I"ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 36 is an occupational disease．But one year, my 37 gave me the cure for my homesickness．
It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin（企鹅）that 38 about five inches tall．Attached to its left wing 39 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! "．I 40 the penguin at once on my table．
On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase．That night when I 41__ home, my daughter Jeanine was 42 because the penguin had disappeared．"Honey, he"s here with me, " I explained, "I brought him 43 ."
44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase．And we __45 along the way．In Albuquerque, I checked into a 46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting．When I returned, the maid had 47 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow．
One night, I discovered the penguin 48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I" d 49 it in my previous hotel room, 50 it had been rescued by a maid．I __51 a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk．In the hotel lobby（大厅）, other tired business travelers were __52 at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of 53 ．
Jeanine is in college now, and I don"t travel 54 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion．All those years on 55 , it was the one thing I never left home without．
| 小题1: | | A．cold | B．hunger | C．loneliness | D．fever |
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| 小题2: | | A．wife | B．daughter | C．friend | D．mother |
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| 小题3: | | A．stood | B．lay | C．jumped | D．climbed |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrote | B．turned | C．was | D．had |
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| 小题5: | | A．threw | B．lost | C．ordered | D．placed |
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| 小题6: | | A．drove | B．called | C．wrote | D．went |
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| 小题7: | | A．upset | B．happy | C．glad | D．excited |
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| 小题9: | | A．From now on | B．In the future | C．In future | D．From then on |
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| 小题10: | | A．had friends | B．had friend | C．made friends | D．made friend |
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| 小题11: | | A．school | B．hotel | C．shop | D．supermarket |
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| 小题12: | | A．given | B．turned | C．made | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．sleeping | B．going | C．living | D．missing |
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| 小题14: | | A．forgot | B．left | C．ordered | D．sent |
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| 小题15: | | A．there | B．when | C．where | D．how |
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| 小题16: | | A．ran | B．walked | C．hurried | D．drove |
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| 小题17: | | A．surprised | B．frightened | C．looked | D．laughed |
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| 小题18: | | A．anger | B．admiration | C．sadness | D．illness |
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| 小题19: | | A．as many | B．as seldom | C．so few | D．as much |
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| 小题20: | | A．the hotel | B．the meeting | C．the trip | D．the house |
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小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
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试题分析：本文为情感故事。作者是一个经常在外旅行的推销员。女儿送给他的玩具企鹅消除了他在旅途中寂寞，成了他生活中不可缺少的一个朋友。
小题1:由前面提到的作者是一个旅行推销员可知，作者知道孤独是一种职业病。选C。
小题2:从下文可知，是女儿送给了作者一只企鹅。
小题3:stand一词在句中表示矗立的状态，其后接表选B。示高度的名词短语，与语境相符。选A。
小题4:本句为倒装句结构，正常语序为a little sign with the hand-painted decoration “I Love My Dad! ” was attached to its left wing。选C。
小题5:作者马上将这个小企鹅放到自己的桌子上。 place 放置，与句意相符。选D。
小题6:考查动词辨析：A．drove开车B．called打电话C．wrote写D．went去，作者是出差的，应该 打电话回家。选A。
小题7:由下句女儿发现企鹅没有了，她此时的情绪肯定是“不高兴”，用upset符合语境。选A。
小题8:与上文提到作者跟女儿的解释“he’s here with me”相照应，作者随身带着那只玩具企鹅， bring along“带来，随身带着某人或某物”。选C。
小题9:考查词组：A．From now on从那时起 B．In the future未来 C．In future不久的将来 D．From then on 从那时起，句意：从那时起，那只玩具企鹅就一直和作者在一起，就和他的公文包一样必不可少。选D。
小题10:考查词组：与前句相照应，作者已经在他的旅途中和这只玩具企鹅成了朋友。选C。
小题11:考查名词：A．school 学校B．hotel 旅店C．shop商店D．supermarket 超市，由下文的“the maid had ____ the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow”可知，这里提的是作者登记入住旅店，选hotel与上下文语境相符。选B。
小题12:考查词组： make the bed为短语搭配，意为“铺床”。选C。
小题13:考查动词：A．sleeping睡觉 B．going 去C．living生活D．missing不见，从下文可知，作者发现自己的玩具企鹅不见了， missing 丢失的，不见的，与句意相符。选D。
小题14:考查动词：A．forgot 忘记B．left 离开C．ordered 预定D．sent送。作者将它忘在了自己先前住过的旅馆里。 leave 意为“将某物忘在某处”。选B
小题15:此处考查定语从句。where在句中用来引导非限制性定语从句，同时在定语从句中作状语。选C。
小题16:考查动词：A．ran 跑B．walked 走C．hurried 匆忙D．drove开车，从后面的a hundred miles可知，作者只能是驱车去取自己忘在旅店的小企鹅。选D。
小题17:考查形容词：A．surprised惊讶的B．frightened使害怕 C．looked 看D．laughed笑在旅店的大厅里，那些疲惫的出差旅行的人对于作者的那个企鹅的失而复得而感到意外。选A。
小题18:考查名词：A．anger 生气B．envy 嫉妒，羡慕C．sadness悲伤 D．illness 生病envy意为“”。 a touch of 有一点。选B。
小题19:考查句意理解：本句意为“我也不像原来那样进行那么多的旅行了”。本句实际上是一个省略句，完整的句子应为I don’t travel as much as before. ，as much as在句中用于表示程度。选D。
小题20:考查名词：A．the hotel旅店 B．the meeting 会议C．the road 公路D．the house 房子，与前面的traveling companion相照应，这里要用“on the road”在路上。选C。
点评：文章结构严谨，层次分明，主旨清晰，立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，要注意故事发展的细节，注意上下文串联和语法分析，因为在本文中语法分析题考查较多。 |
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试题【I"ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 36 is】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 46 on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a 47 , she didn’t give up. In the 48 months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 49 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 50 she wanted to go back to 51 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in 52 and could realize her dream, 53 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — 54 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she 55 ask her dad about her performance. “You 56 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get 57 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic 58 by giving a public recital (舞蹈表演) in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 59 everyone to tears and this 60 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 61 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was 62 moving an event that a film producer 63 to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she had 64 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” 65 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
| 小题1: | | A．left alone | B．cut off | C．kept out | D．put out |
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| 小题2: | | A．top | B．height | C．point | D．stop |
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| 小题3: | | A．unforgettable | B．painful | C．busy | D．free |
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| 小题4: | | A．flower | B．leg | C．gift | D．box |
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| 小题5: | | A．strangely | B．gradually | C．heavily | D．strongly |
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| 小题6: | | A．home | B．school | C．dancing | D．walking |
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| 小题7: | | A．the doctor | B．the stage | C．herself | D．her dad |
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| 小题8: | | A．however | B．even | C．since | D．therefore |
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| 小题9: | | A．starting | B．remembering | C．wanting | D．learning |
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| 小题10: | | A．could | B．would | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题11: | | A．yet | B．ever | C．also | D．still |
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| 小题12: | | A．in return | B．in turn | C．in surprise | D．in anger |
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| 小题13: | | A．change | B．movement | C．comeback | D．promise |
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| 小题14: | | A．made | B．moved | C．let | D．forced |
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| 小题15: | | A．story | B．performance | C．decision | D．accident |
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| 小题16: | | A．usual | B．new | C．normal | D．interesting |
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| 小题18: | | A．allowed | B．pretended | C．refused | D．decided |
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| 小题19: | | A．tried | B．managed | C．thought | D．imagined |
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| 小题20: | | A．Nothing | B．Anything | C．Something | D．Everything |
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Napoleon stayed in a small inn (小旅馆). The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.
“You have served me well,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”
“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”
“What is it?” Napoleon asked.
“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.
At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.
“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”
小题1:While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon ______.| A．ordered his men to fight back | B．was frightened to death | | C．feared nothing at all | D．regretted (后悔) having hidden there |
小题2:Why did Napoleon order his men to tie the couple?| A．Because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him. | | B．Because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger. | | C．Because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him. | | D．Because he wanted to make them know that he felt the same as they in face of danger. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Five people are mentioned (提到) in this passage. | | B．In fact, Napoleon didn’t hide when the Russians were looking for him. | | C．Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service. | | D．The couple had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said “stop”. |
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Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 1 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty 2 outside and I had no plans to 3 being in the bright sun．She 4 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 5 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 6 , I decided to help her．
7 she asked me, “What if we 8 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 9 her and the other kids to go outside the house and 10 creative ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 11 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 12 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 13 to do something for others．
All that seemed 14 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to 15 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 16 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 17 to help clean cars．Passers-by were 18 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they 19 ．A pretty heartwarming scene !
I felt blessed by being surrounded by such wonderful and loving 20 ．
| 小题1: | | A．drying | B．repairing | C．washing | D．decorating |
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| 小题2: | | A．quiet | B．hot | C．different | D．dirty |
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| 小题3: | | A．suggest | B．avoid | C．continue | D．practice |
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| 小题4: | | A．also | B．therefore | C．already | D．hardly |
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| 小题5: | | A．choose | B．enjoy | C．buy | D．serve |
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| 小题6: | | A．worried | B．popular | C．puzzled | D．difficult |
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| 小题7: | | A．Finally | B．Simply | C．Then | D．Luckily |
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| 小题8: | | A．show | B．leave | C．make | D．order |
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| 小题9: | | A．challenged | B．expected | C．invited | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．come up with | B．put up with | | C．get involved with | D．get on with |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．picture | C．idea | D．car |
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| 小题12: | | A．purpose | B．trouble | C．secret | D．theme |
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| 小题13: | | A．need | B．duty | C．imagination | D．sense |
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| 小题14: | | A．important | B．disappointing | C．hopeful | D．natural |
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| 小题15: | | A．matter | B．mean | C．belong | D．refer |
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| 小题16: | | A．relax | B．try | C．help | D．smile |
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| 小题17: | | A．food | B．cloths | C．money | D．fruit |
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| 小题18: | | A．interested | B．amazed | C．bored | D．frightened |
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| 小题19: | | A．refused | B．reviewed | C．accepted | D．understood |
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| 小题20: | | A．flesh | B．bodies | C．adults | D．souls |
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Mo Yan, the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, said he is not sure about whether he is happy after winning the prize.
In an interview with China Central Television broadcast on Sunday night, Mo said “I don"t know,” when a reporter asked if he was happy.“Happiness means a healthy body and a total absence of mental burdens, but now I’m under high pressure and bothered by worries. Can I say that I"m happy?” he said. “But if I say I"m not happy, people will consider that I"m striking a pose. How could you be unhappy after winning the Nobel Prize?”
Mo, born into a farmer’s family in East China’s Shandong province, As a 12-year-old during the Cultural Revolution he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the People’s Liberation Army and during this time began to study literature and write. His first short story was published in a literary journal in 1981.
“In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth. This is apparent in his novel Hong gaoliang jiazu (1987, in English Red Sorghum 1993),” said the academy in a statement of Mo’s biography. Red Sorghum was successfully filmed in 1987, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
Mo won the Nobel Prize for Literature, which is worth $1.2 million, on Oct 11 for his “hallucinatory realism” which merges “folk tales, history and the contemporary”. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French and Japanese and many other languages.
He is the first Chinese citizen to win the prize.The award sparked strong interest about contemporary Chinese literature among the public, and his books have been flying off the shelves in many bookstores across the country.
小题1:The followings are TRUE except_____________.| A．He has won about 8 million yuan. | | B．His works are all about farmers. | | C．He has a big influence on Chinese contemporary literature. | | D．Reporters have interviewed him about his winning. |
小题2:From the passage we can know__________.| A．He won the prize because of his story Red Sorghum. | | B．He wanted to become a writer when he was very young. | | C．Mo Yan’s works have been translated into Russian. | | D．Mo Yan was born in a farmer family. |
小题3:What is Paragraph Three mainly about ?| A．His different work. | B．His early life. | | C．He switched over to literature. | D．His family and hometown. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．Mo Yan is very happy to win the Nobel Prize. | | B．More and more readers are buying Mo’s books to read in China. | | C．Winning the Nobel Prize is not easy. | | D．Mo Yan won the prize with the help of Zhang Yimou. |
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A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the 1 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 2 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock, 3 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much 4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by 5 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the 6 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and 7 the little wall. 8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some 9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only 10 was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he 11 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window 12 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large 13 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but 14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy 15 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father 16 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be 17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have 18 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the 19 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for 20 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.
| 小题1: | | A．method | B．step | C．practice | D．process |
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| 小题2: | | A．created | B．set | C．discovered | D．brought |
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| 小题3: | | A．trying | B．managing | C．deciding | D．competing |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．struggle | C．movement | D．worry |
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| 小题5: | | A．touching | B．shaking | C．using | D．controlling |
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| 小题6: | | A．bottom | B．center | C．edge | D．front |
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| 小题7: | | A．over | B．down | C．through | D．into |
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| 小题8: | | A．Doubted | B．Surprised | C．Pleased | D．Determined |
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| 小题9: | | A．attempt | B．progress | C．effort | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．hope | B．reward | C．point | D．purpose |
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| 小题11: | | A．made out | B．broke out | C．burst into | D．rushed into |
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| 小题13: | | A．rock | B．picture | C．figure | D．shade |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprisingly | B．doubtfully | C．kindly | D．firmly |
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| 小题15: | | A．shouted | B．smiled | C．called | D．asked |
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| 小题16: | | A．reached | B．looked | C．fell | D．put |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushed | B．dropped | C．carried | D．removed |
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| 小题18: | | A．who | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题19: | | A．minds | B．spirits | C．force | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．help | B．tips | C．advice | D．ideas |
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