All of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minnesota were dear to me, but Mark was one in a million. His happytobealive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness 31 .
Mark talked 32 in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without 33 was unacceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me, Madam!” I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but before long I became 34 hearing it many times a day.
However, one morning my patience was 35 when Mark talked once too often. I warned Mark, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth 36 !”
It wasn’t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out（脱口说出）, “Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me 37 Mark, but since I had stated the 38 in front of the class, I had to act on it.
Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk, I walked to Mark’s desk, 39 two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the 40 of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily! I started 41 . The entire class 42 as I walked back to Mark’s desk, 43 the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for 44 me, Madam!”
Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father broke the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam War, I broke down and cried in my heart, “Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world 45 you could talk to me!”
| 小题1: | | A．delightful | B．attractive | C．striking | D．annoying |
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| 小题2: | | A．happily | B．constantly | C．quickly | D．immediately |
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| 小题3: | | A．hesitation | B．permission | C．delay | D．trouble |
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| 小题4: | | A．curious about | B．unbearable of | C．accustomed to | D．fond of |
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| 小题5: | | A．growing out | B．working out | C．going out | D．running out |
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| 小题6: | | A．close | B．firmly | C．shut | D．closely |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．criticize | C．overlook | D．inform |
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| 小题8: | | A．opinion | B．view | C．punishment | D．evidence |
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| 小题9: | | A．put up | B．tore off | C．cut into | D．took out |
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| 小题10: | | A．back | B．centre | C．entrance | D．front |
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| 小题11: | | A．laughing | B．screaming | C．complaining | D．criticizing |
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| 小题12: | | A．disturbed | B．protected | C．froze | D．cheered |
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| 小题13: | | A．stuck | B．recovered | C．removed | D．fastened |
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| 小题14: | | A．praising | B．correcting | C．encouraging | D．hurting |
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| 小题15: | | A．as if | B．in case | C．if only | D．even if |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
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试题分析：作者回顾她在教书时遇到的一个学生，这个学生乐观的性格给作者留下深刻的印象。后来，这个学生在战场上牺牲了，但对这个学生的回忆却永远刻在了作者的脑海里。
小题1:考查形容词：结合生活常识考虑，遇到对方顽皮的时候，我们会觉得烦恼，可是 Mark那乐观的生活态度使他偶尔的顽皮也让我们感受到快乐。选 B 项表示“令人愉快的，讨人喜欢的”。attractive 有吸引力的，引起注意的；striking 显著的，引人注目的；annoying 使人烦恼的，讨厌的。
小题2:考查副词：A. happily 快乐地，B. constantly 不断地，C. quickly 快地，D. immediately立刻，下文说，“我不得不一次次提醒他，不经允许就说话……”，由此可知这里表示他上课总是讲话，因此选B
小题3:考查名词：A. hesitation犹豫，B. permission允许，C. delay拖延，D. trouble麻烦，我不得不提醒他，上课的时候未经允许就讲话是不对的。选B
小题4:考查词组：A. curious about对…好奇B. unbearable of不能忍受，C. accustomed to习惯于， D. fond of喜欢，刚开始我不知道说些什么，但是每天听他说这句话说得太多，我慢慢地就习惯了。选C
小题5:考查词组：A. growing out长出，B. working out制定出，C. going out出去，D. running out用完，我的耐心耗尽了。选D
小题6:考查副词：A. close近地B. firmly坚定地，C. shut 关闭D. closely密切地，我就警告他说，“你敢再说一句，我就把你的嘴巴用胶带给封起来。”，选C
小题7:考查动词：A. watch监视，B. criticize批评，C. overlook忽视，D. inform通知，我没有叫班上的任何一个学生监督他，可是既然我在全班同学面前说出了如何惩罚，就只能那样做，watch表示“监视”。选A
小题8:考查名词：A. opinion观点，B. view观点，C. punishment惩罚，D. evidence证据，既然我已经在全班学生面前警告过如何惩罚他，我就只能这样去做了：给他的嘴贴上胶带。因此选C
小题9:考查动词：A. put up张贴，B. tore off撕下，C. cut into切成，D. took out拿出，我扯下两片胶带，选B
小题10:考查名词：A . back后面B. centre 中心，C. entrance入口，D. front前面，做完之后，我回到教室前面继续上课。选D
小题11:A. laughing笑，B. screaming尖叫，C. complaining埋怨，D. criticizing批评，我把他的嘴封住了，可是他还在顽皮地冲我眨眼，从语境的 funnily 判断选 B，看见他这模样，我忍不住笑了，选A
小题12:考查动词：A. disturbed打扰，B. protected保护，C. froze冻僵，D. cheered高兴，下文说我把他嘴上的封条给揭了，结合选项可判断，此时班上的同学都很高兴。选D
小题13:考查动词：A. stuck卡，B. recovered恢复，C. removed拿掉，D. fastened系紧，这里用 removed 表示“移开，拿掉，去掉”。我把贴在他嘴上的胶带拿掉，然后无可奈何地耸耸肩。选C
小题14:考查动词：A. praising表扬，B. correcting纠正，C. encouraging鼓励，D. hurting伤害，他第一句话还是，“谢谢你指出我的错误。”选B
小题15:考查词组：A. as if好像，B. in case以防，C. if only只要，D. even if即使，只要你和我说话，我把所有的胶带纸都给出去。选C
点评：作者回顾她在教书时遇到的一个学生，这个学生乐观的性格给作者留下深刻的印象。后来，这个学生在战场上牺牲了，但对这个学生的回忆却永远刻在了作者的脑海里。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。 |
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Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. O’Donnel had scored!
Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome（唐氏综合症）and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致礼）salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”
小题1:Which is the most correct description of the author’s son? He was _________.| A．brave | B．sympathetic | C．honest | D．proud |
小题2:The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.| A．cheer | B．laughter | C．silence | D．cry |
小题3:Why did the author hold his breath when Mickey scored and hugged his son?| A．Because his son might get angry with Mike | B．Because Mickey cheated everyone | | C．Because his son would accept the fact | D．Because the score was out of his expectation |
小题4:We can infer from the passage that Mickey .| A．was hated by his own team | | B．was excited when he realized the fault | | C．was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams | | D．was cared about by his teammates |
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Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 1 him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n) 2 breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 3 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 4 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 5 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 6 . She couldn’t help but feel 7 and was glad she finally took 8 .
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 9 , herself included, had offered him 10 , support, food, or drink. She 11 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 12 needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” 13 . Each day she and her son went on to 14 the homeless man breakfast. The 15 was kept until they moved away several years later, 16 the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend 17 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 18 tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 19 .
What a great tradition that he can 20 to his children as well!
| 小题1: | | A．sent | B．dropped | C．called | D．drove |
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| 小题2: | | A．light | B．expensive | C．ordinary | D．extra |
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| 小题3: | | A．stopped | B．escaped | C．backed | D．hid |
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| 小题4: | | A．shop | B．market | C．hotel | D．restaurant |
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| 小题5: | | A．recognized | B．refused | C．thanked | D．found |
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| 小题6: | | A．days | B．minutes | C．months | D．weeks |
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| 小题7: | | A．cold | B．good | C．strange | D．nervous |
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| 小题8: | | A．action | B．time | C．care | D．effect |
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| 小题9: | | A．everyone | B．someone | C．no one | D．anyone |
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| 小题10: | | A．education | B．information | C．comfort | D．safety |
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| 小题11: | | A．again | B．further | C．once | D．first |
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| 小题12: | | A．contact | B．encourage | C．follow | D．help |
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| 小题13: | | A．began | B．existed | C．failed | D．changed |
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| 小题15: | | A．promise | B．agreement | C．order | D．practice |
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| 小题16: | | A．although | B．so | C．but | D．because |
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| 小题17: | | A．cries | B．jumps | C．jokes | D．smiles |
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| 小题18: | | A．school | B．childhood | C．youth | D．adulthood |
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| 小题19: | | A．office | B．cinema | C．store | D．library |
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| 小题20: | | A．connect | B．relate | C．pass | D．move |
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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 1 any November day. His 2 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 3 . One morning, I walked slowly 4 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 5 those good people would not see me. I was 6 . My first thought was, how would I ever 7 them? I didn’t have the 8 to brush my hair, 9 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 10 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and 11 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 12 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 13 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 14 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 15 words from the people who supported me during those 16 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 17 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 18 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 19 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 20 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
| 小题2: | | A．body | B．soul | C．shoe | D．footprint |
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| 小题3: | | A．sweep up | B．drop off | C．fall down | D．pile up |
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| 小题4: | | A．upstairs | B．downstairs | C．indoors | D．outdoors |
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| 小题6: | | A．delighted | B．disappointed | C．annoyed | D．ashamed |
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| 小题7: | | A．pay | B．award | C．reward | D．treat |
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| 小题8: | | A．courage | B．strength | C．spirit | D．power |
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| 小题9: | | A．stand alone | B．leave alone | C．sit alone | D．let alone |
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| 小题10: | | A．frequently | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．uncertainly |
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| 小题11: | | A．intelligence | B．independence | C．excellence | D．qualification |
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| 小题12: | | A．achieve | B．praise | C．respect | D．promote |
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| 小题13: | | A．supply | B．support | C．contribution | D．similar |
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| 小题14: | | A．burden | B．job | C．business | D．sorrow |
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| 小题15: | | A．sensitive | B．same | C．considerate | D．similar |
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| 小题16: | | A．blue | B．rainy | C．bright | D．snowy |
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| 小题17: | | A．despair | B．difficulty | C．pain | D．regret |
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| 小题18: | | A．still | B．once | C．even | D．never |
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| 小题19: | | A．worse | B．less | C．more | D．better |
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| 小题20: | | A．facing | B．noticing | C．managing | D．expressing |
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My name is Ralph and I am 42 years old. I work in a factory that I enjoy very much. On May 27, 1999, I was working on an automatic machine. While working my hand was pulled into the machine and my middle finger on my right hand was ripped off. I had surgery to replace what was left of the finger and now I have a finger that is almost as long as my index finger.
Over the years I have been very blessed for a full and healthy life. Most of all, blessed for having my wife. We have grown together and grown in our faith. Life is going to go on with or without my finger. I was not going to let this take over my life and I pushed to go back to work and got light duty.
This was where my lesson began. When I returned to work, I started getting comments and some teasing from people asking me if it was worth losing my finger over a pack of cigarettes. Someone started a rumor that I had dropped a pack of cigarettes and reached down to pick them up and that is how I lost my finger. This is not true. This rumor hurt more than losing my finger in that machine. Everyone was called in to a meeting to resolve this matter and get the story straight. I had to share my lesson.
We can ruin a person’s life by just a few bad words. There is an old saying that I will never forget: “Words and water are easily poured, but impossible to recover.” So please remember to watch what you say.
小题1:According to the author, his index finger on his right hand is almost as long as ________.| A．his middle finger on his right hand | | B．his middle finger on his left hand | | C．his thumb on his right hand | | D．his thumb on his left hand |
小题2:From the second paragraph, we know that the author ________.| A．was not happy with a short finger | | B．had a good relationship with his wife | | C．didn’t want to work any more in the factory | | D．wanted to find an important job |
小题3:The rumour about the author is that he lost his finger ________.| A．when he was picking up a pack of cigarettes that had fallen into the machine | | B．because he was not careful and smoked when running the machine | | C．because he was too sleepy to operate the machine properly | | D．when he was reaching down to fix something wrong in the machine |
小题4:Which of the following can match the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?| A．Nothing is really beautiful but truth. | | B．Bad words are meaningless. | | C．Lies having short legs can do harm. | | D．Words cut deeper than swords. |
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Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 36 life. Mother was very carful about spending money. 37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 38 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go 40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 41 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 42 there was an accident, they might be easily 43 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 45 when suddenly the snowfield began to 46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and 47 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was 49 because she had hurt her head seriously and 50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist 51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane 52 , but Mother died.
Every time I 53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．healthy | C．busy | D．meaningful |
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| 小题2: | | A．Moreover | B．However | C．Anyway | D．Though |
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| 小题3: | | A．writing | B．housework | C．work | D．research |
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| 小题4: | | A．unfriendly | B．loyal | C．kind | D．cruel |
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| 小题5: | | A．skating | B．dancing | C．hiking | D．skiing |
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| 小题6: | | A．all | B．both | C．either | D．every |
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| 小题7: | | A．now that | B．in case | C．as though | D．even if |
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| 小题8: | | A．searched | B．examined | C．found | D．caught |
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| 小题9: | | A．pay | B．manage | C．afford | D．stand |
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| 小题10: | | A．mountain | B．farmland | C．playground | D．snowfield |
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| 小题11: | | A．change | B．melt | C．shake | D．jump |
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| 小题12: | | A．escaped | B．passed | C．experienced | D．overcame |
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| 小题14: | | A．in despair | B．in danger | C．in peace | D．in ruins |
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| 小题15: | | A．hair | B．blood | C．tears | D．jewels |
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| 小题16: | | A．carefully | B．slowly | C．immediately | D．hardly |
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| 小题17: | | A．cried | B．died | C．woke | D．survived |
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| 小题18: | | A．find out | B．think of | C．suffer from | D．come across |
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| 小题19: | | A．satisfied | B．curious | C．anxious | D．painful |
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| 小题20: | | A．admire | B．envy | C．reward | D．thank |
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