The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____36 ___; her clothes were torn; she gave off a strong _____37____ of alcohol (酒精) and cigarettes; most of her teeth were ______38__. The image of a miserable person(可怜人) _____39____ before me.
She stopped and asked me for_____40_____. I gave her some change and invited her to lunch. She ______41____, so we went across the street to an outdoor cafe. The waitress was _____42____ by the presence of this woman and didn"t want to serve us, but _____43____ herself. The old woman had the lunch so _____44____ that the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to leave, I was feeling pretty _____45____ about myself and then she asked for a _____46____. It was then that I had to face all the _____47____ bias (偏见) I had for this woman. I gave her a passing type of hug (应付差事的拥抱), ______48___ I immediately felt shame. She ______49___ me for lunch and began to leave.
I stood there for a moment and _____50____ I had failed to give this woman the one thing that ____51_____ nothing —love. I caught up with her and asked if I could give her a _____52____ hug and she agreed. I got past the strong smell and gave her the best hug I"ve ever given to _____53___ .Now I saw a big smile on her face and it lit my path as we ____54____.
The lesson I learned was that if you"re going to _____55___, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
| 小题1: | | A．brave | B．shy | C．attractive | D．dirty |
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| 小题2: | | A．sense | B．skill | C．smell | D．message |
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| 小题3: | | A．staying | B．missing | C．growing | D．shaking |
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| 小题4: | | A．appeared | B．fell | C．changed | D．existed |
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| 小题5: | | A．advice | B．gifts | C．greetings | D．money |
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| 小题6: | | A．doubted | B．agreed | C．escaped | D．refused |
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| 小题7: | | A．moved | B．questioned | C．shocked | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．allowed | B．forced | C．warned | D．admired |
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| 小题9: | | A．quickly | B．hardly | C．freely | D．easily |
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| 小题10: | | A．funny | B．cold | C．strange | D．good |
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| 小题11: | | A．cigarette | B．hug | C．coffee | D．smile |
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| 小题12: | | A．serious | B．mentioned | C．false | D．hidden |
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| 小题13: | | A．but | B．so | C．though | D．because |
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| 小题14: | | A．praised | B．paid | C．thanked | D．returned |
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| 小题15: | | A．realized | B．dreamt | C．forgot | D．wondered |
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| 小题16: | | A．cost | B．lost | C．deserved | D．earned |
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| 小题17: | | A．friendly | B．real | C．special | D．popular |
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| 小题18: | | A．myself | B．her | C．anyone | D．nobody |
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| 小题19: | | A．separated | B．met | C．rested | D．stood |
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| 小题20: | | A．take | B．experience | C．charge | D．give |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
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试题分析：本文叙述了一位老女人在店里摇来晃去!她衣衫褴褛!她喝掉一瓶的烈酒!她还抽烟，身上有很浓的味道，大部分的牙都掉了，这时作者感到这个人很可怜，于是给了她一些零钱请她吃了午饭。这个女人最后想要作者拥抱一下，作者敷衍了事的拥抱了她，可是等到这个人离开时，作者意识到应该给她一个真正的拥抱，于是就上前给了她一个真正的拥抱。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。brave勇敢的； shy害羞的； attractive吸引人的； dirty脏的。根据her clothes were torn她的衣服破旧，可知应选D。
小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。sense感觉； skill技能； smell味道；message信息。女人衣服破旧，身上有酒味和烟味，故选C。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。staying停留； missing掉了； growing长着； shaking摇动。根据The old woman was wandering in the shop.可知这位女士年龄大了，大部分牙都掉了，故选B。
小题4:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 appear出现； fall跌倒； change改变；exist存在。一个可怜人的形象出现在“我”的眼前，故选A。
小题5:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 advice建议； gifts礼物； greetings问候； money钱。“我”给她了一些钱，故选D。
小题6:考查动词及上下文的呼应。doubt怀疑； agree同意； escape逃离； refuse拒绝。“我”邀请她去街上外边的一个咖啡馆，她同意了，故选B。
小题7:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 moved感动的； questioned怀疑的； shocked震惊的； frightened害怕的。服务员不愿上来服务，可知被这个女人的外表震惊了，故选C。
小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。allow允许； force强迫； warn警告； admire赞美。女服务员不愿来服务，但是客人来了也必须得招待，所以服务员有点强迫自己，故选B。
小题9:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 quickly快地； hardly几乎不； freely自由地； easily容易地。那个女人饿坏了，很快把东西吃完了，故选A。
小题10:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 funny滑稽的； cold冷的； strange奇快的； good好的。作者帮助了别人，心里感觉很好，故选D。
小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。 cigarette香烟； hug 拥抱； coffee咖啡； smile微笑。那个女人要求抱她作者就敷衍了事地抱了抱她，故选B。
小题12:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 serious严重的； mentioned提及的；false错误的； hidden隐藏的。作者对这位女人有偏见，但是没有说出来，所以选隐藏的，故选D。
小题13:考查连词及上下文的呼应。 but可是； so因此； though尽管； because因为。作者在抱了那个女人后，但是感到心里羞愧，故选A。
小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 praise表扬； pay付钱； thank感谢；return归还。她感谢了作者，故选C。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 realize意识到； dream梦想； forget 忘记；wonder纳闷。等到那个女人走了之后，作者才意识到他没有给她真正想要的东西，故选A。
小题16:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 cost花费； lose失去； deserve值得；earn获得。作者意识到她想要的是不用花钱的一种爱，故选A。
小题17:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 friendly友好的； real真的； special特别的； popular受欢迎的。作者想真正抱一下那个女人，而不是敷衍了事，故选B。
小题18:考查代词及上下文的呼应。 myself我自己； her她； anyone任何人； nobody没人。作者克服那个女人身上的味给了她其他任何能够得到的真正的拥抱，故选C。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 separate分离； meet遇见； rest休息； stand站。当我们分手时， “我”看见她脸上的微笑，故选A。
小题20:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 take索取，拿走； experience体验； charge 充电；give给。如果你想索取你首先应该先付出，故选D。
点评：要看清上下文，找准定位词。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。通顺逻辑，寻求搭配。注意固定的搭配，包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等，同时要根据内容选择正确的短语。扎实基础，搞清辨异。看清执行者，确定所选词。寻求上下逻辑，从容确定关系。了解生活常识，确定相关知识。 |
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试题【The old woman was wandering in the shop. She was ____36 ___; her clothes were to】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons.
Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence.
But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.
| 小题1: | | A．so | B．but | C．however | D．therefore |
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| 小题2: | | A．unloaded | B．loaded | C．moved | D．bought |
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| 小题3: | | A．the same | B．various | C．same | D．young |
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| 小题4: | | A．delightedly | B．angrily | C．sadly | D．friendly |
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| 小题5: | | A．forced | B．broken | C．kicked | D．pushed |
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小题6:A. place B. order C. room D, building
| 小题7: | | A．interview | B．introduction | C．arrangement | D．management |
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| 小题8: | | A．strangers | B．enemies | C．friends | D．relatives |
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| 小题9: | | A．pretending | B．looking | C．dressing | D．making |
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| 小题10: | | A．put | B．take | C．throw | D．point |
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| 小题12: | | A．wasted | B．saved | C．devoted | D．spared |
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| 小题13: | | A．fast | B．soft | C．sharp | D．slow |
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| 小题15: | | A．always | B．often | C．even | D．then |
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| 小题16: | | A．though | B．unless | C．so long as | D．even if |
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| 小题17: | | A．cheers | B．fun | C．discussion | D．company |
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| 小题19: | | A．drop | B．jump | C．slip | D．break |
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When John Weston awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going into hospital. He hadn’t worked out quite what was wrong with her. He knew, though that she hadn’t been well for some time now, and it had become almost familiar to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand pressing against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for advice, had sent her to an expert who knew all about these things. He had told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her, she would have to come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.
During the weeks since then the pains had come even more frequently, and the narrowed eyes became an almost permanent part of her expression. Always rather sharp, she began losing her temper over little things so that John’s father kept his thoughts to himself more and more. John, as ready as possible to make allowances, tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.
So his mother would go into hospital for a few days. He was going to stay with his Aunt Daisy till she came back, and his father would stay on at home by himself. John’s cousin, Mona, was to come in and make the bed and wash the pots and dust round now and again. That was the arrangement, and John didn’t care much for it. Apart from missing his mother(and he was glad she was going away because they would make her better), he wasn’t very fond of his Aunt Daisy because she was even more bad-tempered than his mother.
小题1:Mrs Weston went to see her doctor_________.| A．as soon as she realized that something was wrong | | B．only after her husband advised her to | | C．a long time after the trouble began | | D．when John asked what was wrong with her |
小题2:what did Mrs Weston’s own doctor decide to do?| A．he decided to send her to hospital | | B．he decided to get an expert to examine her | | C．He decided to treat her himself | | D．He advised her to wait for a few weeks. |
小题3:how did John react to his mother’s bad temper?| A．he tried to imagine himself in her place. | | B．He tried not to notice it. | | C．He pretended that he had toothache. | | D．He behaved himself as well as possible. |
小题4:John regarded ______as most bad-tempered.| A．his father | B．his mother | C．his cousin Mona | D．his aunt Daisy |
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A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”
As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”
Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.
Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.
The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”
There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.
Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!
| 小题1: | | A．quick | B．sure | C．true | D．worried |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．curious | C．happy | D．nervous |
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| 小题3: | | A．to serve | B．to take | C．to finish | D．to produce |
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| 小题4: | | A．broke out | B．lit up | C．came across | D．gave off |
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| 小题5: | | A．bird | B．boat | C．plane | D．person |
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| 小题6: | | A．lifted | B．squeezed | C．knocked | D．dropped |
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| 小题7: | | A．make | B．get | C．carry | D．finish |
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| 小题8: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题9: | | A．funny | B．easy | C．moving | D．calm |
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| 小题11: | | A．book | B．world | C．story | D．body |
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| 小题12: | | A．death | B．cry | C．smile | D．madness |
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| 小题13: | | A．came | B．arrived | C．got | D．reached |
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| 小题14: | | A．wound | B．warn | C．trouble | D．kill |
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| 小题15: | | A．reduce | B．throw | C．make | D．destroy |
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One day, Mary asked her mother, “Mum, what do people mean by saying they have a skeleton(骨架）in the closet(衣橱)?” Her mother paused thoughtfully and said, “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick my family?” Mary’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now.” Mary cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was quiet. Mary’s parents were quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Mary’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Mary’s mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Mary put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Mary. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Mary looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re crazy,” she thought.
小题1:According to Mary’s mother, “a skeleton in a closet” means _______.| A．a family honor | B．a family wealth | | C．a family story | D．a family secret |
小题2:What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?| A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners. | | B．They were the earliest people living in Australia. | | C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia. | | D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days. |
小题3:Mary’s mother fell down into a faint because she was_________.| A．knocked | B．terrified | C．injured | D．surprised |
小题4:Why did Mary bring a skeleton home?| A．She was curious about it. | B．She planned to keep it for fun. | | C．She needed it for her school task. | D．She intended to scare her parents. |
小题5:Mary’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because________.| A．They were mentally ill. | | B．They were over happy. | | C．They understood what had really happened. | | D．They both thought they had won the quarrel. |
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I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left a(n) 37 bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were 38 : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were 39 by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s 40 . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always 41 dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had 42 a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were 43 .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.
Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more 44 life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. 45 , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the 46 of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making 47 , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
| 小题1: | | A．behavior | B．habit | C．activity | D．experience |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardly | B．extremely | C．potentially | D．Gently |
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| 小题3: | | A．sweet | B．bitter | C．boring | D．terrible |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．associated | C．accompanied | D．replaced |
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| 小题5: | | A．sympathy | B．reminder | C．orders | D．requests |
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| 小题6: | | A．separated | B．interrupted | C．harmed | D．Adjusted |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned into | B．turned up | C．turned down | D．turned on |
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| 小题8: | | A．homeless | B．lucky | C．educated | D．wealthy |
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| 小题9: | | A．interesting | B．comfortable | C．simple | D．typical |
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| 小题10: | | A．Instead | B．Otherwise | C．Meanwhile | D．Therefore |
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| 小题11: | | A．value | B．cost | C．price | D．theme |
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| 小题12: | | A．emotions | B．expectations | C．fortunes | D．achievements |
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