One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet 21 of the splendid artwork.
A young 22 viewing the paintings ahead of me 23 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s
24 for putting up with her 25 stream of words. 26 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 27 the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 28 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 29 when the couple approached the 30 . Before they left, the man 31 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 32 it into a long sick and then 33 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He′s a 34 man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 35 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re 36 . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife 37 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 38 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 39 and the courage of a husband who would not 40 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
| 小题1: | | A．view | B．touch | C．wander | D．scenery |
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| 小题2: | | A．lady | B．man | C．couple | D．clerk |
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| 小题3: | | A．yelled | B．argued | C．screamed | D．chatted |
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| 小题4: | | A．attempt | B．patience | C．wisdom | D．independence |
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| 小题5: | | A．vivid | B．constant | C．casual | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．Adopted | B．Adapted | C．Conducted | D．Disturbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．towards | B．to | C．through | D．from |
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| 小题8: | | A．anxiously | B．slowly | C．quickly | D．sensibly |
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| 小题9: | | A．comment | B．decision | C．purchase | D．profit |
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| 小题10: | | A．entrance | B．queue | C．front | D．exit |
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| 小题11: | | A．plugged | B．reached | C．held | D．bent |
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| 小题12: | | A．lengthened | B．made | C．brought | D．broadened |
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| 小题13: | | A．led | B．found | C．forced | D．tapped |
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| 小题14: | | A．brave | B．rough | C．smart | D．generous |
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| 小题15: | | A．wherever | B．whatever | C．whenever | D．whichever |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrong | B．silly | C．equal | D．unique |
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| 小题17: | | A．describes | B．draws | C．shows | D．decorates |
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| 小题18: | | A．kindness | B．courage | C．enthusiasm | D．pride |
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| 小题19: | | A．support | B．expectation | C．sight | D．confidence |
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| 小题20: | | A．allow | B．hope | C．get | D．Cause |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：这篇文章讲述作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活，作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。
小题1:考查名词。view观点，视角;touch 联系，触摸;wander徘徊;scenery风景。作者想找个安静的视角欣赏美丽的艺术作品，故选A。
小题2:考查名词。lady女士；man 男子；couple夫妇；clerk职员。从后面的句子“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 ．”可知在作者前面是一对夫妇在欣赏画，故选C。
小题3:考查动词。yelled叫喊；argued 争论；screamed尖叫；chatted聊天。从后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天，故选D。
小题4:考查名词。attempt 试图；patience耐心；wisdom智慧；independence独立。从后面的“putting up with her 40 stream of words．”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不绝的话，故选B。
小题5:考查形容词。vivid生动的；constant连续的； casual随意的； exciting令人兴奋的。从前面的the lady was doing all the talking．可知这个女士在不停的说，故选B。
小题6:考查动词。Adopted 收养，采纳；Adapted适应；Conducted指导，教授；Disturbed打扰。从前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet 36 of the splendid artwork．”可知作者喜欢安静，被打扰了，故选D。
小题7:考查介词。towards 朝着；to到…；through通过；from 从…。作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候又遇到这对夫妇，故选C。
小题8:考查副词。anxiously 焦虑地； slowly慢地；quickly快地；sensibly明智地，理智地。句意是：每次我听到她不停的说话，我就迅速的走开了，故选C。
小题9:考查名词。comment评论；decision决定；purchase购买；profit利益。从前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西，故选C。
小题10:考查名词。entrance入口；queue排队；front前面； exit 出口。从后面的句子“Before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．”可知这对夫妇是靠近出口，故选D。
小题11:考查动词。plugged插；reached伸出；held 拿；bent弯曲。句意是：这个男子把受伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西，故选B
小题12:考查动词。lengthened加长；made使得；brought 带来；broadened变宽。句意是：把这个白色的东西拉长成长棍子，故选A。
小题13:考查动词。led 带领；found发现；forced强迫；tapped拍。从后面的句子“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn"t change．”可知这个男子是个盲人，用这个拐杖是敲击地面，探路的，故选D。
小题14:考查形容词。brave勇敢的；rough粗略的；smart 聪明的；generous大方的。从后面的解释， “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．”可知他是勇敢的人，故选A。
小题15:考查连词。wherever无论什么地方；whatever无论什么；whenever无论何时；whichever无论哪个。句意是：每次有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来，故选C
小题16:考查形容词。wrong错误的；silly愚蠢的；equal平等的；unique独特的。从后面的“He sees a lot．More than you and I do,”可知作者说他看不见是错的，故选A。
小题17:考查动词。describes描述；draws画画；shows展示；decorates装饰。从后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a"" husband ”可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画，故选A。
小题18:考查名词。kindness 善良；courage勇气；enthusiasm热情；pride 骄傲。从前面的句子："He"s a 49 man, " the clerk at the counter said．" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．可知作者学到勇气，耐心和爱，故选B。
小题19:考查名词。support支持；expectation期望；sight情境，视力；confidence自信。前面说这个男的是盲人，是没有视力的，故选C。
小题20:考查动词。allow允许；hope希望；get 得到；cause使得。从前面的句子“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn"t change．”可知这个丈夫不允许失明改变他的生活，故选A。 |
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Linda Evans was my best friend-like the sister I never had, We did everything together：piano lessons, movies, swimming , horseback riding.
When I was 13, my family moved away, Linda and I kept in touch through letters， and we saw each other on special times- like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea about how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren, And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died, There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans . ”I thought, but I still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter, “Mrs, Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives, Now the empty place in my heart is filled, And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!
小题1:The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans .| A．at the age of 13 | B．before she got married | | C．before the writer’s family moved away | D．after they moved to new homes |
小题2:They didn’t often write to each other because they .| A．got married | B．had little time to do so | | C．didn’t like writing letters | D．could see each other on special times |
小题3:There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she .| A．was in trouble | B．didn’t know Linda’s address | | C．received the card that she sent | D．didn’t have a friend like Linda |
小题4:The writer was happy when she .| A．read the newspaper | | B．heard Linda’s voice on the phone | | C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda | | D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wangman |
小题5:They haven’t kept in touch .| A．for about 40 years | B．for about 27 years | | C．since they got married | D．since the writer’s family moved away |
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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 31 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 32 country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 33 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 34 one long hot summer when most Germans were 35 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 36 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 37 . “What these people also need is warmth and 38 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 39 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 40 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 41 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon 42 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 43 donations. Today, over thirty companies 44 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 45 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 46 new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 47 for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 48 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 49 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 50 in the world.
| 小题1: | | A．result | B．truth | C．reason | D．idea |
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| 小题2: | | A．traditional | B．developing | C．typical | D．wealthy |
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| 小题3: | | A．preparations | B．houses | C．meals | D．suggestions |
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| 小题4: | | A．began | B．met | C．called | D．left |
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| 小题5: | | A．asleep | B．alone | C．across | D．away |
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| 小题6: | | A．brought up | B．set up | C．put aside | D．gave away |
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| 小题7: | | A．enough | B．necessary | C．helpful | D．expensive |
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| 小题8: | | A．fame | B．freedom | C．courage | D．caring |
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| 小题9: | | A．hesitate | B．agree | C．pretend | D．intend |
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| 小题10: | | A．made sense | B．found out | C．made sure | D．worked out |
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| 小题11: | | A．open | B．crowded | C．noisy | D．near |
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| 小题12: | | A．costing | B．wasting | C．taking | D．spending |
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| 小题13: | | A．pay for | B．ask for | C．look into | D．carry out |
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| 小题14: | | A．completely | B．calmly | C．regularly | D．roughly |
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| 小题15: | | A．advertise | B．sell | C．deliver | D．lend |
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| 小题16: | | A．donates | B．produces | C．designs | D．collects |
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| 小题17: | | A．permission | B．payment | C．direction | D．support |
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| 小题18: | | A．borrow | B．raise | C．save | D．expect |
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| 小题19: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．tired | D．amused |
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| 小题20: | | A．profit | B．difference | C．decision | D．rule |
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Every night，I watched for Miss Ellen"s lights to go off. She lives next door and we are best friends，____I"m young and she"s old. We both like dogs，cats and birds. Miss Ellen has another best friend，her ____，Imogene. Soon as her lights were off，I went into our kitchen and got a(n) ____ to say goodnight to Imogene.
“Imogene？” I kept my voice ____ because Imogene is old and I didn"t want to ____ her.
Imogene looked at me ____ I put the egg under her. She seemed to ___ sitting on that egg. I guessed it must ____ her of good old times.
Every morning，I went to Miss Ellen"s home to ____ her bread while she ate Imogene"s egg.“ I should let you eat the egg too，but it"s Imogene"s ___ to me，”she said.
When Imogene stopped laying eggs last year，Miss Ellen became ____ and quiet. That was before I started ____ giving her one of Mom"s every night.
One morning when I got to Miss Ellen"s kitchen，something was ___.Miss Ellen seldom allowed Imogene in the house，but that day she was on the table. Miss Ellen was ____，holding two eggs in her hands.
“Can you ____ it？My Imogene laid this herself！It"s not one of your mother"s. Oh！Oh！”She ____and put her hand over her mouth.
I looked at her in ____.“You knew？”
“Yes. I"m sorry. To tell the truth，Imogene ____ that you come to visit her every day. She didn"t want you to stop. So we decided to keep ____.”
It took a minute for me to ____.Then I figured it out. Both of them wanted me to come. I touched Imogene"s head and smiled at Miss Ellen.
| 小题1: | | A．for | B．yet | C．though | D．because |
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| 小题3: | | A．egg | B．apple | C．cake | D．drink |
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| 小题4: | | A．firm | B．soft | C．loud | D．pleasant |
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| 小题5: | | A．lose | B．hurt | C．keep | D．frighten |
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| 小题7: | | A．like | B．consider | C．regret | D．mind |
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| 小题8: | | A．tell | B．remind | C．warn | D．convince |
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| 小题9: | | A．mix | B．cut | C．borrow | D．share |
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| 小题10: | | A．promise | B．choice | C．gift | D．job |
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| 小题11: | | A．sad | B．calm | C．boring | D．strange |
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| 小题12: | | A．slowly | B．secretly | C．mainly | D．simply |
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| 小题13: | | A．important | B．funny | C．wrong | D．different |
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| 小题14: | | A．busy | B．angry | C．excited | D．shocked |
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| 小题15: | | A．believe | B．feel | C．make | D．see |
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| 小题16: | | A．remembered | B．stopped | C．smiled | D．nodded |
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| 小题17: | | A．peace | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．confidence |
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| 小题18: | | A．hopes | B．prefers | C．suggests | D．loves |
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| 小题19: | | A．quiet | B．happy | C．honest | D．friendly |
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| 小题20: | | A．start | B．understand | C．cry | D．notice |
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Chuck，unlike other frogs，didn"t like catching flies himself. But he did love eating them.
Some frogs thought Chuck was lazy. Some believed he must think he was too good for them. Some thought Chuck was the strangest frog ever.
That didn"t matter to Chuck. Each morning，Chuck jumped over and sat under the spider"s web. Then when Lady Eightlegs went off to dip (浸) her feet in the pond，Chuck ate flies from her web.
One morning while Chuck was enjoying his fly breakfast，Lady Eightlegs returned and caught him.
“You"re the one who keeps eating my flies！”she cried.
Chuck jumped away and into the pond. Now there was an idea！Why not spin (结) his own web?
He collected some vines (葡萄藤) from a nearby farm. Then he began to spin his web. He worked on his web for hours，until very late at night. And then he fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning，he found that he got caught by the vines.
“Help！”he shouted.
Lady Eightlegs looked up from the edge of the pond. She hurried up to help Chuck out of the vine web.
“No matter how hard I try，I can"t spin a spider"s web，”Chuck said.
“Of course not，”Lady Eightlegs said. “You"re a frog. Frogs can"t spin spider"s webs any better than spiders can swim，I guess.”
“But I always see you in the water，”Chuck said.
“I only wade in (蹚水) up to my knees，”Lady Eightlegs sighed. “How wonderful it would be to swim in the middle of the pond and float (漂浮) peacefully under the sun.”
Chuck smiled，“I have an idea.”
From that day forward，Chuck carried Lady Eightlegs out to the middle of the pond，where they floated and played together. When they returned to land，they shared a breakfast of flies from her spider"s web.
It wasn"t exactly an ordinary friendship. But Chuck was not an ordinary frog.
小题1:The second paragraph is written to show that Chuck ______.| A．was different from other frogs | B．didn"t get along well with other frogs | | C．led a lonely life | D．was a proud frog |
小题2:What do we know about Chuck"s web?| A．Lady Eightlegs helped Chuck spin it. | B．It was successfully spun by Chuck. | | C．It was spun far from the pond. | D．Chuck failed to spin it himself. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that ______.| A．Chuck had tried to catch Lady Eightlegs | B．Chuck had difficulty collecting vines | | C．Lady Eightlegs was very wise | D．Lady Eightlegs swam well |
小题4:What was Lady Eightlegs" attitude towards Chuck in the end?| A．Worried. | B．Friendly. | C．Doubtful. | D．Cold. |
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Imagine someone has crossed the seas joining five continents by swimming. It is a major success for anyone. But it is an even greater success for Philippe Croizon, who has no arms, and no legs! His achievements show that we can all achieve great things—no matter who we are.
Philippe Croizon was 26 years old when he had an accident. The doctors had to remove both of his arms and legs. “When they cut off my last leg I wanted to die. I suffered great depression and my spirit was as low as you can get. But you have to choose—and I chose to live!” said Croizon.
While he was recovering in hospital, Croizon saw a television programme about a woman who had been swimming across the English Channel. After watching the programme Croizon decided to do it. He began to exercise every day to make him strong and it took him two years to prepare.
Finally in 2010, Croizon was ready. He entered the cold, grey sea of the English Channel. He was now 42 years old. It took him from early morning until night to swim the distance. He felt a lot of pain. But he had become the first person without arms and legs to swim between France and England. Croizon had achieved his dream, but he did not stop there. He looked for a new goal.
Early in 2012 he planned to swim across the seas that join five major continents. During the next few months he swam between the four continents of Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe and finally in the cold waters of the Bering Strait between the continents of Asia and the Americas.
“We want to show people something. If disabled people have courage and a lot of training they can do the same things as those who are not disabled,” said Croizon.
小题1:According to the passage, Philippe Croizon _____.| A．was born with disability | | B．suffered a lot from the accident | | C．chose to live because of a TV programme | | D．was fond of swimming since he was young |
小题2:What do we know about Philippe Croizon’s swimming across the English Channel?| A．It took him two years to finish it. | | B．He was the first person to achieve it. | | C．It was easy for him to finish the swim. | | D．He spent a lot of time preparing for it. |
小题3:Philippe Croizon’s crossing the seas joining five continents______.| A．lasted a month | | B．ended in the Bering Strait | | C．happened when he was 42 years old | | D．was inspired by a television programme |
小题4:Which of the following can best describe Philippe Croizon’s story?| A．Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. | | B．Where there’s a will, there’s a way. | | C．Actions speak louder than words. | | D．The finest diamond must be cut. |
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Hope in the corner | | B．A disabled man’s dream | | C．Challenges to Philippe Croizon | | D．Philippe Croizon’s amazing swim |
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