The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel
39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 40 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 41 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a 42 relationship with her mother, decided to write her 43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some 44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 48 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 53 it all last night. Your note saved my 54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
小题1: | A．sacrificed | B．defeated | C．abandoned | D．killed |
小题2: | A．live | B．imagine | C．struggle | D．think |
小题3: | A．sad | B．final | C．teachable | D．great |
小题4: | A．ashamed | B．valued | C．excited | D．scared |
小题5: | A．die | B．fail | C．retire | D．survive |
小题6: | A．miss | B．hate | C．admire | D．appreciate |
小题7: | A．close | B．casual | C．bad | D．personal |
小题8: | A．classmate | B．mom | C．father | D．teacher |
小题9: | A．free | B．delightful | C．pleasant | D．rough |
小题10: | A．daughter | B．student | C．friend | D．trainer |
小题11: | A．best | B．wisest | C．luckiest | D．gentlest |
小题12: | A．trust | B．doubt | C．consider | D．predict |
小题13: | A．taking | B．going | C．giving | D．looking |
小题14: | A．coldly | B．hesitantly | C．shyly | D．tightly |
小题15: | A．note | B．gift | C．notice | D．reminder |
小题16: | A．Since | B．Until | C．though | D．When |
小题17: | A．confidence | B．courage | C．respect | D．heart |
小题18: 小题19: | A．life | B．time | C．money | D．honor |
小题20: | A．push | B．price | C．meaning | D．power |
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小题1: D
小题2: A
小题3: C
小题4: B
小题5: A
小题6: D
小题7: C
小题8: B
小题9: D
小题10: A
小题11: A
小题12: B
小题13: C
小题14: D
小题15: A
小题16: B
小题17: C
小题18: A
小题19: A
小题20: D |
试题分析：
小题1: 有后面的句子The suicide note read可以知道他是自***，句子意思“沙质高中的学生被一个学生自***的消息所震惊”，所以选D
小题2: 考查单词意思，live意思“生活”，imagine意思“想象”，struggle意思“奋斗”，think意思“思考”，句子意思“如果你死了当没有人关心时很难生活下去”，所以选A
小题3: 考查单词意思，sad意思“悲伤的”，final意思“最后的”，teachable意思“驯良的”，great意思“伟大的”，句子意思“老师意识到这是驯良的时刻”，所以选C
小题4: 考查单词意思，ashamed意思“害羞的”，valued意思“有价值的”，excited意思“兴奋的”，scared意思“害怕的”，句子意思“老师意识到这是驯良的时刻关于使人们感觉有价值的重要性”，所以选B
小题5: 由前面那个学生自***写了The suicide note可以知道是将要死，句子意思“他让他的学生想象将要死去”，所以选A
小题6: 由最后一句of expressed appreciation可以知道是感激，句子意思“告诉某人你怎样和为什么感激他或她”，所以选D
小题7: 由第二段第二行I haven’t always been a very good可以知道她和她的妈妈关系不好，句子意思“桑迪和他的妈妈关系不好”，所以选C
小题8: 有倒数第三段第一句When her mom read the note可以知道给他妈妈写信，句子意思“决定给他妈妈写信”，所以选B
小题9: 考查单词意思，free意思“自由的”，delightful意思“令人愉快的”，pleasant意思“高兴的”，rough意思“粗鲁的”，句子意思“我们相处不佳”，所以选D
小题10: 由前面的句子elationship with her mother可以知道我是个不好的女儿，句子意思“我是一个不好的女儿”，所以选A
小题11: 由后面的句子love me and want what’s best for me可以知道妈妈是最好的人，句子意思“你是我认识的最好的人”，所以选A
小题12: 由有前面的句子I know I’m lucky to have you in my life可以知道他从不怀疑他妈妈对她的爱，句子意思“我从不怀疑你爱我”，所以选B
小题13: 固定词组give up意思“放弃”，句子意思“谢谢你从不放弃我”，所以选C
小题14: 考查单词意思，coldly意思“冷冷地”，hesitantly意思“犹豫地”，shyly意思“害羞地”，tightly意思“紧紧地”，句子意思“当妈妈读到这封信时，她哭了紧紧地抱住我”，所以选D
小题15: 由后面的句子Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life可以知道妈妈给桑迪写了一封信，句子意思“桑迪在镜子前发现了一封信”，所以选A
小题16: 考查单词意思, Since意思“自从”，Until意思“直到”，though意思“尽管”，When意思“当……时候”，句子意思“至今为止，直到收到你的信是我一生中最重要的事情”，所以选B
小题17: 考查单词意思，confidenc意思“信心”，ecourage意思“鼓励”，respect意思“尊敬”，heart意思“心”，句子意思“我原以为已经失去你的爱和尊敬”，所以选C
小题18: 考查单词意思，end意思“结束”，make意思“制造”，get意思“得到”，fall意思“摔倒”，句子意思“昨天晚上我本打算结束这一切”，所以选A
小题19: 由最后一句It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.可以知道是生活，句子意思“你写的信拯救了我的生活”，所以选A
小题20: 考查单词意思，push意思“推”，price意思“价格”， meaning意思“意思”，power意思“力量”，句子意思“小心不要低估表达感激的力量”，所以选D
点评：本文叙述了由自***事件，老师让学生给某个人写封信，桑迪给他妈妈写了一封感激信的故事。答题前一定要读懂全文，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。 |
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t 31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_ ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 33 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 34 every penny I could and 35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 36 to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only 37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, 39 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I 41 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 42 from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 43 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it 44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 45 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him 46 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 47 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my 48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His 49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 50 his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．remember | C．forget | D．care |
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| 小题3: | | A．car | B．friend | C．job | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．spent | B．earned | C．kept | D．saved |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．of | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay it back | B．hand it over | C．turn it up | D．show it off |
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| 小题7: | | A．pay | B．charge | C．offer | D．provide |
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| 小题8: | | A．ride | B．leave | C．trip | D．hurry |
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| 小题9: | | A．as | B．although | C．but | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．ordinary | B．hot | C．work | D．special |
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| 小题11: | | A．helped | B．followed | C．left | D．watched |
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| 小题12: | | A．tools | B．clothes | C．luggage | D． bag |
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| 小题13: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．longer | D．deeper |
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| 小题14: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．occurred | D．appeared |
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| 小题15: | | A．whatever | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．however |
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| 小题18: | | A．help | B．advice | C．treat | D．reply |
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| 小题19: | | A．hands | B．smile | C．voice | D．eyes |
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| 小题20: | | A．cleaned | B．wiped | C．cleared | D．felt |
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Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson that little things still mean a lot. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I started my car and I 1 down at the roadside, a piece of paper caught my eye. I picked it up and 2 it carefully.
The form turned out to be a 3 from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ 4 of their vehicle’s registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their 5 and figured：no one would throw this out, 6 if it was current.
Although the form had been blown here, where in the busy, 7 parking lot would I find the owner? So I checked the date and noted the name of the 8 , who must be in our town. I thought that the best and easiest step to 9 was to put the form in an envelope addressed to the couple and 10 it by post. So I did it.
On the weekend, a 11 couple called at my house and brought me a big 12 . They said they had panicked and searched for the receipt(收据) 13 everywhere before giving up. Without it they would 14 $8, 000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone 15 a major trouble by doing something which at first glance seemed minor.
| 小题1: | | A．glanced | B．went | C．broke | D．set |
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| 小题2: | | A．read | B．cleaned | C．touched | D．saw |
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| 小题3: | | A．report | B．decision | C．message | D．receipt |
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| 小题4: | | A．development | B．payment | C．permission | D．plan |
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| 小题5: | | A．clothes | B．hat | C．shoes | D．shirt |
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| 小题6: | | A．especially | B．occasionally | C．usually | D．generally |
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| 小题7: | | A．lonely | B．narrow | C．empty | D．crowded |
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| 小题8: | | A．guest | B．owner | C．partner | D．host |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．disappointed | C．lucky | D．happy |
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| 小题12: | | A．surprise | B．form | C．gift | D．joy |
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| 小题13: | | A．quickly | B．slowly | C．curiously | D．madly |
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| 小题15: | | A．avoid | B．meet | C．overcome | D．defeat |
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I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there"re small ways of helping them and you needn"t have a lot of__1__. One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine.__2__doing this one day, I got to__3__a young homeless man. He was often_4__the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his__5_was close to mine. It_6__that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year_7__after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without__8__， I asked if he had had a good day. He__9__and said that he hadn"t really celebrated. I felt so __10_.
I just couldn"t bear the thought of this nice, young man being__11__on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket.__12__for me, I had enough yarn__13__. I set to work and knitted a__14__for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty__15_I didn"t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be__16__when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had__17__to meet him so I had__18__the scarf and a piece of my own birthday__19__around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The_20__in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
小题1:．| A．work | B．energy | C．money | D．experience |
小题2:．| 小题3: | | A．realize | B．ignore | C．know | D．recognize |
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| 小题4: | | A．selling | B．reading | C．covering | D．buying |
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| 小题5: | | A．birthday | B．house | C．height | D．hobby |
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| 小题6: | | A．said | B．found | C．guessed | D．meant |
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| 小题7: | | A．long | B．shortly | C．ever | D．even |
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| 小题8: | | A．stopping | B．helping | C．praising | D．thinking |
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| 小题9: | | A．looked up | B．turned up | C．looked down | D．got down |
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| 小题10: | | A．foolish | B．excited | C．clever | D．worried |
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| 小题11: | | A．calm | B．happy | C．alone | D．hungry |
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| 小题12: | | A．Suddenly | B．Luckily | C．Badly | D．However |
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| 小题13: | | A．used | B．done | C．left | D．produced |
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| 小题14: | | A．scarf | B．cap | C．sock | D．glove |
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| 小题16: | | A．different | B．dry | C．wet | D．clean |
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| 小题17: | | A．liked | B．hoped | C．promised | D．agreed |
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| 小题18: | | A．made | B．thrown | C．received | D．carried |
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| 小题19: | | A．cake | B．present | C．song | D．party |
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| 小题20: | | A．light | B．pain | C．sight | D．Tear |
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Everyone in the village knew who Ugly was. Ugly was a_1__with many injuries. His left foot appeared to have been badly broken .Ugly only loved two things in this world: eating garbage and ,shall we say ,__2 __.However, every time someone saw Ugly there was the__3__reaction. All the children were warned not to___4_him, and the adult threw rocks at him when he tried to follow them. Whenever he found children, he would come running and putting his head against their hands. If you ever _5___him up he would immediately begin suckling（允吸）.on your shirt, fingers, whatever he could find . One day, Ugly shared his love with the neighbour’s__6_dog . They did not respond _7_,and Ugly was badly treated . Even from the end of the__8_I could hear his screams, and I tired to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was __9,it was clear Ugly’s life was almost at an end. It must be_10_him terribly, I thought . Then I felt a familiar sucking feeling on my _11___. Ugly, in so much ___12_, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me , and he_13_suckled my fingers and watched me .Even in the greatest pain, that ugly cat was asking only for a little love ,perhaps some __14_.At that moment I thought Ugly was the most 15___and loving creature I had ever seen .Never once did he bite me, or even try to get away from me. He just _16___me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain. Ugly died in my __17__before I could get inside. He taught me more about __18__than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show ever could . He had been __19__on the outside ,__20_ I was on the inside .To give my pity and love to those I cared for.
| 小题2: | | A．running | B．food | C．love | D．playing |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．funny | C．immediate | D．same |
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| 小题5: | | A．warmed | B．brought | C．picked | D．lifted |
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| 小题6: | | A．lovely | B．fierce | C．gentle | D．big |
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| 小题7: | | A．politely | B．foolishly | C．rudely | D．kindly |
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| 小题8: | | A．village | B．house | C．street | D．woods |
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| 小题9: | | A．lying | B．sleeping | C．playing | D．fighting |
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| 小题10: | | A．handing | B．hurting | C．treating | D．hitting |
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小题11:A face B. hand C. ear D. finger
小题12:A pain B. excitement C. happiness D. worry
| 小题13: | | A．weakly | B．softly | C．warmly | D．gladly |
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| 小题14: | | A．care | B．comfort | C．garbage | D．pity |
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| 小题15: | | A．beautiful | B．brave | C．curious | D．miserable |
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| 小题16: | | A．waited for | B．tore for | C．looked up at | D．glanced at |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．giving | C．bravery | D．struggle |
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| 小题19: | | A．deserted | B．injured | C．destroyed | D．damaged |
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Dash of Hope
“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done 44 January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds were simply 46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hope’s dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16, 2011 , the 55 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．suggest | 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．touched | B．examined | C．won | D．opened |
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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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