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    Many people who work in London enjoy living in the countryside, for in the countryside one can be free from the noise and hurry of the town. Though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains and buses,one can sleep better at night , and during weekends and 1 summer evenings ,one can enjoy the 2 clean air of the country . If one likes gardens , one can spend one’s 3 time digging , planting ,watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which 4 in the garden. Then ,when the flowers and vegetables 5 ,one has the reward of a person who has shared the secret of 6 .

    However , some people have no interest in country things; for them, 7 lies in the town , with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants . Such people would 8 that their life was not with living if they had to live 9 outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit to the sea every summer is all the country they 10 .

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    There is small film society in my village. I’m on it. There are about forty 1 .The film society gives us the chance to see old and 2 films which are 3 shown.

    Last month, before the showing of an old film, the club president announced that our projectionist(放映员)had fallen ill. He asked whether any of us knew how to 4 5 out that it was many years since he had 6 a film. He went to the projectionist’s box and after some 7 the film began. We all felt strange by the film. There was no name and none of us could understand what was 8 . When the reel came to an end, we called the projectionist.

   “This film doesn’t seem to make sense, ”one of our members said.

    “I am sorry about that,” our new projectionist answered. I put the 9 reel in first. After it had been running for a few minutes until I realized that I had made a mistake, but I did not know how to 10 the projector.”

1. A. persons B. people C. members D. humans

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2. A. good B. rare C. expensive D. agreeable 

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3. A. never B. seldom C. often D. lately 

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4. A. invent B. sell C. buy D. work

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5. A. spoke B. looked C. pointed D. set

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6. A. seen B. directed C. shown D. made

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7. A. delay B. rest C. break D. paper 

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8. A. moving B. happening C. talking D. doing 

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9. A. first B. last C. old D. new

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10. A. stop B. start C. repair D. return

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    Waves are beautiful to look at, but they can(1) _______ ships at sea, (2) ______ houses and buildings near the shore. What causes waves? Most waves are caused by winds(3) _______ over the (4) _______ of the water. The sun(5) ______ the earth, causing the air to (6) ______ and the winds to blow. The winds bow across the sea, (7) ______ little waves into bigger and bigger ones.

    The size of a wave depends on how (8) ______ the wind is, how(9) ______ it blows, and how(10) ______ the body of water is. In a small bay (海湾)big waves will(11) ______ build up. But at sea the wind can build up huge, (12) ______ waves.

    A rule says that the (13) ______ of a wave(in meters)will usually be no more than one-tenth of the wind’s speed (in kilometers).(14) ______ other words, when the wind is blowing(15) ______. Of course, some waves may combine(结合)to (17) ______ huge waves that are (18) ______ higher. In 1933 the United States(19) ______ the largest measured wave in history. It rose in the Pacific Ocean(20) ______ a height of thirty-four meters.

1. A. destroy B. splash C. injure D. kill

2. A. but also B. but not C. as well D. as well as

3. A. flying B. floating C. fleeing D. blowing

4. A. level B. plain C. surface D. face

5. A. shines B. heats C. lights D. strikes

6. A. raise B. arise C. arouse D. rise

7. A. dragging B. pushing C. helping D. pulling

8. A. strong B. high C. tough D. hard

9. A. far B. long C. soon D. wide

10. A. large B. deep C. great D. thick

11. A. never B. ever C. always D. constantly

12. A. splendid B. grand C. powerful D. remarkable

13. A. force B. height C. depth D. distance

14. A. In B. With C. At D. For

15. A. in B. within C. at D. up

16. A. meters B. kilometers C. inches D. miles

17. A. organize B. form C. found D. find

18. A. very B. too C. much D. more

19. A. reported B. followed C. warned D. discovered

20. A. to B. into C. toward D. on

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　　Knowledge is 1 .But there is one 2 thing that we must remerber.A strong 3 needs a strong body in order to make it most useful.There are a great many good 4 .They are helpful and healthful.Many of them may be taken in doors during 5 weather.Indoor exercises,however,are never as helpful as those taken out of doors in pure,fresh 6 .It is because in fresh air more oxygen is taken into our systems and more waste given off. The air in the 7 does not remain fresh very logn,but out of doors it is usually fresh and pure.

　　But what shall we play? There are a number of games such as football,basketball,races. 8 game with plenty of movement is good.The best are those which are played out of doors.

　　Do not ignore your body.It is 9 as your mind.Our 10 now needs men wit strong minds,good judgement,and sound bodies.

1.

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A.force　　　B.forces　　　C.power　　　D.strength

2.

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A.another　　　B.the other　　　C.other　　　D.the

3.

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A.thought　　　B.mind　　　C.idea　　　D.imagination

4.

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A.movements　　　B.matches　　　C.examples　　　D.exercises

5.

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A.fine　　　B.cloudy　　　C.rainy　　　D.sunny

6.

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A.day　　　B.climate　　　C.weather　　　D.air

7.

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A.house　　　B.home　　　C.family　　　D.room

8.

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A.No　　　B.Any　　　C.All　　　D.Either

9.

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A.as important　　 　B.very importance

C.so importance　　　D.much important

10.

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A.country　　　B.nation　　　C.state　　　D.people

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　　The phrase“to lay an egg” 1 the ancient English game of cricket（板球）.A player who failed to score 2 to make a duck’s egg,because zero was shaped liked a duck’s egg.

　　The phrase crossed 3 and joined the American game of baseball, 4 zero was called a “goose egg”. From this failure to make a score was born another expression for almost 5 kind of failure:“to lay an egg.”

　　  6 does not have to be a ball player to “lay an egg”.Anyone 7 do it.People can lay an egg in business,in the theatre whereversome idea,plan or program turns out 8 a failure.

　　This is “as sure as eggs is eggs”,which is an old expression 9 ,“for sure,without doubt”.

　　The egg has given 10 many colorful expressions.It would be surprising if it had not.

1.

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A.means　　　B.comes from　　　   C.was　　　D.was told about

2.

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A.was said　　　B.was　　　C.had to　　　D.pretended

3.

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A.the ocean　　　B.the area　　　C.country　　　D.the earth

4.

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A.which　　　B.what　　　C.where　　　D.that

5.

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A.all　　　B.any　　　C.some　　　D.each

6.

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A.One　　　B.Someone　　　C.None　　　D.He

7.

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A.should　　　B.need　　　C.can　　　D.must

8.

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A.being　　　B.to do　　　C.doing　　　D.to be

9.

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A.meaning　　　B.saying　　　C.to tell　　　D.talked

10.

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A.everything　　　B.games　　　C.players　　　D.language

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　　“What  1 to the bottle of aspirins ? ” He couldn’t find it in its usual place．“What have you done  2 it ? ” he asked his wife．She said she hadn’t seen it．

　　He went into their son’s bedroom to read him his bedtime story．On the floor there  3 a bottle, the one he  4 ; but it was empty．Oh ,no, the kid couldn’t have taken…“David, what have you done with those sweeties which were in that bottle? Did you eat them ?” David nodded reluctantly．“How many did you eat ?” No reply．He called his wife．She came , 5 what had happened and went very white．“There  6 twenty-five or thirty tablets left in the bottle．” He  7 them all．“But there were no aspirins on the floor or in David’s bed．”

 　　“Call an ambulance, quick ! ” The ambulance arrived after five minutes, and David ,  8 in a blanket , and his mother and father were rushed to the emergency ward（急诊室）at the nearest hospital．“Put the boy on the stomach pump at once , ” said the doctor, as soon as he heard the facts．They could hear David screaming as they sat in the waiting room , powerless to do  9 except wait．Then the screaming stopped and the doctor came back．“Lucky you brought him quickly．The tablets didn’t have time  10 in his stomach , so we got them all out．He’s going to be all right．”

1．

[　　]

A．is happening　　　B．was happened

C．has happened　　　D．has been happened

2．

[　　]

A．with　　　B．for　　　C．on　　　D．in

3．

[　　]

A．lay　　　B．was laid　　　C．lain　　　D．lying

4．

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A．looked for　　　　　B．is looking for

C．has looked for　　　D．had been looking for

5．

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A．remembered　　　B．realized　　　C．recognized　　　D．reminded

6．

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A．may not have been　　　　　B．must have been

C．must be　　　　　　　　　　D．can have been

7．

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A．can’t have taken　　　　　B．can have taken

C．shouldn’t have taken　　　D．needn’t have taken

8．

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A．contained　　　B．fastened　　　C．wrapped　　　D．tied

9．

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A．nothing　　　B．anything　　　C．the thing　　　D．everything

10．

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A．to be dissolving　　　　B．dissolved

C．to be dissolved　　　　 D．to dissolve

　　I met him first on a summer day in 1995．I 1 into his ugly small shop to have my  2 repaired．It wasn’t much of a job, so I waited while he did it．He greeted me with a sweet smile．“You are new in this place, aren’t you? ”

　　I said I 3 ．I had moved into this street only a week  4 ．

　　“This is a fine place, ” he said．I repaired there with my shoes off, looking around as he got ready to make repairs．He looked  5 at the leather．It was worn through because I had  6 to have the repair job done．I grew  7 impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend．“Please  8 ,” I begged．

　　He looked at me  9 his glasses．“We won’t be long．I must do a good job．You see, I have a tradition to live up to．”

　　A tradition? In this ugly small shop that wasn’t any different from so many other shops on the side streets of New York ?

　　He must have felt my surprise,  10 he smiled as he went on．“Yes, my father was a good shoemaker．He always  11 me, ‘Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work．Do that  12 , and you’ll have both happiness and money enough to live on．’”

　　As he  13 me the finished shoes, he said , “These will  14 a long time．”

　　I left in a hurry．My friend would be waiting for me impatiently．

　　　　That evening I  15 the shop．There he was．When he saw me, he waved and smiled．This was the beginning of our friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed．

1．

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A．pushed　　　B．rushed　　　   C．kicked　　　D．wandered

2．

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A．camera　　　B．handbag　　　   C．shoes　　　D．watch

3．

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A．was　　　B．used to be　　　C．might be　　　D．wasn’t

4．

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A．before　　　B．ago　　　C．later　　　D．time

5．

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A．happily　　　B．sadly　　　C．angrily　　　D．luckily

6．

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A．failed　　　B．managed　　　　C．asked　　　D．wanted

7．

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A．less　　　B．more　　　C．greatly　　　D．a little

8．

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A．do worry　　　B．hurry　　　C．be careful　　　D．try your best

9．

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A．under　　　B．over　　　C．in　　　D．with

10．

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A．and　　　B．for　　　C．since　　　D．while

11．

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A．suggested　　　B．spoke　　　C．told　　　D．required

12．

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A．exactly　　　B．sometimes　　　C．carefully　　　D．always

13．

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A．showed　　　B．handed　　　C．brought　　　D．took

14．

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A．last　　　B．go on　　　C．keep　　　　D．keep on

15．

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A．visited　　　B．passed　　　C．saw　　　D．entered

    Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a ___1___ in Long Island had been ___2___ by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150, 000． ‘One hundred and fifty thousand, ’Todd whistled．Here’s a fellow who just ___3___ into a bank and helps himself ___4__ so much money．Todd thought of the ___5___ with which he managed to get the amount of money he ___6___ to start his gas station．So many papers to ___7___, so much money to pay back．

    The news ___8___ twenty minutes later．The gunman had ___9___ a car for a ride, and then ___10___ out the driver．He was possibly ___11___ the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford．License plate（车牌）number LJR1939．The ___12___ of the announcer continued: ‘___13___ out for white cars．Don’t pick up ___14___, and all you folks in gas stations better not do ___15___ to a white Ford car．’

    Todd stood up and ___16___ to see out into the cold night．It was dark but Todd ___17___ the Southern State Parkway was out there．Just ___18___, Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for ___19___．There it was, a white Ford．He saw the ___20___, LJR1939．

    ‘What should I do?’Todd had to make a quick ___21___．

    ‘Yes, sir?’Todd ___22___while making up his mind for sure．

    ‘___23___ her up, ’the man said sounding like any other ___24___．

    When the tank（油箱）was full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man．

‘    Hands up ___25___ get out!’

1．

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A．store 　　B．bank

C．station 　D．house

2．

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A．searched for 　B．held up

C．taken over 　　D．broken into

3．

[　　]

A．walks 　　B．looks

C．marches 　D．drives

4．

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A．for　　　B．by

C．to 　　　D．of

5．

[　　]

A．satisfaction 　　　B．difficulty

C．disappointment　　 D．spirit

6．

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A．saved B．made

   C．offered D．needed

7．

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A．collect 　　B．prove

C．sign　　　　D．write

8．

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A．continued 　　B．lasted

C．spread　　　　D．arrived

9．

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A．bought 　　B．borrowed

C．stolen 　　D．stopped

10．

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A．sent　　 B．found

C．left　　 D．pushed

11．

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A．calling from 　　 B．fleeing from

C．heading for 　　　D．looking for

12．

[　　]

A．news 　　B．warning

C．advice　 D．voice

13．

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A．Look 　　B．Run

C．Call 　　D．Set

14．

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A．guests 　　　 B．strangers

C．prisoners 　　D．passengers

15．

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A．harm 　　　　B．favor

C．service　　　D．business

16．

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A．tried　　 B．decided

C．hoped　　 D．happened

17．

[　　]

A．considered 　　B．knew

C．recognized 　　D．learnt

18．

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A．then 　　B．there　　C．right　　D．now

19．

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A．directions　　B．repairs

C．gas 　　　　　D．parking

20．

[　　]

A．mark　　　 B．number

C．sign 　　　D．name

21．

[　　]

A．decision 　　B．call

C．movement 　　D．remark

22．

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A．wondered 　B．stopped

C．waited 　　D．asked

23．

[　　]

A．Cover 　　B．Fill

C．Check 　　D．Tie

24．

[　　]

A．visitor　　B．robber

C．driver　　 D．rider

25．

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A．or 　B．and　    C．but 　D．to

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    在下面的短文中有10个空格，每个空格有A、B、C、D四个选项，根据上下文选择一个最佳答案。

　　 Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper．That is ___1___ men first began to write six thousand years ago or more．The alphabet we now use ___2___ down to us over a long period of time．It was ___3___ from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt．

　　 Picture-writing was useful in many ways．It could be used to express ideas as well as ___4___．For example, a drawing of a man meant the object “man”．___5___ a drawing of a man ___6___ on the ground with a spear in him meant “death”．

　　 Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese and the American Indians also developed ways ___7___ writing in picture．But only so much could be said ___8___．Thousands of pictures would have been needed to express all the ideas that people might have．It would have ___9___ many thousands more to express all the objects ___10___ to men．No one could draw so many pictures in a lifetime．Nor could anyone learn the meaning of all such drawings in a lifetime．

1．

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A．when B．because C．where D．how

2．

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A．went B．showed C．appeared D．came

3．

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A．developed B．discovered C．increased D．grown

4．

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A．stories B．animals C．objects D．subjects

5．

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A．But B．For C．Besides D．Because

6．

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A．lies B．lying C．laying D．lain

7．

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A．to B．about C．on D．of

8．

[　　]

A．as follows B．this way C．that much D．at least

9．

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A．drawn B．shown C．done D．taken

10．

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A．known B．with C．called D．in

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    Sometimes a writer takes a short cut(捷径)when painting a word picture． Instead of giving a detailed description(细节描述) of a thing, the writer may compare (比较)it to something else to something which you, the 1 , have certainly seen many times 2 ．A writer knows that this is a short cut to writing which is an effective way of painting a (n) 3 picture in your mind’s eye-and painting it 4 , too． The following example 5 how this short cut 6 to the benefit of both writer and reader．

    A writer sets out to tell you 7 the dust rose under the feet of a team of horses as they ran fast over a dirt road． Instead of writing a long and detailed description of the 8 dust, the writer makes the following comparison． The yellow dust of the road rose like a cloud under the horses’ feet．

    The phrase like a cloud 9 a mental picture which immediately enables you to see in your mind’ eye the yellow cloud of dust boiling up from the road and 10 about the horses’feet．

1．A. reader B. writer C. painter D. artist

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2．A. before B. early C. later D. ago

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3．A. clean B. clever C. clear D. obvious

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4．A. quickly B. exactly C. brightly D. carefully

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5．A. paints B. exposes C. shows D. expresses

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6．A. goes through B. brings out C. makes out D. works out

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7．A. when B. where C. what D. how

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8．A. risen B. raised C. raising D. rising

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9．A. calls on B. calls up C. thinks of D. dreams of

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10．A. dancing B. running C. wandering D. blowing

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