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　　What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie!They 　　1　　 friends since Grade Three and had 　　2　　 many of their high school experiences．Now they were driving together to their final high school event．Today was 　　3　　 day at Laman High School．　　4　　 they were close friends, they were different in many ways．Jennifer was a fairly 　　5　　 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 　　6　　 in a good social life．

　　"Isn't it 　　7　　 that we're all finished?" said Valerie．"I'm really looking forward to having a 　　8　　 time this summer．"

　　"　　9　　 be nice,"Jennifer replied．"I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses．"

　　Jennifer's parents had only a small 　　10　　 and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could 　　11　　 all the things her 　　12　　 could not．

　　Valerie, 　　13　　, came firm a fairly wealthy family．She had little desire to work hard for 　　14　　 she had always taken for granted．

　　"I really don't want to go to college for a while,"she 　　15　　．"My uncle 　16　　 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 　　17　　 me to spend a year there 　　18　　 a waitress．That should give me plenty of 　　19　　 for the beach．"

　　"It seems 　　20　　 will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

　　In December, 2010, many American newspapers publish a list of the best books of the year．Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is one of the most repeatedly praised books on this year's list of favorites．It tells about the ups and downs of the Berglund family over many years．Mr．Franzen fills the book with sharp observations about American politics, culture and society．

　　Jennifer Egan's book A Visit from the Goon and Squad takes place in 13 chapters over 40 years．The story moves back and forth in time, from different viewpoints．One main character is former rock musician Bennie Salazar who works for a record company．The other main character is a troubled young woman named Sasha who works for Bennie．The reader learns about their past and those of their friends．

　　The main character in The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman is a failing English language newspaper publisher in Rome, Italy．Each chapter of the book tells about a reporter or editor working for this paper．Their stories are filled with intelligence and great personality．

　　Two of the most popular non-fiction books of 2010 were about rock and roll stars．Just Kids is by rock singer Patti Smith．It tells about her friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 1970s before they became famous．Life is the autobiography of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards．It is an honest and exciting look at the development of rock and roll and the wild times this famous band has experienced．

　　Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand tells about a man named Louis Zamperini．She tells about his extraordinary survival story after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean during World War Two．

　　Stacy Schiff has received great praise for her book Cleopatra：A Life．It tells about one of the most misrepresented and famous women in history, Cleopatra．She ruled ancient Egypt about 2, 000 years ago．One critic said Ms．Schiff has brought Cleopatra to life by unearthing her story from centuries of lies．

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