I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be but a failure.”
After five years of jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best that could have happened to me. I I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to that what people said about me was . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my and went to college. My first novel while I was at college.
After college I taught during the in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of that job to write full time I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel of myself — here was a working-class boy who’d school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. what does it mean? I wish all the people that have put me down had : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
| 小题1: | | A．bright | B．simple | C．useless | D．hopeful |
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| 小题2: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题3: | | A．low | B．poor | C．good | D．useful |
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| 小题4: | | A．support | B．happiness | C．surprise | D．thing |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreed | B．decided | C．planned | D．told |
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| 小题7: | | A．wrong | B．right | C．stupid | D．faulty |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．know | C．face | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．experiment | B．practice | C．writing | D．composition |
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| 小题10: | | A．came on | B．came in | C．came out | D．came back |
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| 小题11: | | A．day | B．night | C．month | D．year |
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| 小题12: | | A．graduation | B．pass | C．degree | D．success |
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| 小题13: | | A．giving in | B．giving back | C．giving out | D．giving up |
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| 小题15: | | A．shy | B．proud | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题16: | | A．left | B．attended | C．changed | D．graduated |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．calm | C．nervous | D．famous |
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| 小题18: | | A．And | B．But | C．However | D．Well |
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| 小题19: | | A．just | B．exactly | C．so | D．very |
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| 小题20: | | A．praised | B．said | C．answered | D．advised |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:B |
试题分析：文章讲述了“我”起初时，学业很差，处处失败，周围的人瞧不起我，认为我将是一个一事无成的人，在经历了几年的失败之后，我爱上了一个女孩儿，我要证明给这个女孩儿，尤其是她的母亲看，周围的人对我的看法是错误的。我靠着写作上了大学，并且又拿到学位，现在作了一个专职的作家，“我”已经很富有，也很有名气。
小题1:考查形容词词义。句意为：在学校里面，我做得很差。校长认为，我是一个无用的人。由做得差，可知应是一个无用的人。bright adj 明亮的，聪明的；simple adj 简单的；useless adj无用的； hopeful adj 有希望的。故答案应为C
小题2:考查代词的用法。句意为：当我14岁的时候他说，你将一事无成，只能是一个失败者。此处为做不成任何事情。anything 任何事情，与前面的never相连用；something 一些事情；nothing 没有任何事情，与never为双重否定；everything 一切事情。故答案为A。
小题3:考查形容词词义。句意为：在五年的糟糕的工作之后，我爱上了一个女孩儿。low adj低的；poor adj 差的，弱的，贫穷的；good adj好的，优秀的；useful adj 有用的。由前面的学业很差，周围的人都认我是一个失败者可知，所有的事情是很糟糕的，故应为B。
小题4:考查名词词义。句意为：我爱上了一个女孩儿，这对我来说，幸福的事情可能就要到来了。A. supportn 支持，维持； B. happiness n幸福；C. surprise n 吃惊，惊讶； D. thing n 事情，情况，故答案应为D
小题5:考查动词词义。 句意为：我决定，我要去做一些积极的事情以证明---。agreed vi 同意；decided vt 决定；planned vt 计划；told vt 告诉。由句意可知应为B。
小题6:考查代词词义。句意为：我要做一些积极的事情以证明给她和她的母亲看。由后面的especially her mother可知，是女孩儿和也的母亲，故答案应为C。
小题7:考查形容词的含义。句意：我要做一些积极的事情以证明周围的人对我的看法是错误的。wrong adj 错误的；right adj 正确的；stupid adj愚蠢的; faulty 有缺点的。周围的人总认为我是一事无成的，所以我要证明给他们看是错误的，故答案应为A。
小题8:考查动词的意思。句意为：她的母亲对我说过，让我们正视这一点吧（别人对我的看法）也就是说去面对别人对我的这种贬低。see vt 看见；know vt 知道；face vt面对。understand vt 理解；所以答案应为C。
小题9:考查名词的词义。句意为：因此我努力的去写作上了大学。由下文的，我的第一部小说发表可知，此处为写作。experiment n 实验；practice n 实践，练习；writing n 写作，作品；composition n 作文。故答案为C。
小题10:考查动词短语的含义。句意为：当我还在大学的时候，我的第一部小说发表了。came on加油，快点；came in 进来；came out 出版，发行；came back 回来。故答案为C。
小题11:考查名词词义。句意为：大学毕业之后，白天我在高中教书，晚上上了伦敦大学的夜校。由后面参加evening class可知与其相对应的是白天的时间。day n 白天；night n 晚上； month n 月；year n 年。故答案应为A．
小题12:考查名词的词义。句意为：在伦敦大学，我取得了历史学的学位。graduation n 毕业 pass n 及格，经过；degree n 学位；success n 成功。故答案为C。
小题13:考查动词短语的含义。句意为：我在大学成了讲时，同时我也正在考虑放弃这份工作去全职的写作。giving in 屈服，让步；giving back 归还；giving out 分发，公布；giving up 放弃。由后面的full time去写作可知应是放弃这份工作。故答案应为D。
小题14:考查连词词义。句意为：当我在一所大学得到一份兼职工作的时候，我要放弃做讲师的工作。while 用于两个动作的同时进行；when 用于两个动作的先后发生；if 如果，果否；or或者，否则。故答案应为C。
小题15:考查代词的用法。A. shy害羞，B. proud骄傲，C. happy快乐，D. surprised惊讶，根据下文句意：这就是一个早早的离开学校的男孩子，现在在大学教学。可知作者对自己很自豪，故答案为B。
小题16:考查动词的词义。句意为：早早的离开学校，靠写作上了大学，故此处为leave school.离校，退学。left vt 离开；attended vt参加；changed vt 改变，改换；graduated vt 毕业。故答案应为A。
小题17:考查形容词词义。句意为：当我找到自己的写作风格的时候，我的写作生涯开始飞黄腾达了，现在我很富有也很出名了。. tired adj 累的，疲倦的；calm adj 沉着的，平静的；nervous 紧张不安的，焦虑的.；famous adj 著名的。与rich相对的应是famous。故答案是D。
小题18:考查连词的词义。句意为：现在我很出名，也认识很多的电影明星，但是这又能意味着什么呢？是主人公对名利和金钱的淡薄。故答案应为B。
小题19:考查副词词义。句意为：我的这些努力，只是希望让所有那些贬低我的人说---。just adv 仅仅，只是；exactly adv 完全地，准确地；so adv如此，这么；very adv 非常。故答案应为A。
小题20:考查动词词义。句意：我只是希望所有贬低我的人能够说，我相信你，你会成功的。praised vt 称赞，赞扬；said vt 说，讲；answered vt 回答；advised vt 建议。故答案为B。
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When I was a child, I was shocked at the idea that my sisters could be my best friends. Now, I wouldn’t have it any other way. At the time, the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me. We fought all the time over toys, food, attention, what to watch on television—you name it, and we quarreled about it at some point. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t the same age as I. We all had our own friends in school.
My mother never let the three of us forget that sisters are lifelong friends. Her wish like most parents’ was to give us something that she never had. Growing up as an only child, she longed for (渴望) siblings. When she gave birth to three daughters, the fulfillment (实现) of her dream had only just begun. She had given each of us a gift and she wanted to make sure we did not take that gift for granted. She would frequently tell us how lucky we were. But there were other, more subtle (难以察觉的) ways that she encouraged us to grow closer. She never showed favoritism to one daughter over the other, as not to cause jealousy or bitterness between sisters. She constantly took us places together—skating, shopping and swimming, so that we developed common interests. And when we were teenagers, Mom always punished us equally, giving us yet another bonding (密切相连) experience.
We didn’t always get along beautifully and fought just like any other siblings. But somewhere in between Mom’s lectures, the family vacations and the shared memories, we realized that our mother was right. Today I share things with my sisters that I do with no one else. My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together, side by side, even holding hands when we crossed the finish line. When my sister Karen got married, I was her maid of honor(伴娘). Cindy and I traveled through Europe together and even shared an apartment for two years. The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets.
It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were. Today she doesn’t have to. She already knows.
小题1:As a child, the author was shocked at her mother’s idea because ________.| A．her sisters seemed strange to her | | B．her sisters didn’t like to be her friends | | C．none of the girls had their own friends | | D．they didn’t have much in common |
小题2:The underlined word “siblings” in the passage probably means _________.| A．sisters | B．parents | C．daughters | D．friends |
小题3:How did the author’s mother encourage her three daughters to grow closer？| A．She punished her daughter differently. | | B．She showed equal love to her daughters. | | C．She encouraged her daughters to do sports. | | D．She often took her daughters to many places. |
小题4:The best title of the passage could be ________.| A．The Greatest Gift | B．Mother’s Love | | C．Growing Experiences | D．Unforgettable Memories |
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There were a young couple who led a very happy life. The only thing they worried about was whether their would last forever.
One day, they heard a wise man had , who could solve all kinds of . So they visited him and told him their source of . The wise man told them, “ Travel around the and seek a couple who are happy. When finding such a couple , ask them for a piece of cloth from the man’s , then keep it with you, and you always remain happy.”
The couple began their . They visited many countries, cities, towns and villages didn’t find what they were looking for.
One day they a shepherd in the desert, who was grazing (放牧) his sheep when his wife and child came along. The shepherd his wife and gently patted the child. The wife laid a mat and they started to eat contentedly. The came to ask them, “ Are you the happiest couple?”
The shepherd and his wife replied, “ Nobody is unhappier than the king. ” The young couple immediately they were the happiest couple and a piece of the shepherd’s shirt. The shepherd said, “ If I give you a piece of cloth, I’ll be without any clothes since I just one”.
The young couple at once understood it was too to find perfect happiness anywhere in the world. They to the wise man and related all that had taken place.
The wise man laughed and said, “ Did you learn something from it?”
The young couple replied, “Yes, after this trip we have learnt in this world is perfectly happy. In order to be happy, we should be thankful and with whatever we have.”
| 小题1: | | A．life | B．happiness | C．business | D．health |
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| 小题2: | | A．agreed | B．died | C．disappeared | D．come |
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| 小题3: | | A．problems | B．fights | C．arguments | D．puzzles |
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| 小题4: | | A．joy | B．anger | C．worry | D．interest |
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| 小题5: | | A．town | B．city | C．country | D．world |
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| 小题6: | | A．perfectly | B．seldom | C．quickly | D．never |
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| 小题7: | | A．mat | B．shirt | C．coat | D．sweater |
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| 小题8: | | A．tradition | B．experiment | C．journey | D．conversation |
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| 小题10: | | A．called on | B．looked for | C．saw off | D．came across |
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| 小题11: | | A．followed | B．persuaded | C．greeted | D．praised |
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| 小题12: | | A．wife | B．child | C．couple | D．king |
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| 小题13: | | A．proved | B．realized | C．admitted | D．imagined |
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| 小题14: | | A．paid for | B．asked for | C．hoped for | D．cared for |
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| 小题15: | | A．kept | B．allowed | C．adjusted | D．left |
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| 小题17: | | A．difficult | B．convenient | C．expensive | D．important |
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| 小题18: | | A．shouted | B．returned | C．explained | D．applied |
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| 小题19: | | A．everybody | B．anybody | C．nobody | D．somebody |
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| 小题20: | | A．contented | B．upset | C．careful | D．greedy |
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I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.
On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old lady"s house. I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old lady"s back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old lady"s yard.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadn"t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.
I decided to save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window. Then I put the envelope through the letter slot in her door. My soul felt redeemed (救赎) and I couldn"t wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady"s eyes.
The next day, I. handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and said, "Here, I have something for you. " It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my route.
After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I"m proud of you. ”
小题1:What work did the author do at the age of 12?| A．Repairing roofs. | B．Collecting old papers. | | C．Picking rocks. | D．Delivering newspapers. |
小题2:Why did the author and his friend escape from the old lady"s yard?| A．They broke the old lady"s back door. | | B．They broke the old lady"s window. | | C．They heard the old lady shouting. | | D．They were seen by the old lady. |
小题3:What did the author do to make up for his mistake?| A．He gave the old lady papers for free. | | B．He saved some money to cover the cost. | | C．He apologized in the old lady"s presence. | | D．He bought cookies for the old lady. |
小题4:According to the passage, the old lady was a person who was .| A．strict | B．patient | C．generous | D．helpful |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Seven dollars | B．Being honest | C．A silly mistake | D．True forgiveness |
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I drove to a local supermarket the other day. My shopping list was and my wallet was light. Still, I needed to get a week’s worth of groceries for my family. I parked my car, looked down at my list, and hoped I could it all.
As I the door, I saw a man with kind eyes and a gentle . He said he was collecting for a local food bank that helped to the hungry in my area. He handed me a second shopping list of things they could use and asked me to if I could. I smiled back, took the and walked into the store. I really wanted to help, but wasn’t sure if I could this time.
I walked through the store, picking up vegetables, soup, spaghetti, bread, milk, cereal, macaroni, bananas, and a dozen other things. I slowly each item off my list until I was done. When I looked down at my full cart I again if I even had enough to pay for it all. Then, as I put my own list back into my pocket, I saw the food list under it. I smiled and decided to trust my heart.
With the food bank in mind, I went over and two of the biggest boxes of rice the store had and put them in my cart. It took six dollars out of my wallet to pay for them, my heart felt six times larger when I did. And when everything was , I had just enough to pay for it all.
It so little to make our world a better place. A few dollars can help to fill a child’s belly(肚子). A smile and hug can help to a hurting heart. An encouraging word can inspire someone else to live and to love. A random of kindness can change another’s day and life. It is up to us, . If we can a few dollars on rice , then we can share a love that will last forever.
| 小题1: | | A．short | B．long | C．frequent | D．heavy |
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| 小题2: | | A．offer | B．exchange | C．afford | D．accept |
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| 小题3: | | A．approached | B．painted | C．cleaned | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．attitude | B．manner | C．smile | D．anger |
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| 小题5: | | A．share | B．train | C．protect | D．feed |
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| 小题6: | | A．help | B．write | C．advertise | D．search |
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| 小题7: | | A．name | B．project | C．list | D．budget |
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| 小题8: | | A．signed | B．marked | C．rid | D．separated |
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| 小题9: | | A．wandered | B．wondered | C．fancied | D．amazed |
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| 小题10: | | A．store | B．cart | C．nutrition | D．bank |
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| 小题11: | | A．picked out | B．lifted up | C．picked up | D．folded up |
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| 小题12: | | A．other | B．others | C．more | D．another |
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| 小题14: | | A．ordered | B．totaled | C．replaced | D．packed |
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| 小题15: | | A．takes | B．spends | C．pays | D．wastes |
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| 小题16: | | A．hungry | B．adequate | C．anxious | D．full |
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| 小题17: | | A．cure | B．treat | C．heal | D．recover |
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| 小题18: | | A．ability | B．allowance | C．appreciation | D．act |
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| 小题19: | | A．although | B．though | C．yet | D．still |
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| 小题20: | | A．save | B．rescue | C．accumulate | D．reserve |
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Born in America in 1898, William was an extraordinary boy, gifted with an amazing IQ between 250 and 300. The genius went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student of the Harvard University. He graduated with high scores at the age of 16 and entered Harvard Law School at 18.
Gifted with an amazing IQ between 220 and 230, Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world. Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975, this genius first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2, when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. At the age of 16, he graduated with both Master"s and Bachelor"s degrees at the Flinders University. He has been considered as ""Mr. Fix it " by Charles Fefferman, who is a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, and many other mathematicians want to interest him in their problems.
This 31-year-old Japanese-American astrophysicist lands him third in this list. At the age of 12, Christopher Hirata already worked on college-level courses, around the time most of us were just in the 7th grade. At the age of 13, this gifted kid became the youngest American to have ever won the gold medal in the International physics Olympiad.
At the age of 16, he was already working with NASA on its project to conquer planet Mars. After he was awarded the Ph.D. at Princeton University, he went back to California Institute of Technology.
The next person with very high IQ is Albert Einstein. With an IQ between 160 and 190, Albert Einstein is the genius behind the theory of relativity, which has had great impact on the world of science. He possessed such an amazing ability that after his death, researchers were eager to preserve and make research on his brain in search for clues to his exceptional brilliance, which to this day, has remained a mystery.
小题1:About William, which of the following is true?| A．His IQ reached between 220 and 230. | | B．At the age of 16, he graduated from a grammar school. | | C．At the age of 6, he graduated with both Master"s and Bachelor"s degrees. | | D．At the age of 11, he became the youngest student at the Harvard University. |
小题2:How many people with remarkable IQ are mentioned in the passage?小题3:Who once worked on the project to conquer planet Mars?| A．William | B．Terence Tao | C．Christopher Hirata | D．Albert Einstein |
小题4: From the passage we can know that______.| A．when William graduated from the Harvard University, he got the highest scores | | B．at the age of 2, Terence solved basic arithmetic questions on his own | | C．Christopher Hirata is a Japanese | | D．researchers have found out why Albert Einstein was so brilliant |
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