A Leap(跳跃) to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13yearold gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That"s especially impressive, ____ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can"t ____ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ____ that even though she couldn"t see ____， she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ___ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn"t let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ____ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ____ your mind that it"ll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a toplevel gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it"s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn"t fall ____ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn"t want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don"t know about her vision ____. She doesn"t tell them, because she doesn"t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ____ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she"s learned to other kids ____ she grows up.
Lola is ____ of all her hard work and success. She says it"s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her ____ for other is “just believe in yourself”．
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．difficult | D．satisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．progress |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．cautious |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．responsibility |
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小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
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本文为记叙文，题材为个人情况与日常活动。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Lola的小姑娘虽然视力有问题，却坚持练体操，她始终相信自己，永不言弃。
小题1:答案：C 根据文章开头可知Lola是练平衡木的，为了使技巧完美，她每天要训练4个小时。
小题2:答案：A 根据句意可知空格后的句子是空格前That"s especially impressive的原因，since因为，引导原因状语从句，符合语境。
小题3:答案：A 她经常把一个东西看成是两个，并且无法分辨东西的远近。tell认出，分辨，guess猜，assume假设，predict预测，根据句意可知应选择A项。
小题4:答案：D 当她小的时候，她的妈妈注意到虽然她视力不好……，根据句意可知空格处句子是对Lola小时候真实情况的描述，因此选择D项noticed注意到。
小题5:答案：B 根据前文中提到的“She often sees double and can"t tell how far away things are.”可知Lola视力不好。
小题6:答案：B 根据空格后出现的“gymnastics became her favorite”可知她喜欢上了这项运动，故选择B项。
小题7:答案：C 根据上下文可知由于Lola视力不好，所以她练体操比她的队友更困难，故此题选择C项difficult困难的。
小题8:答案：D 根据上下文可知Lola从不放弃，她是不会让她视力不好这一情况阻止她做任何她想做的事情的。talent天资； quality品格；nature天性；condition状况。
小题9:答案：C 空格所在的段落主要讲述了Lola的视力问题让平衡木成为了她练体操时最大的挑战。
小题10:答案：D 根据上下文可知，Lola看不清楚，在练习平衡木时有时她甚至会闭上眼睛，对于她来说她要相信自己的内心(想法)，故选择D项。
小题11:答案：A 平衡木的宽度有限，可能任何人都会感到害怕。
小题12:答案：C Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来，根据句意可知此题选择C项。
小题13:答案：B Lola不想被特殊对待，根据句意可知此题选择B项。
小题14:答案：D 比赛时，裁判不知道她的视力问题。
小题15:答案：A 根据上下文可以看出，文中多次提到Lola视力有问题但从不放弃，所以她的妈妈对她这种积极的态度大为惊奇。
小题16:答案：B 根据下文所述内容可知Lola从未想过放弃，故选择B项。
小题17:答案：D Lola的目标是达到9级，根据句意可知此题选择D项goal目标。standard标准；range范围；view观点。
小题18:答案：C Lola说当她长大后想当体操教练，根据句意此题应选择C项，when当……的时候。
小题19:答案：A Lola对她的努力和成功感到自豪。
小题20:答案：B 她给别人的建议是“相信自己”。
疑难词汇解读
sign v．签名，签字
sign up for sth.参加俱乐部，课程等
sign up for a secretarial course注册参加秘书课程
长难句子分析
句意：尽管学体操对于她来说要比她的队友难的多，但是她从未放弃。 |
核心考点
试题【A Leap(跳跃) to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola W】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Yu Bingbing is a 28yearold market research manager. When she is ____ her way to work each morning, she cannot help feeling ____ about whether she has locked the door of her apartment and ____ off the gas.
“I"m usually ____ with these feelings for the entire day，” Yu said. Working at an international pharmaceutical(制药的) firm, Yu looks older than she is and her heavily madeup face always has a(n) ____ look. “Since I have been ____ to a managerial position, I lose my temper with my parents and husband more frequently just because of some ____ things，” she said, adding that ____ wrinkles and acne(粉刺) on her face have irritated her even more, and even luxury cosmetics cannot ____ her.
“I have to work six days a week and don"t even have extra offtime when I"m sick，” she said. “I have to ____ myself to become a workaholic since the competition in my company is really ____ and I also have to pay a 5,000 yuan monthly mortgage, besides saving a certain amount of money for my ____ baby.”
Life is like riding on a ____ for Yu and many other members of China"s post80s generation, the first generation ____ after the ____ of the familyplanning policy and the group to benefit ____ from the country"s opening up policy and its booming economy.
Being the only child in their family, and without much to trouble them during their youth, most of them were taken good care of or even ____ by their parents and grandparents.
Having such a ____ carefree youth—when this generation reached ____ and had to ____ with soaring(猛增的) prices, the high cost of raising children and intense competition in the workplace—they suffered a rude awakening.
According to statistics, the population of China"s post80s generation is over 200 million. The media usually refers to them as “slaves” to property, credit cards, children and marriage.
| 小题2: | | A．unsure | B．doubtful | C．anxious | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrestling | B．going | C．associating | D．keeping |
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| 小题5: | | A．worried | B．exhausted | C．sad | D．terrible |
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| 小题6: | | A．promoted | B．risen | C．put | D．occupied |
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| 小题7: | | A．unhappy | B．unimportant | C．bad | D．household |
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| 小题8: | | A．big | B．many | C．heavy | D．slight |
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| 小题9: | | A．help | B．decorate | C．benefit | D．beautify |
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| 小题10: | | A．make | B．push | C．pull | D．encourage |
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| 小题11: | | A．fierce | B．severe | C．strong | D．huge |
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| 小题12: | | A．planned | B．prepared | C．behaved | D．grown |
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| 小题13: | | A．bike | B．horse | C．rollercoaster | D．line |
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| 小题14: | | A．born | B．raised | C．started | D．suffered |
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| 小题15: | | A．practice | B．introduction | C．completion | D．influence |
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| 小题16: | | A．much | B．most | C．approximately | D．little |
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| 小题17: | | A．loved | B．protected | C．avoided | D．spoiled |
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| 小题18: | | A．likely | B．seriously | C．greatly | D．relatively |
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| 小题19: | | A．childhood | B．youth | C．adulthood | D．midlife |
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| 小题20: | | A．cope | B．meet | C．talk | D．share |
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When 19yearold Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the MakeAWish Foundation(基金会), nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important MakeAWish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.
Sophia told us that MakeAWish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. “It"s a charity(慈善机构) that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. MakeAWish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true，” Sophia explained.
We asked Sophia how MakeAWish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris"s dream come true—so, with everybody"s help, Chris, only seven years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day. “When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of MakeAWish，” explained Sophia.
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A MakeAWish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.
小题1:Sophia found out about MakeAWish because her best friend had ________.| A．benefited from it | B．volunteered to help it | | C．dreamed about it | D．told the author about it |
小题2:According to Sophia, MakeAWish ________.| A．is an international charity | | B．was understood by nobody at first | | C．raises money for very poor families | | D．started by drawing the interest of the public |
小题3:What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3?| A．He has been a policeman since he was seven. | | B．He gave people the idea of starting MakeAWish. | | C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true. | | D．He was the first child MakeAWish helped after it had been set up. |
小题4:Which of the following is true about MakeAWish volunteers?| A．They are important for making wishes come true. | | B．They try to help children get over their illnesses. | | C．They visit sick children to make them feel special. | | D．They provide what is necessary to make MakeAWish popular. |
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It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not table was free. One of the waiters me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. a little sorry, he told us that there was left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
| 小题1: | | A．quiet | B．calm | C．busy | D．silent |
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| 小题2: | | A．hard | B．often | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题3: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．certain |
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| 小题4: | | A．as before | B．as a matter of fact | C．as usual | D．as is known to all |
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| 小题5: | | A．empty | B．full | C．free | D．quiet |
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| 小题6: | | A．all | B．every | C．a single | D．a double |
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| 小题7: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．comforted | D．settled |
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| 小题8: | | A．watch | B．care | C．try | D．manage |
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| 小题10: | | A．find | B．find out | C．wait | D．see |
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| 小题12: | | A．money | B．bill | C．food | D．drinks |
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| 小题13: | | A．Luckily | B．Fortunately | C．Generally | D．Unluckily |
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| 小题15: | | A．were kept busy | B．was busy with | C．kept busy with | D．were busy with |
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| 小题16: | | A．exciting | B．tired | C．pleased | D．disappointed |
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| 小题17: | | A．dishes | B．food | C．order | D．menu |
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| 小题18: | | A．good presents | B．good news | C．bad news | D．bad presents |
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| 小题19: | | A．Looking | B．Seeing | C．Looked | D．Found |
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| 小题20: | | A．no meat or fish | B．no meat and fish | C．meat and fish | D．not meat or fish |
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Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other when you choose your food. You may it because it smells good or because it good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.
Different use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the . A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other in the garden. However, most animals have a more diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The of these animals will be different depending on the season.
have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal , such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.
| 小题1: | | A．males | B．children | C．humans | D．adults |
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| 小题2: | | A．organs | B．senses | C．parts | D．means |
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| 小题3: | | A．hate | B．sell | C．like | D．fancy |
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| 小题4: | | A．digests | B．consumes | C．touches | D．tastes |
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| 小题5: | | A．creatures | B．mammals | C．people | D．animals |
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| 小题6: | | A．different | B．rare | C．familiar | D．unique |
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| 小题7: | | A．typical | B．particular | C．special | D．unusual |
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| 小题8: | | A．food | B．meal | C．choice | D．diet |
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| 小题9: | | A．flowers | B．vegetables | C．fruits | D．branches |
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| 小题10: | | A．varied | B．creative | C．random | D．nutritious |
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| 小题11: | | A．fish | B．fruit | C．diet | D．insect |
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| 小题12: | | A．Animals | B．Chinese | C．Humans | D．Foreigners |
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| 小题13: | | A．effective | B．beneficial | C．delicious | D．attractive |
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| 小题14: | | A．sugar | B．nicotine | C．fiber | D．alcohol |
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| 小题15: | | A．products | B．attachments | C．goods | D．subscriptions |
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Children have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation! Recently a campaign encouraging children to put away - and play outside has been organized. The campaign, said to be the biggest _____, has been launched with the ______of a documentary film, Project Wild Thing. It tells the story of how, ______ an attempt to get his daughter and son outside, film-maker David Bond______ as marketing director for nature. The call to renew a__＿with nature comes from about 400 organizations, from playgroups to the National Health Service. Children are being ____to take back their "wild time",__＿30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities. The organizers____that giving up 30 minutes of television and computer games each day in exchange for outdoor playwill increase the __＿of fitness and alertness and improve children"s well-being.
According to the chairman Andy Simpson, right now, time spent outdoors is ___,activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been ____ "With many more parents becoming ____ the dominance（统治地位）of screen time in their children"s lives, and growing scientific evidence that a decline in____ time is bad news for the health and happiness of our children, we all need to become marketing directors for nature. We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids" development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a ____，”said Mr. Simpson.
In Mr. Bond"s opinion, the reasons why kids, ____ they live in cities or the countryside, have become ____from nature and the outdoors are complex. " We need to make more space for wild time in children"s daily routine, ____ this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted. It"s all about finding ____ on your doorstep and discovering the sights, sounds and ____ of nature一maybe in a back garden, a local park, or just green space at the end of the road."
| 小题1: | | A．subjects | B．screens | C．stages | D．scenes |
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| 小题2: | | A．ever | B．likely | C．then | D．even |
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| 小题3: | | A．outcome | B．direction | C．exposure | D．release |
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| 小题5: | | A．behaves | B．acts | C．treats | D．regards |
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| 小题6: | | A．connection | B．commitment | C．contract | D．campaign |
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| 小题7: | | A．pulled | B．forced | C．urged | D．warned |
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| 小题8: | | A．providing | B．taking | C．swapping | D．preparing |
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| 小题9: | | A．allow | B．admit | C．acquire | D．argue |
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| 小题10: | | A．amounts | B．levels | C．degrees | D．standards |
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| 小题12: | | A．developed | B．shown | C．tested | D．lost |
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| 小题13: | | A．delighted with | B．guilty of | C．concerned about | D．desperate for |
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| 小题14: | | A．free | B．active | C．spare | D．normal |
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| 小题16: | | A．while | B．though | C．as | D．whether |
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| 小题17: | | A．escaped | B．disconnected | C．suffered | D．protected |
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| 小题18: | | A．freeing | B．forbidding | C．seeking | D．serving |
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| 小题19: | | A．imagination | B．fortune | C．wildness | D．solution |
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| 小题20: | | A．senses | B．voices | C．features | D．smells |
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