Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ___36____ from just the two of us in a ___37____ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just ___38___ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you ___39___? Well, as Apple grew we ___40___ someone who I thought was very talented to ___41___ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and ___42___ we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors ___43___with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. ___44___ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毁灭性的）.
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to ___45___ for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to ___46___ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ___47___, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it ___48___ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ___49___ of being a ___50____ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to ___51___ one of the most creative periods of my life.
I’m pretty sure __52___ of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was ___53___ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose ___54___. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t ___55___. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.
－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer
| 小题1: | | A．grown | B．begun | C．removed | D．kept |
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| 小题2: | | A．bedroom | B．farm | C．garage | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．announced | B．declared | C．released | D．coped |
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| 小题4: | | A．managed | B．started | C．installed | D．entitled |
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| 小题5: | | A．provided | B．sorted | C．promoted | D．hired |
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| 小题6: | | A．run | B．involve | C．open | D．engage |
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| 小题7: | | A．instantly | B．constantly | C．eventually | D．frequently |
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| 小题8: | | A．risked | B．supported | C．pleased | D．sided |
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| 小题9: | | A．Which | B．What | C．Whichever | D．Whatever |
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| 小题10: | | A．apologize | B．reveal | C．head | D．stand |
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| 小题11: | | A．imply | B．put | C．impress | D．dawn |
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| 小题12: | | A．resisted | B．rejected | C．solved | D．interrupted |
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| 小题13: | | A．made out | B．come out | C．turned out | D．tried out |
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| 小题14: | | A．darkness | B．lightness | C．carelessness | D．business |
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| 小题15: | | A．waiter | B．pioneer | C．beginner | D．visitor |
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| 小题16: | | A．enter | B．relieve | C．preview | D．expect |
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| 小题17: | | A．something | B．none | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题18: | | A．careful | B．acceptable | C．hopeful | D．awful |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．patience | C．imagination | D．faith |
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| 小题20: | | A．settle | B．recall | C．claim | D．deny |
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小题1:A 考察词组grow from…into…意思是从…成长为…,选择A grown
小题1:C 开头提到公司刚刚开始是in my parents garage,此处应当照应,故选C garage
小题1:C 考察对词义的理解,与creation(发明产品)搭配的应当是发布,故选择 C released
小题1:B 同样在开头有提及,我和伙伴started(创办)了苹果公司,故选择B started
小题1:D 此处的文意是随着公司壮大我们雇佣了更有才能的人,此处的雇佣即hire,故选择D hired
小题1:A 考察词组run a company运营公司,故选择A run
小题1:C 此处的and表示承接顺序,所以这里应当填一个表示时间先后的副词,故选择C eventually(最终)
小题1:D 考察词组side with……，意为支持……，故选择D sided
小题1:B 考察主语从句,此处填的单词与the focus of my entire对应,故选择B what
小题1:A 联系上文作者与同事的争吵,此处他应当是想为screwing up so badly而道歉,选择A apologize
小题1:D 考察词组dawn on……逐渐(被人)知晓,故选择D dawn
小题1:B 联系上文作者被开除的经历,此处应当填表示被拒绝意思的单词,故选B rejected
小题1:C 考察词组it turn out that意思为结果是……故选择C turned out
小题1:B 和上文的heaviness(沉重)形成对比的只有lightness(轻松),故选B lightness
小题1:C 由上文得知作者在被拒绝后一切都必须从头开始,所以他现在是一个新手(beginner),故选C beginner
小题1:A 考察词组enter a period进入一段时期，故选择A enter
小题1:B 后面的if提示我们这句话的意思是如果他没被开除将一事无成,所以选择表示否定意思的B none
小题1:D 由后面的but引导的句子的意思可得知前面的意思是品尝药物不是快乐的事,故选D awful
小题1:D 考察词组lose faith丧失信心/信仰,在此处courage不符合主旨,故选择D faith
小题1:A 此处的文意大致是不要安于现状。表示这层意思的只有A settle（安定下来） |
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试题【Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and 】；主要考察你对
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I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like (36) and straightforward. And it’s still what （37）a man a good citizen. This is my secret, and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, (38) there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You’ve got to be (39) to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the (40) impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as (41) fellows. You read in the papers almost every week (42) a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their (43). If they weren’t honest, you wouldn’t be reading those stories in the papers. One time, I found an emerald（翡翠的） ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to where I had (44). It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her (45) to her. I didn’t get as much as “thank you.”(46), I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she (47).
I was born and raised in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I (48) several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍), I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy (49), but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit (50) for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had (51) with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know, (52) everyone will give you something, because most Americans are (53) generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they (54) or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the (55) I try, the easier it gets.
| 小题1: | | A．dishonor | B．dishonesty | C．upright | D．faithful |
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| 小题2: | | A．takes | B．becomes | C．makes | D．has |
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| 小题3: | | A．know | B．known | C．knew | D．knowing |
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| 小题4: | | A．generous | B．tough | C．mild | D．warm-hearted |
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| 小题5: | | A．right | B．proper | C．bad | D．wrong |
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| 小题6: | | A．rude | B．honest | C．good | D．tough |
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| 小题7: | | A．when | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题8: | | A．houses | B．cars | C．pockets | D．rooms |
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| 小题9: | | A．picked her up | B．dropped her off | C．dropped her down | D．pull her down |
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| 小题10: | | A．ring | B．suitcase | C．car | D．emerald |
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| 小题14: | | A．at one time | B．some time | C．in no time | D．at times |
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| 小题15: | | A．put off | B．put up | C．put on | D．put away |
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| 小题16: | | A．trouble | B．difficult | C．word | D．anything |
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| 小题17: | | A．especially | B．specially | C．particularly | D．practically |
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| 小题18: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．rather | D．fairly |
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| 小题19: | | A．tip | B．advised | C．suggested | D．ask |
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| 小题20: | | A．longer | B．harder | C．better | D．shorter |
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I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
| 小题1: | | A．remember | B．enjoy | C．value | D．admire |
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| 小题2: | | A．excitedly | B．nervously | C．silently | D．instantly |
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| 小题3: | | A．regard | B．treat | C．take | D．think |
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| 小题5: | | A．Punctually | B．Carefully | C．Proudly | D．Coldly |
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| 小题6: | | A．visited | B．interrupted | C．warned | D．telephoned |
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| 小题7: | | A．greeting | B．meeting | C．apology | D．explanation |
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| 小题8: | | A．interested | B．angered | C．encouraged | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．long | B．short | C．warm | D．polite |
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| 小题10: | | A．praised | B．remembered | C．blamed | D．thanked |
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| 小题11: | | A．content | B．guilty | C．curious | D．disappointed |
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| 小题12: | | A．in order | B．in turn | C．without delay | D．without difficulty |
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| 小题13: | | A．feeling | B．suggestion | C．judgment | D．belief |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappeared | B．grew | C．helped | D．declined |
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| 小题15: | | A．opened | B．refused | C．hosted | D．invited |
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| 小题16: | | A．depressed | B．upset | C．fascinated | D．shocked |
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| 小题17: | | A．uncaring | B．dishonest | C．unhappy | D．uncooperative |
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| 小题18: | | A．unique | B．common | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题19: | | A．opinion | B．way | C．mind | D．life |
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| 小题20: | | A．send | B．read | C．give | D．express |
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My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation. When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
| 小题1: | | A．ways | B．means | C．methods | D．senses |
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| 小题2: | | A．enjoyed | B．found | C．missed | D．lost |
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| 小题3: | | A．and | B．except | C．even | D．but |
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| 小题5: | | A．children | B．family | C．guests | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．realized | B．heard | C．recognized | D．witnessed |
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| 小题7: | | A．sad | B．satisfied | C．excited | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题8: | | A．especially | B．not so | C．a little | D．not at all |
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| 小题9: | | A．paint | B．draw | C．create | D．mix |
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| 小题10: | | A．stayed | B．painted | C．talked | D．played |
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| 小题11: | | A．excitement | B．encouragement | C．delight | D．surprise |
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| 小题12: | | A．attitude | B．color | C．picture | D．paper |
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| 小题13: | | A．touched | B．distinguished | C．saw | D．understood |
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| 小题14: | | A．after | B．before | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．come up | B．turned out | C．referred to | D．talked about |
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| 小题16: | | A．curious | B．quiet | C．puzzled | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．cried | B．insisted | C．complained | D．informed |
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| 小题18: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．worried | D．uncertain |
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| 小题19: | | A．shortcomings | B．difficulties | C．pride | D．description |
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School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of 1 to get home．Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 3 ．
I try to mind my manners and 4 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening 10．
"My father’s sick," she said to no one in 5 ．I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes．With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 6 the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes 7 as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 8 losing him．”
I couldn’t respond．I was 9 ．My heart ached for her．I sat on [he old, smelly seat thinking of the great 10 my own mother was thrown into when my father died．
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that．Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver．That was just her job．She had a _ 11_ world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．I suddenly felt very 12 ．I realized I had only thought of people as 13 as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone 14 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 15 ．Understanding people is an art．
1． A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
2． A．make B．stand C．think D．find
3． A．topic B．message C．discussion D．conversation
4． A．devotedly B．carelessly C．politely D．sincerely
5． A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
6． A．avoiding B．clearing C．keeping D．fighting
7． A．widened B．closed C．lowered D．opened
8． A．mind B．regret C．bear D．miss
9． A．angry B．interested C．curious D．shocked
10．A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
11 A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
12．A．selfish B．confused C．worried D．sad
13．A．long B．much C．far D．well
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The winds had finally died down,and the rains stopped.Paige and her parents were inside their house,sitting in the living room,which was dark except for a single candlelight.
“Let’s find out what’s going on outside,”Paige’s mom suggested as she turned on the small radio.
“…has moved out of the area,”an announcer’s voice boomed. “Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning. But,the worst is over,and it is safe to go outside.In fact,the sun is now peeking out from behind the…”
Suddenly,the radio went dead.The house was quiet again.
“Well,”Paige’s dad said, “at least we heard some good news,even if it was cut short.Let’s look out of the window and survey the damage.”
Paige ran to the window and looked outside.She saw tree branches lie on the lawn.The mailbox was broken,and some of the address letters and numbers on the mailbox were missing.
“The wind must have ripped(擦)them off,” Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.
The mailbox dispalyed “_ _RAIN.”
“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”
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小题2:The living room was dark because .| A．there were no lamps | B．someone forgot to pay the electric bill | | C．the electricity had been cut off | D．the wind blew out the candle |
小题3:After the storm had passed,Paige’s family felt .| A．worried | B．disappointed | C．relieved | D．scared |
小题4:The family’s last name could have been .| A．Germain | B．Crain | C．Syrain | D．Rain |
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