My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought 1 . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理） 2 , were always landing on 3 ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their 4 into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to 5 my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain 6 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was 7 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” 8 arriving back, the children were 9 excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy 10 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 11 asking them to play a certain violin 12 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas 13 ．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little 14 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 15 of well-done jobs the day 16 .
17 I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the 18 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be 19 .
We all benefited from and 20 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．
| 小题1: | | A．differently | B．not | C．negative | D．same |
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| 小题2: | | A．crying | B．shouting | C．persuading | D．beating |
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| 小题3: | | A．side | B．deaf | C．neither | D．either |
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| 小题4: | | A．crying | B．bringing | C．bursting | D．dropping |
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| 小题5: | | A．adjust | B．adopt | C．access | D．addict |
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| 小题6: | | A．sentence | B．words | C．speech | D．sight |
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| 小题7: | | A．sent | B．read | C．delivered | D．addressed |
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| 小题9: | | A．more than | B．rather than | C．no more than | D．other than |
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| 小题10: | | A．asking | B．waiting | C．praying | D．expecting |
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| 小题11: | | A．politely | B．friendly | C．gently | D．toughly |
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| 小题12: | | A．music | B．song | C．piece | D．tone |
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| 小题13: | | A．respectable | B．uninteresting | C．incredible | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．challenge | B．question | C．suggestion | D．advice |
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| 小题15: | | A．response | B．answer | C．praise | D．honor |
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| 小题16: | | A．ahead | B．before | C．over | D．ago |
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| 小题17: | | A．Actually | B．Even so | C．Even if | D．Though |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．main | C．memory | D．reminder |
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| 小题19: | | A．sent | B．struck | C．posted | D．hanged |
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| 小题20: | | A．learned | B．appreciated | C．shared | D．thanked |
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聪明的妈妈换了一种与孩子的交流方法，取得了意想不到的效果！
小题1:副词辨析。根据上下文的意思可知孩子的想法和我们的不一样。认为他们不会自己整理。
小题2:上下文串联。这里的shouting是指我让孩子做家务的叫声与上文的complaints相一致，我的抱怨和喊叫孩子们根本不理会，最后只会让孩子们流泪。
小题3:形容词辨析。根据句意可知孩子们对我的抱怨根本不理睬，充耳不闻。
小题4:固定结构。Burst into tears流泪。
小题5:固定词组。Adjust…调整…是指我得调整我做妈妈的方法了。
小题6:名词辨析。A句子；B话；C发言；D视力，风景；结合句意可知我在卡片上留下了话。
小题7:动词辨析。address给...)写(信),这里是指我另外一封信写给了Sarah。
小题8:介词辨析。Upon…一…就…;根据句意可知D正确。孩子们一回家就非常兴奋。
小题9:固定用法。More than+形容词 非常…句意同上。
小题10:固定搭配。Wait for…等待…
小题11:副词辨析。A礼貌地；B友好地；C温和地；D粗暴地；C项与我以前的方法形成对比。
小题12:名词辨析。这里的piece指(艺术)作品;曲,篇[C]
小题13:形容词辨析。A尊重的；B无聊的；C难以相信的；D新鲜的。这里是指每天都有新鲜的想法。
小题14:上下文串联。根据下文可知都是一些有难度的工作。那么应该是challenge指有挑战性的工作。
小题15:固定词组。In praise of表扬…
小题16:固定词组.the day before前天。
小题17:副词辨析。根据句意可知;实际上我也记不得…
小题18:上下文串联。这里是指浴室的玻璃上成了贴纸条的提醒墙。下文40空后面也有这个词。
小题19:动词辨析。这里是指各种各样的内容都可以贴上去。
小题20:动词辨析。Appreciate是指喜欢。 |
核心考点
试题【My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．something | B．anything | C．somebody | D．anybody |
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| 小题2: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题4: | | A．foolish | B．polite | C．simple | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make an apology to | D．get along with |
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| 小题7: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题8: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题11: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题13: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题14: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．rings | C．repeats | D．calls |
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| 小题16: | | A．cold | B．plain | C．nervous | D．lively |
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| 小题17: | | A．in case | B．so long as | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题19: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题20: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
小题1:When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.| A．describe the place carefully | | B．show him a map of the place | | C．tell him the names of the streets | | D．refer to recognizable buildings and places |
小题2:What is the place where people measure distance in time?| A．New York. | B．Los Angeles. | C．Kansas. | D．Iowa. |
小题3:People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.| A．in order to save time | B．as a test | | C．so as to be polite | D．for fun |
小题4:What can we infer from the text?| A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. | | B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. | | C．People have similar understandings of politeness. | | D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
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In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my ___1___, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ___2___ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ___3___ much better than an IQ test. We ___4___ that Michael’s score must have been a ___5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ___7___ grades in the school, especially ___8___ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael ___9___ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ___10___. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ___11___ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ___12___ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ___13___, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ___14___ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then ___15___ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had __16___ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ___17___.
Children often do as ___18___ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, ___19___ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ___20___”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．surprise | C．dislike | D．disappointment |
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| 小题2: | | A．tearfully | B．fearfully | C．cheerfully | D．hopefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．student | B．son | C．friend | D．doctor |
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| 小题4: | | A．argued | B．realized | C．decided | D．understood |
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小题5:A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder
| 小题6: | | A．specially | B．strictly | C．naturally | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．poor | B．good | C．average | D．standard |
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| 小题9: | | A．visited | B．chose | C．passed | D．entered |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．described | C．required | D．offered |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．held | C．delayed | D．attended |
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| 小题12: | | A．high | B．same | C．low | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．curiously | B．eagerly | C．calmly | D．jokingly |
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| 小题14: | | A．faith | B．interest | C．pride | D．delight |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked for | B．asked for | C．waited for | D．prepared for |
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| 小题16: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．organized | D．discussed |
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| 小题17: | | A．imperfect | B．impossible | C．uncertain | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题18: | | A．honestly | B．much | C．well | D．bravely |
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| 小题19: | | A．hear | B．learn | C．expect | D．speak |
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| 小题20: | | A．wise | B．rude | C．shy | D．stupid |
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Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing, Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in a steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously.
Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
小题1:At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because __________.| A．he was not free at the moment | | B．he was sure Brownie would be OK | | C．he didn’t like Spotty at all | | D．his missing dog made him sad |
小题2:After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he ___________.| A．managed to free his dog at once | | B．was very thankful to Spotty | | C．regretted not following Spotty earlier | | D．was angry with the trap-maker |
小题3:The BEST title for this passage might be____________?| A．Dogs in Love | B．A Friend in Need | | C．Human and dogs | D．Dogs Are Communicative |
小题4:We can infer from the passage that ___________.| A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort | | B．It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood | | C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on | | D．Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help |
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It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn"t feel their souls 38 their souls belonged to the 39 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40 in front of it. "I"m Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can"t talk with you. I"m 41 ", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn"t know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, 42 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 43 .
Why didn"t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44 to speak to that computer geek (怪人), 45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, " 47 !"
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___48 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50 having a relationship with the ___51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn"t want to 52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53 with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn"t even 54 that the coffee was bad, 55 Steve didn"t notice there was a person next to him.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Since | C．Although | D．While |
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| 小题2: | | A．pain | B．loneliness | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题3: | | A．because | B．when | C．until | D．unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B．world | C．Net | D．Cafe |
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| 小题5: | | A．sleeping | B．laughing | C．sitting | D．learning |
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| 小题6: | | A．busy | B．thirsty | C．tired | D．sick |
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| 小题7: | | A．first of all | B．just then | C．at the same time | D．by that time |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprised | B．delighted | C．moved | D．frightened |
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| 小题9: | | A．once | B．again | C．first | D．even |
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| 小题11: | | A．excited | B．respected | C．afraid | D．unhappy |
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| 小题12: | | A．Shut up | B．Enjoy yourself | C．Leave me alone | D．Help me out |
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| 小题13: | | A．walked about | B．walked out | C．raised my hand | D．raised my head |
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| 小题14: | | A．From then on | B．At that moment | C．In all | D．Above all |
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| 小题15: | | A．interested in | B．tired of | C．careful about | D．troubled by |
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| 小题16: | | A．computer | B．soul | C．shop | D．geek |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．plan | C．imagine | D．design |
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| 小题18: | | A．other than | B．instead of | C．except for | D．as well as |
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| 小题19: | | A．pretend | B．understand | C．insist | D．realize |
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| 小题20: | | A．as if | B．just as | C．just after | D．even though |
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