Most people agree that it’s important to have a sense of humor. Having the ability to laugh can help one overcome anxiety, and make better decisions in difficult situations. People with a well-developed sense of humor appear to be happier, and some are healthier as well. This suggests that having a sense of humor is good for you. Humorless people may find themselves being treated as a fool, and become anxious and upset.
A sense of humor also plays an important role in human relationships. However, not everyone has a sense of humor. People with developmental disabilities (发展性能力丧失) can sometimes have no sense of humor, or have a very strange one.
A number of factors affect a person’s sense of humor, with the age probably being the main one. Young children are often highly amused by simple jokes or shows, while teenagers prefer to enjoy the ironic (讽刺的) events. Educational level, culture, and religious faith also affect one’s sense of humor. While Christians, for example, may have a deep appreciation of jokes about the Bible, others may find them disrespectful.
Many people believe that a sense of humor is something that develops on its own, and that you cannot teach someone to understand why jokes, certain comments, situations or events are funny. However, things can be done to enhance one’s sense of humor. Children, for example, benefit from being told jokes and encouraged to laugh, although some children’s jokes might seem rather strange to adults. If you have children, try to encourage them to tell jokes and think about what makes things funny. And it will help them develop a sense of humor.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to _______.| A．explain what influences a person’s sense of humor | | B．tell readers the importance of being healthy | | C．explain how to make better decisions | | D．tell readers how to understand jokes |
小题2:What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 “enhance” probably mean?| A．Enjoy. | B．Reduce. | C．Improve. | D．Prevent. |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following isn’t talked about in our passenger?| A．Culture. | B．Age | | C．Educational level. | D．Family backgrounds. |
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试题分析：文章介绍幽默感的重要性，和影响幽默感的因素：年龄，教育水平和文化都会影响幽默感，
小题1:主旨题：从整篇文章和第三段的句子：A number of factors affect a person’s sense of humor,可知这篇文章讲的是影响人的幽默感的因素，选A
小题2:猜词题：从第四段的句子：Many people believe that a sense of humor is something that develops on its own,可知有人认为幽默感是自己形成的，可是这句话的意思是：我们可以做些事情培养幽默感，enhance相当于improve，选C
小题3:细节题：从第三段的句子：with the age probably being the main one. Educational level, culture, and religious faith also affect one’s sense of humor. 可知年龄，教育水平和文化都会影响幽默感，没有说家庭背景，选D |
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试题【Most people agree that it’s important to have a sense of humor. Having the abili】；主要考察你对
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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling ___36___， but I always knew he was ___37___．He never criticized us, but used ___38___ to bring out our best．He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish．If you don’t give them water, they die.” I ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___ about somebody, and father said, “___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would get the best ___43___．From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running my company．
Dad’s also always been very ___45___．At 15, I started a magazine．It was ___46___ a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47__: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine．
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49__ me to go into law．And I’ve ___50___ regretted it．I wanted to be a biologist, ___51__ I didn’t pursue my ___52__．You know what you want．Go fulfill it.”
As ___53__ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54__ for young people in the U.K．My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad ___55__ me．
| 小题1: | | A．biologist | B．manager | C．lawyer | D．gardener |
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| 小题2: | | A．strict | B．honest | C．special | D．learned |
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| 小题3: | | A．praise | B．courage | C．power | D．warmth |
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| 小题4: | | A．think | B．imagine | C．remember | D．guess |
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| 小题5: | | A．unnecessary | B．unkind | C．unimportant | D．unusual |
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| 小题6: | | A．Another | B．Some | C．Any | D．Other |
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| 小题8: | | A．in case | B．by turns | C．by chance | D．in return |
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| 小题9: | | A．revise | B．set | C．review | D．follow |
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| 小题10: | | A．understanding | B．experienced | C．serious | D．demanding |
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| 小题11: | | A．taking up | B．making up | C．picking up | D．keeping up |
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| 小题12: | | A．suggestion | B．decision | C．notice | D．choice |
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| 小题13: | | A．and | B．as | C．even if | D．as if |
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| 小题14: | | A．helped | B．allowed | C．persuaded | D．suggested |
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| 小题15: | | A．always | B．never | C．seldom | D．almost |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather | B．but | C．for | D．therefore |
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| 小题17: | | A．promise | B．task | C．belief | D．dream |
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| 小题19: | | A．newspaper | B．magazine | C．program | D．project |
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| 小题20: | | A．controlled | B．comforted | C．reminded | D．raised |
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One day，a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in
his hanD. he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining（抱怨）
about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37
and were always desiring more.
"As far as I"m concerneD. if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 ，saw the beggar and said to him, "Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 ：All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you unde stand?""I see.”said the beggar."Then you should 44 ！It"s obvious that your wallet is a(n) 45 one，so don"t to it too heavily,”said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold He quickly opened his wallet, anc
47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
"Is that enough? Isn"t it cracking?" asked Fortune.
"Never 48 ．It"s still strong enough now.，’answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar"s hands began to 49 . "A if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more，”said the beggar,“ 51 just a handful or two.”
"There! It"s full. The wallet will 52 ．”warned the Goddess, but the beggar reque teD.“It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and came dust, The greedy beggar had nowto 55 but his broken bag.
| 小题1: | | A．showing | B．explaining | C．proving | D．wondering |
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| 小题2: | | A．relaxed | B．satisfied | C．worried | D．depressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．learn | B．watch | C．eat | D．play |
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| 小题4: | | A．street | B．bridge | C．yard | D．forest |
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| 小题5: | | A．praise | B．forgive | C．help | D．comfort |
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| 小题6: | | A．coat | B．pocket | C．box | D．wallet |
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| 小题7: | | A．occasion | B．suggestion | C．situation | D．condition |
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| 小题8: | | A．hand | B．feet | C．ground | D．corner |
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| 小题9: | | A．look out | B．look after | C．look up | D．look down |
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| 小题10: | | A．large | B．empty | C．worn | D．full |
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| 小题11: | | A．stand | B．wait | C．breathe | D．think |
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| 小题12: | | A．stream | B．piece | C．pair | D．variety |
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| 小题13: | | A．disturb | B．request | C．fear | D．insist |
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| 小题14: | | A．spread | B．close | C．loose | D．shake |
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| 小题17: | | A．flow | B．burst | C．disappear | D．change |
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| 小题18: | | A．attract | B．permit | C．include | D．hold |
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| 小题19: | | A．present | B．food | C．treasure | D．metal |
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| 小题20: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．everything | D．something |
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During the last fifteen years of my mother"s life she suffered with Alzheimer"s disease. Until then she had been a bright, __51__ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) __52__ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I"m your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn"t that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed __53__ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, __54__ later on she would go __55__periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life __56__ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were __57__ for a short time.
Hoping to please her and put her mind __58__ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a __59__. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I __60__ my mother there as a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some __61__. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home." Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a __62__, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much __63__, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother"s suffering set me wondering __64__ I would have in mind if someday I couldn"t find __65__ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some __66__ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only __67__ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer"s is haunting there. Someday __68__ and when I become even more __69__ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your __70__.
| 小题1: | | A．accessible | B．cheerful | C．hopeful | D．considerate |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．doubtful | C．puzzled | D．amazed |
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| 小题3: | | A．greatly | B．hardly | C．totally | D．simply |
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| 小题5: | | A．with | B．through | C．by | D．over |
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| 小题6: | | A．declaring | B．suggesting | C．crying | D．commenting |
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| 小题7: | | A．unsettled | B．unattended | C．unconcerned | D．uninspired |
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| 小题8: | | A．in place | B．under control | C．in order | D．at ease |
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| 小题9: | | A．lady | B．student | C．child | D．mother |
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| 小题10: | | A．told | B．pictured | C．stated | D．encouraged |
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| 小题11: | | A．response | B．smile | C．reasons | D．answers |
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| 小题12: | | A．name | B．dream | C．symbol | D．place |
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| 小题13: | | A．prettier | B．younger | C．happier | D．healthier |
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| 小题14: | | A．that | B．where | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．memory | B．passion | C．home | D．way |
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| 小题16: | | A．deadly | B．alarming | C．interesting | D．allergic |
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| 小题17: | | A．natural | B．special | C．rare | D．unique |
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| 小题18: | | A．if | B．what | C．until | D．whether |
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| 小题19: | | A．mechanical | B．cloudy | C．clear | D．stubborn |
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| 小题20: | | A．appreciation | B．satisfaction | C．guidance | D．convenience |
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In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 46 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 47 . The only solution is to reach 48 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 49 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 50 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 51 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 52 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 53 . The only direct and honest comparison is 54 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 55 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 56 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 57 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦***）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 58 someone is coming up fast 59 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 60 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 61 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 62 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 63 . You are a more 64 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 65 is all you need.
| 小题1: | | A．patient | B．strict | C．content | D．concerned |
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| 小题2: | | A．stronger | B．better | C．lazier | D．wiser |
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| 小题4: | | A．accurate | B．useful | C．careful | D．powerful |
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| 小题5: | | A．end | B．best | C．convenience | D．side |
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| 小题6: | | A．satisfied | B．busy | C．inspired | D．lazy |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．fun | C．sure | D．success |
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| 小题8: | | A．equal | B．unique | C．alike | D．common |
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| 小题10: | | A．instructed | B．allowed | C．directed | D．suggested |
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| 小题11: | | A．situation | B．position | C．occasion | D．accommodation |
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| 小题12: | | A．game | B．match | C．friend | D．enemy |
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| 小题13: | | A．conclude | B．bet | C．announce | D．declare |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．beside | C．below | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．assistant | B．competitor | C．coach | D．teacher |
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| 小题16: | | A．contribute | B．expose | C．push | D．devote |
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| 小题17: | | A．cares | B．says | C．wonders | D．asks |
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| 小题18: | | A．effort | B．sense | C．difference | D．change |
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| 小题19: | | A．successful | B．happy | C．lucky | D．fit |
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| 小题20: | | A．benefit | B．progress | C．habit | D．result |
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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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