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阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. The boy ________ all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark________ the boy pick the things up and they walked home together. As they walked, Mark learned that the boy’s name was Bill. Bill loved video games, baseball and history, ________ he was having trouble with some of his subjects in school.
They arrived at Bill’s home first. Bill________ Mark in for a drink and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ________ with some laughs and small talk. Then Mark went home.
They went on to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated(毕业) from high school. Three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk. Bill talked about the day years ago when they had________ met. “Did you ever want to know ________ I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) because I was going home to kill ________ . But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I got to know that if I had died, I would have missed out on (失去) many good ________ . So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, in fact, you ________ my life. I want to say ‘thank you’ to you, my dear friend.”
1.A. lost B. dropped C. gave D. took
2.A. asked B. taught C. helped D. wanted
3.A. but B. instead C. otherwise D. because
4.A. chose B. offered C. caught D. invited
5.A. easily B. happily C. sadly D. clearly
6.A. first B. almost C. never D. already
7.A. what B. how C. why D. when
8.A. us B. you C. me D. myself
9.A. times B. games C. books D. lunches
10.A. colored B. saved C. cared D. decorated
— I am sorry that I can’t go with you to watch the football match.
— Really? ______
A. What a pity! B. No problem.
C. That’s wonderful. D. That sounds great.
— It’s important for us to learn about keeping ourselves from danger.
— ______.
A. I don’t think so B. No way
C. You are welcome D. I agree with you
— Simon, I called you at about 7:00 p.m. yesterday, but you didn’t answer it.
— Sorry. I ______ with my cousin in the supermarket and it was really noisy.
A. am shopping B. was shopping
C. shopped D. will shop
— Amy, I don’t know how to make some paper roses.
—You had better______ the instructions in this book first.
A. to read B. not to read
C. read D. not read
— Are Mr. and Mrs. White living alone in the house?
— Yes. They have three sons, but ______ of them live with their parents.
A. none B. nobody C. all D. both
