I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always，that morning．
I would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didn"t 31 I"d been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading through syrup（糖浆）: 32 slow and hard． I thought I must be tired． I said to my assistant． The 33 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital． There, confirmation came that I"d had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication． I was now in a condition that means it"s difficult or 35 to receive and produce language． It was the only time I 36 ．
I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and 37 Work in a couple of months． The way to 38 my language ability was rough． I"d look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 39 round and round in the darkness, looking for words．
As the months passed it became 40 that I wasn"t going to be able to go back to my old job． For 25 years, I had 41 myself as a publisher． I was used to a busy day of meetings． I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 I"d had． I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self． There were times when I felt incredibly 43 ．
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 44 ． I couldn"t manage novels or newspapers, 45 I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming． My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly． I also learned the 46 to keep up． I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it．
47 , I rid of my old skin． I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48 it． Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever． If you"d asked me 15 years ago to 49 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I"m no longer a high-achieving publisher． I"m a 50 man．
| 小题1: | | A．wear off | B．make any sense | C．count up | D．pay off |
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| 小题2: | | A．temporarily | B．scarcely | C．incredibly | D．savagely |
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| 小题3: | | A．curious | B．reserved | C．rigid | D．concerned |
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| 小题4: | | A．calls for | B．deals with | C．suffers from | D．responds to |
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| 小题5: | | A．practical | B．absurd | C．impossible | D．innocent |
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| 小题6: | | A．prayed | B．cried | C．failed | D．withdrew |
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| 小题7: | | A．contribute to | B．agree to | C．return to | D．appeal to |
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| 小题8: | | A．obtaining | B．rebuilding | C．revealing | D．improving |
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| 小题9: | | A．slipped | B．doubted | C．wandered | D．reckoned |
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| 小题10: | | A．messy | B．flexible | C．straightforward | D．self-evident |
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| 小题11: | | A．informed | B．estimated | C．reflected | D．defined |
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| 小题12: | | A．extinction | B．reward | C．agenda | D．status |
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| 小题13: | | A．angry | B．acute | C．prejudiced | D．merciless |
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| 小题14: | | A．speaking | B．trying | C．writing | D．managing |
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| 小题16: | | A．favor | B．patience | C．coincidence | D．comfort |
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| 小题17: | | A．Gradually | B．Hopefully | C．Narrowly | D．Annually |
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| 小题18: | | A．keep up with | B．come to terms with | C．get around to | D．live up to |
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| 小题19: | | A．arrange | B．compare | C．rank | D．declare |
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| 小题20: | | A．genius | B．community | C．dignity | D．family |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：文章讲诉了一名出版总监患了失语症，但通过自己的努力逐渐恢复，并发现人生有比工作更重要的事情--家庭。
小题1:考查词组：A． wear off磨掉B． make any sense有意义C． count up加起来D． pay off还清，有回报，但那天的情况一点也不合乎常理。选B
小题2:考查副词：A． temporarily暂时的B． scarcely几乎不C． incredibly 难以置信的，D． savagely野蛮地，难以置信的缓慢和艰难。选C。
小题3:考查形容词：A． curious 好奇的B． reserved 保留的C． rigid僵硬的 D． concerned关心的，担心我的同事联系了我妻子，选D
小题4:考查词组：A． calls for需要，照顾B． deals with处理 C． suffers from 遭遇D． responds to回应，证实了我大脑中负责语言沟通的那一部分中风了。选B。
小题5:考查形容词：A． practical实用的，B． absurd荒唐的；可笑的C． impossible 不可能的，D． innocent天真的，无辜的，这种情况意味着我会难以或者几乎无法接收或说出任何语言，选C
小题6:考查动词：A． prayed祈祷B． cried 哭C． failed失败 D． withdrew撤回，这是我唯一一次哭的时候。选B。
小题7:考查词组：A． contribute to 有助于B． agree to同意C． return to回到D． appeal to吸引，我的目标是好起来，回去上班。选C。
小题8:考查动词：A． obtaining获得B． rebuilding重建C． revealing揭示D． improving改善，重建语言能力的过程很难。选B
小题9:考查动词：A． slipped滑倒B． doubted怀疑C． wandered 徘徊，走神D． reckoned测算，估计，我的思想会走神。选C
小题10:考查形容词：A． messy混乱B． flexible灵活的C． straightforward 直率的 D． self-evident不言而喻的，几个月过去了，很明显我不能回去上班了。选D
小题11:考查动词：A． informed 通知B． estimated估计C． reflected反映D． defined定义，我把自己定义为出版总监，选D
小题12:A． extinction熄灭B． reward回报C． agenda 日程安排D． status地位，身份，我喜欢同事和自己的身份。选D
小题13:考查形容词：A． angry 生气的B． acute敏捷的C． prejudiced 有偏见的， D． merciless毫不怜悯的，有很多次我感到非常生气。选A
小题14:考查动词：A． speaking说话B． trying 尝试C． writing写D． managing管理，我尽量地努力。选B
小题15:考查连词：A． since自从B． until直到C． SO因此D． as因为，当…,我不能看小说和报纸，因此我尝试看诗歌，选C
小题16:考查名词：A． favor恩惠B． patience 耐心C． coincidence巧合；一致D． comfort安慰，我学会了坚持的耐心。选B
小题17:考查副词：A． Gradually逐渐的B．Hopefully有希望的C． Narrowly勉强的，D． Annually一年一度的，逐渐的，我褪去以前的身份。选A
小题18:考查词组：A． keep up with 跟上B．come to terms with和…一致C．get around to 四处走动D． live up to符合，达到，我开始和它保持一致。选B
小题19:考查动词：A． arrange安排B． compare 比较C． rank 排名D． declare宣布，如果15年前让我排列一生中最重要的东西，选C
小题20:考查名词：A． genius天才B． community社区C． dignity尊严D． family家庭，现在我是家庭妇男。选D
点评：文章故事线条清晰通过对话展现故事情节，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力，也注重对词义的辨析和语法的正确使用。 |
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试题【I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of wo】；主要考察你对
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A policeman was questioning 3 blondes who were training to become detectives． To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for5 seconds and then hides it．
“This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The first blonde answers, "That"s easy, we"ll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well．．．uh．．．that"s because the picture shows his profile．"
Slightly confused by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He"d be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"
The policeman angrily responds, "What"s the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it"s a picture of his profile!! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer．"
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm…the suspect wears contact lenses．"
The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn"t know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not． "Well, that"s an interesting answer．．．wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I’ll get back to you on that．" He leaves the room and goes to his ．office, checks the suspect"s file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face． "Wow! I can"t believe it．．．it"s TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses． Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation?"
"That"s easy," the blonde replied． "He can"t wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear．"
小题1:Why did the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?| A．To inquire about their relationship with the suspect． | | B．To test their potential of being detectives． | | C．To train them as qualified police officers． | | D．To show the skills in recognizing a suspect． |
小题2:What"s the policeman"s attitude towards the first blonde"s answer?| A．Angry． | B．Puzzled． | C．Embarrassed． | D．Satisfied． |
小题3:What did the second blonde think of the task?| A．Demanding． | B．Easy． | C．Ridiculous． | D．Confusing． |
小题4:How did the third blonde know that the suspect wore contact lenses?| A．By coincidence． | | B．By random guess． | | C．By logical and reasonable analysis． | | D．By checking the file in the computer． |
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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all． It was, of course, a miserable childhood． The happy childhood is hardly worth your while． "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood． And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood．" That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela"s Ashes, released in nineteen ninety-six．
This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela"s Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported． He was 78．
Born in New York City, he was the eldest of seven children born to Irish immigrant parents． Angela"s Ashes was a memoir that captured an irresponsible, drunkard father with a gift for story-telling． When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm． His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family．
Already struggling when the Great Depression hit, the family moved back to Limerick, where they slipped ever deeper into poverty in the 1930s．
Three of McCourt"s siblings died of diseases worsened by hunger and the wretchedness of their surroundings． McCourt himself almost died of typhoid（伤寒的） fever as a child．
In Angela"s Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city． But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted．
Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of nineteen to return to New York City where he was born． He earned a degree in- English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years． After retiring in nineteen eighty-seven, he decided to write about his childhood． "Angela"s Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors． Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle．
小题1:What"s the text mainly about?| A．A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works． | | B．A literary review on Frank McCourt"s book Angela"s Ashes． | | C．An account of Frank McCourt"s miserable childhood. | | D．A comment on Frank McCourt"s life experience． |
小题2:By saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that ．| A．a lot of readers don"t deserve happy childhood | | B．his childhood is not worth of others" sympathy | | C．his childhood is mixed with happiness and misery | | D．smooth childhood surely will not draw readers" attention |
小题3:From the passage, we know Frank McCourt"s father is ．| A．humorous and trustworthy | B．alcohol-addicted but loves his family | | C．poor but warm-hearted | D．irresponsible but gifted in telling stories |
小题4:What does the underlined word "handouts" mean in the 6th paragraph?| A．Reliefs． | B．Compensations． | | C．Leaflets． | D．Teaching materials． |
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I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.
However, it seemed that the day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs, one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.
On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.
Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future business project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to make a presentation (介绍) about it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a copy of it in my office.
At last, the meeting came to an end and it turned out to be successful. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work? | A．She got up late in the morning. | | B．She changed her purse and other little things. | | C．One of her shoe heels broke. | | D．She had a traffic accident on the way to work. |
小题2:According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?| A．Her boss was very angry with her. | | B．She often arrived at her office on time. | | C．She left her plan on the bus. | | D．She was nervous at the meeting. |
小题3:What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation?| A．Dull. | B．Just so-so. | C．Excellent. | D．Terrible. |
小题4:Which old saying could be used to describe the writer’s incidents? | A．Failure is the mother of success. | | B．A good beginning makes a good ending. | | C．Where there is a will, there is a way. | | D．One trouble never comes alone. |
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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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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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