I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can vision be cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the key factors of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, and you’ll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, and then have a go at evening. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.
Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
小题1:The underlined word “grumble” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.| A．tremble | B．complain | C．speed up | D．slow down |
小题2:Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?| A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise. | | B．People are wise to pay to go to the gym. | | C．Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life. | | D．People’s attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed. |
小题3:By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “________”.| A．Failure is the mother of success. | | B．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. | | C．If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. | | D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. |
小题4:Following this passage, the author will further talk about ________.| A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced | | B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face | | C．what great people have in common | | D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity |
小题5:Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?| A．Face adversity with a smile | | B．Different attitudes towards adversity | | C．Nothing is impossible | | D．Life is full of adversity |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A |
试题分析：生活中，决定成败的主要因素之一是我们对待逆境的态度。虽然我们不能避免逆境，但是我们能选择面对它的态度。
小题1:猜词题：从第一段的句子：可知是过去作者总是抱怨。选B
小题2:细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的We cannot achieve anything with an
easy life.可判断C项是作者的观点。
小题3:推理判断题。选项A的含义为“失败乃成功之母”；选项B的含义为“吃一堑，长一智”；选项C的含义为“不入虎穴，焉得虎子”；选项D的含义为“世上无难事，只要肯登攀”。D项含义与所引用的话(倒数第三段)含义相符。
小题4:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的there is still the problem of how
yo change yor attitde towards adversity可作出推断。选B
小题5:主旨大意题。本文围绕面对逆境我们应持乐观的态度这一话题而展开，所以选项A“笑对逆境”适合作本文标题。
点评：这篇文章有很强的励志作用，题目设置科学合理，考试要抓住主旨也不能忽视细节。要求考生在阅读时，把握大意，合理的推测想象。 |
核心考点
试题【I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town c】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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One day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: “A Cabuliwallah! A Cabuliwallah（从喀布尔来的水果商贩）!” In the street below was a Cbuliwallah,1 slowly along. Mini called him loudly but when he looked at her，she ran away, 2 . Shortly after this, the two became friends. They started to 3 together, laughing and talking. Mini’s new friend would give her sweets and nuts, 4 the little money he had on her.The Cabuliwallah, called Rahmum, would joke: “Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law’s house?” Mini did not understand this and was 5 .
One morning, I heard noise in the street, and saw Rahmum being led 6 by the police. There were bloodstains on his clothes. I gathered that a neighbor had 7 Rahmum money for a shawl (披肩)but had falsely 8 having bought it, and that in the course of the quarrel Rahmum had struck him. On a charge of murderous attack, Rahmum was 9 to jail.
Time passed, and he was not remembered. Mini grew up and we were making 10 for her wedding. I was sitting in my study when someone entered. It was Rahmum, 11 from prison.12 recognizable now, he asked to see Mini and said that all those years ago she had 13 him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was still the same. He had 14 her running to him calling “Cabuliwallah!”. He had imagined that they would laugh and talk together. In fact, he had brought her,15 in paper, a few nuts and grapes. The two were 16 but Mini had grown up. She now understood the meaning of the word “father-in-law,” and when he made this joke once more she was 17 in the face at the question. He could not revive(还原) their old friendship.
When Rahmum left, I gave him a bank note, saying:“Go back to your own daughter, and 18 the happiness of your meeting bring good fortune to my child! ”
Having made this present, I had to 19 the electric lights and the military band I had 20 for the wedding and the ladies in the house were disappointed. But to me the wedding feast was all the brighter for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.
| 小题1: | | A．running | B．passing | C．driving | D．taking |
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| 小题2: | | A．scared | B．excited | C．interested | D．disappointed |
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| 小题3: | | A．put out | B．set out | C．take out | D．hang out |
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| 小题4: | | A．paying | B．spending | C．offering | D．wasting |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．joyful | C．puzzled | D．upset |
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| 小题7: | | A．lent | B．stolen | C．borrowed | D．owed |
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| 小题8: | | A．admitted | B．denied | C．declined | D．refused |
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| 小题9: | | A．abused | B．taken | C．sentenced | D．accused |
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| 小题10: | | A．appointments | B．jokes | C．plans | D．arrangements |
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| 小题11: | | A．released | B．escaped | C．come | D．removed |
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| 小题12: | | A．Immediately | B．Hardly | C．Directly | D．Instantly |
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| 小题13: | | A．thought | B．approved | C．reminded | D．informed |
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| 小题14: | | A．observed | B．seen | C．spotted | D．pictured |
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| 小题15: | | A．picked up | B．wrapped up | C．brought up | D．held up |
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| 小题16: | | A．reunited | B．connected | C．joined | D．combined |
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| 小题19: | | A．give up | B．give off | C．give in | D．give out |
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| 小题20: | | A．designed | B．made | C．intended | D．expected |
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The first day of university our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a 11 ,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that 12 her entire being.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically 13 , “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant 14 . “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She 15 replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was 16 what may have motivated her to be taking on this 17 at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a 18 and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 19 made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other 20 . She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow 21 because we stop playing.
There are only four 22 to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 23 ,you die.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or 24 . The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in 25 . Have no regrets.”
| 小题1: | | A．strong | B．beautiful | C．wrinkled | D．charming |
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| 小题2: | | A．surrounded with | B．lit up | C．covered | D．showed off |
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| 小题3: | | A．responded | B．announced | C．agreed | D．allowed |
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| 小题4: | | A．kiss | B．squeeze（紧抱） | C．smile | D．arm |
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| 小题5: | | A．seriously | B．happily | C．jokingly | D．hopefully |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．eager | C．unsure | D．doubtful |
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| 小题7: | | A．career | B．degree | C．hobby | D．challenge |
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| 小题8: | | A．college education | B．rich husband | C．good job | D．happy family |
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| 小题9: | | A．frequently | B．seldom | C．easily | D．often |
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| 小题10: | | A．elderly | B．people | C．friends | D．students |
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| 小题11: | | A．mature | B．weak | C．relaxed | D．old |
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| 小题12: | | A．notes | B．suggestions | C．secrets | D．requirements |
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| 小题13: | | A．courage | B．dreams | C．confidence | D．friends |
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| 小题14: | | A．ability | B．time | C．money | D．effort |
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| 小题15: | | A．university | B．hope | C．trial | D．change |
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Eleven-year-old Angela was attacked by a rare 21 affecting her nerve system. She was unable to walk and her movement was 22 in other ways as well. The doctors did not hold much 23 of her ever recovering from this illness. They 24 she"d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair.They said that few, if any, were able to come back to 25 after suffering from this disease .The little girl was 26 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she would swear that she was 27 going to be walking again one day.
She was moved to a specialized 28 hospital in the San Francisco Bay area. All 29 that could be applied to her case were used. The doctors were moved by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging about seeing herself walking. If it would do 30 else, it would at least give her hope and something 31 to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela would work as hard as possible in physical treatments, and in exercise sessions. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her 32 , visualizing herself moving, moving, moving!
One day, 33 she was attempting, with all her might, to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed as though something 34 happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She 35 out, "Look what I"m doing! Look! Look! I can do it”. I moved! I moved!"
Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running to a 36 place. People were screaming, equipment was 37 and glass was breaking. You see, it was the terrible San Francisco earthquake. 38 don"t tell that to Angela. She 39 that she did it.
And now only a few years later, she"s back in school, on her own 40 . No crutches, no wheelchair. You see, anyone who can shake the earth between San Francisco and Oakland can defeat a little disease, can"t they?
| 小题1: | | A．problem | B．disease | C．accident | D．error |
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| 小题2: | | A．spread | B．avoided | C．limited | D．forced |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought | B．idea | C．opinion | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．predicted | B．prepared | C．admitted | D．decided |
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| 小题5: | | A．active | B．normal | C．alive | D．simple |
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| 小题6: | | A．fearless | B．peaceful | C．patient | D．stainless |
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| 小题7: | | A．probably | B．approximately | C．sincerely | D．certainly |
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| 小题8: | | A．recovery | B．experiment | C．practice | D．exercise |
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| 小题9: | | A．schedules | B．instructions | C．supports | D．treatments |
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| 小题10: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题11: | | A．.admirable | B．interesting | C．optimistic | D．appropriate |
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| 小题12: | | A．training | B．imaging | C．expectation | D．performance |
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| 小题13: | | A．however | B．after | C．just | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．useful | B．regretful | C．surprising | D．disgusting |
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| 小题15: | | A．screamed | B．laughed | C．spoke | D．sang |
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| 小题16: | | A．beautiful | B．safe | C．dangerous | D．dirty |
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| 小题17: | | A．accelerating | B．running | C．appearing | D．falling |
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| 小题19: | | A．believed | B．denied | C．realized | D．accepted |
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| 小题20: | | A．parts | B．legs | C．body | D．role |
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When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 36 at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box 37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 38 .
All Saturday I waited 39 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 40 an enquiry（询问）about the box might 41 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 42 trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 43 of different kinds. A (n) 44 shoebox rested on top of it. 45 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 46 your project.”
In the next hour my father 47 the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 48 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 50 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much 51 to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 54 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 55 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
| 小题1: | | A．appeared | B．announced | C．served | D．sat |
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| 小题3: | | A．design | B．project | C．plan | D．idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．sadly | B．disappointedly | C．anxiously | D．patiently |
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| 小题5: | | A．knew | B．found | C．realized | D．imagined |
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| 小题6: | | A．start | B．mark | C．cause | D．produce |
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| 小题7: | | A．took | B．invited | C．saved | D．had |
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| 小题8: | | A．boxes | B．paper | C．gifts | D．food |
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| 小题9: | | A．new | B．big | C．empty | D．attractive |
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| 小题10: | | A．Relief | B．Relaxation | C．Cheer | D．Calm |
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| 小题12: | | A．folded | B．changed | C．packed | D．pressed |
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| 小题13: | | A．attached | B．joined | C．linked | D．connected |
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| 小题14: | | A．slight | B．broad | C．brief | D．confident |
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| 小题15: | | A．fun | B．joy | C．interest | D．amusement |
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| 小题16: | | A．money | B．support | C．time | D．hope |
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| 小题17: | | A．reached | B．set | C．came | D．spent |
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| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．admire | C．respect | D．recognize |
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| 小题19: | | A．carried | B．kept | C．spread | D．lasted |
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| 小题20: | | A．even | B．yet | C．still | D．ever |
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A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he 36 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy 37 around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much 38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox, 39 , he found that he couldn’t 40 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 41 for his small body.
As he 42 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some 43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 44 again and again, but the only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father 47 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a 48 voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father. 49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the 50 that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I 51 all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,” 52 the father kindly. “You didn’t 53 me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and 54 it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to 55 you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.
| 小题1: | | A．hid | B．left | C．put | D．discovered |
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| 小题2: | | A．walked | B．jumped | C．traveled | D．dug |
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| 小题3: | | A．courage | B．pride | C．effort | D．pleasure |
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| 小题4: | | A．however | B．still | C．thus | D．even |
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| 小题5: | | A．put | B．raise | C．take | D．break |
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| 小题6: | | A．large | B．difficult | C．hard | D．much |
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| 小题7: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．agreed | D．planned |
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| 小题8: | | A．inventions | B．progress | C．mistakes | D．changes |
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| 小题9: | | A．tried | B．failed | C．thought | D．started |
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| 小题10: | | A．success | B．goal | C．result | D．wish |
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| 小题11: | | A．Gradually | B．lately | C．Properly | D．Finally |
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| 小题12: | | A．watched | B．helped | C．followed | D．taught |
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| 小题13: | | A．loud | B．happy | C．sweet | D．strict |
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| 小题14: | | A．Angrily | B．Movingly | C．Suddenly | D．Gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．knowledge | B．strength | C．tools | D．ability |
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| 小题16: | | A．wasted | B．brought | C．used | D．carried |
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| 小题17: | | A．replied | B．corrected | C．shouted | D．praised |
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| 小题18: | | A．advise | B．force | C．ask | D．want |
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| 小题19: | | A．collected | B．threw | C．chose | D．broke |
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| 小题20: | | A．provide | B．lend | C．show | D．pass |
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