couldn’t stay up there forever, so at last I got down, but I kept in the thick woods and on the lookout all the time. All I could get to eat was berries and what was left over from breakfast.
小题1:The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.| A．kill the time | B．take the time | | C．employ the time | D．waste the time |
小题2:Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?| A．To show off his gun. | | B．To hunt some animals for food. | | C．To protect himself. | | D．To play with it for fun. |
小题3:How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?| A．Surprised. | B．Excited. | C．Frightened. | D．Puzzled. |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The boy brought with himself a tent | | B．The boy felt a bit lonely on the island. | | C．The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time. | | D．The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened. |
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“I don’t think I can do this any more.” “Yes, you can. You only have five more radiation treatments to go. ” I held my wife Becky close.
Ever since the breast cancer diagnosis (诊断), she had tried hard to be strong for the kids and for me. When her diagnosis came, my first thought was there was no way I could lose my wife. The doctors assured us the cancer was discovered early so we were feeling positive.
Becky had received an operation and was recovering from it. After six weeks of radiation therapy(治疗), she was facing her final five treatments. She was weak and tired, in low spirits. Seeing her suffering, I felt so helpless and powerless.
As soon as I was outside, long-held frustration and anger erupted in me like a volcano. I took a hammer and suddenly was swinging as hard as I could, beating heavily on the front porch(门廊). While doing so, I imagined I was beating my wife’s cancer. With all my strength, I destroyed the porch.
During the treatment, my wife had been very brave. She said she had it easy, but I don’t think it was easy for her.
Seeing the porch gone, Becky shook her head at the window. I came into the room, not knowing how she would react to what I had done.
“Becky, are you mad at me?” She looked at me in surprise. “For what?” I pointed at the gate. “For tearing down the porch.” She laughed. “Look how sunny this room is now. I love that it’s bright in here.”
“You comforted me in my darker hour, Vince. You’ve found a way to deal with your own frustration. By destroying the porch, you let the sunshine in.”
As I looked around the brightened room, I realized the light that filled the space was the light of hope that shone so bright after the darkness. We never did re-build the porch.
小题1:When the diagnosis came out, _______.| A．the author had little hope that his wife would survive | | B．the author was determined to save his wife’s life | | C．the author’s wife refused to receive radiation treatments | | D．the author felt lucky that his wife’s disease was not serious |
小题2:The author went outside to destroy the porch because _______.| A．he wanted to release his frustration | | B．he was disappointed with his wife | | C．he intended to let sunshine in | | D．his wife didn’t like it at all |
小题3:How did the author’s wife feel about him seeing the porch gone?| A．Sympathetic | B．Angry | | C．Understanding | D．Happy |
小题4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?| A．Tragedy cannot separate loving couple | | B．A day without sunshine is like night | | C．True love is based on understanding | | D．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart |
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.
Then something 37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.
Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?
All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 !
Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !”
Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．private | B．lonely | C．colorful | D．normal |
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| 小题2: | | A．strange | B．wrong | C．unexpected | D．unfair |
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| 小题3: | | A．removed | B．reduced | C．examined | D．lifted |
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| 小题4: | | A．terrible | B．painful | C．simple | D．special |
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| 小题5: | | A．stand | B．consider | C．perform | D．afford |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxiety | B．confusion | C．embarrassment | D．dissatisfaction |
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| 小题7: | | A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题8: | | A．reasons | B．choices | C．symptoms | D．expectations |
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| 小题9: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．so that | D．in case |
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| 小题10: | | A．encouraging | B．annoying | C．astonishing | D．convincing |
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| 小题11: | | A．challenging | B．disturbing | C．amazing | D．scaring |
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| 小题12: | | A．saving | B．handling | C．donating | D．selling |
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| 小题13: | | A．colleague | B．relative | C．boss | D．surgeon |
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| 小题14: | | A．adapt | B．survive | C．continue | D．wander |
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| 小题15: | | A．Luckily | B．Slightly | C．Constantly | D．Occasionally |
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| 小题16: | | A．analysis | B．dignity | C．hesitation | D．remark |
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| 小题17: | | A．favor | B．hug | C．promise | D．reply |
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| 小题18: | | A．best | B．longest | C．strangest | D．toughest |
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| 小题19: | | A．supportive | B．sensitive | C．aggressive | D．attentive |
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| 小题20: | | A．tolerance | B．sympathy | C．pressure | D．effort |
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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left 1 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s 5 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 6 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d 8 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I 11 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so 15 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote,“we happy few, we band of brothers”.
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．parties | B．cities | C．villages | D．races |
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| 小题4: | | A．together | B．around | C．alone | D．apart |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop | B．throw | C．move | D．roll |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．made | C．sought | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B．meant | C．preserved | D．treated |
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| 小题8: | | A．explore | B．search | C．discover | D．desert |
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| 小题9: | | A．get through | B．deal with | C．come across | D．take away |
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| 小题10: | | A．arrival | B．choice | C．effort | D．company |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．gained | C．developed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stated | B．ordered | C．decided | D．chose |
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| 小题13: | | A．attempts | B．instructions | C．opinions | D．arrangements |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiously | B．carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiarly | B．strangely | C．fully | D．coldly |
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| 小题16: | | A．departures | B．months | C．years | D．decades |
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| 小题17: | | A．possible | B．funny | C．hard | D．clear |
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| 小题18: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．us | D．ourselves |
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| 小题19: | | A．from | B．by | C．with | D．against |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．otherwise | C．then | D．instead |
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