One cold night，I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco． There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 26 practice at the theatre． With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart．I was having 27 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time． As I walked I thought seriously about 28 both acting and San Francisco．I had 29 too much of city life．
As 1 walked down the 30 streets under the tall buildings，I felt very small and cold, so I began 31 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers．Very few people were still out 32 a few homeless people under blankets．
About a block from my 33 , I heard a sound behind me． I 34 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun． The street was empty．All I saw was a shining streetlight． Still，the noise had made me 35 , so I started to run faster． Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 36 what the noise had been．It had been my wallet 37 to the sidewalk．
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired any more．I ran out of the door and back to where I"d heard the noise．Although I searched the sidewalk 38 for 15 minutes，my wallet was 39 to be found．
Just as 1 was about to quit the 40 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to 41 ．When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?”I thought I was 42 ．How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an amused look in his eyes, “Is this 43 you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet．
It was already 3 am． by the time I got into bed． I couldn’t get much sleep，but I had got my wallet back． I also had got back some 44 of city life． I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place 45 people were willing to help each other．
| 小题1: | | A． comfortable | B．serious | C．tiresome | D．fortunate |
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| 小题2: | | A． comfort | B．desire | C．pain | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A． setting up | B．giving up | C．holding up | D．picking up |
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| 小题4: | | A． expected | B．changed | C．controlled | D．possessed |
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| 小题5: | | A． deserted | B．crowded | C．blank | D．narrow |
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| 小题6: | | A． running | B．jumping | C．moving | D．marching |
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| 小题7: | | A． towards | B．except | C．including | D．between |
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| 小题8: | | A． bank | B．theatre | C．apartment | D．office |
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| 小题9: | | A． stood | B．walked | C．turned | D．1eft |
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| 小题10: | | A． satisfied | B．confused | C．frightened | D．annoyed |
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| 小题11: | | A． turn out | B．figure out | C．give out | D．pull out |
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| 小题12: | | A． belonging | B．adding | C．sticking | D．falling |
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| 小题13: | | A． gratefully | B．anxiously | C．skillfully | D．delightedly |
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| 小题14: | | A． nowhere | B．anywhere | C．everywhere | D．somewhere |
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| 小题15: | | A． instruction | B．training | C．search | D．acting |
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| 小题17: | | A． thinking | B．murmuring | C．dreaming | D．considering |
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| 小题18: | | A． what | B．who | C．whichever | D．whomever |
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| 小题19: | | A． production | B．judgment | C．friendship | D．appreciation |
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| 小题20: | | A． as soon as | B．as long as | C．as far as | D．as well as |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
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试题分析：本文介绍了当我对城市生活产生放弃的想法的时候，所遇见的一件事情让我改变了对城市生活的看法，只要我们能够相互帮助，城市生活就不会是一个不会的地方。
小题1:C 形容词辨析。A舒服的B严肃的C疲惫的D幸运的；在剧院中经过让人疲惫的练习以后。
小题2:D 固定句式.have some trouble in doing sth做某事有麻烦。指我记住台词都有困难。
小题3:B 短语辨析。A成立B放弃C坚持D捡起；遇见了如此多的困难，我在考虑放弃这里。
小题4:A 动词辨析。A期望B改变C控制D拥有；我本来对城市生活有很高的期望值。
小题5:A 形容词辨析。A无人的B拥挤的C空白的D狭窄；指我在深夜里走在无人的街道上。
小题6:A 动词辨析。A奔跑B跳C移动D行军；因为寒冷也不想被抢劫，我跑了起来。
小题7:B 介词辨析。A朝向B除…外C包括D在…之间；除了路灯以为，街上什么也没有。
小题8:C 名词辨析。A银行B剧院C公寓D办公室；指这个地方离我的公寓一个街区的距离。
小题9:C 动词辨析。A站立B步行C转身D离开；听见后面有响声，我转身看发生了什么事情。
小题10:C 形容词辨析。A满意的B困惑的C害怕的D恼怒的；后面没有人，但声音让我更害怕。
小题11:B 短语辨析。A结果是B查明C发出D退出；回家以后我才查明声音是怎么来的。
小题12:D 动词辨析。A属于B补充C刺入D掉了；那个声音是我的钱包掉在地上的声音。
小题13:B 副词辨析。A感激地B焦虑地C熟练地D高兴的；指我在街上焦急地寻找钱包。
小题14:A 上下文串联。根据下文可知我当时没有找到钱包，所以需要一个否定词。
小题15:C 上下文串联。从上文内容可知我是在寻找钱包，就在我要放弃寻找的时候。
小题16:D 上下文串联。指一辆垃圾车停在了我的旁边。
小题17:C 动词辨析。A思考B咕哝C做梦D考虑；听见有陌生人在叫我，我感觉自己在做梦。
小题18:A 语法分析。What在本句中引导表语从句，作为look for的宾语。
小题19:D 名词辨析。A生产B判断C友谊D欣赏，感谢；我又找回了对城市生活的喜欢。
小题20:B 连词辨析。A一…就B只要C就…而要D和，同，也，并；只要人们愿意相互帮助，城市生活就不可能是一个不好的地方。
点评：本文介绍了当我对城市生活产生放弃的想法的时候，所遇见的一件事情让我改变了对城市生活的看法，只要我们能够相互帮助，城市生活就不会是一个不会的地方。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift． Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11 th , 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night． I sang to it, I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however，I found its bed empty． My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever． For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room． “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough．” As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs． “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry．
From the window upstairs，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy． And I was also full of joy． What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home． I ran downstairs． My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
小题1:What happened to the author on September 11th,1958?| A．He got a baby brother． | B．He got a Christmas gift． | | C．He became four years old． | D．He received a doll． |
小题2:What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?| A．Impossible． | B．Boring． | C．Difficult． | D．Fearful． |
小题3:Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?| A．Excitement． | B．Happiness． | C．Sadness． | D．Disappointment． |
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I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
小题1:Why did the author decide to become a runner?| A．He was out of work. | | B．He wanted to treat his illness. | | C．He wanted to live his dreams. | | D．He suddenly found running interesting. |
小题2:Which played an important role in the author’s success?| A．Setting goals | B．Learning from others. | | C．Being honest | D．Keeping on reading . |
小题3:According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________| A．very grateful | B．not quite confident | | C．quite afraid | D．not very satisfied |
小题4:What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?| A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon. | | B．Run a marathon to the South Pole. | | C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. | | D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley. |
小题5:The author probably agrees that____________.| A．life means achieving goals | | B．success is the greatest reward | | C．sports help develop our potential | | D．everyone may have great potential. |
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While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The 36 was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to 38 against.
I watched the man 39 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert 40 but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal 42 . I listened to the crowd begin to 43 this poor man that was clearly having a 44 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45 he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to 47 . Some even began to 48 things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49 finished his race. The crowd went 50 . Even though he recorded one of the 51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have 53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so 54 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his 55 and the spirit of the games.
| 小题1: | | A．view | B．event | C．game | D．match |
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| 小题2: | | A．false | B．nervous | C．strange | D．violent |
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| 小题3: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．defend | D．race |
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| 小题4: | | A．set | B．bounce | C．dive | D．fall |
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| 小题5: | | A．swimmer | B．coach | C．judge | D．adviser |
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| 小题6: | | A．from | B．in | C．beyond | D．between |
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| 小题7: | | A．feature | B．quality | C．example | D．sign |
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| 小题8: | | A．break off | B．stand by | C．laugh at | D．focus on |
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| 小题9: | | A．happy | B．wonderful | C．satisfying | D．tough |
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| 小题10: | | A．hopeful | B．pitiful | C．boring | D．skillful |
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| 小题11: | | A．intellectual | B．smart | C．awkward | D．excellent |
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| 小题12: | | A．support | B．quit | C．cheer | D．hesitate |
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| 小题13: | | A．speak | B．present | C．conclude | D．yell |
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| 小题14: | | A．eventually | B．hardly | C．successful | D．nearly |
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| 小题16: | | A．fastest | B．luckiest | C．worst | D．slowest |
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| 小题17: | | A．companion | B．competitors | C．volunteers | D．partners |
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| 小题18: | | A．somehow | B．already | C．even | D．anyway |
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| 小题19: | | A．poorly | B．carelessly | C．sharply | D．proudly |
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| 小题20: | | A．advantage | B．independence | C．determination | D．principle |
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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 36 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 37 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 38 thinking that she wouldn’t live 39 from then on.
Over the years, I 40 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 41 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) 42 trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 43 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 44 into my son’s room with a box of 45 . After 16 years, I still 46 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 47 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 48 the path for those people who were less 49 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 50 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 52 . From this person that I thought would have no 53 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 54 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 55 that I can never repay.
| 小题1: | | A．walking | B．riding | C．running | D．driving |
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| 小题2: | | A．lived | B．survived | C．existed | D．escaped |
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| 小题3: | | A．mind | B．brain | C．head | D．thought |
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| 小题4: | | A．equally | B．calmly | C．quietly | D．normally |
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| 小题5: | | A．studied | B．moved | C．worked | D．1ived |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffering | B．causing | C．bearing | D．catching |
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| 小题7: | | A．normally | B．particularly | C．necessarily | D．eventually |
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| 小题9: | | A．ran | B．walked | C．rolled | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．tissues | B．presents | C．pills | D．candies |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．knew | C．recognized | D．reminded |
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| 小题12: | | A．her life | B．her son | C．her family | D．her work |
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| 小题13: | | A．cleared | B．smoothed | C．cleaned | D．opened |
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| 小题14: | | A．rich | B．healthy | C．strong | D．fortunate |
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| 小题15: | | A．money | B．hope | C．pity | D．medicine |
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| 小题16: | | A．small | B．pitiful | C．weak | D．shameless |
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| 小题17: | | A．admitted | B．beaten | C．hurt | D．hospitalized |
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| 小题18: | | A．use | B．value | C．meaning | D．quality |
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| 小题19: | | A．treated | B．worsened | C．relieved | D．recovered |
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| 小题20: | | A．some money | B．some tissues | C．a debt | D．a hope |
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"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 21 on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 22 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 23 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 24 stations wouldn"t employ a person without 25 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 26 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 27 for me but I wasn"t hired.
My disappointment had 28 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 29 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 30 I left his office, I asked aloud," 31 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can"t get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 32 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 33 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 34 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 35 Saturday.
| 小题1: | | A．put | B．take | C．move | D．carry |
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| 小题2: | | A．devoted | B．designed | C．found | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题3: | | A．invited | B．promised | C．refused | D．accepted |
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| 小题4: | | A．large | B．all | C．no | D．small |
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| 小题5: | | A．experience | B．examination | C．agreement | D．college |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．joined | C．taken | D．fought |
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| 小题7: | | A．possible | B．successful | C．right | D．important |
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| 小题8: | | A．shown | B．disappeared | C．resulted | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．woke | B．advised | C．demanded | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．While | B．After | C．Before | D．So |
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| 小题11: | | A．What | B．How | C．Whenever | D．Wherever |
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| 小题12: | | A．calling | B．answering | C．broadcasting | D．announcing |
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| 小题13: | | A．make | B．act | C．broadcast | D．play |
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| 小题14: | | A．moved | B．sorry | C．thankful | D．satisfied |
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| 小题15: | | A．future | B．coming | C．last | D．later |
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