June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became 7 . Her sight wasn’t so 8 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.
She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭） 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.
16 at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the 18 . June was just able to 19 her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n) 20 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
| 小题1: | | A．Someone | B．Everyone | C．Anyone | D．No one |
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| 小题2: | | A．encouraged | B．advised | C．allowed | D．forced |
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| 小题3: | | A．shape | B．time | C．mind | D．fashion |
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| 小题4: | | A．hardly | B．falsely | C．easily | D．unexpectedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．remained | B．stopped | C．happened | D．continued |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．hurt | C．suffering | D．hurting |
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| 小题7: | | A．loose | B．difficult | C．easy | D．tight |
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| 小题8: | | A．sure | B．clean | C．clear | D．poor |
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| 小题9: | | A．one | B．it | C．herself | D．her |
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| 小题10: | | A．Lastly | B．Finally | C．Suddenly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题11: | | A．found | B．made | C．let | D．felt |
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| 小题12: | | A．Since | B．As | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题13: | | A．balance | B．courage | C．chance | D．life |
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| 小题14: | | A．ready | B．unable | C．proud | D．afraid |
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| 小题15: | | A．came across | B．lay on | C．leaned against | D．fought with |
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| 小题16: | | A．Jumping | B．Standing | C．Sitting | D．Walking |
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| 小题17: | | A．laughing | B．staring | C．glimpsing | D．shrugging |
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| 小题18: | | A．policeman | B．lifeguard | C．doctor | D．nurse |
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| 小题19: | | A．hold | B．lend | C．wave | D．move |
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| 小题20: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．atmosphere | D．environment |
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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:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:A |
试题分析：
小题1:从前文奥林匹克大小的游泳池里及后文可知，这个游泳池应该是用于训练的，应该是没有别的人在游泳池里，故选D
小题2:前文提到水很凉爽，这样就鼓励着她继续做一些运动，故选A 鼓励。force强迫
小题3:她过去几年没有游了，身体有点走样了。out of shape 身体走样、不适。故选A。out of time 不合时宜out of fashion过时的 out of mind心不在焉的
小题4:后文可知，没有耕耘就没有收获，所以前面应该是很容易变得厌倦。故选C。B falsely 虚伪地
小题5:她继续开始游，故选D
小题6:她意识自己头正在疼痛，hurting 疼痛，故选D。suffering 患病的
小题7:呼吸变得困难，故选B。
小题8:视线要不是很清晰，clear 清晰的 故选C。
小题9:她发现她自己已经游到了池中央。故选C
小题10:她继续游，最终游到了池子的对岸。故选B
小题11:病痛、虚弱和精疲力竭使她难以上岸。故选B
小题12:当她站起来的时候，她的身体慢慢的前后晃动，as 当…时候 故选B
小题13:根据前文，身体晃动，失去平衡。故选A
小题14:根据前文，意识到自己需要帮助又不能说，故选unable 不能
小题15:她精疲力竭，根据后文她站在那儿，所以应该是倚靠在水池边。故选C
小题16:根据后文，她的双脚还在水中，可知应该是坐在水池的旁边。故选C
小题17:她感觉有人在盯着她，star 凝视、盯着 glimps一瞥 shrug耸肩，故选B
小题18:根据前文She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool.可知，他就是那个救生员，故选B
小题19:她能够挥动手臂，示意她很好。故选C
小题20:situation处境、情形 condition条件 atmosphere 气氛 environment 环境，根据句意，应是处于困境的情况下，又不想寻求帮助，故选A。
点评：文章记叙了简多年没有游泳，乍一游泳突感不适，但自己又不想寻求帮助，硬撑着游向了对岸，最后作者呼吁其实必要时寻求帮助是很合理的。文章不难，所设的空重在理解上下文的意思，同时按照文章的主线和发展顺序作答，设身处地的想自己就是作者，这样题目就迎刃而解了。 |
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Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 21 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead. I don’t remember when it first started 22 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough 23 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no 24 and left quietly. But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 25 .
With the passing years, my 26 returned to that night time after time. By then I 27 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 28 , sometimes far away, but always it was 29 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 30 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives 31 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself 32 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to 33 the hair from my forehead. Then a 34 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 35 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how 36 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember 37 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 38 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
| 小题2: | | A．annoying | B．astonishing | C．delighting | D．disappointing |
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| 小题3: | | A．along | B．above | C．against | D．aside |
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| 小题4: | | A．reply | B．promise | C．request | D．agreement |
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| 小题5: | | A．pity | B．sadness | C．apology | D．love |
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| 小题6: | | A．views | B．opinions | C．spirits | D．thoughts |
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| 小题7: | | A．missed | B．forgot | C．held | D．shook |
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| 小题8: | | A．strange | B．close | C．serious | D．common |
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| 小题9: | | A．stressed | B．existed | C．hidden | D．exposed |
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| 小题10: | | A．expected | B．changed | C．reminded | D．complained |
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| 小题12: | | A．drawn | B．carried | C．moved | D．stayed |
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| 小题14: | | A．tear | B．kiss | C．press | D．hand |
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| 小题15: | | A．returned | B．remembered | C．realized | D．recalled |
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| 小题16: | | A．sorry | B．happy | C．angry | D．nervous |
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| 小题18: | | A．disappeared | B．forgiven | C．apologized | D．abandoned |
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| 小题19: | | A．imagination | B．inspiration | C．decoration | D．appreciation |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．soon | C．nowhere | D．anyhow |
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When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind of fierce creature. But is it true that the wolf stands for devil(魔鬼) and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem"" 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 51 the wolves" world? If you had, you would __52__ the wolves. In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about __53__ than humans. They can attack sheep without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to __54__ full use of the shape of land to __55__ sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __56__ at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __57__. Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A __58__ wolf has little power, but a group of wolves __59__ nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. __60__ they are beaten, they run away together. It is their teamwork __61__ makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won"t __62__ to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, __63__ stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his __64__, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __65__ wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it. The wolf was __66__ and never gave up fighting __67__ its death. It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __68__ wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a __69__ way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and __70__ this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
| 小题1: | | A．talked about | B．walked into | C．thought about | D．cared for |
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| 小题2: | | A．hunt | B．watch | C．draw | D．admire |
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| 小题3: | | A．survival | B．life | C．food | D．plant |
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| 小题5: | | A．trap | B．avoid | C．fight | D．discover |
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| 小题6: | | A．considerate | B．imaginative | C．creative | D．expert |
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| 小题7: | | A．process | B．lifestyle | C．teamwork | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．brave | B．single | C．lonely | D．fair |
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| 小题9: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．fail | D．fear |
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| 小题10: | | A．Even if | B．As though | C．Even so | D．As for |
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| 小题12: | | A．turn in | B．break in | C．take in | D．give in |
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| 小题14: | | A．satisfaction | B．sadness | C．disappointment | D．pleasure |
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| 小题15: | | A．rest | B．the other | C．another | D．others |
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| 小题16: | | A．willing | B．worried | C．proud. | D．eager |
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| 小题17: | | A．although | B．until | C．before | D．unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．selflessness | B．self-confidence | C．self-protection | D．self-respect |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．curious | C．strange | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．step out | B．set up | C．succeed in | D．get into |
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In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the sailing track and floating in a lifeboat, alone. His supplies were 36 . His chances of surviving were small. 37 when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later, he was alive — much 38 than he was when he started, but alive.
His 39 of how he survived is interesting and attractive. His subtle act — how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated sea water to 41 fresh water — is very interesting. But the thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when it seemed no 43 continuing the struggle, when he was 44 greatly, when his lifeboat was pierced and after more than a week’s struggling with his weak body. He was starved and 45 exhausted. Giving up would have seemed the only sensible choice.
When people 46 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 47 dangerous circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 48 major difficulties.
"I tell myself I can 49 it," wrote Callahan in his book. "Compared to what others have been through, I"m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 50 courage and strength."
I wrote that down after I read it 51 it struck me as something important. And I"ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too powerful. And every time I"ve said it, I have always come back to my senses.
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 53 to something better. But others have been through much worse, that is, in comparison with what 54 have been through, you"re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 55 the rough spots with a little more perseverance(毅力) .
| 小题1: | | A．less | B．little | C．few | D．enough |
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| 小题3: | | A．thinner | B．poorer | C．worse | D．fatter |
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| 小题4: | | A．attitude | B．imagination | C．instruction | D．story |
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| 小题5: | | A．tried | B．tended | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题6: | | A．make | B．collect | C．select | D．replace |
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| 小题7: | | A．attacked | B．caught | C．froze | D．cheated |
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| 小题8: | | A．operation | B．taste | C．message | D．use |
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小题9:A improving B. suffering C. strengthening D. increasing
| 小题10: | | A．firmly | B．completely | C．surely | D．generally |
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| 小题11: | | A．deal | B．defend | C．survive | D．observe |
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| 小题12: | | A．similarly | B．likely | C．probably | D．commonly |
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| 小题13: | | A．for the lack of | B．in spite of | C．in support of | D．as a result of |
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| 小题14: | | A．handle | B．carry | C．follow | D．inspect |
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| 小题15: | | A．rolling up | B．using up | C．building up | D．making up |
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| 小题18: | | A．related | B．measured | C．contributed | D．compared |
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| 小题19: | | A．you | B．others | C．we | D．another |
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| 小题20: | | A．see through | B．cut through | C．get through | D．think through |
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My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster"s Dictionary and read the definition(定义)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it"s an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I"m only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It"s very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that"s an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That"s something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn"t buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They"d been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They"d lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don"t have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny"s antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
小题1:Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .| A．list all the important characteristics of antiques | | B．tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques | | C．change Jenny"s shallow understanding of antiques | | D．express her disappointment at being called "antique" |
小题2:Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?| A．The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. | | B．The marks on the picture showed its age and value. | | C．There was usually a sad story behind each antique. | | D．She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one. |
小题3:By saying "I don"t have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant .| A．grandma was a treasure to her | | B．antiques were rare and valuable | | C．she had nothing but a few possessions | | D．grandma and antiques had a lot in common |
小题4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?| A．Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up. | | B．Jenny had a strong desire for grandma"s love. | | C．Jenny was too young to know grandma"s humor. | | D．Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the passage? | A．Jenny"s Antique | B．A Story of Antiques | | C．A Tour of Antiques | D．Grandma"s Antique |
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Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its 36 way, but mine couldn"t. I wasn"t sure how I was going to be able to face 37 and their gossip at school. I was forced to 38 my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school 39 completely defeated. All I wanted to do was 40 into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and 41 a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n) 42 that it was to be opened on a 43 night that week.
I made it through that week 44 my father. Each card 45 to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the 46 is impossible to imagine. Don"t try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood 47 when I read, “What you are feeling now is 48 and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing 49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special 50 you face along life’s way, may you 51 that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card 52 the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to 53 . “The world isn"t so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I 54 the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his 55 known when he couldn"t be present.
| 小题1: | | A．pleasant | B．strange | C．funny | D．normal |
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| 小题2: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．nobody |
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| 小题3: | | A．work out | B．meet with | C．deal with | D．come across |
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| 小题4: | | A．making | B．feeling | C．regarding | D．considering |
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| 小题5: | | A．crawl | B．push | C．jump | D．draw |
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| 小题6: | | A．invented | B．discovered | C．created | D．wrote |
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| 小题7: | | A．instruction | B．explanation | C．presentation | D．information |
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| 小题8: | | A．regular | B．flexible | C．particular | D．legal |
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| 小题9: | | A．in favor of | B．regardless of | C．in search of | D．because of |
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| 小题10: | | A．seemed | B．happened | C．occurred | D．intended |
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| 小题11: | | A．life | B．future | C．dream | D．result |
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| 小题12: | | A．fell | B．passed | C．flied | D．lifted |
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| 小题13: | | A．false | B．honest | C．natural | D．innocent |
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| 小题14: | | A．content | B．process | C．cure | D．progress |
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| 小题15: | | A．destruction | B．competition | C．challenges | D．destination |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．guess | C．predict | D．succeed |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．since | C．after | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．cry | B．scream | C．sing | D．laugh |
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| 小题19: | | A．got through | B．looked through | C．broke through | D．put through |
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| 小题20: | | A．schedule | B．concept | C．soul | D．confidence |
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