There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_____1____. The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked _______2____.
"It is with you. Your _______3___ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the ______4______things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your ____5_____are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you ______6___ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _____7_____ for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _____8____ to me!" the young man ____9_______.
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not ____10_____ them or treasure them. They are not_____11____ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _____12_____one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not ____13______it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it _____14_____. We should not overuse it because once it is ____15____, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．young | C．wealthy | D．poor |
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| 小题2: | | A．anxiously | B．sadly | C．quietly | D．patiently |
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| 小题3: | | A．knowledge | B．skills | C．brain | D．eyes |
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| 小题4: | | A．ugly | B．beautiful | C．strange | D．useful |
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| 小题5: | | A．legs | B．cars | C．jewels | D．banknotes |
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| 小题6: | | A．lovely | B．optimistic | C．angry | D．willing |
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| 小题7: | | A．charge | B．buy | C．exchange | D．change |
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| 小题8: | | A．precious | B．useless | C．extra | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．wept | B．demonstrated | C．smiled | D．yelled |
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| 小题10: | | A．see | B．realize | C．keep | D．hold |
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| 小题11: | | A．grateful | B．careful | C．meaningful | D．faithful |
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| 小题14: | | A．wrongly | B．wisely | C．naturally | D．really |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
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试题分析：
小题1:从第一行。。。complained about his poverty可知年轻人老抱怨他的贫穷，想向算命先生打听如何
变富有，本空应与 poverty相对应，故应填wealthy有钱的，富裕的
小题2:年轻人老抱怨他的贫穷，算命先生却说他已经很有钱了，所以年轻人很着急的想知道答案。Ｂ
悲伤的Ｃ平静的Ｄ有耐心的，均不合语境
小题3:从下文You use them to see this world你用眼睛来看世界，所以眼睛是财富
小题4:丑陋的B漂亮的C奇怪的D有用的，用排除法，可以用眼睛看世界上所有美好的东西。
小题5:从下文 You can go to any places你可以去任何地方，所以腿是财富
小题6:Ａ可爱的Ｂ乐观的Ｃ生气的Ｄ乐意的，愿意的，根据句意及下文I am willing to。。。可知句意，
你愿意把你的眼睛给我吗，
小题7:从下文I am not going to exchange my eyes for money可知算命先生说要用钱换年轻人的眼睛。
小题8:上文提到算命先生说要用钱换年轻人的眼睛，年轻人不同意，根据常识可知，眼睛对人而是很
珍贵的，故选Ａ
小题9:听到算命先生说要用钱换年轻人的眼睛，年轻人反应很强烈，所以歇斯底里的叫喊。
小题10:Ａ看见Ｂ意识到Ｃ保持Ｄ拿着，握着，根据上下文及句意可知，很多人拥有财富，却没有意识
到或珍惜。
小题11:根据上下文，应与下文complain相对，他们不感激上苍给予他们财富，甚至还抱怨上苍不公
平。Ａ感谢的，感激的Ｂ小心的，仔细的Ｃ有意义的Ｄ真诚的
小题12:从下文before you will treasure them可知与treasure对应，句意，难道你想在还没来得及珍惜他
们就失去其中的一件东西吗?
小题13:固定搭配。take...for granted认为。。。理所当然，想当然
小题14:Ａ错误地Ｂ英明地，聪明地Ｃ自然地Ｄ真正地，我们应该珍惜我们的财富，爱护它，明智的使
用它。
小题15:从下文it is gone forever可知此空填gone,一旦失去，就永远失去。
点评：本文讲述一位年轻人因为贫穷而向一位算命先生打听怎么变富，算命先生说他已经有财富。眼睛，手，脚都是他的财富，这是用金钱都不会换来。要懂得珍惜。算命先生的话发人深省：每个人都是有财富的，但我们要珍惜我们的拥有。 |
核心考点
试题【There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his pov】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
小题1:The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____．| A．a person with a strong v/ill | | B．a person with a weak character | | C．a person who isn"t popular with everyone | | D．a person who changes his behavior according to the situation |
小题2:What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?
A．A mother"s words． B．Others" attitude to him．
C．His father"s advice． C．His teacher"s warning．
小题3:What is the key point of the advice from Jonny"s father?| A．Eat fewer candies than before． | | B．Count to five before crying． | | C．Talk with parents and follow their advice． | | D．Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life． |
小题4:What message does the writer want to convey through the story?| A．One should be brave to face his mistakes． | | B．Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it． | | C．Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors． | | D．A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts． |
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When I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 ，I got there in July, 2010. 37 I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this __39__ ，I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job，but found __40__ response(回应)．
One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask _41__ there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that __42__ .As I was about to_43__，a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __44__.Nearly ten minutes later，he __45__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __46__.Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __47__ a job.
I was a little surprised，but had a __48__ feeling about him. Along the way，I realized that I had __49__ resumes(简历)．Seeing this，the man __50__ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen __51__ copies. He also gave me some __52__ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very __53__ .The following day，I received a __54__from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __55__ to you when you need it. And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
| 小题1: | | A．doubts | B．concerns | C．instructions | D．reasons |
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| 小题2: | | A．Even if | B．Every time | C．Now that | D．Soon after |
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| 小题4: | | A．on my own | B．on my way | C．by any chance | D．by the day |
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| 小题5: | | A．any | B．much | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．wherever | C．whether | D．whenever |
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| 小题7: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．language | D．manner |
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| 小题8: | | A．answer | B．work | C．leave | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．for ever | B．at any time | C．as usual | D．for a while |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．hesitated | C．passed | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．silent | B．busy | C．positive | D．comfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick out | B．search for | C．take on | D．give up |
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| 小题13: | | A．dull | B．good | C．guilty | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．made use of | B．taken care of | C．run out of | D．become tired of |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．knocked | C．glanced | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．right | B．more | C．former | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．pressures | B．agreements | C．impressions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题18: | | A．lonely | B．funny | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．call | B．tip | C．present | D．report |
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| 小题20: | | A．turns off | B．goes over | C．gives back | D．looks up |
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I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
小题1:How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?| A．He paid part of the bill regularly. | | B．He earned it by winning a bet. | | C．He paid cash for it. | | D．He bought it as a big bargain. |
小题2:By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.| A．practice makes perfect | | B．it was time to stop practicing | | C．he couldn’t bear being troubled | | D．his wife played the piano well enough |
小题3:What happened to the author’s mum’s first piano?| A．It was lost. | | B．It was broken by one neighbor. | | C．It was sold by his dad. | | D．It was taken away. |
小题4:What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?| A．His dad’s willingness to help cook. | | B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily. | | C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland. | | D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life. |
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In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a 1 for four generations to become one. The table was always 2 with food from wonderful family recipes（食谱）all containing 3 as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family 4 , sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock 5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 6 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful 7 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my 8 , a part of my heart.
Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He 9 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which 10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 11 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to 12 the clock.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing 13 . The clock stood desertedly 14 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t 15 to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then 16 , reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 17 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were 18 into the dining room, into house and into my 19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 20 again.
| 小题1: | | A．party | B．time | C．place | D．situation |
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| 小题2: | | A．filled | B．cleared | C．spread | D．left |
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| 小题3: | | A．wine | B．surprise | C．fish | D．love |
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| 小题4: | | A．friend | B．guard | C．doctor | D．lawyer |
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| 小题5: | | A．disappointed | B．encouraged | C．interested | D．comforted |
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| 小题6: | | A．questioned | B．remembered | C．doubted | D．wondered |
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| 小题7: | | A．sound | B．hammer | C．voice | D．ring |
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| 小题8: | | A．studies | B．opinions | C．memories | D．brains |
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| 小题9: | | A．strangely | B．carefully | C．eagerly | D．usually |
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| 小题10: | | A．got | B．kept | C．prevented | D．found |
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| 小题11: | | A．Break | B．fall | C．stop | D．move |
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| 小题12: | | A．wind | B．repair | C．read | D．clean |
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| 小题13: | | A．unexpectedly | B．gently | C．difficultly | D．freely |
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| 小题14: | | A．ticking | B．moving | C．noisy | D．quiet |
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| 小题15: | | A．help | B．bear | C．hope | D．insist |
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| 小题16: | | A．slowly | B．quickly | C．unwillingly | D．naturally |
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| 小题17: | | A．feet | B．hands | C．sense | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．breathed | B．blown | C．taken | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．study | B．bedroom | C．heart | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．died | B．lived | C．smiled | D．sang |
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“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’re spreading alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.
Recently I 1 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 2 ,nor happenstance, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 3 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 4 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was beyond her tender years and very, very special. Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 5 a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being 6 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 7 in her area like her were waiting for their wishes to be granted, she unselfishly used her wish to 8 that those children have their wishes granted. She also hoped that it could be done 9 January 16, 2011.Unfortunately, however, the organization told her that her 10 request couldn’t be granted as the funds were simply 11 . They calculated that they would need to raise more that one 12 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 13 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired warm-hearted 14 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 15 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 16 the story of this 17 young girl who had touched the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 18 money to help make Hope"s dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continued to help others, not only 19 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16,2011, the 20 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．thought | C．cared | D．talked |
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| 小题2: | | A．coincidence | B．independence | C．convenience | D．intelligence |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．carried | C．expected | D．housed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Until | B．Unless | C．Though | D．If |
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| 小题5: | | A．expressed | B．offered | C．made | D．sent |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．informed | C．reminded | D．understood |
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| 小题7: | | A．children | B．citizens | C．villagers | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．tell | B．ask | C．arrange | D．order |
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| 小题10: | | A．final | B．formal | C．simple | D．noble |
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| 小题11: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unavailable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．thousand | B．hundred | C．million | D．billion |
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| 小题13: | | A．Disappointed | B．Surprised | C．worried | D．Embarrassed |
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| 小题14: | | A．committees | B．individuals | C．corporations | D．organizations |
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| 小题15: | | A．theirs | B．ours | C．hers | D．yours |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．read | C．broadcast | D．shared |
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| 小题17: | | A．caring | B．tiring | C．annoying | D．worrying |
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| 小题18: | | A．finding | B．spending | C．raising | D．borrowing |
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| 小题19: | | A．perfectly | B．physically | C．healthily | D．thankfully |
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| 小题20: | | A．proposal | B．decision | C．conclusion | D．announcement |
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