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He has been called the “missing link”Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for 2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the“Yeti” , and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced as evidence(证据) .
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 .In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted(融化)and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 , no evidence has ever 16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 17 .But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
1.
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A.event |
B.story |
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C.adventure |
D.description |
2.
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A.centuries |
B.too long |
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C.some time |
D.many years |
3.
[ ]
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A.heard from |
B.cared for |
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C.knew of |
D.read about |
4.
[ ]
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A.even |
B.hardly |
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C.certainly |
D.probably |
5.
[ ]
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A.as |
B.though |
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C.when |
D.until |
6.
[ ]
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A.developed |
B.changed |
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C.occurred |
D.continued |
7.
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A.entirely |
B.naturally |
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C.clearly |
D.simply |
8.
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A.found |
B.declared |
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C.felt |
D.doubted |
9.
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A.exist |
B.escape |
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C.disappear |
D.return |
10.
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A.clearer |
B.more |
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C.possible |
D.rare |
11.
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A.huge |
B.recent |
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C.ordinary |
D.frightening |
12.
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A.strange |
B.large |
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C.deep |
D.rough |
13.
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A.In the end |
B.Therefore |
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C.After all |
D.However |
14.
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A.imagined |
B.real |
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C.special |
D.familiar |
15.
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A.so |
B.besides |
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C.again |
D.instead |
16.
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A.rightly |
B.actually |
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C.normally |
D.particularly |
17.
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A.lightly |
B.jokingly |
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C.seriously |
D.properly |
18.
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A.succeed in |
B.insist on |
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C.depend on |
D.join in |
19.
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A.decision |
B.situation |
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C.subject |
D.problem |
20.
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A.zoo |
B.mountain |
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C.museum |
D.laboratory |
完形填空
The British love to think of themselves as polite, and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases” and “thank yous” . Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires 1 seven or eight of these. Another 2 of our good manners is the queue. New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the 3 national sport. Finally, of course, motorists generally stop at crossings. But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbors ? I think not.
Take forms of address (称呼)for example. The average English person— 4 he happens to work in a hotel or department store—would rather die than call a stranger “Sir” or “Madam” . Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address. Our 5 “you” for everyone may appear more democratic, but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express 6 . I am all for returning to the use of “thee” and “thou”Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for “you”); “you”would be 7 for strangers and professional relationships.
And of course, the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying. Have you noticed how the British 8 ever touch ? Personally, I find the Latin habits of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming. Try kissing the average English person, and they will either take two steps backwards in horror ; or, if their escape is 9 , you will find your lips touching the back of their head. Now what could be 10 than that ?
1.
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A.at least |
B.at most |
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C.less than |
D.not more than |
2.
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A.signal |
B.scene |
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C.sign |
D.sight |
3.
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A.true |
B.original |
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C.superior |
D.advanced |
4.
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A.if |
B.whether |
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C.when |
D.unless |
5.
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A.universal |
B.unique . |
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C.regular |
D.normal |
6.
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A.politeness |
B.gratitude |
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C.democracy |
D.consideration |
7.
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A.ordered |
B.reserved |
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C.offered |
D.stocked |
8.
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A.highly |
B.mostly |
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C.hardly |
D.nearly |
9.
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A.confirmed |
B.assured |
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C.jammed |
D.blocked |
10.
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A.better |
B.ruder |
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C.more polite |
D.more frightening |
完形填空
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all, Ed's idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 , 1 was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted(预计)the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it Was 14 7 to 9—and Ed was 15 .The sudden realization was painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, But cousin Ed my 20 .
1.
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A.encouraging |
B.hopeless |
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C.surprising |
D.regular |
2.
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A.declared |
B.mentioned |
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C.persuaded |
D.suggested |
3.
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A.unforgettable |
B.unexpected |
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C.easy |
D.early |
4.
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A.exercise |
B.preparation |
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C.joy |
D.fitness |
5.
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A.time-saving |
B.comfortable |
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C.suitable |
D.effort-making |
6.
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A.As soon as |
B.As long as |
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C.When |
D.Since |
7.
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A.strangely |
B.personally |
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C.reasonably |
D.eagerly |
8.
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A.cared |
B.forgot |
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C.quarreled |
D.joked |
9.
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A.clean |
B.larger |
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C.straight |
D.darker |
10.
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A.set out |
B.got ready |
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C.arrived |
D.returned |
11.
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A.notice |
B.admire |
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C.believe |
D.measure |
12.
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A.nervous |
B.curious |
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C.careless |
D.speechless |
13.
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A.After all |
B.As a result |
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C.Above all |
D.At last |
14.
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A.mistakenly |
B.then |
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C.instead |
D.naturally |
15.
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A.leading |
B.coming |
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C.waiting |
D.counting |
16.
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A.pretended |
B.stopped |
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C.continued |
D.decided |
17.
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A.thoughts |
B.doubts |
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C.situations |
D.problems |
18.
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A.scoring |
B.completing |
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C.receiving |
D.keeping |
19.
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A.play |
B.start |
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C.sleep |
D.move |
20.
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A.friendship |
B.respect |
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C.support |
D.favor |
完形填空
Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential (潜力), and I became captain of my 1 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 2 .
At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 6 . The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 7 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10 . Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-old.
I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14 .
Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 16 , because they /had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.
1.
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A.class |
B.club |
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C.team |
D.board |
2.
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A.playing |
B.living |
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C.learning |
D.working |
3.
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A.great |
B.equal |
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C.right |
D.extra |
4.
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A.business |
B.struggle |
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C.attempt |
D.pressure |
5.
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A.free |
B.private |
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C.good |
D.basic |
6.
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A.matches |
B.courses |
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C.lessons |
D.programs |
7.
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A.jump |
B.play |
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C.run |
D.shoot |
8.
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A.duty |
B.meeting |
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C.operation |
D.training |
9.
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A.necessary |
B.boring |
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C.scientific |
D.practical |
10.
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A.speaking |
B.moving |
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C.sleeping |
D.breathing |
11.
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A.used |
B.intended |
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C.made |
D.described |
12.
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A.till |
B.since |
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C.before |
D.because |
13.
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A.full |
B.tired |
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C.lazy |
D.big |
14.
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A.size |
B.share |
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C.space |
D.state |
15.
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A.gave |
B.kept |
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C.ended |
D.picked |
16.
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A.sad |
B.shameful |
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C.silly |
D.serious |
17.
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A.received |
B.suffered |
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C.brought |
D.felt |
18.
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A.reconsidered |
B.rediscovered |
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C.reformed |
D.replaced |
19.
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A.at |
B.by |
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C.for |
D.around |
20.
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A.fell |
B.stepped |
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C.slowed |
D.calmed |
完形填空
What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the array I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always 5 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I' d prove myself a 7 . In a world where I have to work with my 8 , I' d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “ Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer .He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀) 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?”I asked. “Be cause you are goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20 . ”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
1.
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A.failed |
B.wrote |
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C.received |
D.chose |
2.
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A.an average |
B.a total |
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Can exam |
D.a number |
3.
[ ]
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A.always |
B.possibly |
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C.certainly |
D.frequently |
4.
[ ]
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A.Then |
B.Thus |
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C.Therefore |
D.Yet |
5.
[ ]
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A.fixed |
B.checked |
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C.drove |
D.changed |
6.
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A.answered |
B.practised |
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C.designed |
D.tried |
7.
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A.teacher |
B.doctor |
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C.winner |
D.fool |
8.
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A.brains |
B.effort |
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C.hands |
D.attention |
9.
[ ]
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A.again |
B.as usual |
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C.too |
D.as well |
10.
[ ]
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A.lies |
B.jokes |
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C.news |
D.tales |
11.
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A.bought |
B.tested |
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C.found |
D.needed |
12.
[ ]
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A.cutting |
B.hammering |
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C.waving |
D.circling |
13.
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A.nodded |
B.raised |
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C.shook |
D.turned |
14.
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A.brought |
B.packed |
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C.sent |
D.sold |
15.
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A.clever |
B.other |
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C.right |
D.next |
16.
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A.What |
B.How |
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C.Who |
D.Which |
17.
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A.imagination |
B.hand |
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C.voice |
D.information |
18.
[ ]
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A.trying |
B.proving |
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C.practising |
D.examining |
19.
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A.for sure |
B.at once |
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C.in fact |
D.right now |
20.
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A.clear |
B.silly |
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C.slow |
D.smart |