Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list in our past that we felt of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there’ s always some soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then that we find ways to people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．something | B．anything | C．somebody | D．anybody |
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| 小题2: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题4: | | A．foolish | B．polite | C．simple | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make apologise to | D．get along with |
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| 小题7: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题8: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题11: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题13: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题14: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．rings | C．repeats | D．calls |
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| 小题16: | | A．cold | B．plain | C．nervous | D．lively |
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| 小题17: | | A．in case | B．so long as | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题19: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题20: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：作者是参加一个交际培训班，教员要求我们把我们过去感到羞愧后悔或未完成的任何事情，然后去补救。在两年里Jimmy鼓励了我消除在我的表上的所有做错了事情。
小题1:考查不定代词：A. something某些事情，B. anything任何事， C. somebody一些人，D. anybody任何人，根据下文可知句意为：教员要求我们把我们过去的任何事情(anything)都列成表，这些事情是我们感到羞愧(ashamed)、后悔或未完成的，然后大声读出。若填something只表示一些事情，与句意不符。选B.
小题2:考查形容词：A. ashamed羞愧的，B. afraid害怕的，C. sure有把握的，D. proud骄傲的，，根据后面列举的几项，不应该是“害怕的(afraid)”的事情。而是ashamed “羞愧的”选A。
小题3:考查形容词：A. private私人的，B. secret秘密的，C. interesting有趣的D. funny滑稽的，private 意为“私人的、保密的、不让人知道的”。上述事情都属于个人隐私，不宜公开。选A。
小题4:考查形容词辨析：A. foolish愚蠢的，B. polite礼貌的， C. simple简单的，D. brave勇敢的，尽管是隐私不宜公开，但在自愿者中也有勇敢的人。选D。
小题5:考查动词辨析：A. expected期待，B. suggested建议，C. ordered命令，D. demanded要求，句子谓语用的动词原形，是虚拟语气，可先排除expected；从说话者语气看，不是“命令”，所以可排除ordered和demanded。选B。
小题6:考查动词短语：A．connect with联系，B．depend on依赖，C．make apologise to 向…道歉，D．get along with和…相处，这里教员建议要做以下几件事情：to make apologize to people“向人们道谦”，(to) take some actions right any wrong doings“采取措施纠正错误的所作所为”。 选C。
小题7:考查动词辨析：A．improve提高，改善，B．continue继续，C．realize意识到，D．keep保持，本来作者是参加一个交际培训班，而现在教员所要学员做的一切似乎与培养交际能力无关，所以作者很纳闷这是否能提高(improve)他的交际能力。选A。
小题8:考查名词辨析：A．notes便条，注释，B．list单子，C．plan计划，D．stories故事，make a list 意为“列表、造表”。选B。
小题9:考查代词：A．any任何，B．most大多数， C．none（三者以上）都没有，D．all（三者以上）都，none of us kids liked是定语从句，前面省略了关系代词whom / that(代替Sheriff)，选none表示Jimmy(由短文最后可知此人是Jimmy)和他的少年伙伴都不喜欢那位郡长(Sheriff)，与下文吻合。选C。
小题10:考查名词：A．part部分，B．game游戏，C．trick技巧，D．record记录，play a trick on sb 意为“捉弄某人”。选C。
小题11:考查名词辨析：A. view观点，B. sign标志，C. attention注意，D. remark评论，sign 意为“记号、标记、符号”，指Jimmy他们写的字。选B。
小题12:考查副词：A. also也，B. even甚至，C. still仍然，D. ever曾经，ever用于否定句表示“在任何时候、从来”，由于Jimmy说了谎话，所以“从来就没人查明事实真相(found out)”。与下文“几乎20年后再提及此事”相呼应。选D。
小题13:考查动词辨析：A. appears出现，似乎，B. considers考虑，C. presents呈现，D. remembers记住，appear 意为“出现”，指Sheriff Brown的名字被列在表上。选A。
小题14:考查形容词辨析：A. angry生气的，B. happy高兴的，C. doubtful怀疑的，D. alive活着的，此时Jimmy还不知道Sheriff Brown是否活着，与后面他们接通电话，证实了Sheriff Brown还活着。所以此处不宜用其他形容词。选D。
小题15:考查名词辨析：A. words单词，B. rings铃声，C. repeats重复，D. calls电话，这里指电话被拨通。选B。
小题16: 考查形容词辨析：A. cold冷的，B. plain普通的，C. nervous紧张的，D. lively活泼的，热烈的，由we had a good laugh 可知 Sheriff 和 Jimmy 进行的是热烈的(lively)讨论。所以不宜选其他形容词。选D。
小题17:考查连词短语：A. in case以防，B. so long as 只要，C. unless 除非，D. because因为，后面的句子说明原因，故选 because 引导原因状语从句：因为你的伙伴都把他们做的错事给忘了。选D。
小题18:考查副词辨析：A. around在…周围，B. out外面，C. on向上，D. away远离， around 意为“大约”，此句表示：而 Jimmy 却这些(nearly20年)年来一直把他所做过的错事记在心头。选A。
小题19:考查动词短语：A. build up建立，增强，B. make up组成，化妆，合好，C. clear up“消除、解除”， D. give up放弃，在两年里Jimmy鼓励了我消除在我的表上的所有101项(做错了事情)。选C。
小题20:考查动词辨析：A. regret后悔，B. forgive 原谅，C. right纠正，D. punish惩罚，此句意为：纠正过去的不道德行为还为时不晚。选C。 |
核心考点
试题【Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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I was very sympathetic with world leaders burdened with resolving conflicts between nations. When my three children were young, in most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a war zone. It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldn’t make it through a day without playing tricks on his sisters, Alex and Taryn, then 11 and 9.
My husband and I tried to understand his adolescent moodiness. We begged, reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how his behavior was hurting our family. His response was a shrug and “I say it because it’s true”.
I even tried telling the girls to fight back. But it was a bad idea. Now I had three kids at war. At wit’s end, I poured my heart out to my sister in an e-mail. She wrote back, “Don’t e-mail me. E-mail him.”
Our son was online every day, mailing and instantly messaging his friends. So what if I was within shouting distance? Maybe he would actually hear me this way. There’d be no yelling or door slamming（猛然关闭）. Zack wouldn’t feel under attack. And with a few simple keystrokes, he could respond. Or not. Zack didn’t reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four words. I expected the worst, but then smiled when I read them, ”You are right. I’m sorry.” The kids still fought, of course, but Zack scaled back the abuse (恶习). Best of all, I now have an effective way to communicate with not one but three easily annoyed teens. They don’t tune me out as much. They don’t like to listen to me nag (唠叨) .Or as Alex says, “You’re so much nicer online.”
All I know is that the house is quiet, and we’re talking. In fact, Taryn just instantly messaged me from upstairs. It’s time to take her to softball practice.
小题1:The purpose of this passage is to tell us _________ .| A．how to solve family problems | | B．how a mother shows her love to her children | | C．how to treat kids in a more sensible way | | D．the value of understanding between parents and children |
小题2:By the first sentence of the passage, the author really means to be_______.| A．humourous | B．sympathetic | C．serious | D．inspiring |
小题3:How did Zack react when the author first tried to stop his bad behavior？| A．He was annoyed and got worse. | | B．He talked back to the author. | | C．He felt sorry and changed. | | D．He was persuaded and acted politely. |
小题4:Zack stopped fighting with his sisters because _________ .| A．his mother learned how to mail him | | B．his mother stopped yelling and nagging | | C．his sisters learned to instantly message him | | D．his mother had more friendly communications with him online |
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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPod.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
小题1:Which of the following is right according to paragraph 1?| A．Jobs’ unmarried mother adopted him. | | B．Paul Jobs was a college teacher. | | C．Jobs’ finished his education. | | D．Jobs’ unmarried mother wanted a girl. |
小题2:Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he ______.| A．wanted to start a company. | | B．had financial problems. | | C．took no interest in his major. | | D．hated to share rooms with his friends. |
小题3:It can be inferred that Apple____.| A．was founded in Oregon | | B．developed from a garage | | C．had a difficult beginning | | D．had a successful beginning |
小题4:What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?| A．Interest is key to success. | | B．Hope helps us succeed. | | C．Attitude is everything. | | D．Courage goes with confidence. |
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About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me my car. I could tell this her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the one who gave these to me , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!
When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
| 小题1: | | A．force | B．strength | C．power | D．energy |
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| 小题3: | | A．knocked | B．touched | C．kicked | D．watched |
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| 小题4: | | A．excited | B．calmed | C．worried | D．entertained |
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| 小题5: | | A．apologize | B．smile | C．complain | D．bother |
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| 小题6: | | A．pulled | B．looked | C．turned | D．walked |
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| 小题7: | | A．standing | B．waiting | C．parking | D．pacing |
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| 小题8: | | A．amused | B．confused | C．disappointed | D．shocked |
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| 小题9: | | A．handed | B．owed | C．presented | D．asked |
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| 小题10: | | A．clever | B．kind | C．honest | D．modest |
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| 小题11: | | A．privately | B．secretly | C．originally | D．totally |
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| 小题12: | | A．card | B．change | C．bill | D．coffee |
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| 小题13: | | A．consideration | B．respect | C．desire | D．appreciation |
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| 小题14: | | A．office | B．home | C．car | D．room |
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| 小题15: | | A．free | B．quiet | C．regular | D．good |
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While going to the office, I found an old man lying by the side of the bus stop．He seemed very sick and poor．Instinctively．I gave him some money．After a few minutes, I realized that he was probably too sick to get up and buy something with that money．I was thinking about how to help him when my bus arrived, halting my brainstorm．I quickly got on and rode off．
However, that night I couldn"t sleep．I felt very angry at my own heartless and selfish behavior．How could I just walk away from that man without a thought for his suffering? I felt restless and very upset． The next morning, while waiting at the bus stop, I hoped to run into him again．But he wasn"t there．I thought he may have gone to the sidewalk to sleep for the night．I looked around for him, but he had disappeared．Disappointed, I decided to check for him again on my way back．
While returning from work that day, I came back to the bus stop and resumed my search for him． Thankfully, he was there．I quickly went to a nearby store and got him a blanket, some bread, and biscuits． When I handed them to him, he seemed very grateful．"Now I will be safe from the cold," he smiled． I also gave him some more money and told him to keep it safely．After being able to help him, I felt very at peace．
小题1:What does the underlined word "Instinctively" in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Immediately． | B．Constantly． | | C．Naturally． | D．Generally． |
小题2:Why did the author feel restless and upset that night?| A．He was regretful that didn"t give the old man any money． | | B．He was exhausted while he was working at his office． | | C．He felt guilty in his mind for not helping the old man out | | D．He suffered being restless and upset at night for a long period． |
小题3:According to the story, which of the statements below is NOT true?| A．The author left the old man in a hurry as he didn"t want to be late for work． | | B．The next morning the author did meet the old man and give him a warm hand． | | C．The old man was pleased with the author"s offer because he wouldn"t be exposed to the cold at night | | D．The author eventually achieved his resolution to help the old man out． |
小题4:What can we possibly conclude from the moving story?| A．The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose． | | B．If at first you don"t succeed, try, try again． | | C．God helps those who help themselves． | | D．Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today． |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Giving money to strangers is rather happy． | | B．How can you help a stranger? | | C．Don"t be sony failing in helping others． | | D．A moving story happening at a bus stop． |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was a businessman and he suffered many failures in his career, which made him a depressed（沮丧的）man, he often complained that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to city. In the evening of a weekend, Tom and his wife were busy up their new home the light suddenly went out. So they had to ___ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed. , he went reluctantly(不情愿地) to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance（讨厌的人）!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down the neighbor came to things.” After a while, the door was knocked . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She me here to give you these .” Tom was very __ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his in life. It was his and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic .
| 小题1: | | A．inspired | B．satisfied | C．encouraged | D．disappointed |
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| 小题2: | | A．the other | B．other | C．another | D．every |
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| 小题3: | | A．looking | B．cleaning | C．turning | D．ending |
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| 小题5: | | A．continue | B．quit | C．start | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．helplessly | B．happily | C．patiently | D．hopefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．noisy | B．quiet | C．dark | D．crowded |
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| 小题8: | | A．friend | B．consultant | C．stranger | D．adolescent |
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| 小题9: | | A．So | B．However | C．Though | D．In case |
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| 小题10: | | A．lights | B．tricks | C．candles | D．failures |
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| 小题11: | | A．when | B．that | C．than | D．while |
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| 小题12: | | A．borrow | B．sell | C．purchase | D．lend |
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| 小题13: | | A．suddenly | B．too | C．constantly | D．again |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggested | B．sent | C．forbade | D．forced |
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| 小题15: | | A．frightened | B．surprised | C．puzzled | D．pleased |
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| 小题16: | | A．brother | B．mother | C．father | D．grandma |
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| 小题17: | | A．dissatisfaction | B．success | C．failure | D．determination |
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| 小题18: | | A．apology | B．responsibility | C．coldness | D．concept |
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| 小题19: | | A．in particular | B．in all | C．in general | D．in reality |
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| 小题20: | | A．brain | B．thought | C．idea | D．mind |
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