Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
| 小题2: | | A．annoying | B．astonishing | C．delighting | D．disappointing |
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| 小题3: | | A．along | B．above | C．against | D．aside |
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| 小题4: | | A．reply | B．promise | C．request | D．agreement |
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| 小题5: | | A．pity | B．sadness | C．apology | D．love |
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| 小题6: | | A．views | B．opinions | C．spirits | D．thoughts |
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| 小题7: | | A．missed | B．forgot | C．held | D．shook |
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| 小题8: | | A．strange | B．close | C．serious | D．common |
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| 小题9: | | A．stressed | B．existed | C．hidden | D．exposed |
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| 小题10: | | A．expected | B．changed | C．reminded | D．complained |
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| 小题12: | | A．drawn | B．carried | C．moved | D．stayed |
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| 小题14: | | A．tear | B．kiss | C．press | D．hand |
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| 小题15: | | A．returned | B．remembered | C．realized | D．recalled |
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| 小题16: | | A．sorry | B．happy | C．angry | D．nervous |
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| 小题18: | | A．disappeared | B．forgiven | C．apologized | D．abandoned |
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| 小题19: | | A．imagination | B．inspiration | C．decoration | D．appreciation |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．soon | C．nowhere | D．anyhow |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:D
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试题分析：
小题1:B bent down 意即：母亲在床边俯身，
小题2: A “when it first started annoying me…” 句中的it指母亲捋我头发这事，母亲这一举动使我不高兴。
小题3:C 母亲的手抚摸我，我感到粗糙。against 有 touching 之意。
小题4:A 我冲母亲叫，她没回应。这里用reply promise : 诺言；request: 要求；agreement: 同意
小题5: D 根据上下文，这里的意思是：母亲表达的是一种爱。
小题6:D 我几年之后又想到那晚的情景，think的名词是thoughts；feelings: 感情，心情，
小题7:A 我怀念母亲的手。missed: 想念，惦记
小题8: B 儿时发生的那件事在我的记忆中时而近时而远，但总是内心挥之不去的愧疚。close与后文的far away有关。
小题9:C 句中的it指“愧疚”，它始终在我心中。be hidden in 隐藏在……; exist是不及物动词搭配不对
小题10:B “I once changed to be so rough”是定语从句修饰hands, 这里的意思是：我使母亲的手变得粗糙，因为母亲为我操劳了许多。
小题11:C 父亲去世后，母亲单独生活。后文有…to her house to spend the night with her
小题12:A drawn to her house: 自己被母爱所“吸引”
小题13: C 把挡住额头的头发梳了过去。 brush one’s hair：梳头发
小题14:B 母亲吻了我。
小题15:D recall：回忆；returned：返回；归还； remembered：记住； realized：意识到。I recalled the night.. 意即：I thought of the night…
小题16:A sorry一词与愧疚有关。其余的选项与上下文意思不符。
小题17:D as I did是一个表方式的状语，像我一样记得那事。
小题18:B forgotten and forgiven说的是母亲忘了，原谅了我。. abandoned：被放弃[扔弃，遗弃]了的。
小题19: D 这里说的是作者对母亲的手产生了一种新的“感激”
小题20:C 母女情深，这时我感到得到了母爱的包容，因而我的愧疚荡然无存。
点评：本文讲述的是母亲对孩子的爱，整个文章只充满了浓浓的爱意。在阅读时要抓住文章的过去脉络。一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
核心考点
试题【Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years.】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind of fierce creature. But is it true that the wolf stands for devil(魔鬼) and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem"" 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 51 the wolves" world? If you had, you would __52__ the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about __53__ than humans. They can attack sheep without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to __54__ full use of the shape of land to __55__ sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __56__ at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __57__. Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A __58__ wolf has little power, but a group of wolves __59__ nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. __60__ they are beaten, they run away together. It is their teamwork __61__ makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won"t __62__ to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, __63__ stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his __64__, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __65__ wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it. The wolf was __66__ and never gave up fighting __67__ its death. It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __68__ wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a __69__ way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and __70__ this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
| 小题1: | | A．talked about | B．walked into | C．thought about | D．cared for |
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| 小题2: | | A．hunt | B．watch | C．draw | D．admire |
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| 小题3: | | A．survival | B．life | C．food | D．plant |
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| 小题5: | | A．trap | B．avoid | C．fight | D．discover |
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| 小题6: | | A．considerate | B．imaginative | C．creative | D．expert |
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| 小题7: | | A．process | B．lifestyle | C．teamwork | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．brave | B．single | C．lonely | D．fair |
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| 小题9: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．fail | D．fear |
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| 小题10: | | A．Even if | B．As though | C．Even so | D．As for |
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| 小题12: | | A．turn in | B．break in | C．take in | D．give in |
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| 小题14: | | A．satisfaction | B．sadness | C．disappointment | D．pleasure |
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| 小题15: | | A．rest | B．the other | C．another | D．others |
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| 小题16: | | A．willing | B．worried | C．proud. | D．eager |
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| 小题17: | | A．although | B．until | C．before | D．unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．selflessness | B．self-confidence | C．self-protection | D．self-respect |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．curious | C．strange | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．step out | B．set up | C．succeed in | D．get into |
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In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were 36 . His chances of surviving were small. 37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much 38 than he was when he started, but alive.
His 39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no 43 continuing the struggle, when he was 44 greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and 45 exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.
When people 46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 48 major difficulties.
"I tell myself I can 49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I"m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 50 courage and strength."
I wrote that down after I read it 51 it struck me as something important. And I"ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I"ve said it, I have always come back to my senses.
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what 54 have been through, you"re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .
| 小题1: | | A．less | B．little | C．few | D．enough |
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| 小题3: | | A．thinner | B．poorer | C．worse | D．fatter |
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| 小题4: | | A．attitude | B．imagination | C．instruction | D．story |
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| 小题5: | | A．tried | B．tended | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题6: | | A．make | B．collect | C．select | D．replace |
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| 小题7: | | A．attacked | B．caught | C．froze | D．cheated |
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| 小题8: | | A．operation | B．taste | C．message | D．use |
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小题9:A improving B. suffering C. strengthening D. increasing
| 小题10: | | A．firmly | B．completely | C．surely | D．generally |
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| 小题11: | | A．deal | B．defend | C．survive | D．observe |
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| 小题12: | | A．similarly | B．likely | C．probably | D．commonly |
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| 小题13: | | A．for the lack of | B．in spite of | C．in support of | D．as a result of |
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| 小题14: | | A．handle | B．carry | C．follow | D．inspect |
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| 小题15: | | A．rolling up | B．using up | C．building up | D．making up |
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| 小题18: | | A．related | B．measured | C．contributed | D．compared |
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| 小题19: | | A．you | B．others | C．we | D．another |
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| 小题20: | | A．see through | B．cut through | C．get through | D．think through |
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My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster"s Dictionary and read the definition(定义)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it"s an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I"m only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It"s very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that"s an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That"s something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn"t buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They"d been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They"d lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don"t have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny"s antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
小题1:Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .| A．list all the important characteristics of antiques | | B．tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques | | C．change Jenny"s shallow understanding of antiques | | D．express her disappointment at being called "antique" |
小题2:Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?| A．The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. | | B．The marks on the picture showed its age and value. | | C．There was usually a sad story behind each antique. | | D．She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one. |
小题3:By saying "I don"t have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant .| A．grandma was a treasure to her | | B．antiques were rare and valuable | | C．she had nothing but a few possessions | | D．grandma and antiques had a lot in common |
小题4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?| A．Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up. | | B．Jenny had a strong desire for grandma"s love. | | C．Jenny was too young to know grandma"s humor. | | D．Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the passage? | A．Jenny"s Antique | B．A Story of Antiques | | C．A Tour of Antiques | D．Grandma"s Antique |
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Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its 36 way, but mine couldn"t. I wasn"t sure how I was going to be able to face 37 and their gossip at school. I was forced to 38 my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school 39 completely defeated. All I wanted to do was 40 into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and 41 a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n) 42 that it was to be opened on a 43 night that week.
I made it through that week 44 my father. Each card 45 to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 46 is impossible to imagine. Don"t try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood 47 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 48 and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special 50 you face along life’s way, may you 51 that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card 52 the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to 53 . “The world isn"t so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I 54 the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his 55 known when he couldn"t be present.
| 小题1: | | A．pleasant | B．strange | C．funny | D．normal |
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| 小题2: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．nobody |
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| 小题3: | | A．work out | B．meet with | C．deal with | D．come across |
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| 小题4: | | A．making | B．feeling | C．regarding | D．considering |
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| 小题5: | | A．crawl | B．push | C．jump | D．draw |
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| 小题6: | | A．invented | B．discovered | C．created | D．wrote |
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| 小题7: | | A．instruction | B．explanation | C．presentation | D．information |
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| 小题8: | | A．regular | B．flexible | C．particular | D．legal |
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| 小题9: | | A．in favor of | B．regardless of | C．in search of | D．because of |
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| 小题10: | | A．seemed | B．happened | C．occurred | D．intended |
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| 小题11: | | A．life | B．future | C．dream | D．result |
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| 小题12: | | A．fell | B．passed | C．flied | D．lifted |
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| 小题13: | | A．false | B．honest | C．natural | D．innocent |
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| 小题14: | | A．content | B．process | C．cure | D．progress |
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| 小题15: | | A．destruction | B．competition | C．challenges | D．destination |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．guess | C．predict | D．succeed |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．since | C．after | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．cry | B．scream | C．sing | D．laugh |
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| 小题19: | | A．got through | B．looked through | C．broke through | D．put through |
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| 小题20: | | A．schedule | B．concept | C．soul | D．confidence |
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It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 11 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 12 in the company should ever do. I wish I 13 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 14 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m 15 , experienced and I know better.
16 I work with some very kind and compassionate (富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 17 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 18 they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ 19 ” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 20 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 21 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 22 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 23 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, 24 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my 25 . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n) 26 .
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 27 that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s 28 . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her 29 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those 30 words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.
| 小题1: | | A．by the way | B．in the way | C．on the way | D．to the way |
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| 小题2: | | A．someone | B．anyone | C．no one | D．the one |
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| 小题3: | | A．should | B．might | C．will | D．could |
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| 小题4: | | A．fix | B．blame | C．rely | D．put |
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| 小题5: | | A．outgoing | B．old | C．cheerful | D．energetic |
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| 小题6: | | A．Thankfully | B．Naturally | C．Generally | D．Hopefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．work | B．stop | C．watch | D．sit |
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| 小题8: | | A．decisions | B．troubles | C．attempts | D．mistakes |
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| 小题9: | | A．annoying | B．confusing | C．embarrassing | D．puzzling |
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| 小题10: | | A．repairs | B．wants | C．works | D．occupies |
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| 小题11: | | A．mad | B．serious | C．curious | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．react | B．agree | C．turn | D．object |
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| 小题13: | | A．issue | B．outcome | C．standard | D．message |
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| 小题14: | | A．for | B．therefore | C．but | D．otherwise |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenge | B．imagination | C．conclusion | D．explanation |
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| 小题16: | | A．order | B．key | C．end | D．process |
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| 小题17: | | A．forget | B．ruin | C．prevent | D．change |
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| 小题18: | | A．broken | B．done | C．lost | D．kept |
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| 小题19: | | A．attention | B．skill | C．patience | D．interest |
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| 小题20: | | A．sweet | B．pleasant | C．meaningful | D．colorful |
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