The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she folded (折)her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 37 grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 38 her card with her arm, but Mrs Berry gently 39 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 40 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 41 roll down Mrs Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 42 until all the other kids left so that she could 43 . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card 44 you want. I’ll do it 45 and bring it tomorrow.”
“ 46 are you talking about?” asked Mrs Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 47 .”
“Elizabeth, that was the 48 card in the whole class. It was so 49 that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so 50 that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 51 to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a 52 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n) 53 . I want to thank you and 54 you a happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 55 , just like Mrs Berry did.
| 小题1: | | A．break | B．made | C．make | D．build |
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| 小题2: | | A．face | B．heart | C．hands | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．doing | B．holding | C．covering | D．making |
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| 小题4: | | A．caught | B．left | C． placed | D．lifted |
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| 小题6: | | A．smile | B．tear | C．hair | D．sweat |
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| 小题7: | | A．waited | B．worked | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题8: | | A． stay | B．stop | C．understand | D．apologize |
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| 小题9: | | A．because | B．until | C．unless | D．if |
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| 小题10: | | A．just here | B．at home | C．at once | D．at school |
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| 小题11: | | A．Who | B．What | C．Which | D．Whose |
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| 小题12: | | A．right | B．quickly | C．wrong | D．carefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．favorite | C．best | D．simplest |
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| 小题14: | | A．wild | B．useful | C．hard | D．sweet |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．regretful | C．brave | D．easy |
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| 小题16: | | A．seemed | B．refused | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题17: | | A．drawing | B．discovery | C．recording | D．writing |
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| 小题18: | | A．teacher | B．sister | C．daddy | D．aunt |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．wish | C．want | D．congratulate |
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| 小题20: | | A．laughing | B．joking | C．crying | D．worrying |
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小题1:考查动词：Mrs. Berry 让每个学生给父亲做个（make）卡片。选C
小题1:从破折号后的部分和下文内容可知，Elizabeth 的卡片是送给妈妈的，而老师Mrs Berry 要求没有爸爸的同学可以制作卡片送给爷爷或叔叔。因此，她感到脸上(face)发烫，有些难为情。选A
小题1:用胳膊盖住(covering)卡片，符合“Elizabeth 不想让老师看自己制作的卡片”的语境。选C
小题1:老师应该是lifted(举起，拿起)Elizabeth 制作的卡片，目的是能看到其内容。选D
小题1:Elizabeth“一动也不动地”坐着，等着老师说些什么，反映她此时内心很害怕。 still 是“静止不动”的意思。选C
小题1:从下文看，老师哭了，故此处应该是老师的眼泪(tear)从脸上滚下。选B
小题1:放学后，Elizabeth 想等到(waited)其他同学都走了，向老师道歉。选A
小题1:从下文看，Elizabeth 误认为是自己的卡片使老师生气了，故想道歉(apologize)。选D
小题1:句意为：如果(if)你想要的话，我将再制作一张卡片。选D
小题1:从下文所说bring it tomorrow 可知是回家做。选B
小题1:what 作介词about 的宾语，意为“你在谈论什么？选B
小题1:由上文可知，Elizabeth 认为老师伤心是因为她没按照老师的要求做。选A
小题1:这是全班做得最好的贺卡。C
小题1:sweet 意为“漂亮的，美的”。选D
小题1:Elizabeth 太高兴了以至于跑出了教室。选A
小题1:那天晚上母亲下班回家后，她决定把贺卡送给母亲。选C
小题1:在贺卡上她画了母亲的画像。选A
小题1:我知道你辛勤工作，既当母亲角色又当父亲角色。选C
小题1:wish sb.a happy Father’s Day 祝某人父亲节愉快。选B
小题1:正如老师一样，母亲看了贺卡之后激动地流泪了。选C |
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试题【The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ a card fo】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:
●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)
●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.
●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.
●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)
●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.
●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.
Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.
小题1:If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.| A．on the night before the dinner | B．on the day before the dinner | | C．at the last moment | D．a week before the dinner |
小题2:It would be impolite to______.| A．put bones on your plates with fingers | B．drink soup with your spoon | | C．persuade others to drink more | | D．make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner |
小题3:Which of the following is not true?| A．You"d better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。 | | B．After dinner, you"d better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks. | | C．After dinner, you"d better leave in half an hour. | | D．After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth. |
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What I Want for You and Every Child in America
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of ___（31） these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have．But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn’t ____（32）for all the time we’ve been apart．I know ____（33）I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey．
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I’d___（34） my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want．But then the two of you came into my____（35） with all your curiosity and mischief （捣乱） and those smiles that never____（36） to fill my heart and light up my day．
I want all our children to go to schools_____（37） of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill （灌输） in them a sense of_____（38） about the world around them．I want them to have the chance to go to college____（39）their parents aren’t rich．And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own_____（40）and retire with dignity．
I want us to____（41） the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer．And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach _____（42）the divides of race and region, gender and religion that_____（43） us from seeing the best in each other．
That was the_____（44） your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for_____（45） because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean_____（46）．
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better and that the_____（47）work of perfecting our union falls to each of us．It’s a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to_____（48）we know America should be．
These are the things I want for you, to_____（49）in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach．And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have．That’s why I’ve taken our family on this great adventure．
I am so proud of both of you．I love you______（50）you can ever know．And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise （自信）, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House．
Love, Dad
| 小题2: | | A．take up | B．pick up | C．make up | D．put up |
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| 小题3: | | A．how much | B．how many | C．how soon | D．how long |
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| 小题5: | | A．world | B．family | C．position | D．place |
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| 小题6: | | A．succeed | B．come | C．tend | D．fail |
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| 小题7: | | A．worth | B．worthless | C．worthwhile | D．worthy |
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| 小题8: | | A．humor | B．happiness | C．wonder | D．sadness |
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| 小题9: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．though | D．although |
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| 小题10: | | A．friends | B．kids | C．boys | D．girls |
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| 小题11: | | A．rush | B．catch | C．push | D．pull |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．in | C．into | D．beyond |
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| 小题13: | | A．keep | B．let | C．make | D．warn |
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| 小题14: | | A．way | B．method | C．means | D．lesson |
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| 小题15: | | A．quantity | B．quality | C．equality | D．quarter |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题17: | | A．unfinished | B．finished | C．unfinishing | D．finishing |
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| 小题18: | | A．which | B．who | C．what | D．that |
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| 小题19: | | A．wake up | B．grow up | C．come up | D．get up |
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On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 31 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 32 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 33 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 34 .
I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 35 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 36 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 37 lady, who needed some comfort.
I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 38 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 39 in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 40 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 41 ”leg, she would be in 42 .
Later, in the following two hours, we 43 a lot and both felt very happy. I 44 until it was dark. I will always remember how 45 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 46 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 47 .
I 48 that story with my neighbor and she 49 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 50 others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.
| 小题1: | | A．shown | B．told | C．given | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．week | B．afternoon | C．hour | D．night |
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| 小题3: | | A．belief | B．sense | C．message | D．idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．paying attention to | B．cheering up | | C．looking after | D．looking down upon |
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| 小题5: | | A．strange | B．lucky | C．difficult | D．true |
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| 小题6: | | A．Instead | B．Still | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
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| 小题7: | | A．young | B．old | C．happy | D．strong |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．suddenly | C．quickly | D．confusedly |
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| 小题9: | | A．purpose | B．experience | C．failure | D．trouble |
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| 小题10: | | A．unless | B．but | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题12: | | A．surprise | B．pain | C．need | D．sight |
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| 小题13: | | A．talked | B．asked | C．imagined | D．smiled |
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| 小题14: | | A．worked | B．stood | C．stayed | D．rested |
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| 小题15: | | A．busy | B．shy | C．disappointed | D．moved |
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| 小题16: | | A．stranger | B．friend | C．relative | D．doctor |
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| 小题17: | | A．fun | B．interest | C．fear | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．repeated | B．shared | C．learned | D．changed |
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| 小题19: | | A．agreed | B．forgot | C．joked | D．promised |
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The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 41 . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to 42 … and place you on our waiting list.”
“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of 43 for me.
“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”
“Well, at least it isn’t 44 ,” he said brightly.
“Yeah, but 45 , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 46 . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for 47 ’.”
“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”
“That sounds 48 , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”
Upset and annoyed, I 49 myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept 50 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 51 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.
“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.
“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 52 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 53 to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 54 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t 55 it.” The words had poured out 56 I could stop them or check their desperate tone.
Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.
“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”
It was so 57 and I asked, “I’m sorry?”
“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 58 the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk 59 to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”
The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 60 .
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| 小题5: | | A．ever | B．again | C．also | D．still |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．received | C．accepted | D．permitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．writing | B．trying | C．replying | D．waiting |
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| 小题8: | | A．lame | B．reasonable | C．painful | D．practical |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoyed | B．comforted | C．stayed | D．buried |
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| 小题10: | | A．saying | B．ringing | C．showing | D．reminding |
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| 小题11: | | A．point | B．conclusion | C．agreement | D．arrangement |
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| 小题12: | | A．chance | B．motivation | C．degree | D．change |
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| 小题13: | | A．refer | B．turn | C．mean | D．stick |
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| 小题14: | | A．contribution | B．condition | C．advantage | D．result |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspect | B．disappoint | C．refuse | D．regret |
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| 小题16: | | A．as | B．when | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题17: | | A．unbelievable | B．unforgettable | C．unbearable | D．favorable |
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| 小题19: | | A．patiently | B．openly | C．carefully | D．calmly |
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My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it 41 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 42 running and jumping. When I was 43 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.
44 the time came nearer, I felt quite 45 . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m 46 but I was far from 47 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 48 for their team. The competition was so 49 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 50 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 51 it.
52 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 53 . Then my promise came to mind again and 54 me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to 55 the finish line!
56 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 57 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 58 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 59 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 60 .
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| 小题2: | | A．exercised | B．practiced | C．chose | D．tried |
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| 小题5: | | A．confident | B．worried | C．proud | D．nervous |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．excited | D．pleased |
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| 小题8: | | A．heading | B．racing | C．cheering | D．shouting |
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| 小题9: | | A．difficult | B．close | C．heated | D．near |
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| 小题10: | | A．running before | B．leading | C．falling behind | D．catching up with |
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| 小题11: | | A．fetch | B．hold | C．pass | D．take |
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| 小题13: | | A．gave in | B．gave out | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题15: | | A．draw | B．cut | C．cross | D．catch |
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| 小题16: | | A．At last | B．After all | C．Above all | D．As a result |
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| 小题17: | | A．bad | B．weak | C．slow | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．congratulations | B．respect | C．support | D．pride |
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| 小题19: | | A．seem | B．hope | C．look | D．expect |
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