One day I decided to quit．I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the 36 to have one last talk with God． "Can you give me one good 37 not to quit?" His answer surprised me．
"Look around． Do you see the fern（蕨类植物） and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them．The fern quickly grew from the earth． 38 nothing came from the bamboo seed． During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful． And 39 , nothing came from the bamboo seed． But I did not quit on the bamboo． Then in the fifth year a 40 sprout（新芽） emerged from the earth． Compared to the fern it was 41 small and insignificant． But just 6 months later the bamboo 42 to over 100 feet tall． It had spent the five years growing 43 ． Those roots made it strong and gave it 44 it needed to survive． I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not 45 ．”
He said to me． "All this time you have been struggling, you have 46 been growing roots． I would not quit on the bamboo． 47 will I ever quit on you． Don"t 48 yourself with others．The bamboo had a different 49 from the fern． Yet they both make the forest beautiful． Your time will 50 ． You will rise high! "
"How high should I rise?" I asked．
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked 51 ．
"As high as it can?" I 52 ．
"Yes," He said． "Give me glory 53 rising as high as you can．"
I left the forest and bring back this story． I hope it can help you see that God will never 54 on you． Never regret a day in your life． Good days give you happiness． Bad days give you 55 ． Both are necessary to life．
| 小题1: | | A．farm | B．heaven | C．bushes | D．woods |
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| 小题2: | | A．reason | B．sense | C．response | D．explanation |
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| 小题3: | | A．Even | B．Instead | C．Yet | D．Rather |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．always | C．ever | D．often |
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| 小题5: | | A．thin | B．tiny | C．weak | D．short |
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| 小题6: | | A．largely | B．entirely | C．seemingly | D．probably |
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| 小题7: | | A．raised | B．provided | C．rose | D．produced |
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| 小题8: | | A．fruits | B．leaves | C．seeds | D． roots |
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| 小题9: | | A．which | B．where | C．how | D．what |
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| 小题10: | | A．present | B．explore | C．handle | D．offer |
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| 小题11: | | A．particularly | B．actually | C．merely | D．obviously |
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| 小题12: | | A．Either | B．So | C．Neither | D．As |
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| 小题13: | | A．furnish | B．associate | C． connect | D．compare |
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| 小题14: | | A．purpose | B．recognition | C． credit | D．possibility |
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| 小题16: | | A．in nature | B．in exchange | C．in respect | D．in turn |
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| 小题17: | | A．questioned | B．required | C．requested | D．remarked |
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| 小题19: | | A．cut up | B．give up | C．break up | D．pick up |
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| 小题20: | | A．experiences | B．strengths | C．awards | D．ambitions |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
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试题分析：本文叙述了作者因为感觉生活没有意义想要放弃所有的家人朋友，放弃自己的生活，他想去树林见上上帝最后一面，上帝以竹子和蕨类植物给作者作比较，虽然蕨类植物发芽很快，竹子在五年后才发芽，其实在这五年里竹子在长根，但是6个月后竹子就能长到100英尺，现在的作者就是和竹子一样
小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。A． farm 农场； B．heaven天堂； C．bushes灌木； D．woods树林。 根据"Look around． Do you see the fern（蕨类植物） and the bamboo?可知作者去了森林，“我” 去了森林和上帝进行了最后一次谈话，故选D。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。A． reason理由； B． sense感觉； C．response反应； D．explanation解释。你能给“我”一个理由不让“我”放弃吗?故选A。
小题3:考查副词及语境的理解。A． Even甚至； B． Instead反而； C．Yet但是； D．Rather宁可。根据The fern quickly grew from the earth可知前后是转折关系。蕨类植物很快从地上长出来，可是竹子的种子里什么也没有，故选C。
小题4:考查副词及语境的理解。A． again又； B． always 总是； C．ever曾经； D．often经常。nothing came from the bamboo seed 可知竹子还没有发芽，故选A。
小题5:考查形容词及语境的理解。A． thin薄的； B． tiny细小的，很少的，微小的； C．weak弱的； D．short矮的。根据Compared to the fern it was small可知是很小的芽。在第五年的时候一个很小的嫩芽从地上长了出来，故选B。
小题6:考查副词及语境的理解。A． largely主要地； B． entirely完全地； C．seemingly貌似，表面上看来； D．probably可能。根据But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall可知刚发芽时给人的感觉是它太小了。与蕨类植物相比它似乎太小了无关紧要，故选C。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。A． raised提高； B． provided提供； C．rose上升； D．produced产生。根据Compared to the fern it was small可知它有开始的那么小，到6个月后的那么高。但是6个月之后竹子长到100英尺高，故选C。
小题8:考查名词及语境的理解。A． fruits水果； B． leaves叶子； C．seeds种子； D. roots根。根据下文Those roots made it strong可知这里应是根。竹子花了五年的时间长出了根，故选D。
小题9:考查连词及语境的理解。这里缺少need的宾语。不是定语从句，所以不能用which；where和how不能作宾语。这些根使竹子变得强壮并且供应它生存所需要的东西，故选D。
小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。A． present提出； B． explore探索； C．handle处理； D .offer提供。这里是handle a challenge应付挑战。我不会让我的创造物它无法应付的挑战，故选C。
小题11:考查副词及语境的理解。A． particularly特别的； B． actually事实上； C．merely仅仅； D． obviously明显地。这么长时间你一直在挣扎，你事实上在长根，故选B。
小题12:考查副词及语境的理解。A． Either也； B． So因此； C．Neither也不； D． As因为。根据I would not quit on the bamboo．可知后面应是Neither ，我没有放弃竹子，我也不会放弃你，故选C。
小题13:考查动词及语境的理解。A． furnish提供； B． associate联想； C. connect连接； D． compare比较。根据上文举的例子可知不要把自己和其他的人相比，故选D。
小题14:考查名词及语境的理解。A． purpose 目的； B． recognition承认； C. credit信用； D． possibility可能。根据上文可知竹子和蕨类植物有不同的目的，故选A。
小题15:考查动词及语境的理解。A． go走； B． come来； C． get到达； D． leave离开。根据上文可知竹子的时间来的晚。你的时间到了你就长高了，故选B。
小题16:考查短语辨析及语境的理解。A． in nature 本质上； B． in exchange作为交换； C．in respect to关于； D．in turn反过来，轮流，依次。竹子能长多高呢?他反过来问我，故选D。
小题17:考查动词及语境的理解。A． questioned询问； B． required需要； C． requested 要求； D． remarked注意。根据上文可知这是对话。它长地尽可能高吗?我问道，故选A。
小题18:考查介词及语境的理解。by+doing通过做某事。它通过尽可能地长高来给我荣耀，故选C。
小题19:考查动词短语及语境的理解。A． cut up切碎； B． give up放弃； C． break up打碎； D． pick up捡起。我希望它能使你看到上帝不会放弃你，故选B。
小题20:考查名词及语境的理解。A． experiences经历； B． strengths优势； C． awards奖项； D． ambitions理想。好的日子给你幸福，不好的日子给你经历，两者在生活中都是很重要的，故选A。 |
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试题【One day I decided to quit．I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I 】；主要考察你对
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One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the 36 direction at about the same speed. As we 37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be 38 , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 39 , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden 40 . Though we had 41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world 42 . At some 43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us 44 not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act 45 , with friends or even with 46 .
As technology 47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 49 problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours 50 to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in 51 responsibility. 52 , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 53 . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．wrong | B．correct | C．same | D．opposite |
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| 小题2: | | A．passed | B．greeted | C．recognized | D．met |
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| 小题3: | | A．believing | B．thinking | C．admitting | D．suggesting |
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| 小题4: | | A．down | B．off | C．asleep | D．sick |
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| 小题5: | | A．end | B．shock | C．surprise | D．disaster |
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| 小题6: | | A．apparently | B．hardly | C．never | D．ever |
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| 小题7: | | A．looks | B．exists | C．stays | D．works |
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| 小题8: | | A．level | B．place | C．moment | D．length |
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| 小题9: | | A．temporarily | B．simply | C．constantly | D．consciously |
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| 小题10: | | A．independently | B．respectively | C．individually | D．cooperatively |
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| 小题11: | | A．strangers | B．colleagues | C．parents | D．partners |
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| 小题12: | | A．develops | B．enlarges | C．shrinks | D．improves |
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| 小题13: | | A．killed | B．threatened | C．destroyed | D．saved |
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| 小题14: | | A．similar | B．different | C．serious | D．widespread |
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| 小题15: | | A．alike | B．alone | C．alive | D．along |
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| 小题16: | | A．personal | B．public | C．common | D．general |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Though | C．But | D．Thus |
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| 小题18: | | A．friends | B．authorities | C．others | D．oneself |
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| 小题19: | | A．dark | B．main | C．busy | D．narrow |
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| 小题20: | | A．enjoyment | B．trust | C．safety | D．encouragement |
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One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (忧郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.
The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one"s hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one"s parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.
Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents" expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.
Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻觉) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.
小题1:From the passage we know that _________.| A．four students took their lives in Shanghai last week | | B．being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself | | C．the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents | | D．parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side |
小题2:What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.| A．they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies | | B．they lack the respect for their parents | | C．they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy | | D．their parents expect too much from them |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．An irresponsible choice. | B．The value of life. | | C．Weak-minded generation. | D．The reality of life. |
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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage, credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 51 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 52 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 53 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 54 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 55 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 56 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the 57 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 58 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 59 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 60 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 61 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 62 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,
63 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 64 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 65 we can all get bytogether.
| 小题1: | | A．separately | B．equally | C．violently | D．naturally |
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| 小题3: | | A．crossed | B．left | C．toured | D．searched |
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| 小题4: | | A．fullest | B．largest | C．fairest | D．cheapest |
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| 小题5: | | A．occupied | B．abandoned | C．emptied | D．robbed |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned | B．approached | C．cleared | D．cut |
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| 小题7: | | A．benefit | B．lesson | C．nature | D．art |
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| 小题8: | | A．wild | B．real | C．different | D．remote |
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| 小题9: | | A．unique | B．expensive | C．rare | D．necessary |
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| 小题10: | | A．Up | B．Down | C．Deep | D．Along |
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| 小题11: | | A．cooperation | B．relationships | C．satisfaction | D．appointments |
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| 小题12: | | A．reality | B．society | C．town | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．creating | B．losing | C．quitting | D．offering |
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| 小题14: | | A．put in | B．turn in | C．take in | D．get in |
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| 小题15: | | A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
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“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”
His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we 16 our calm, we shout for that.”
“But, why do you shout when the other person is 17 next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft 18 ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”
Disciples gave some other answers but none 19 the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their 20 distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the 21 they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”
Then the saint asked, “What 22 when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very 23 .”
The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get 24 closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only 25 each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get 26 , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not 27 the path to return!”
| 小题1: | | A．miss | B．lose | C．avoid | D．refuse |
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| 小题2: | | A．already | B．yet | C．just | D．well |
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| 小题3: | | A．voice | B．sound | C．attitude | D．manner |
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| 小题4: | | A．excited | B．satisfied | C．surprised | D．persuaded |
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| 小题5: | | A．heads | B．brains | C．backs | D．hearts |
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| 小题6: | | A．faster | B．slower | C．louder | D．earlier |
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| 小题7: | | A．happens | B．matters | C．decides | D．concerns |
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| 小题8: | | A．short | B．long | C．easy | D．hard |
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| 小题10: | | A．look at | B．take over | C．turn away | D．rely on |
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| 小题11: | | A．empty | B．distant | C．cold | D．lonely |
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| 小题12: | | A．build | B．repair | C．follow | D．find |
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In all one’s lifetime, it is 28 that one spends the most time being with or dealing with, but it is precisely oneself that one has the least 29 of. When you are going upwards in life, you tend to overestimate yourself; when you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself. It"s 30 that you think it wise for yourself to know your place and stay away from worldly trouble wearing a mask of cowardice, behind 31 the flow of sap in your life will be retarded (妨碍).
To get a thorough understanding of oneself 32 doing oneself a favor when it"s needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent (发泄) to it in a quiet place so that you won"t be hurt by its flames; in time of 33 , do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some tonic. Show yourself loving 34 about your health and daily life. Unless you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won"t be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of ones life. Then one will 35 one"s life full of color and flavor.
| 小题1: | | A．oneself | B．yourself | C．one | D．you |
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| 小题2: | | A．awareness | B．understanding | C．sense | D．mind |
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| 小题3: | | A．perhaps | B．certain | C．likely | D．sure |
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| 小题5: | | A．requires | B．demands | C．asks | D．requests |
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| 小题6: | | A．happiness | B．sadness | C．illness | D．danger |
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| 小题7: | | A．respect | B．anxiety | C．concern | D．attendance |
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| 小题8: | | A．attain | B．feel | C．acquire | D．find |
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