Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. The test was the final for the class. It was a rather 36 test. I didn’t know how 37 I had done but I knew there were things on 38 that I didn’t know.
I remember 39 waiting for the result. When Mr. Bales 40 my paper on my desk, I was 41 . There in big 42 numbers, circled to draw attention, was my grade — 41! I 43 my paper so that others couldn’t see it. A 41 was not 44 that you wanted your classmates to see. Finally, Mr. Bales stood behind the desk and 45 the class. “The grades were not very good; 46 of you passed,” he announced. “ The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”
A 41. That was me. Suddenly my dismal(阴沉的) face didn’t look quite so bad. I had the highest grade. I felt a lot 47 . As soon as I got home, my mother asked me, “How did you do on your test?” “I made a 41,” I said. My mother’s 48 changed suddenly. “You failed.” “But I had the highest grade in the class!” I replied. “ I don’t 49 what everyone else had. You failed. It doesn’t matter if everyone else failed too; what matters is what you do,” my mother 50 answered.
For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was always that 51 . It didn’t matter what the other kids did; it only mattered what I did and 52 I did it excellently.
We often don’t understand the wisdom of good parents until we ourselves stand 53 the parenting shoes. My mother’s philosophy（人生态度）has 54 me throughout life. The path of the crowd is wide but the path to pass the tests of life is 55 and there are very few people on it.
| 小题1: | | A．easy | B．difficult | C．exciting | D．disappointed |
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| 小题2: | | A．much | B．good | C．well | D．long |
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| 小题4: | | A．happily | B．anxiously | C．excitedly | D．calmly |
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| 小题5: | | A．fell | B．handed | C．dropped | D．lay |
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| 小题6: | | A．excited | B．worried | C．delighted | D．shocked |
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| 小题7: | | A．red | B．black | C．blue | D．green |
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| 小题8: | | A．collected | B．gathered | C．hid | D．kept |
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| 小题9: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题10: | | A．talked | B．declared | C．announced | D．addressed |
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| 小题11: | | A．some | B．each | C．none | D．most |
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| 小题12: | | A．worse | B．better | C．best | D．good |
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| 小题13: | | A．looks | B．appearance | C．eyes | D．expression |
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| 小题14: | | A．understand | B．care | C．mind | D．want |
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| 小题15: | | A．rudely | B．politely | C．firmly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题16: | | A．method | B．manner | C．behavior | D．way |
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| 小题17: | | A．this | B．that | C．which | D．what |
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| 小题19: | | A．taken | B．brought | C．fetched | D．carried |
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| 小题20: | | A．wide | B．deep | C．narrow | D．straight |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
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试题分析：本文叙述了作者在高中一次期末考试中竟然考了41分，自己认为考得太少了，不敢拿出来怕让别的同学看见了，当老师宣布最高分是41分时，自己感觉好一点了。但是回到家，母亲问作者考了多少分，当母亲听到41分时，她坚定地认为作者虽然考了第一名那也是不及格。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。easy容易的； difficult困难的；exciting令人高兴的； disappointed失望的。根据The highest grade in the class was a 41, 全班最高的分数是41分，所以证明这次考试很难的，故选B。
小题2:考查副词及上下文的呼应。much许多； good 好，形容词； well好，副词； long长。这里well来修饰动词done，“我”不知道自己做得有多好，故选C。
小题3:考查代词及上下文的呼应。this这个； them它们； it它； one代词，代替同类的名词。it代替上文提到的test；“我”知道关于考试的一些事情，故选C。
小题4:考查副词及上下文的呼应。happily高兴地； anxiously焦急地； excitedly兴奋地； calmly平静地。根据常识可知作者在焦急地等待考试结果。“我”记得焦急地等着结果，故选B。
小题5:考查动词及上下文的呼应。fall下降； hand帮助； drop落下，下降； lie躺。当贝尔斯把试卷放在桌上，故选C。
小题6:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。excited兴奋的； worried担心的；delighted高兴的； shocked震惊的。根据上文可知作者认为考的很好。当贝尔斯把试卷放在桌上，“我”很震惊，故选D。
小题7:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。red红的； black黑的； blue 蓝色的； green绿色的。根据常识可知老师用红色的给学生打分，用红色圈住的引起“我”注意的数字是41，故选A。
小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。collect收集； gather聚集； hide躲藏；keep保持。根据so that others couldn’t see it.可知“我”把试卷藏起来以防让别人看见，故选C。
小题9:考查代词及上下文的呼应。everything一切事情； something值得重视的事，某事；anything任何事； nothing无事。41分不是一个你想要你的同学看见的。故选B。
小题10:考查动词及上下文的呼应。talk谈话； declare宣布； announce宣布；address讲话。贝尔斯站在“我”的桌子后面，他给全班同学讲话，故选D。
小题11:考查代词及上下文的呼应。some一些； each每一个； none 没有人或物； most大多数。根据下文The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”最高分数是41分，所以没有一个人通过考试，故选C。
小题12:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。worse更坏的； better更好的；best最好的； good好。“我”得了最高分，感觉有点好了，故选B。
小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。look看； appearance外表； eyes眼睛；expression表示，表情。因为作者的母亲认为这个分数太低了。“我”的母亲表情突然改变了，故选D。
小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。understand理解； care关心，在乎；mind介意； wan想要。“我”不关心其他的成绩，故选B。
小题15:考查副词及上下文的呼应。rudely粗暴地； politely有礼貌地； firmly坚定地； impatiently无耐心地。“我”的母亲坚定地说，故选C。
小题16:考查名词及上下文的呼应。method方法；它的基本意思是“方法,办法”,指在做某项工作或为达到某目的时所采取的(抽象的)方法或(具体的)程序；manner方式；主要用来指人的习惯行为。 behavior行为；侧重指某人在特定场合对他人或在他人面前的表现的行为、举止。 way方法，指做某事所采用的手段,即“方式,方法”。“我”的母亲总是那种方式，故选D。
小题17:考查代词及上下文的呼应。this这个，指示代词； that 连词，在宾语从句中不做成分； which和what都必须在从句中必须做成分，故选B。
小题18:考查介词及上下文的呼应。in parenting shoes从父母的角度；我们不理解父母的想法直到有一天自己站在了父母的角度去想，故选C。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。take拿走； bring带来； fetch去取；carry携带。“我”的母亲的人生态度跟着“我”的一生，故选D。
小题20:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。wide宽的； deep深的； narrow狭窄的；straight直接的。根据but前后是转折关系可知。人们的道路是宽广的，但是通过人生测试的道路是狭窄的，故选C。
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试题【 Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. Th】；主要考察你对
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However, doing that job was no easy task in itself. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under control. He asked my wife if she would mind putting his empty basket away. What must it be like, I wondered, to be so dependent on other people like that? The checkout operator came around and gave him his change and the items he needed to have to hand. She hung one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I offered to get the other, bigger, bag and he said, “No. But you could do me a favour. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”
As I was told, I did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, as turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hungry! I hadn"t even noticed her before. This guy, despite the limitations that his physical condition imposed on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed – and given the bigger bag away to help other people! He didn"t let the fact that he needed help stop him from being a help. He may have been limited physically, but his heart was more than capable of overcoming all that. And it changed my idea of dependence when I realized that the help he had given was more than the help he had received.
So … what’s holding the rest of us back?
小题1: From the first paragraph, we know that______.| A．the writer was obviously a disabled person | | B．the man in a wheelchair was a shopper | | C．the writer and Julie jumped the queue | | D．only three people were shopping then |
小题2: The man put the things he bought into two piles, probably because______.| A．his shopping bags were too small to hold all the groceries | | B．he hoped to keep the balance of his wheelchair | | C．he intended to help the people in need | | D．it would be easy for him to carry |
小题3: From the passage, we can learn that Angela was probably______.| A．the disabled person’s wife | | B．the girl at the checking desk | | C．a hungry and homeless beggar | | D．a kind-hearted and helpful woman |
小题4: Which of the following can best describe the man in the wheelchair?| A．kind, energetic and determined | | B．positive, dependent and easy-going | | C．active, optimistic and open-minded | | D．helpful, generous and strong-hearted |
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 16 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous 17 .”
Mother was right, 18 I discovered after 19 from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way 20 sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of 21 station—and got 22 every time. In one 23 , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t 24 hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a 25 .” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 26 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 27 . The job sounded just right for me. 28 I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom 29 me. Dad 30 me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had 31 hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my 32 boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator 33 I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an 34 game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often 35 what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
| 小题1: | | A．realize | B．recognize | C．request | D．receive |
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| 小题2: | | A．disappointment | B．excitement | C．pressure | D．anxiety |
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| 小题4: | | A．studying | B．working | C．living | D．graduating |
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| 小题5: | | A．up to | B．out at | C．up for | D．down to |
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| 小题6: | | A．every | B．many | C．a few | D．some |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken down | B．broken down | C．turned down | D．put down |
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| 小题8: | | A．room | B．image | C．studio | D．stage |
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| 小题9: | | A．risk | B．avoid | C．mind | D．regret |
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| 小题10: | | A．trouble | B．chance | C．choice | D．change |
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| 小题11: | | A．adviser | B．athlete | C．photographer | D．composer |
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| 小题12: | | A．applied | B．assisted | C．approved | D．admitted |
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| 小题14: | | A．reminded | B．praised | C．demanded | D．informed |
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| 小题15: | | A．supplied | B．provided | C．prepared | D．offered |
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| 小题16: | | A．still | B．even | C．already | D．yet |
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| 小题17: | | A．distinction | B．frustration | C．impression | D．expression |
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| 小题19: | | A．visible | B．bitterness | C．imaginary | D．satisfactory |
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| 小题20: | | A．think | B．suspect | C．doubt | D．wonder |
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37 she asked me, “What if we 38 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 39 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 40 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 41 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 42 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 43 to do something for others．
All that seemed 44 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to 45 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 46 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 47 to help clean cars．Passers-by were 48 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming 49 !
I feel blessed by being 50 by such wonderful and loving souls．
| 小题1: | | A．drying | B．repairing | C．washing | D．decorating |
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| 小题2: | | A．quiet | B．hot | C．different | D．dirty |
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| 小题3: | | A．suggest | B．avoid | C．continue | D．practise |
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| 小题4: | | A．further | B．therefore | C．already | D．hardly |
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| 小题5: | | A．choose | B．enjoy | C．buy | D．serve |
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| 小题6: | | A．worried | B．popular | C．confused | D．difficult |
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| 小题7: | | A．Finally | B．Simply | C．Then | D．Luckily |
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| 小题8: | | A．show | B．leave | C．make | D．order |
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| 小题9: | | A．challenged | B．expected | C．invited | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．creative | B．ready | C．changed | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．picture | C．idea | D．car |
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| 小题12: | | A．purpose | B．trouble | C．secret | D．theme |
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| 小题13: | | A．need | B．duty | C．imagination | D．sense |
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| 小题14: | | A．important | B．disappointing | C．hopeful | D．natural |
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| 小题15: | | A．matter | B．mean | C．belong | D．refer |
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| 小题16: | | A．relax | B．try | C．help | D．smile |
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| 小题17: | | A．food | B．rags | C．money | D．fruit |
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| 小题18: | | A．interested | B．amazed | C．bored | D．frightened |
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| 小题19: | | A．scene | B．scenery | C．story | D．view |
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| 小题20: | | A．supported | B．understood | C．refused | D．surrounded |
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Genzeb Tibeb is very bright. At only 11 years old, her future is looking promising. She is ranked 2nd Out of 56 students at her govemment school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she has been seleeted for a special program because of her talent. She knows she is special and proudly shows off her certificate and book signifying her accomplishments in this special program.
But her future hasn"t always looked so bright. While her mother, Bekelech, sacrificed immensely for Genzeb, she would not have been able to continue sending her to school. When her husband died, Bekelech was the sole provider for their five children. In order for them to survive, she began the daily routine of walking approximately 8-10 miles a day collecting sticks to sell near her 8" x 10" home in Kichene. It wouldn"t have been long before Genzeb would have been, forced to quit school in order to help her mom. But Bright Future changed all that.
Genzeb has been at Bright Future for 3 years. Since Ethiopian schools let out early, Genzeb walks to the facility right after lunch. Because of her high ability, she even helps teach the younger children there, building confidence and locking in important foundational academic skills. There"s also other meaningful opportunities Genzeb experiences which allow her eyes to be opened to the different opportunities that are available to her if she completes her studies. Field trips are one of her most favorite activities of all. She especially loved the one to Addis Ababa University.
She knows it goes beyond fun trips, though. "I am happy because I get extra help for school from Bright Future," Genzeb shares. At so many levels, her involvement with Bright Future allows her to receive a better education, which she values. For one day she wants to help people in need by becoming a doctor. And now she knows, that with a lot of hard work, that dream might just become a reality.
小题1:What does the underlined word¨sole" in the second paragraph probably mean?| A．important | B．main | C．unable | D．only |
小题2:According to the text, what is the major factor that can help Genzeb Tibeb continue her school?| A．Bright Future | B．Her talent. | | C．Her mother | D．Her school |
小题3:From the text we can leam_______.| A．Genzeb Tibeb quitted school for several years. | | B．Genzeb Tibeb was admitted into a famous university, | | C．Genzeb Tibcb was involved in Bright Future activities. | | D．Genzeb Tibeb had to earn a living by herself. |
小题4:According to the taxt, what is Bright Future probably?| A．A student training center | B．A scholarship organization | | C．A government school | D．An orphanage organization |
小题5:Which of the following things didn"t Genzeb Tibeb clo on Bright Future ?| A．Collecting and selling sticks. | | B．Teach younger kids there. | | C．Lock in academic skills. | | D．Take part in field trips. |
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Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 28 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 29 one long hot summer when most Germans were 30 on holidays. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 31 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 32 . “What these people also need is warmth and 33 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 34 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 35 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 36 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon 37 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 38 donations. Today, over thirty companies 39 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 40 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 41 new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 42 for their hard work.. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 43 money for helping their children. The love we get on the street is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 44 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 45 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．make sense | B．found out | C．make 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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