Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is.Through the years I would ____a guess at what I thought was the correct____.When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，____I said，“My ears，Mommy.” She said，“No，many people are ___.”
Since making my first attempt，I had considered the correct answer carefully.So several____later，I told her，“Mommy，____is very important to everybody，so it must be our___.”She looked at me and told me，“You are learning fast，but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
Over the years，Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was____.Then last year，my grandpa died.Everybody was____.When it was our turn to say our final____to Grandpa，my Mom asked me，“Have you found the answer to my usual question—what is the most important body part____，my son？”
I was____when she asked me this now.I always thought this was a game between her and me.She saw the____on my face and told me，“This question is very important.It shows that you have really lived your life.For every part you gave me____，I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example____.But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson.” She looked down at me as only a mother can.I saw her eyes well up with tears.She said，“Son，the most important body part is your____.” I asked，“Is it because it holds up my head？”
She replied，“No，it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry.Everybody needs a shoulder to____on sometime in life，my son.I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you ____ it.”
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one—it is sympathetic to the___of others.People will forget what you said.People will forget what you did.But people will____forget how you made them feel.
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．reply | | C．think | D．contribute |
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| 小题2: | | A．guess | B．answer | | C．part | D．choice |
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| 小题3: | | A．anyhow | B．otherwise | | C．therefore | D．however |
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| 小题4: | | A．deaf | B．blind | | C．dumb | D．disabled |
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| 小题5: | | A．days | B．minutes | | C．months | D．years |
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| 小题6: | | A．hearing | B．touching | | C．sight | D．taste |
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| 小题7: | | A．eyes | B．ears | | C．hands | D．legs |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．wrong | | C．the same | D．different |
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| 小题9: | | A．injured | B．hurt | | C．wounded | D．damaged |
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| 小题10: | | A．sorry | B．hello | | C．goodbye | D．yes |
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小题11:．| A．already | B．still | | C．though | D．yet |
| 小题12: | | A．pleased | B．shocked | | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题13: | | A．confusion | B．smile | | C．question | D．excitement |
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| 小题14: | | A．in the future | B．at present | | C．in the past | D．for the moment |
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| 小题15: | | A．how | B．why | | C．what | D．where |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．head | | C．neck | D．shoulder |
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| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．get | | C．need | D．have |
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| 小题19: | | A．embarrassment | B．pain | | C．anger | D．awareness |
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| 小题20: | | A．never | B．ever | | C．completely | D．forever |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
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语篇解读 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者母亲提出的问题告诉我们：人身体最重要的部分是肩膀。因为肩膀可以让别人趴在上面哭泣并且能给他人痛苦带去安慰与同情。
小题1:解析： 考查动词辨析。句意为：这么多年来，我猜我当时想的是正确答案。make a guess at...对……猜测，是固定搭配，符合文意。故答案A符合文意。
答案： A
小题2:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：这么多年来，我猜我所想的是正确答案(answer)。与第二段第一句“Since making my first attempt，I had considered the correct answer carefully.”相呼应，故答案B符合文意。
答案： B
小题3:解析： 考查连词辨析。句意为：在我小的时候，我认为声音对人类很重要，因此(therefore)我说：“我的耳朵，妈妈。”空格前后是因果关系。故答案C符合文意。
答案： C
小题4:解析： 考查形容词辨析。句意为“不，很多人是聋子(deaf)”。与上文中的sound和ears相呼应，可推知答案A符合文意。
答案： A
小题5:解析： 考查名词辨析。根据第三段中的“Over the years...”和语境可知，答案D符合文意。
答案： D
小题6:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：多年以后，我告诉妈妈说，“妈妈，视力(sight)对每个人都很重要，因此我们的眼睛应该是最重要的了。”与下文中的“there are many people who are blind”相呼应，故答案C符合文意。
答案： C
小题7:解析： 考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“there are many people who are blind”可推知，答案A符合文意。
答案： A
小题8:解析： 考查形容词辨析。句意为：多年来，妈妈又问过我几次，而她的回答总是一样的(the same)。根据第一次和第二次妈妈的否定回答，和本句中的“always”可知，答案C符合文意
答案： C
小题9:解析： 考查动词辨析。句意为：去年，爷爷去世了，每个人都很伤心(hurt指心灵上的创伤)。故答案B符合文意。injure在意外事故中受伤；wound一般指外伤；damage破坏，均不符合语境，故排除。
答案： B
小题10:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：当轮到我们和爷爷最后告别(goodbye)的时候，妈妈问我：“你有没有找到我经常问你的那个问题的答案——什么是我们身体最重要的部分，我的孩子？”根据常识可知，爷爷去世了，应该是来和他告别的，故答案C符合文意。
答案： C
小题11:解析： 考查副词辨析。句意为：当轮到我们和爷爷最后告别的时候，妈妈问我，“你有没有想出我经常问你的那个问题的答案——什么是我们身体最重要的部分，我的孩子？yet已经，常用于否定句或疑问句，表示到目前为止，符合文意。故答案D符合文意。already和still常用于肯定句；though然而，常用于句末，均不符合语境，故排除。
答案： D
小题12:解析： 考查形容词辨析。句意为：她这个时候问我这个问题让我很吃惊(shock)。由语境可知，母亲在作者向爷爷最后告别时提这个问题，作者感觉有些意外。
答案： B
小题13:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：她看出了我脸上的困惑(confusion)，然后告诉我……由语境和句意可知，作者对母亲在这个时候问这个问题感到吃惊和困惑，故答案A符合文意。
答案： A
小题14:解析： 考查介词短语辨析。根据下文“But today”和上文语境可知，答案C符合文意。
答案： C
小题15:解析： 考查特殊疑问词辨析。句意为：对于过去你每次给出的答案，我都说你错了，而且我当时都给你举了例子说明为什么(why)。根据下文中的“Is it because it holds up my head？”可知，答案B符合文意。
答案： B
小题16:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：儿子，身体最重要的部分是你的肩膀(shoulder)。与下文中的“Everybody needs a shoulder to...”相呼应，故答案D符合文意。
答案： D
小题17:解析： 考查动词辨析。句意为：在一生中，有时候每个人都会需要一个肩膀可以趴在上面哭泣。根据本段中多次出现的cry一词可推知，答案A符合文意。
答案： A
小题18:解析： 考查动词辨析。 句意为：我只希望你有足够的爱和足够多的朋友，在你需要(need)的时候，可以有个肩膀让你去哭泣。与上文中的“Everybody needs a shoulder to...”相呼应，故答案C符合文意。
答案： C
小题19:解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：就在那时，那个地方，我意识到身体最重要的部分不是一种自我的东西，而是一种对他人痛苦(pain)的同情。根据空格前的“sympathetic”和选项可知，答案B符合文意。
答案： B
小题20:解析： 考查副词辨析。句意为：但是人们绝不会(never)忘记你给他们的安慰。根据此句中的“But”可知，此处与上文提到的两种情况形成对比。
答案： A |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into____about stress in work and life.Offering his____coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and___with a large pot of coffee and a____of cups—porcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plainlooking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to ____themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have____，all the nicelooking expensive cups have been____，leaving behind the plain and____ones.Of course，____it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the ____of your problems and stress.”
“It is sure that the cup itself____no quality to the coffee.____ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we____.”
“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went____for the best cups.And then you began____each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，__1_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to____and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor____the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we____to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！”
Don’t let the cups ____you.Enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．information | B．complaints | | C．surprises | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题2: | | A．friends | B．customers | | C．guests | D．fellows |
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| 小题3: | | A．carried | B．returned | | C．arrived | D．brought |
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| 小题4: | | A．kind | B．set | | C．variety | D．group |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．expose | | C．help | D．provide |
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| 小题6: | | A．seen | B．discovered | | C．recognized | D．noticed |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken in | B．taken back | | C．taken out | D．taken up |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheap | B．dear | | C．pretty | D．fantastic |
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| 小题9: | | A．if | B．while | | C．because | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．resource | B．source | | C．result | D．point |
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| 小题11: | | A．increases | B．expands | | C．extends | D．adds |
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| 小题12: | | A．At no time | B．In most cases | | C．In no case | D．At times |
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| 小题13: | | A．drink | B．desire | | C．eat | D．want |
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| 小题14: | | A．happily | B．strangely | | C．consciously | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspecting | B．envying | | C．considering | D．eyeing |
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| 小题16: | | A．money | B．love | | C．friendship | D．death |
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| 小题17: | | A．offer | B．take | | C．live | D．hold |
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| 小题18: | | A．exchange | B．raise | | C．change | D．create |
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| 小题19: | | A．have | B．hesitate | | C．forget | D．fail |
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| 小题20: | | A．defeat | B．drive | | C．decide | D．puzzle |
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When you make a mistake，big or small，cherish it as it’s the most precious thing in the world.
Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes，beat ourselves up about it，feel like failures，and get mad at ourselves.
And that’s only natural：Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad，and we should try to avoid mistakes.We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home，school and work.Maybe not always，but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.
Yet without mistakes，we could not learn or grow.If you think about it that way，mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world：They make learning possible；they make growth and improvement possible.
By trial and error—trying things，making mistakes，and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric lights，to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel，and to fly.
Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler，make speech possible，and make works of genius possible.
Think about how we learn：We don’t just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it.You don’t just read about painting，or writing，or computer programming，or baking，or playing the piano，and know how to do them fight away.Instead，you get information about something，from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real world experimentation...and repeat，making mistakes，learning from those mistakes，until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something.
That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers，and how we learn as adults.Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed in something，it’s probably something you already knew how to do.You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey，not the whole journey.Most of the journey is made up of mistakes，if it’s a good journey.
So if you value learning，if you value growing and improving，then you should value mistakes.They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.
小题1:Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?| A．Because mistakes make us suffer a lot. | | B．Because it’s a natural part in our life. | | C．Because we’ve been taught so from a young age. | | D．Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers. |
小题2:According to the passage，what is the right attitude to mistakes?| A．We should try to avoid making mistakes. | | B．We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes. | | C．We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn. | | D．We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction. |
小题3:The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means________. | A．a small child learning to walk | | B．a kindergarten child learning to draw | | C．a primary pupil learning to read | | D．a school teenager learning to write |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that________.| A．most of us can really grow from success | | B．growing and improving are based on mistakes | | C．we learn to make mistakes by trial and error | | D．we read about something and know how to do it right away |
小题5:The author wants to tell us________.| A．what you should do when meeting with difficulties | | B．where you can find your mistakes | | C．how you can avoid making mistakes | | D．why you should celebrate your mistakes |
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I grew up with a fat dad—450 pounds at his heaviest.Every week he would try a new diet，and my family ended up eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment.
After my thirdgrade year，my dad landed a lifechanging job in Manhattan.My mom，my little sister and I had to move away from our hometown，Chicago，and leave my grandmother and her beautiful food behind.
Leaving my grandmother was far more frightening than the move to New York City.There would be no more special weekends at my grandmother’s house，the only place I can remember feeling happy，safe and nourished (有营养的)．It was what I desired.In this new city，I felt extremely alone and lost，and I missed my grandmother terribly.
My grandmother knew just how I felt—And she knew the cure.Every week，she would send me a card with a $20 bill，a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market.It kept us bonded，and her recipes filled my body and soul.
Over the years，I have grown to better understand my father’s struggles with weight and the toll (代价) it took on him and those who love him.I have come to realize he was driven not by vanity (自负) or selfishness as much as by a deep pain.And in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment (or perhaps because of it)，as an adult I found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant.
Today，my father weighs 220 pounds and is a vegan (素食者)．How he got there is a story I hope to share in the coming weeks.More importantly，food is no longer a barrier that keeps us apart，but a bridge that keep us connected.There is nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weightloss victories.And now I am the one regularly sending recipe cards to my father’s house，just as my grandmother did for me.
小题1:What kind of person was actually the author’s father?| A．He was a man of vanity and selfishness. | | B．He didn’t like to eat with his family. | | C．He was more painful than selfish. | | D．He forced his family to eat what he liked. |
小题2:The author desired to go to his grandmother’s________.| A．to see his father | B．for tasty food | | C．for pocket money | D．to avoid his family |
小题3:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 4 is the nearest in meaning to “________”．| A．solution | B．concern | | C．operation | D．situation |
小题4:The author became a nutrition consultant mainly because________.| A．his father often talked with him about dietary theories | | B．he was determined to change his own daily habits | | C．he wanted to study the recipes his grandmother had given him | | D．his childhood experiences gave him too deep an impression |
小题5:What can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?| A．He often quarreled with his father about food | | B．His father will tell him his story in the following weeks | | C．The most he talks about with his father is nourishment | | D．He often sends recipe cards to his grandmother in return |
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Moving to a new neighborhood，town，state，or even country can be a pretty scary experience.All you know is that things will be different and chances are you won’t know the kids at your new school.
The experiences that go with moving make many kids feel nervous and worried.This is perfectly normal but don’t let these emotions overrun your thoughts！You will soon get used to your surroundings and find new friends at your new school.
Leaving old friends and familiar places behind can be difficult.However，as you begin the moving process，keep in mind that saying goodbye to your old house，school，and friends does not mean that you have to forget them or that your farewell is permanent！If you’re moving to a new state or even a different country and won’t see your friends for a long nme，don’t despair.Make sure to ask everyone for their address so you can write them letters.Also，thanks to the Internet，it is very easy to stay in touch through email or instant messaging technologies.With your parent’s permission，you can even create a blog or web page to chronicle all of your new experiences.Include your thoughts，tales of your new adventures，even pictures of new friends，your new house，and new town.Your old friends will love seeing what you are busy with.
Many schools have an orientation program where a student already established at the school shows a new student around for their first week.This can help you to find your way around the school and to make new friends faster.
While moving is tough on kids of any age，high school counselor Karen Turner says moves can be particularly difficult for teens.“I think moving during adolescents is an extremely stressful experience，especially if you are into your junior high or senior year.Students tend to have established a very strong peer network during that period in their lives.Often this has more influence on them even than their families in some cases，and when they are torn from that there’s often resentment (怨气)．” However，Turner adds that while moving isn’t easy，there are things that your parents and the school can do to help you cope with the change.
小题1:Who are the intended readers of the passage?| A．Education experts. | B．School teachers. | | C．Parents. | D．Students. |
小题2:Which of the following is mainly suggested in Paragraph 3?| A．Staying in contact with old friends. | | B．Expressing yourself when it is possible. | | C．Forming good habits at school. | | D．Keeping positive about your new school. |
小题3:According to the passage，an orientation program________.| A．helps local students in many ways | | B．is organized by new students | | C．offers help to new students | | D．focuses on all the students at school |
小题4:According to the passage，Karen Turner may agree that________.| A．many parents seem to care little about their children | | B．teens can easily be attached to their friends | | C．parents should communicate with the school teachers | | D．teens tend to behave rudely in a new school |
小题5:If this passage continues，what would the author further discuss?| A．What a new school is like. | | B．why parents move with their children. | | C．How parents and the school can help the children. | | D．How children can express their anxiety. |
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If you want to stand out，there is no alternative but hard work.
Once a boy in____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site，“How could I become as ____as you when I grow up？”
With a___at the boy，the contractor replied，“There is a story about three diggers.The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a(n) ____in the future.The second always liked____about the work and his low____.The third digger liked____devoting himself to digging.Later，the first was still holding his spade in the___place and the second took an excuse for early____.Only the third became a boss.Do you understand the ____of this story？Just go to buy a____shirt and work hard.”
The little boy was____.So he asked the contractor to explain further.____the working builders，the contractor replied，“Look at my workers！I can’t remember all their names，and even I have no____of some of them.Most of them wear blue shirts.But if you look____，you will notice a sunburned man in red.He seems to be working harder than others.He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave.It is exactly his red shirt that makes him____.Soon he will be____to my assistant.You know，that is also how I got_____I am now.I worked hard and wore a striped shirt.My boss ____me.I also became a boss eventually.”
Success can only____action.Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.
| 小题1: | | A．spotted | B．ragged | | C．elegant | D．formal |
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| 小题2: | | A．creative | B．strong | | C．rich | D．responsible |
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| 小题3: | | A．glance | B．laugh | | C．wave | D．shout |
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| 小题4: | | A．designer | B．architect | | C．boss | D．assistant |
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| 小题5: | | A．thinking | B．learning | | C．explaining | D．complaining |
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| 小题6: | | A．spirit | B．salary | | C．ability | D．intelligence |
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| 小题7: | | A．quietly | B．excitedly | | C．obviously | D．freely |
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| 小题8: | | A．remote | B．ideal | | C．original | D．suitable |
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| 小题9: | | A．arrival | B．retirement | | C．development | D．payment |
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| 小题10: | | A．ending | B．people | | C．moral | D．importance |
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| 小题11: | | A．yellow | B．red | | C．white | D．blue |
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| 小题12: | | A．puzzled | B．disappointed | | C．embarrassed | D．inspired |
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| 小题13: | | A．Speaking to | B．Referring to | | C．Coming to | D．Pointing to |
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| 小题14: | | A．impression | B．description | | C．information | D．expression |
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| 小题15: | | A．frequently | B．regularly | | C．carefully | D．doubtfully |
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| 小题16: | | A．stand out | B．work out | | C．turn out | D．give out |
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| 小题17: | | A．employed | B．elected | | C．admitted | D．promoted |
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| 小题18: | | A．which | B．where | | C．who | D．why |
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| 小题19: | | A．praised | B．ignored | | C．scolded | D．noticed |
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| 小题20: | | A．bring about | B．lead to | | C．result from | D．get into |
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