My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the shelter to pick out a dog to keep her . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye. these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were companions.
After her stroke, it became a real for Grandma to let Penny in and out because was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her _ companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
| 小题1: | | A．animal | B．toy | C．fish | D．bird |
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| 小题2: | | A．business | B．firm | C．company | D．friend |
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| 小题3: | | A．In spite of | B．Because of | C．Instead of | D．In front of |
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| 小题4: | | A．linked | B．fastened | C．attached | D．tied |
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| 小题5: | | A．before | B．while | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题6: | | A．think | B．speak | C．work | D．study |
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| 小题7: | | A．contrary | B．content | C．confident | D．constant |
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| 小题8: | | A．problem | B．question | C．practice | D．rule |
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| 小题9: | | A．the door | B．Grandma | C．the window | D．Penny |
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| 小题10: | | A．repaired | B．fixed | C．bought | D．loaded |
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| 小题11: | | A．out of | B．ahead of | C．away from | D．apart from |
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| 小题12: | | A．show | B．hand | C．borrow | D．cook |
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| 小题13: | | A．drawing attention to | B．making use of | | C．breaking away from | D．making fun of |
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| 小题14: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．convenient |
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| 小题15: | | A．recovered | B．awoke | C．slept | D．screamed |
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| 小题16: | | A．rolled | B．stood | C．waited | D．lay |
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| 小题17: | | A．reading room | B．bedroom | C．shop | D．bathroom |
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| 小题19: | | A．splendid | B．remote | C．faithful | D．legal |
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| 小题20: | | A．smell | B．health | C．habit | D．living |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:B
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：文章讲述奶奶成了寡妇后，为了陪伴她，家人给她在动物收容所挑选一只狗陪奶奶，在多年的相依为伴后，她们相互依靠，互相陪伴，彼此都不能离开对方了。
小题1:考查名词：A．animal动物，B．toy玩具，C. fish 鱼，D．bird鸟，从后面的to pick out a dog to keep her .可知在动物收容所，选A
小题2:考查名词：A．business生意，B．firm公司，C. company陪伴，D．friend朋友，从前面的My grandmother became a widow in 1970.可知是挑选一只狗陪奶奶。Keep sb company陪伴某人，选C
小题3:考查词组：A．In spite of虽然，B．Because of因为，C. Instead of 而不是，D．In front of在…前面，从前面的Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye.可知因为这些点，奶奶叫这只狗Penny，选B
小题4:考查动词：A．linked联系，B．fastened系紧，C. attached附上，贴上，be attached to依恋，D．tied栓，系，从后面的but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later可知奶奶和狗互相依恋，选C
小题5:考查连词：A．before在…前面，B．while当…时候，C. until直到，D．when当…时候，奶奶中风时候，这种联系更加牢固，选D
小题6:考查动词：A．think想，B．speak说话，C. work工作，D．study学习，从前面的Grandma had a stroke（中风）可知奶奶不能再工作了，选C
小题7:考查形容词：A．contrary相反的，B．content满意的，C. confident自信的，D．constant连续的，经常的，所以她从医院回来后，经常和Penny相伴，选D
小题8:考查名词：A．problem问题，难题，B．question问题，C. practice练习，D．rule规定，中风后，奶奶让Penny进进出出这是个难题，选A
小题9:考查名词：A．the door门，B．Grandma奶奶，C. the window 窗户，从后面的Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. 可知门是在楼梯的底部，选A
小题10:考查动词：A．repaired修理，B．fixed安装，C. bought买，D．loaded装载，机械装置和滑轮被安装，选B
小题11:考查介词短语：A．out of在…外面，用完B．ahead of 提前，C. away from远离，D．apart from分离，除了，如果狗食没有了，选A
小题12:考查动词：A．show展示，B．hand递，C. borrow借，D．cook烧，奶奶会让我们烧Penny最喜欢的牛肉加土豆，选D
小题13:考查词组：A．drawing attention to吸引注意力，B．making use of利用， C．breaking away from脱离，D．making fun of 取笑，从后面的句子：by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.可知作者是在取笑奶奶，选D
小题14:考查形容词：A．necessary必要的，B．possible可能的，C. important重要的，D. convenient方便的，从后面的句子：If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she 50 .可知奶奶和Penny是不可能分开了，选B
小题15:考查动词：A．recovered恢复，B．awoke醒来，C. slept 睡觉，D．screamed尖叫，从前面的If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）可知Penny会等奶奶醒来，选B
小题16:考查动词：A．rolled滚，B．stood站，C. waited等，D．lay躺，从前面的As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed,可知Penny只好躺在床边的垫子上，选D
小题17:考查名词：A．reading room阅览室，B．bedroom卧室，C. shop商店，D．bathroom浴室，从后面的wait outside the door and accompany her to the bed or chair可知奶奶上卫生间，.选D
小题18:考查副词：A．back后面，B．up向上，C. off离开，D．down向下，Penny会陪奶奶回到床边或椅子上，选A
小题19:考查形容词：A．splendid完美的，B．remote遥远的，C. faithful忠实的，D．legal合法的，没有Penny的忠实的陪伴，奶奶什么地方都不会去，选C
小题20:考查名词：A．smell味觉，B．health健康，C. habit 习惯，D．living生活，从后面的句子：After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.可知奶奶和Penny的健康都快速的衰退，选B |
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试题【My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the shel】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord．She did it her way．
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly．Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven．I hated going there every weekend．There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception．
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables．The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat．We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me．
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen．I sang the melody and Mom harmonized．Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over．Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk．She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower"．
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit every week or two．The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad．Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm．While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home．But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced．
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio．Music always comforted me．
My heart skipped a beat．"Moon River" was playing on the radio．I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note．
Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on．"Here"s one we haven"t heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began．I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves．"Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower．．．．"
小题1:The writer didn’t like staying on the farm for the following reasons Except that ________．| A．it was too cold and quiet | | B．she could only sing one song on the small farm | | C．there was nothing more that could make her excited | | D．The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat |
小题2:From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________．| A．passed away four years ago | B．left the small farm with Lord | | C．left for Lord to live her own way | D．preferred to be with Lord |
小题3:The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________．| A．recalled | B．comforted | C．shouted | D．sighed |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______．| A．The writer was able to sing before she could speak． | | B．The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city． | | C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower"． | | D．The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse． |
小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______| A．Cherish life | B．My happy childhood | | C．Our small farmhouse | D．Mom’s music |
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I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n) in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very .”
“Each of us is put here on to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic will end. It can be at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single .” Her eyes beginning to , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n) . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all our books and got out of the classroom . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to an ice cream. For as we get , it is not the things we did that we often feel , but the things we didn’t do.
| 小题1: | | A．death | B．illness | C．news | D．birthday |
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| 小题2: | | A．plan | B．answer | C．lesson | D．suggestion |
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| 小题3: | | A．clear | B．sweet | C．different | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．foot | B．earth | C．business | D．holiday |
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| 小题5: | | A．game | B．experience | C．story | D．party |
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| 小题6: | | A．taken away | B．worked out | C．put off | D．held up |
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| 小题7: | | A．place | B．word | C．bill | D．day |
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| 小题9: | | A．exam | B．promise | C．date | D．trip |
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| 小题10: | | A．notice | B．eat | C．learn | D．carry |
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| 小题11: | | A．dead | B．dirty | C．growing | D．falling |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned over | B．brought in | C．picked up | D．passed on |
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| 小题13: | | A．carefully | B．quietly | C．patiently | D．happily |
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| 小题14: | | A．school | B．hospital | C．factory | D．church |
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| 小题15: | | A．hear | B．write | C．remember | D．understand |
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| 小题16: | | A．finally | B．never | C．unusually | D．sometimes |
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| 小题17: | | A．Walk | B．Live | C．Work | D．Study |
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| 小题18: | | A．spare | B．get | C．make | D．smell |
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| 小题19: | | A．closer | B．taller | C．older | D．stronger |
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| 小题20: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．proud | D．sorry |
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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
小题1:The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.| A．from his friends | B．from one of his workmates | | C．over the radio | D．from the newspaper |
小题2:One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.| A．forty-five minutes | B．fifteen minutes | | C．just twenty minutes | D．over an hour |
小题3:The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.| A．worried | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．sorry |
小题4:The writer mainly shows us his________.| A．enjoyment of the concert | B．anger for buying the ticket | | C．efforts to buy the ticket | D．disappointment at the concert |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．agree | C．hope | D．think |
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| 小题2: | | A．ask | B．tell | C．teach | D．doubt |
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| 小题3: | | A．skills | B．fame | C．teach | D．appearance |
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| 小题4: | | A．kicking | B．hitting | C．scoring | D．controlling |
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| 小题5: | | A．thankful | B．crazy | C．curious | D．anxious |
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| 小题6: | | A．uncertain | B．unhappy | C．displeased | D．careful |
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| 小题7: | | A．aims | B．qualities | C．pleasures | D．truths |
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| 小题8: | | A．keep up | B．brighten up | C．find out | D．brighten about |
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| 小题9: | | A．come | B．increase | C．amount | D．rise |
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| 小题10: | | A．dared | B．would | C．could | D．should |
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| 小题11: | | A．thinking | B．character | C．looks | D．ability |
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| 小题12: | | A．more | B．something | C．less | D．nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．love | B．sleep | C．sense | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．clear | B．puzzling | C．moving | D．valuable |
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| 小题15: | | A．material | B．deep | C．surface | D．pleasant |
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| 小题16: | | A．conclusion | B．experience | C．lesson | D．impression |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．although | C．unless | D．before |
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| 小题18: | | A．sign | B．cause | C．value | D．willingness |
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| 小题19: | | A．worries | B．pains | C．satisfies | D．offers |
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| 小题20: | | A．given | B．sent | C．built | D．grown |
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My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)．Nothing seemed to be more ____ to him than his work，not even his family.
He usually ____at 6 o’clock，and our ____ and I were still asleep then，and then left ____ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ____，but he said it’s a waste of ____.I didn’t know what kept him so____.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss.____he got home，he would start to____.The kids had already been in bed，of course.
“Mom，where is Dad？Why I ____ see him？”the kids often asked.
“Well，Dad has to work. He is busy，”I always____like this. As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had____that they had a dad. However，the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became____.I sent her to the hospital.The____told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling____all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I____that.I finally called my ____and told him about that. Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He____another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much___as possible for you and our kids. But now，I just want to____as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
| 小题1: | | A．possible | B．interesting | C．important | D．relaxing |
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| 小题2: | | A．sat down | B．got up | C．stoop up | D．came up |
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| 小题3: | | A．kids | B．pets | C．neighbors | D．parents |
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| 小题4: | | A．on | B．with | C．without | D．after |
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| 小题5: | | A．in the office | B．on the way | C．in school | D．at home |
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| 小题6: | | A．money | B．time | C．energy | D．food |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．busy | C．fast | D．excited |
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| 小题8: | | A．As soon as | B．In the end | C．Long before | D．Long after |
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| 小题9: | | A．eat | B．sleep | C．work | D．write |
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| 小题10: | | A．often | B．never | C．sometimes | D．cheated |
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| 小题11: | | A．shouted | B．asked | C．replied | D．cheated |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．forgotten | C．ignored | D．minded |
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| 小题13: | | A．fine | B．worse | C．ill | D．angry |
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| 小题14: | | A．teacher | B．boss | C．officer | D．doctor |
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| 小题16: | | A．noticed | B．realized | C．heard | D．felt |
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| 小题17: | | A．mother | B．child | C．brother | D．husband |
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小题18:A. received B．lost C changed D．found
| 小题19: | | A．money | B．happiness | C．value | D．laughter |
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| 小题20: | | A．spend | B．make | C．set | D．steal |
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