I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, 小题1: I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a 小题2:. Through her work, she observed that 小题3: people spent a lot more time 小题4: than they did watch television. She 小题5: that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 小题6: written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 小题7: . Years later we realized her marks were only a 小题8: My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be 小题9:.
When I entered high school I was an A-student, 小题10: not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn"t 小题11: . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I 小题12: about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and 小题13: bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very 小题14: with that arrangement but 小题15: I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 小题16: over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also 小题17: that immediate satisfaction wasn"t going to get me anywhere. Success 小题18: intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
小题19: , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a 小题20: .
| 小题22: | | A．woman servant | B．teacher | C．scientist | D．nurse |
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| 小题23: | | A．healthy | B．successful | C．powerful | D．clever |
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| 小题24: | | A．searching | B．reading | C．working | D．training |
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| 小题25: | | A．ordered | B．insisted | C．suggested | D．announced |
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| 小题26: | | A．hand in | B．turn over | C．pick up | D．cut down |
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| 小题27: | | A．titles | B．magazines | C．books | D．parts |
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| 小题28: | | A．game | B．trick | C．pleasure | D．task |
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| 小题29: | | A．anybody | B．nobody | C．somebody | D．everybody |
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| 小题32: | | A．thought | B．chatted | C．complained | D．worried |
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| 小题33: | | A．repairing | B．cleaning | C．rubbing | D．watching |
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| 小题34: | | A．encouraged | B．puzzled | C．moved | D．pleased |
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| 小题35: | | A．now that | B．if | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题36: | | A．wall | B．house | C．window | D．roof |
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| 小题37: | | A．realized | B．imagined | C．believed | D．noticed |
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| 小题38: | | A．suited | B．required | C．made | D．matched |
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| 小题39: | | A．even | B．forever | C．before | D．again |
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| 小题40: | | A．professor | B．expert | C．doctor | D．boss |
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小题2:A
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小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
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小题10:C
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小题12:C
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试题分析：这是一篇记叙文。作者出生于一个贫穷的单亲家庭，母亲没有什么文化，但却很注重孩子们的教育。在母亲的帮助与教导下，作者克服了重重困难，实现了自己当医生的梦想。这一成功的事例说明，在教育子女上，父母才是最好的老师。
小题1:考查定语从句：修饰when I was just a kid,用when，选C
小题2:考查名词：A. woman servant女佣B. teacher老师C. scientist科学家D. nurse护士，从下文的My mother was a illiterate (文盲).可知选A
小题3:考查形容词：A. healthy健康的B. successful 成功的C. powerful有力的D. clever聪明的，据母亲观察，成功（successful）人士花在阅读上的时间要比在看电视上多得多。选B
小题4:考查动词：A. searching搜寻B. reading读书C. working工作D. training训练，解析同上题，选B
小题5:考查动词：A. ordered命令B. insisted 坚持C. suggested 建议D. announced宣布，妈妈宣布我和弟弟每周只能看三到四个预先挑选好的电视节目。选D
小题6:考查词组：A .hand in上交B. turn over翻转C. pick up 捡起D. cut down减少，母亲非常严厉。我们每人必须阅读从底特律公共图书馆借来的两本书，还要上交读书心得。选A
小题7:考查名词：A. titles标题B. magazines 杂志C. books书D. parts部分，妈妈会在重要的部分划线。选D
小题8:考查名词：A. game游戏B. trick诡计C. pleasure 快乐D. task任务，由My mother was illiterate.得知，此处是一个计谋。选B
小题9:考查不定代词：A. anybody 任何人B. nobody没有人C. somebody一些人D. everybody每个人，虽然我们没有钱，但在书里，我们可以到任何地方，见任何人，选A
小题10:考查连词：读中学时，我曾是个优等生（top），但（but）好景不长。选C
小题11:考查动词：A. know 知道B. care在乎C. face面对D. stop停止，成绩下降了，但我还不在乎。选B
小题12:考查动词：A. thought想B. chatted 聊天C. complained抱怨D. worried担心，作者抱怨没有漂亮的意大利针织衫，选C
小题13:考查动词：A. repairing 修理B. cleaning 打扫C. rubbing擦D. watching看，打扫浴室。选B
小题14:考查形容词：A. encouraged鼓励的B. puzzled 困惑的C. moved 感动的D. pleased高兴的，满意的，句意是作者对妈妈的安排很满意。选D
小题15:考查连词：A. now that既然B. if如果C. when 当…时候D. since自从，但当我把该花的钱都分配完毕，手里已分文不剩（nothing）。选C
小题16:考查名词：A. wall墙B. house房子C . window窗户D. roof屋顶，keep a roof over our heads我的母亲不愧是个理财能手，她能让我们有地方住、有各样的食物吃，更不用说买衣服了（clothes）。选D
小题17:考查动词：A. realized 意识到B. imagined想象C. believed 相信D. noticed注意，通过这件事，我还意识到，一时的满足并不会给我带来什么成就（get anywhere）。选A
小题18:考查动词：A. suited适合B. required 要求C. made制作D. matched匹配，而成功需要智力上的准备。选B
小题19:考查副词：A. even甚至B. forever永远C. before 之前D. again再一次，我再次回到A等生。选D
小题20:考查名词：A. professor教授B. expert 专家C. doctor医生 D. boss老板，从第一句话I dreamed of becoming a doctor.可知选 C
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夹）.
Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.
The rat turned to the pig and told him:“There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rat,” said the pig, “I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”
The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer"s rattrap alone.
That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer"s wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness, she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife"s sickness continued.
The farmer"s friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn"t get well. Finally, she died, and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.
小题1:From the passage we know that ______.| A．the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap | | B．the cow strongly believed in what the rat said | | C．no animals showed concern over the rat"s warning | | D．the snake was killed immediately after being caught |
小题2:The underlined word ‘‘dejected” is the closest in meaning to _______.| A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．irritated | D．excited |
小题3:We can learn from the article that _______.| A．the farmer had planned to kill the rat | | B．the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap | | C．the farmer"s wife got good treatment in hospital | | D．the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow |
小题4: What message does the story intend to pass?| A．We should mind our own business. | | B．Everything is related to something else. | | C．We"d better treat animals in a friendly way. | | D．The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish. |
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My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___23___.
My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
| 小题1: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题2: | | A．mind | B．brain | C．feelings | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．smoothly | B．strongly | C．frequently | D．easily |
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| 小题4: | | A．average | B．ordinary | C．normal | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．hear | B．write | C．read | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．level | B．length | C．speed | D．degree |
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| 小题8: | | A．problems | B．excuses | C．worries | D．duties |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffered | B．observed | C．removed | D．tolerated |
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| 小题10: | | A．study | B．find | C．change | D．keep |
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| 小题11: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．strike | D．challenge |
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| 小题12: | | A．interrupted | B．disturbed | C．terrified | D．troubled |
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| 小题13: | | A．teaching | B．giving | C．supporting | D．reminding |
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| 小题14: | | A．Without | B．Except | C．Besides | D．Beyond |
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| 小题15: | | A．information | B．advice | C．promise | D．expectation |
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| 小题16: | | A．before | B．though | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题17: | | A．set up | B．gave up | C．pushed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．famous | C．successful | D．powerful |
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| 小题19: | | A．training | B．grades | C．experiments | D．abilities |
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| 小题20: | | A．woman | B．doctor | C．sister | D．teacher |
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After the earthquake, the rescuers arrived at the disaster area as soon as possible. In a(n) 36 house, they found a woman. She was dead when the rescuers found her. Through the ruins, they could see her last 37 . Being on her knees, the upper part of her body was 38 , with her hands on the ground to 39 her body. It looked strange because she was bent out of 40 .
The leader came to the body, reached outhis hands under the woman, feeling and touching, and then he shouted loudly, “There is someone, a 41 , still living.”
Through some effort, rescuers 42 up the bricks covering her body. Under her body was her baby, who was 43 in a small red quiltwith yellow flowers. He was about 3 or 4 months old. Because he was well protected by the mother’s body, he was 44 safe. He was sleeping when the rescuers carried him out, and his lovely and peaceful face 45 everyone around him. The doctor, along with the rescue team, opened the 46 to check if the baby was all right, and he found there was a mobile phone in the quilt. The doctor looked at the screen. A written message was there, “My dear baby, if you live, don’t 47 how much I love you.” The mobile phone was passed on to the other people; every person who saw this message was close to tears.
| 小题1: | | A．destroyed | B．old | C．nice | D．new |
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| 小题2: | | A．debate | B．action | C．guide | D．quarrel |
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| 小题3: | | A．forward | B．western | C．up | D．straight |
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| 小题4: | | A．lower | B．rise | C．support | D．carry |
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| 小题5: | | A．sight | B．question | C．job | D．shape |
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| 小题6: | | A．teenager | B．citizen | C．baby | D．fellow |
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| 小题7: | | A．cleaned | B．added | C．looked | D．called |
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| 小题8: | | A．gathered | B．packed | C．locked | D．dressed |
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| 小题9: | | A．totally | B．differently | C．widely | D．narrowly |
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| 小题10: | | A．encouraged | B．delighted | C．warned | D．warmed |
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| 小题11: | | A．blanket | B．brick | C．overcoat | D．quilt |
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| 小题12: | | A．remember | B．know | C．forget | D．keep |
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I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron(熨烫). I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman had an electric wheelchair. She could move her head and arms but not her hands or fingers. She had this clamp（夹子）attached to her arm and I’d have to open it and put a cup or a pencil in it and then she could move it. She would tell me how to do things. She would instruct me in great detail on the correct way to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks and pillow cases. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed and tuck the corners. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to grab it and do it herself. But she never yelled or scolded. Only she insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt, the right way to do the collar and sleeves. Now that I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that the writer of the passage now is ________. | A．a housewife | B．a full-time worker | | C．a clothes maker | D．a college student |
小题2:The writer used to take care of the lady because ______. | A．she wanted to earn some money while sleeping and eating there | | B．she wanted to learn how to do housework | | C．she was a relative of the disabled woman | | D．she had to do something in return to the lady for her kindness |
小题3:When the lady taught the writer how to do housework, the little girl was ______. | A．careful to learn | B．eager to learn | | C．forced to learn | D．unwilling to learn |
小题4:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the lady now? | A．Sympathetic. | B．Fearful. | C．Thankful. | D．Hateful. |
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If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my 16 ways to do this is by developing my own 17 actions. These little acts of kindness are 18 to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be 19 and helpful.
We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of what we see is beauty and 20 .One of the exceptions to the beauty is the 21 that some people throw out of their windows as they are 22 on the rural roads. One of the few drawbacks to 23 the mountainous area is that public services, such as litter collection, are less 24 than those are closer to the city.
A helping action that I practice 25 with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area. We" ve become so 26 to doing this that my daughters will often say to me in exciting 27 , "There" s some litter, Daddy, stop the 28 !" And if we have time, we will often pull over and pick it up. It may seem 29 , but we actually enjoy it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically 30 . Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to 31 we live. He smiled at me and said, "I saw you doing it, and it seemed like a good 32 ."
Picking up litter is only one of an 33 supply of possible helping actions. You might like holding a door open for people, 34 lonely elderly people in nursing homes, or removing snow off someone else" s driveway. Perhaps you might 35 something that seems effortless yet helpful. It" s fun, personally rewarding, and setting a good example. Everyone wins.
| 小题1: | | A．favorite | B．familiar | C．difficult | D．different |
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| 小题2: | | A．taking | B．placing | C．passing | D．helping |
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| 小题3: | | A．customs | B．ceremonies | C．opportunities | D．occasions |
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| 小题4: | | A．cruel | B．kind | C．proud | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．science | B．weather | C．universe | D．nature |
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| 小题6: | | A．list | B．guidebook | C．litter | D．check |
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| 小题7: | | A．driving | B．directing | C．floating | D．flying |
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| 小题8: | | A．search for | B．live in | C．look at | D．march into |
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| 小题9: | | A．acceptable | B．available | C．horrible | D．honorable |
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| 小题10: | | A．regularly | B．completely | C．calmly | D．roughly |
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| 小题11: | | A．opposed | B．reduced | C．devoted | D．accustomed |
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| 小题12: | | A．lungs | B．voices | C．sounds | D．noises |
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| 小题13: | | A．horse | B．carriage | C．bike | D．car |
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| 小题14: | | A．strange | B．sensitive | C．imaginable | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．nowhere | B．anywhere | C．somewhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题16: | | A．why | B．when | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题17: | | A．idea | B．plan | C．excuse | D．feel |
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| 小题18: | | A．empty | B．endless | C．immediate | D．attractive |
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| 小题19: | | A．describing | B．developing | C．visiting | D．valuing |
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| 小题20: | | A．ask for | B．look into | C．carry out | D．think of |
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