完形填空（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an 36____ into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37____．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39____．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40____．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41____ face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 42____ Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 43____ here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 44____ a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved．Instead, he was 45____．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a 46____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47____ quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 48____ to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 49____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 50____ how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 51____, because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52____? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．53____ their offer was turned down．Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55____ about．
| 小题1: | | A．choice | B．decision | C．acquaintance | D．appointment |
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| 小题2: | | A．waiting | B．standing | C．sitting | D．talking |
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| 小题3: | | A．hoping | B．finding | C．realizing | D．imagining |
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| 小题4: | | A．go down | B．go out | C．go away | D．go around |
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| 小题5: | | A．hopelessly | B．carefully | C．unexpectedly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．pleasant | B．funny | C．cold | D．sad |
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| 小题7: | | A．attended | B．visited | C．studied | D．served |
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| 小题8: | | A．clever | B．brave | C．proud | D．happy |
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| 小题9: | | A．set about | B．set up | C．set down | D．set off |
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| 小题10: | | A．satisfied | B．excited | C．shocked | D．ashamed |
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| 小题11: | | A．park | B．cemetery | C．garden | D．museum |
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| 小题12: | | A．explained | B．expressed | C．refused | D．admitted |
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| 小题13: | | A．building | B．yard | C．playground | D．square |
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| 小题14: | | A．laughed | B．shouted | C．glanced | D．called |
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| 小题15: | | A．suggestion | B．idea | C．thought | D．opinion |
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| 小题16: | | A．bored | B．astonished | C．interested | D．pleased |
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| 小题17: | | A．department | B．university | C．business | D．club |
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| 小题18: | | A．Once | B．While | C．Since | D．Though |
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| 小题19: | | A．named | B．looked | C．taken | D．followed |
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| 小题20: | | A．talked | B．knew | C．heard | D．cared |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：文章介绍一对失去儿子伤心的父母为了纪念在哈佛大学上学的儿子请求校长在校园为儿子建一个纪念物，在校长拒绝后，他们建立了一自己名字命名的斯坦福大学。
小题1:考查名词：A．choice选择B．decision决定C．acquaintance 熟人D．appointment约定，Stanford夫妇没有预约(without an appointment)就来找Harvard校长，选D
小题2:考查动词：A．waiting等B．standing站 C．sitting 坐 D．talking谈论，秘书把他们拦下，让他们一直等。选A
小题3:考查动词：A．hoping希望B．finding发现C．realizing意识D．imagining想象，秘书几个小时不注意他们希望他们失望离开。选A
小题4:考查词组：A．go down 沿着…走，下来B．go out出去C．go away走开 D．go around四处走动，解析同上题。选C
小题5:考查副词：A．hopelessly 无望地B．carefully仔细地 C．unexpectedly 预料不到的D．unwillingly不愿意的，根据上文，Stanford夫妇没有预约(without an appointment)就来找Harvard是，他们的坚持最后使得秘书不得不去找校长，秘书显然不乐意(unwillingly)。选D
小题6:考查形容词：A．pleasant 令人愉快的 B．funny滑稽的C．cold 冷的D．sad难过的，校长带着冷谈的表情朝这对夫妇走来。选C
小题7:考查动词：A．attended参加，上学B．visited 参观C．studied学习 D．served服务，我们有个儿子上哈佛一年了。选A
小题8:考查形容词：A．clever聪明 B．brave勇敢 C．proud自豪D．happy快乐，他在这儿很快乐，选D
小题9:考查词组：A．set about开始B．set up建立C．set down记下D．set off出发，引发，我们希望为他在这儿校园建个纪念物。选B
小题10:考查形容词：A．satisfied满意 B．excited 兴奋 C．shocked震惊 D．ashamed羞愧，根据上文“The president wasn’t moved.”可知，校长并没有被夫妇二人的话所感动。相反，他感到很震惊，并拒绝了他们的请求。shocked意为“震惊的”，符合上下文语境。选C
小题11:考查名词：A．park公园 B．cemetery墓地C．garden 花园D．museum博物馆，如果我们为每个在哈佛上学的人建一个雕像，这儿就变成墓地了，选B
小题12:考查动词：A．explained解释 B．expressed 表达 C．refused拒绝 D．admitted承认，这个女士很快解释到…，选A
小题13:考查名词：A．building建筑 B．yard院子C．playground 操场 D．square广场，根据下文提到的“?how much a building costs”可以推断出此处填building。选A
小题14:考查动词：A．laughed大笑B．shouted叫喊C．glanced瞥见 D．called打电话，校长翻翻眼睛，瞥了一下这对夫妇。选C
小题15:考查名词：A．suggestion建议B．idea主意C．thought 想法D．opinion观点，have an idea“知道”，你知道建个楼要多少钱吗？选B
小题16:考查形容词：A．bored厌烦 B．astonished惊讶C．interested感兴趣D．pleased高兴，从后面的because he could get rid of them now．可知校长高兴，选D
小题17:考查名词：A．department部门B．university 大学C．business商业 D．club俱乐部，从前面的We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．”可知女士问：建个大学就要这么多钱吗？选B
小题18:考查连词：A．Once 一旦B．While然而，当…时候C．Since 自从，既然D．Though虽然，因上下文为因果关系，故用since由于，因为，既然。句意：既然请求被拒绝了何不建一所属于我们自己的大学呢？选C
小题19:考查动词：A．named命名B．looked看C．taken 带走 D．followed跟随，词组：name after以…命名，他们建成了以他们名字命名的斯坦福大学，选A
小题20:考查动词：A．talked谈论B．knew 知道 C．heard 听说 D．cared关心，care about关心，在乎，他们建斯坦福大学是为了纪念哈佛大学不在乎的儿子。选D
点评：本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。 |
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试题【完形填空（共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分） A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After g】；主要考察你对
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My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity(机会)”
“ What is ?” I asked.
“ To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.
And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life—from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “ I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
小题1: I wished to get out of the house because ______________| A．I was angry about my parents’ quarrel（争吵） | | B．I found nobody to share my feelings with | | C．I wanted to escape from the dark house | | D．I planned to tell my friend about my trouble |
小题2:Grandpa was happy to see me because _____________| A．he could discuss the problem with me | | B．he had not seen me for a long time | | C．he was afraid of darkness | | D．he felt quite lonely |
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?| A．The grandchild was eager to leave. | | B．They would have more chats. | | C．The lights would go out again. | | D．It would no longer be dark. |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 36 several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道). 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 39 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant 44 reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home. It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 51 more than a burden. Isn’t our 52 like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the 53 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us.
| 小题1: | | A．came across | B．came about | C．got over | D．took over |
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| 小题3: | | A．brave | B．tiring | C．short | D．magic |
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| 小题4: | | A．through | B．across | C．beside | D．behind |
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| 小题5: | | A．satisfied | B．frightened | C．annoyed | D．attracted |
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| 小题6: | | A．height | B．size | C．depth | D．width |
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| 小题7: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．But | D．Moreover |
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| 小题8: | | A．living | B．working | C．sleeping | D．walking |
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| 小题9: | | A．finally | B．probably | C．suddenly | D．easily |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．comfortable | C．underground | D．big |
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| 小题11: | | A．partner | B．parent | C．match | D．friend |
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| 小题13: | | A．trouble | B．pleasure | C．decision | D．matter |
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| 小题14: | | A．insect | B．problem | C．feather | D．hole |
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| 小题15: | | A．before | B．after | C．until | D．once |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题17: | | A．study | B．aim | C．dream | D．1ife |
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| 小题18: | | A．waste | B．lack | C．worth | D．danger |
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| 小题19: | | A．think | B．wonder | C．warn | D．find |
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| 小题20: | | A．bad | B．useless | C．meaningful | D．practical |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of 41 . It is something so simple, but so 42 to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no 43 . We just want to be heard. 44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day, 45 I was busy.
As I was 46 in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I 47 talked to. She always looked like a(n) 48 lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky 49 who was killed in a car crash last year, and her 50 daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her 51 much better. At the end of the 52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how 53 she was. Of course, we 54 friends after our first talk.
What an inspiration she is! 55 with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a 56 to succeed and a big smile every day.
I believe everyone 57 a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58 and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met.
I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to 59 happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with 60 them by chance and with joy.
| 小题1: | | A．listening | B．speaking | C．reading | D．writing |
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| 小题2: | | A．complex | B．funny | C．common | D．important |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．concern | C．opinions | D．answers |
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| 小题4: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．Afterwards |
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| 小题5: | | A．if | B．while | C．because | D．even though |
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| 小题6: | | A．drinking | B．kidding | C．sitting | D．lying |
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| 小题7: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．sometimes |
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| 小题8: | | A．lucky | B．positive | C．humorous | D．outgoing |
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| 小题9: | | A．mother | B．father | C．husband | D．son |
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| 小题10: | | A．sick | B．lazy | C．careless | D．naughty |
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| 小题11: | | A．eat | B．feel | C．behave | D．recover |
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| 小题12: | | A．day | B．test | C．lunch | D．conversation |
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| 小题13: | | A．kind | B．beautiful | C．amazing | D．hard-working |
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| 小题14: | | A．helped | B．became | C．encouraged | D．comforted |
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| 小题15: | | A．Faced | B．Shocked | C．Confused | D．Defeated |
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| 小题16: | | A．way | B．will | C．duty | D．chance |
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| 小题17: | | A．has | B．deserves | C．appreciates | D．needs |
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| 小题18: | | A．hand | B．welcome | C．hug | D．home |
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| 小题19: | | A．share | B．seek | C．enjoy | D．spread |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．open | C．receive | D．read |
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A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop. The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)!
The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve(拐弯处) coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve. Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky(怪异的) car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,“Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
小题1:When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man .| A．felt very curious | B．was extremely frightened | | C．cried for help | D．remained as calm as possible |
小题2:According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?| A．His reasonable behavior. | B．His vivid description. | | C．His simple appearance. | D．His honest attitude. |
小题3:We can infer from the passage that .| A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride | | B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners | | C．the car probably broke down on the way | | D．the two young men were familiar with the man |
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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card （成绩报告单）arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you.” Just then, I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster, “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll（光荣榜）. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home，he said, “Mum，remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
小题1:By saying “Karl became withdrawn” the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.| A．he preferred to stay at school | | B．he stayed at home all day | | C．he refused to talk to his mother | | D．he began to like his life |
小题2:There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.| A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother | | B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking | | C．the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice | | D．the speaker didn’t want to interrupt the mother |
小题3:What is the main idea of this passage?| A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems. | | B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life. | | C．Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers. | | D．School education is a failure. |
小题4: Which is not true according to the article?| A．Karl changed a lot after his father died. | | B．What Karl did at school showed that he didn’t love his mother. | | C．Karl’s mother tried many ways to help him. | | D．Karl’s teachers were surprised at his change. |
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