Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world．Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 1 no one really knows where the word came from． 2 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which 3 to move silently and quickly．The only thing we are 4 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 5 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play．
Sneakers of some kind are used by 6 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports．New design has been made 7 for people who run slowly．But perhaps sneakers are 8 used by children in the United States．In fact American children of 9 ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps 10 at all．
New York City once held a poetry contest(诗歌比赛)for children．The subject was only “sneaker”．Thousands of children sent in their 11 and praised the sneakers they love．One prize winner called 12 poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”．“When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 13 ．”
American school children can be seen every day 14 sneakers of all colors．They put them on in the morning and take them off 15 ．Sneakers are 16 washed．In fact the older and dirtier they are, the 17 lovable they are．When their sneakers wear out(穿破), children hate to throw them off．How do you explain the closeness between 18 ? Perhaps another young 19 in the New York Poetry Contest said it best．“A shoe is just a shoe,” he said．“But a sneaker is a 20 ．”
It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful． 1 that time, mountains were 2 by the people living on the plain, 3 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 4 places in which one was easily 5 or killed by terrible animals．
Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 6 in the towns began to grow tired of 7 ．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement． 8 in the 9 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 10 to untouched country, and particularly 11 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 12 for a holiday．
Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 13 about getting to the． 14 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 15 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 16 , what a 17 reward it is to be able to look 18 on everything within 19 !At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 20 ．
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After
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In
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At
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hated
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liked
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feared
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observed
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however
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further
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sometimes
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especially
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exciting
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interesting
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dangerous
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alone
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fallen down
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lost
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discovered
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caught
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unhappily
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lonely
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comfortable
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easily
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them
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it
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themselves
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that
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Yet
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So
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However
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But
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last
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recent
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eighteenth
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early
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country
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houses
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town
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planet
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to
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at
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in
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for
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importam
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right
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necessary
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popular
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pleasant
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interested
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dangerous
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terrible
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foot
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spot
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top
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tip
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with
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to
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against
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between
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light
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climb
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walk
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running
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surprising
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satisfactory
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disappointing
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astonishing
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behind
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up
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down
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around
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miles
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minutes
C．
seeing
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sight
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above
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below
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under
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away
完型填空：
Itwas a cold winter day that Sunday．The parking lot to the 1 was filling up quickly．I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were 2 among themselves as they walked in the church．
As I got 3 I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church．He was almost lying down 4 he was asleep．His hat was 5 down so you could not see his face．He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too 6 for his feet, with holes all over them, his toes 7 out．
I guessed this man was 8 , and asleep, so I walked on 9 through the doors of the church．
We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 10 the man lying outside．People whispered but no one took 11 to ask him to come in, 12 me．
A few moment later church began．We all waited for the preacher(牧师)to take his 13 and to give us the Word 14 the doors to the church opened．
In 15 the man walking down the church with his head down．
People gasped(倒吸一口气)and whispered and made 16 ．
He 17 his way down the church and up onto the pulpit(讲坛)where he took off his hat and coat．My heart 18 ．
There stood our preacher…he was the “homeless man”．
The preacher took his Bible(圣经)and laid it on his stand．
“Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am 19 about today．If you 20 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them．”
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school
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lecture
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park
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church
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arguing
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whispering
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staring
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speaking
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closer
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clearer
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lower
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farther
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even though
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so that
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as if
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even if
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dragged
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pulled
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dropped
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pushed
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big
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bad
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ugly
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small
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reached
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went
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stuck
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ran
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homeless
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helpless
C．
hopeless
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careless
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out
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by
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across
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from
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invited
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mentioned
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took
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called
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pleasure
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measure
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courage
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trouble
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except
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besides
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without
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including
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turn
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place
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time
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seat
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when
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before
C．
as
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after
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rushed
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hurried
C．
came
D．
entered
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decision
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choices
C．
faces
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jokes
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made
B．
pushed
C．
felt
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walked
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sank
B．
fell
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broke
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failed
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speaking
B．
preaching
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talking
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discussing
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judge
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hate
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treat
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test
完型填空：
The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave．My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance 1 any of them needed medical attention．
“We’re suppose to stay behind the 2 runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started．
The front-runners started to 3 and then my eyes were 4 to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt．
We knew we were already watching our “last runner．” Her 5 were so crippled(残疾的)that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, 6 alone run a marathon．
Doug and I 7 in silence as she slowly moved forward． 8 , she was the only runner left in sight．Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 9 she pushed forward with great 10 through the last miles．
When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 11 crowds had long gone home． 12 , standing straight and ever so proud 13 a lone man．He was 14 one end of a ribbon(缎带)of crepe paper(皱纹纸) 15 to a post．She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her．
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became part of my 16 –a part I often depend on．For her, it wasn’t about 17 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 18 what she had set out to do, no matter 19 ．When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner．Then I realize how 20 the task before me really is．
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so that
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in case
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even though
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only if
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first
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best
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only
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last
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run
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separate
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disappear
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appear
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drawn
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thrown
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fixed
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caught
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hands
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legs
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arms
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body
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let
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leave
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speak
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take
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watched
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drove
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observed
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stared
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since
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pain
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determination
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strength
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desire
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tired
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waiting
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cheering
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impatient
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Therefore
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Yet
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Fortunately
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stood
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waited
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came
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had
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helping
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catching
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holding
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tying
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kept
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tied
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connected
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led
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dream
B．
feeling
C．
idea
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life
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following
B．
hoping
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encouraging
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beating
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finishing
B．
realizing
C．
starting
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winning
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where
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how
C．
when
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what
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difficult
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interesting
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easy
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hopeful
完型填空：
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful?This 1 called laziness, but Dr．Kleitman has a new explanation．He has proved that everyone has a daily energy 2 ．
During he hours when you 3 your work, you may say that you’re ‘hot’．That’s true．At the time of day when you feel most 4 in your work, your cycle of body temperature is 5 its peak．For some people the peak comes during the forenoon．For 6 it comes in the afternoon or evening．No one has discovered why this is so, but it 7 such familiar monologues(自言自语)as：“Get up John!You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation of the trouble is that John is at his low 8 and energy peak in the evening, 9 family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize 10 these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the 11 has．
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life 12 it better． 13 can help, Dr．Kleitman believes．Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must 14 late anyway．Counteract(对换)your cycle, 15 by habitually staying up later than you want to．If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do 16 in the day, 17 before usual hour．This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better as you’re at your low point．Whenever possible, do 18 tasks in the afternoon and 19 tasks requiring more energy or concentration(精神集中)for your 20 hours．
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might be
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must be
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need be
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can be
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circle
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recycle
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cycle
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crisis
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go through
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see through
C．
break through
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labor through
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energetic
B．
active
C．
effective
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lazy
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on
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at
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over
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in
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other
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another
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one another
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others
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leads to
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leads into
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attributes to
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temper
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thought
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temperature
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mood
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Much
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Many
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Such
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More
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how
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that
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which
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what
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house
B．
family
C．
home
D．
room
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fit
B．
use
C．
like
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look
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Hobby
B．
Characteristic
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Interest
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Habit
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stay away
B．
stay out
C．
stay at
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stay up
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to degree
B．
to some degree
C．
to the degree
D．
to certain degree
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early
B．
daily
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yearly
D．
monthly
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rise
B．
raise
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arise
D．
arisen
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usual
B．
regular
C．
normal
D．
average
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keep
B．
continue
C．
save
D．
hold
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A．
clearer
B．
harder
C．
sharper
D．
easier
完型填空：
Mr．Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen, it was a beautiful morning, 1 he went to the window and looked out．He was surprised to see 2 middle-aged professor, who walked in the university just up the road from Mr．Jones’s house, 3 the direction of the town．He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag．Mr．Jones thought that he must have 4 by the night train, and decided to walk to the university instead of taking a taxi．
Mr．Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had 5 a long rope to one of the branches so that they could swing on it．
Mr．Jones was 6 to see the professor 7 when he saw the rope, and looked 8 up and down the road．When he saw that there was nobody in sight, he 9 into the garden, put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat on the grass and 10 the rope．He 11 it hard to see whether it was strong enough to 12 his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the 13 on the end of the rope, his grey hair 14 all around his face．Backwards and forwards he swung, 15 taking a few more 16 steps on the grass when the rope began to swing 17 slowly for him．
At last the professor stopped, 18 his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, picked up his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and 19 his way to the university, looking as 20 and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be．
