Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money mainly from the downtown to the 36 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack..
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the 37 . One 38 kid would open the passenger door and say, “ 39 , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a 40 . It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was 41 than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back. 42 , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never 43 .
Then as I was 44 to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi 45 mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 46 with the passenger door right beside him. He 47 the passenger door and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
48 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he 49 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so 50 that the boy fell down and was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly, 51 find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his 52 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station 53 . 54 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so 55 that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．station | C．office | D．hospital |
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| 小题2: | | A．sidewalk | B．way | C．track | D．step |
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| 小题3: | | A．strong | B．tall | C．lucky | D．active |
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| 小题4: | | A．Stop | B．Welcome | C．Help | D．Good luck |
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| 小题6: | | A．short | B．bigger | C．weaker | D．smarter |
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| 小题7: | | A．Instead | B．In general | C．In total | D．In case |
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| 小题8: | | A．gave in | B．gave away | C．gave up | D．gave off |
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| 小题9: | | A．pushing up | B．speeding up | C．keeping up | D．pulling up |
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| 小题10: | | A．above | B．beside | C．in front of | D．over |
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| 小题11: | | A．position | B．car | C．tree | D．situation |
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| 小题12: | | A．closed | B．opened | C．kicked | D．knocked |
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| 小题13: | | A．Therefore | B．So | C．However | D．Then |
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| 小题14: | | A．smiled | B．wept | C．advised | D．shouted |
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| 小题15: | | A．hard | B．softly | C．sweetly | D．slowly |
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| 小题16: | | A．and to | B．but to | C．only to | D．so as to |
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| 小题17: | | A．strength | B．efforts | C．courage | D．work |
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| 小题18: | | A．nervously | B．anxiously | C．madly | D．silently |
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| 小题19: | | A．So far | B．From then on | C．Once more | D．Just then |
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| 小题20: | | A．unavoidable | B．poor | C．hopeless | D．challenging |
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小题11:B
小题12:C
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文章通过一个故事告诉我们在情况最糟糕，准备放弃的时候，也正是机会来临的时刻。
小题1:上下文串联。根据下一段第一行Each time a taxi drove up to the station可知B正确。
小题2:上下文串联。根据44空后的to the sidewalk可知A正确。
小题3:形容词辨析。A强壮的；B高的；C幸运的；D积极的；根据上下文句意可知是幸运的孩子可以给客人开门，获得小费。
小题4:上下文串联。根据47空后面的Good luck at the track, sir.可知C正确。
小题5:名词辨析。A微笑；B小费，建议；C拥抱；D奖励；解析同38.
小题6:上下文串联。根据下文的but was pushed away by even the smallest kid可知虽然他很高大却经常被别的孩子占先。
小题7:词义辨析。A相反；B一般说来；C共计；D以防；根据句意可知他没有和别的孩子去挤，相反他站在一边。
小题8:短语辨析。A屈服；B分发，赠送；C放弃；D发出。根据前文的but可知他没有放弃。
小题9:上下文串联。Pull up停车；根据46空前的As I pulled up。
小题10:介词辨析。根据句意可知那群孩子只注意到前面的一辆车，没有看见我。
小题11:名词辨析。A位置；B汽车；C数；D情景；有句意可知我是把车停在了他旁边的位置。
小题12:上下文串联。由下文可知他打开车门。
小题13:副词辨析。根据下文可知那位乘客不但没有给小费，而且还很粗鲁地对他大喊大叫。
小题14:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题15:副词辨析。根据下文的男孩摔倒在地并受伤说明推的很重。A正确。
小题16:用法分析。Only to do表示意料之外的结果。
小题17:上下文串联、根据上文可知他没有放弃一直在努力，我正是因为他的努力不放弃才给他奖励。
小题18:副词辨析。A紧张地；B焦虑地；C发疯地；D沉默地；句意可知他一声不响地离开了。
小题19:词义辨析。A到目前为止；B从那时起；C一再；D就在那时；根据句意可知从那时起我就再没有看见他。
小题20:上下文辨析。根据下文的you are ready to give up可知是指情况让人没有希望的时候。 |
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试题【Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money mainly from the downtown to the 36】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you _26_ a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I _27_ to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be _28_ to give a quarter away. I found myself _29_ her, thinking about why she didn’t _30_ four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had _31_ to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew _32_ that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to _33_her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully _34_ that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, _35_ that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl _36_ and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, _37_. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the _38_.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was _39_. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice _40_, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever _41_ something greater in return for something so_42_ that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a _43_way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and _44_ don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, _45_ when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.
| 小题2: | | A．stopped | B．agreed | C．tried | D．continued |
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| 小题3: | | A．anxious | B．satisfied | C．willing | D．quick |
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| 小题4: | | A．disliking | B．loving | C．trusting | D．judging |
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| 小题5: | | A．borrow | B．collect | C．fetch | D．bring |
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| 小题6: | | A．needed | B．prepared | C．managed | D．planned |
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| 小题7: | | A．actually | B．obviously | C．strangely | D．possibly |
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| 小题8: | | A．help | B．refuse | C．believe | D．doubt |
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| 小题9: | | A．ashamed | B．aware | C．uncertain | D．concerned |
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| 小题10: | | A．hoping | B．worrying | C．choosing | D．mentioning |
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| 小题11: | | A．left | B．finished | C．called | D．returned |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．angry | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题13: | | A．benefit | B．change | C．favour | D．interest |
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| 小题14: | | A．valuable | B．enough | C．attractive | D．reasonable |
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| 小题15: | | A．results | B．thoughts | C．memories | D．manners |
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| 小题16: | | A．met | B．provided | C．saw | D．received |
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| 小题17: | | A．expensive | B．important | C．small | D．difficult |
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| 小题18: | | A．short | B．new | C．normal | D．strange |
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| 小题19: | | A．getting | B．rejecting | C．supporting | D．appreciating |
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A high school history teacher once told me, "If you make one close friend in school, you will be the most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_36__ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily_37__.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a _38_ friendship to 39 . However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to be clear in our __41_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _42 at arm"s length? Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people , many friendships on the surface are __44_ enough-- and that"s all right. But on some points, we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends" expectations. The sharing 46 experience 47 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it 48 be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _50__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time or too soon. Deep relationships 51 time. Another "major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one "possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return . In 53 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend 54 time together , talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．Experience | B．Practice | C．Knowledge | D．Success |
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| 小题2: | | A．understood | B．realized | C．formed | D．produced |
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| 小题3: | | A．common | B．true | C．short | D．whole |
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| 小题4: | | A．design | B．intend | C．develop | D．appear |
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| 小题6: | | A．hearts | B．thoughts | C．minds | D．actions |
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| 小题7: | | A．remained | B．kept | C．left | D．stayed |
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| 小题10: | | A．make sure | B．remember | C．expect | D．check out |
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| 小题11: | | A．social | B．personal | C．good | D．ordinary |
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| 小题12: | | A．including | B．to include | C．includes | D．included |
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| 小题14: | | A．marks | B．sights | C．scenes | D．signs |
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| 小题15: | | A．differences | B．difficulties | C．advantages | D．types |
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| 小题16: | | A．cost | B．spend | C．ask | D．take |
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| 小题17: | | A．depend | B．request | C．require | D．suggest |
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| 小题18: | | A．some | B．many | C．different | D．other |
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| 小题19: | | A．less | B．comfortable | C．reasonable | D．a lot |
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| 小题20: | | A．for | B．away | C．out | D．from |
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A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life．
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress．Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups．．．And then you began eyeing each other"s cups．
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．"
God brews the coffee, not the cups．Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don"t have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the rest to God．
小题1:What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?| A．the ordinary-looking cup | B．the nice-looking cup | | C．the coffee of good quality | D．the coffee of poor quality |
小题2:Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?| A．To give his students many more choices． | | B．To teach his students how to enjoy coffee． | | C．To show the students his collection of cups． | | D．To tell his students the right attitude to life |
小题3:According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．| A．get the best type of coffee cups | B．make the best of what they have | | C．have a wide range of coffee cups | D．care about social status and wealth |
小题4:The best title for the passage would be _____．| A．God"s Coffee | B．The Pressure of Life | | C．The Happiest People | D．Professor"s Coffee Cups |
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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone s 40 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and Iwas an Indian Hindu——we just 41 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well 42 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we"d 43 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I 46 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49 at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, they"ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through" thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．parties | B．cities | C．villages | D．races |
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| 小题4: | | A．together | B．around | C．alone | D．apart |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop | B．throw | C．move | D．roll |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．made | C．sought | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B．meant | C．preserved | D．treated |
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| 小题8: | | A．explore | B．search | C．discover | D．desert |
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| 小题9: | | A．get through | B．deal with | C．come across | D．take away |
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| 小题10: | | A．arrival | B．choice | C．effort | D．company |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．gained | C． developed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stated | B．ordered | C．decided | D．chose |
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| 小题13: | | A．attempts | B．instructions | C．opinions | D．arrangements |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiously | B．carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiarly | B．strangely | C．fully | D．coldly |
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| 小题16: | | A．departures | B．months | C．years | D．decades |
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| 小题17: | | A．possible | B．funny | C． hard | D．clear |
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| 小题18: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．us | D．ourselves |
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| 小题19: | | A．from | B．by | C． with | D．against |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．otherwise | C．then | D．instead |
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Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a 16 because of some small things. And neither was willing to 17 each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19 a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. 20 at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his 21 any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot 22. ”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you 23” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just 24 his job when the elder brother returned. But he was 25 to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a 2 6, which went from one side of the river 27 the other! On the other 28 of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was 29
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and 30,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand 31. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a 32. Standing on the bridge, they 33each other’s hands with 34 in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to 35 on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．question | C．decision | D．quarrel |
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| 小题2: | | A．forgive | B．like | C．speak | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．got | B．opened | C．shut | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．looking for | B．looking at | | C．looking on | D．looking up |
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| 小题5: | | A．See | B．Watch | C．Observe | D．Look |
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| 小题6: | | A．river | B．face | C．farm | D．eyes |
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| 小题7: | | A．wall | B．fence | C．road | D．bridge |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．pleased | C．moved | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．begun | B．done | C．finished | D．continued |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．happy | C．anxious | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．house | B．bridge | C．fence | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．between | C．across | D．till |
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| 小题13: | | A．end | B．side | C．field | D．stage |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．amazed | D．worried |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题17: | | A．river | B．fence | C．farm | D．wall |
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| 小题18: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．clapped |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiles | B．tears | C．anger | D．sadness |
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