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It was ________ surprise that my first teacher, already 90, was still living and in ________ good health. A. the; a B. /; a C. a; / D. a; the
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For me traveling to Antarctica proved to be the beginning of a new life, ________ I had thought I would never see. A. what B. that C. one D. it
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________ you prefer, I'll give it to you. But we haven't any other models for you to choose from. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. However
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We can no longer ________ to consider water an almost free resource that we can use as much as we like. A. permit B. afford C. expect D. offer
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—Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away? —Thank you. ________. A. It couldn't be better B. Of course you can C. If you like D. It's up to you
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Jim is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night. A. now that B. even if C. as if D. so that
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To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered ________ interest, so people soon gathered around. A. as B. of C. by D. in
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Stick to what you think is right, ________ you will gain a surprising happy ending. A. and B. but C. before D. so
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When ________ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible. A. asking B. to ask C. to be asked D. asked
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Not only ________ give people relaxation and pleasure, but ________ increase their knowledge of any kind. A. can travel; it can B. travel can; can it C. can travel; can it D. travel can; it can
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I wonder why Jack always gets good marks when he does only ________ the others. A. half as much as B. as much as half C. half as many as D. as many as half
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—We need a person badly to be in charge of this design. —________ the new comer have a try? A. May B. Will C. Shall D. Need
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Is it only on the world market ________we can prove the competitiveness and quality of our goods? A. where B. which C. that D. how
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Years ago we didn't know this, but recent science study ________that people who don't sleep well soon get ill. A. showed B. will show C. has shown D. is showing
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—I often see him working hard in his spare time. —________he has won the scholarship from time to time. A. No wonder B. No doubt C. No way D. No problem
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It was Valentine's Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romantic type. All I wanted was a rose. A single rose to __36__ up my Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day at school was over，and I had no rose to __37__ in my locker like I had hoped. I came home a little __38__. I sat in my room dreaming about next year's romantic Valentine's Day __39__ the doorbell rang. There at the front door was a deliveryman __40__ one single rose to my house. Surely this rose wasn't for me. I didn't have such __41__. I closed the front door with a single rose in my hand and gave it to my mother. “__42__ the card！” she insisted when I told her it must be for her. I unsealed the envelope as my hands were __43__. I slowly lifted the card and read what it said： To Amanda From someone who cares I must have read it twenty times in a matter of seconds, __44__ my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. But they weren't. The rose was for me. I must have been __45__ for about five minutes, until I started __46__ the obvious people and __47__ them of sending me a rose and playing a joke on my __48__ romantic heart. No one knew who sent it to me. My friends, family and relatives were as __49__ to hear I got a rose from a __50__ someone as much as I was. I was on cloud nine(兴奋) for weeks. I __51__ did figure out who was it who sent me that rose. __52__ I did figure something else out. It didn't __53__ if it was a guy who secretly __54__ me who sent me that rose. What mattered was that it was from someone who __55__ about me and wanted to brighten up my day. 1.A. brighten B. fill C. take D. decorate 2.A. hide B. hang C. plant D. stick 3.A. mad B. hungry C. angry D. sad 4.A. before B. until C. when D. once 5.A. posting B. carrying C. holding D. delivering 6.A. chance B. luck C. value D. confidence 7.A. Open B. Read C. Check D. Break 8.A. closing B. moving C. shaking D. spreading 9.A. praying B. expecting C. doubting D. believing 10.A. sorry B. curious C. happy D. nervous 11.A. realizing B. calling C. visiting D. questioning 12.A. informing B. reminding C. accusing D. telling 13.A. specially B. actually C. obviously D. hopelessly 14.A. surprised B. excited C. amused D. disappointed 15.A. considerate B. distant C. secret D. generous 16.A. anyhow B. still C. already D. never 17.A. For B. So C. Then D. But 18.A. happen B. matter C. appear D. mean 19.A. loved B. helped C. pitied D. cheated 20.A. asked B. worried C. cared D. talked
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