Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a 16 because of some small things. And neither was willing to 17 each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19 a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. 20 at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his 21 any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot 22. ”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you 23” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just 24 his job when the elder brother returned. But he was 25 to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a 2 6, which went from one side of the river 27 the other! On the other 28 of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was 29
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and 30,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand 31. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a 32. Standing on the bridge, they 33each other’s hands with 34 in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to 35 on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．question | C．decision | D．quarrel |
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| 小题2: | | A．forgive | B．like | C．speak | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．got | B．opened | C．shut | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．looking for | B．looking at | | C．looking on | D．looking up |
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| 小题5: | | A．See | B．Watch | C．Observe | D．Look |
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| 小题6: | | A．river | B．face | C．farm | D．eyes |
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| 小题7: | | A．wall | B．fence | C．road | D．bridge |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．pleased | C．moved | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．begun | B．done | C．finished | D．continued |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．happy | C．anxious | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．house | B．bridge | C．fence | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．between | C．across | D．till |
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| 小题13: | | A．end | B．side | C．field | D．stage |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．amazed | D．worried |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题17: | | A．river | B．fence | C．farm | D．wall |
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| 小题18: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．clapped |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiles | B．tears | C．anger | D．sadness |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
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兄弟之间和为贵！人与人之间还是以和为贵！
小题1:名词辨析。根据上下文可知兄弟俩闹了矛盾，吵架了，不愿意原谅对方。
小题2:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题3:上下文串联。根据上文可知有人敲门，那么他应该去开门。
小题4:动词辨析。A寻找；B看；C旁观,观看；D查找；由句意可知那个木匠正在找工作。
小题5:固定搭配。Look at看…;根据搭配可知选D。句意：看对面的农场…
小题6:上下文串联。根据上文可知是农场。
小题7:上下文串联。根据下文的25空后面的instead of a fence，可知答案为B。
小题8:形容词辨析。A兴奋；B满意；C感动；D惊讶的；由上下文可知木匠说会让他满意。
小题9:动词辨析。A开始；B做；C完成了D继续。根据上下文可知木匠已经完成了工作。
小题10:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知本来是想让他建篱笆的，他却建了一座桥，所以应该是很惊讶。
小题11:名词辨析。解析同上。
小题12:固定搭配。From…to….
小题13:名词辨析。名词辨析。由句意可知在桥的另外一边，是他兄弟家。
小题14:形容词辨析。A失望的；B困惑的；C惊讶的；D担心的；由句意可知他比理解木匠的用意，所以应该是感觉困惑。
小题15:名词辨析。横线所填的词应该很understanding是同一类的。
小题16:上下文辨析。由句意可知他明白了一切。
小题17:上下文串联。由上文可知。
小题18:动词辨析。A带来；B带走；C握住；D拍手；由句意可知是俩个兄弟紧紧的握紧双手，眼含泪水，兄弟和解了。
小题19:名词辨析。解析同上。
小题20:上下文辨析。由上文可知两兄弟中的兄长想留他待下来，他说他也想留下来，可是他还有很多这样的桥要建。 |
核心考点
试题【Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, the】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
| 小题1: | | A．build | B．force | C．form | D．destroy |
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| 小题2: | | A．as far as | B．as long as | C．as soon as | D．as quick as |
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| 小题3: | | A．seize | B．leave | C．bring | D．help |
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| 小题4: | | A．took off | B．made up | C．cut off | D．picked up |
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| 小题5: | | A．spread over | B．came out | C．stayed in | D．flew away |
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| 小题6: | | A．hard | B．strong | C．small | D．large |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．look for | C．look after | D．follow |
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| 小题8: | | A．butterfly | B．wings | C．cocoon | D．scissors |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappear | B．enlarge | C．lose | D．shorten |
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| 小题10: | | A．Luckily | B．Probably | C．In all | D．In fact |
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| 小题11: | | A．crawling | B．approaching | C．running | D．wandering |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．seldom | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题13: | | A．fear | B．kindness | C．evil | D．confidence |
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| 小题14: | | A．restricting | B．loose | C．soft | D．little |
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| 小题15: | | A．prepared | B．wanted | C．allowed | D．required |
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| 小题16: | | A．place | B．room | C．opening | D．space |
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| 小题17: | | A．even if | B．otherwise | C．when | D．so that |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．course | C．progress | D．freedom |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．struggle | C．wisdom | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．fun | B．friends | C．difficulty | D．achievement |
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George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn"t go to preschool and I hope that doesn"t hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you"re in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you"ll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?| A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes. | | B．She could only recall her good job at home now. | | C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them. | | D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her. |
小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George"s family according to the letter?| A．George"s parents gave birth to three children. | | B．The Georges is a double income family. | | C．They recycled soda cans. | | D．The children had more arguments during the summer. |
小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.| A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school | | B．how deeply a mother loves her child | | C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child | | D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school |
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Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren"t 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we"re going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we"ll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen． 55 our plans change--again.
| 小题1: | | A．know | B．greet | C．imagine | D．recognize |
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| 小题2: | | A．extra | B．good | C．correct | D．precise |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreement | B．destination | C．experience | D．opportunity |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．pity | C．anxious | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．provide | B．use | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题7: | | A．produce | B．determine | C．protect | D．preserve |
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| 小题8: | | A．habit | B．communication | C．belief | D．adaptability |
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| 小题9: | | A．summed up | B．held up | C．made up | D．put up |
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| 小题10: | | A．accidents | B．records | C．events | D．problems |
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| 小题11: | | A．difference | B．control | C．power | D．trouble |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．never | C．already | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．decisions | B．promises | C．dreams | D．solutions |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．exactly | C．immediately | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．also | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题17: | | A．future | B．parting | C．attempt | D．hope |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaint | B．attention | C．sadness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．do | B．demand | C．face | D．seize |
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| 小题20: | | A．Until | B．Before | C．If | D．After |
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Eye See You
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_ in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
| 小题1: | | A．softly | B．clearly | C．loudly | D．peacefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．speaking | B．laughing | C．standing | D．dancing |
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| 小题3: | | A．space | B．music | C．partner | D．joke |
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| 小题4: | | A．representative | B．replacement | C．reference | D．reward |
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| 小题5: | | A．teacher | B．headmaster | C．director | D．leader |
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| 小题6: | | A．retired | B．remained | C．resigned | D．returned |
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| 小题7: | | A．went | B．came | C．left | D．disappeared |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．restlessly | C．indifferently | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．names | B．faces | C．figures | D．minds |
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| 小题10: | | A．prepared | B．prayed | C．protected | D．preferred |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．mirror | C．cross | D．picture |
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| 小题12: | | A．noting | B．copying | C．writing | D．drawing |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．different | C．distant | D．direct |
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| 小题14: | | A．dated | B．written | C．worked | D．set |
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| 小题15: | | A．make | B．move | C．matter | D．mind |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．puzzled | C．known | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．covered | B．hooked | C．hung | D．displayed |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．scene | C．eyes | D．vision |
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| 小题20: | | A．mix up | B．bring up | C．mess up | D．burn up |
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We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31 .
The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my 40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
| 小题1: | | A．unhappiness | B．mistakes | C．helplessness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题2: | | A．informed | B．hired | C．trusted | D．recommended |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyable | B．smooth | C．rough | D．dull |
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| 小题4: | | A．intended | B．desired | C．hesitated | D．refused |
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| 小题5: | | A．amazement | B．astonishment | C．embarrassment | D．silence |
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| 小题6: | | A．regularly | B．unusually | C．briefly | D．directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．cutting | B．damaging | C．watching | D．touching |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．confusing | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．thanked | D．waved |
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| 小题10: | | A．preference | B．sufferings | C．curiosity | D．doubt |
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| 小题11: | | A．avoid | B．consider | C．continue | D．stand |
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| 小题12: | | A．lack | B．belong | C．exist | D．stay |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sad | B．Terrible | C．Funny | D．Ridiculous |
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| 小题15: | | A．many | B．few | C．good | D．light |
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| 小题16: | | A．defence | B．boundaries | C．sympathy | D．secret |
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| 小题17: | | A．burden | B．equip | C．expose | D．entertain |
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| 小题18: | | A．however | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．so long as | B．now that | C．even if | D．in case |
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| 小题20: | | A．shameful | B．proud | C．astonished | D．grateful |
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