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What are you most afraid of? A few years ago, I thought of the scariest thing I could do, and then I made myself do it! I did a ______ jump. I was scared of ______ and couldn’t even climb a tall ladder (梯子). How would jump out of an aeroplane from a thousand meters ______ ?
Before I ______ my first jump, I did a few hours of training, ______ how to leave the aeroplane, how to ______ the parachute, and how to land safely. Then it was time to put the parachute on and ______ the plane. I was terrified! But I wanted to see ______ I could do it.
The plane went up and up. I ______ sicker and sicker. When it was my turn, I was numb with fear, but I did ______ I had to. I put my leg out of the aeroplane______ . I looked back at my ______ and when he said “go”, I ______ . I should have ______ the seconds, but I forgot to. I held my hands and legs out wide, just as I had been taught to do. I was falling and falling and falling. It was______ . My eyes were open but I couldn’t ______ . My ears were ______ but I couldn’t hear. All I could feel was that I was falling and falling.
My parachute had opened. It had only ______ four seconds of falling, but it had seemed like minutes. It was all so strange, but I was______ ! Life felt so good.
I landed safely and guess what? Over the next few months, I did thirty-two ______ jumps. I was always scared every time, but the important thing was that I did it!
1.A. pedestrian B. parachute C. presentation D. platform
2.A. depths B. lengths C. weights D. heights
3.A. up B. down C. away D. out
4.A. went B. fell C. did D. put
5.A. learning B. working C. preparing D. recreating
6.A. settle B. relax C. organize D. control
7.A. fall into B. turn into C. get into D. run into
8.A. as B. if C. when D. though
9.A. managed B. left C. felt D. came
10.A. which B. that C. who D. what
11.A. wing B. door C. window D. floor
12.A. instructor B. leader C. monitor D. participant
13.A. flew B. went C. ran D. quit
14.A. counted B. waited C. forgot D. promoted
15.A. exciting B. exhausting C. terrifying D. satisfying
16.A. cry B. see C. observe D. notice
17.A. sounding B. shutting C. working D. whispering
18.A. spent B. paid C. taken D. passed
19.A. vital B. unconscious C. scared D. alive
20.A. better B. another C. more D. much
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I was working as a lifeguard at Tower 15 on Newport and two blocks to my right was another guard named Mike, working at Tower 17. He called me over the phone and said, “Hey, I have ________ two kids who are swimming in the dangerous zone. I have to give them a warning. Keep an eye on us.” I said “Sure.” In case of __________ , anytime we got out of our tower, we were supposed to ___________ somebody else.
Mike hung up the phone and ___________ the lifebuoy(救生圈). Then he realized that these two kids had been _________and that there was a great tendency for them to be ________ by the wave. ___________, Mike rushed toward the ocean. I __________ the water and all I found was two small heads. The mother of the two kids knelt(跪) down on the beach with ___________ .
When I dropped my binoculars(望远镜) and reached the mother, Mike was in waist-deep water, __________ the two kids. I turned to the mum and said, “Hey, it’s OK. They are safe.” I saw the terror started to _________. Then she glanced back and got her first good look at Mike. A new kind of ______ washed over her face as though there was another threat to her kids’ lives. She snatch(抢) her kids without __________ .
Mike had some seemingly ______behavior, and his shaved head showed a scar(伤疤). Maybe he had no ___________ manners, but his lifesaving ability ____________ his unsatisfactory skills in PR(public relation). In the mother’s __________ , Mike was a really terrible guy. However, that couldn’t change the fact that he had just______her kids.
Mike just glanced at me and smiled. As I jogged back to my tower, I promised myself I’d never let my own ___________ prevent me from ___________ a hero when I meet one.
1.A. saved B. spotted C. teased D. exchanged
2.A. emergencies B. disasters C. statements D. punishment
3.A. assist B. inform C. confirm D. consider
4.A. repaired B. provided C. seized D. sponsored
5.A. struggling B. laughing C. quarreling D. trembling
6.A. supported B. directed C. prevented D. swallowed
7.A. Still B. Instead C. Therefore D. Indeed
8.A. explored B. noticed C. reached D. scanned
9.A. noises B. screams C. beliefs D. gestures
10.A. hiding B. counting C. beating D. carrying
11.A. disappear B. refresh C. exist D. strengthen
12.A. surprise B. regret C. panic D. doubt
13.A. presentation B. appreciation C. expectation D. contribution
14.A. stubborn B. desperate C. mysterious D. boring
15.A. gentle B. positive C. unpleasant D. aggressive
16.A. give in to B. live up to C. make up for D. put up with
17.A. judgement B. experience C. description D. application
18.A. comforted B. rescued C. transformed D. frightened
19.A. decision B. request C. prejudice D. commitment
20.A. rejecting B. representing C. remembering D. recognizing
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“I don, t feel right about this,” I said to one of my cousins in a low voice. She nodded in ______. Not wanting to be the first to touch the food, I waited for one of the older adults to start.
Thanksgiving usually meant ______ and full stomachs. However, this year was ______. My family sat around the dinner table ______ at our feast. Everyone had a full plate, everyone except Grandma. The treatment for throat cancer would ______ one of her great pleasures, eating. This was the first of many food-focused ______ to come. I could not imagine what it would be like to never taste ______ food again. My cousin Molly broke the ______ with a raise of her glass, “To Nat.” We all followed her lead. “Your ______ and strength encourage us all,” she continued. Grandma smiled, holding back her tears with great ______. “Thank you. Please, please eat.” And with that, we all began to eat. Conversation broke ______ around the room while Grandma laughed and talked with us all. Cancer would take away her ability to eat, but not the gift of being the best hostess. The evening went on as normal ______ do. By the time the night was over, I felt ______ to my family than ever before. I learned that we gather together on holidays not to eat a rich feast, but to ______ and share with one another. We ______ my Grandmother’s courage, but we all learned a lesson in grace. In the years following, my Grandma ______ to create meals for family events. She told me once with a laugh, “I may not be able to eat, but I can ______ taste things.” With a ______ heart, Grandma prepared what she could not have for the only purpose of making us ______. She inspired me to learn to cook and helped me find the ______ to make everything come together: love.
1.A. excitement B. surprise C. satisfaction D. agreement
2.A. disappointment B. thoughts C. laughter D. sorrow
3.A. different B. popular C. same D. similar
4.A. glaring B. nodding C. joking D. staring
5.A. take away B. take in C. take up D. take down
6.A. plans B. dinners C. holidays D. action
7.A. delicious B. expensive C. cheap D. terrible
8.A. record B. rule C. dark D. silence
9.A. wish B. concern C. courage D. confidence
10.A. efforts B. effects C. relief D. patience
11.A. into B. up C. down D. cut
12.A. New Year’s Days B. Christmases C. Thanksgivings D. April Fool’s Days
13.A. farther B. closer C. happier D. stranger
14.A. apologize B. promise C. forgive D. support
15.A. remembered B. mentioned C. followed D. celebrated
16.A. decided B. continued C. hated D. started
17.A. still B. ever C. just D. even
18.A. selfless B. selfish C. anxious D. pitiful
19.A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. lovely
20.A. sign B. skill C. attitude D. secret
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My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard.That first year,I______feeding peanuts to the blue jays,then the squirrels.The squirrels had no______coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no______and didn’t escape.When I threw carrot slices(薄片),they even came for a nibble(啃).Slowly they came to______me,and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.
That second year,the rabbits______me,and one would even sit up for slices!While I was feeding them,I______that a groundhog who used to run away was now talking an______interest in this food situation.I carefully extended a long______,with a keen eye on those teeth,and______,there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit,both munching(津津有味的咀嚼) On carrots.A few months later,while______,she would even turn her back to me.______When she was facing away, I reached out and______scratched(搔)her back with my finger,She didn’t move.
By year three,the rabbits and the groundhog were back.The groundhog______didn’t have a problem with me scratching her back,and I got an ides,I’d always______,while slicing up carrots,that the end looked like a cap.______one day, just to see what she would do ,I gently______one on top of the groundhog’s head.Again,not a______,The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here,one of several dozen such pictures,______she had a slice to eat,she never______the one of her head.It was a fair______—I got a pleasure,and she had yet another tasty treat.
1.A. avoided B. started C. canceled D. suggested
2.A. business B. fun C. problem D. privilege
3.A. help B. cheat C. threat D. exception
4.A. trust B. miss C. admire D. appreciate
5.A. feared B. ignored C. discovered D. remembered
6.A. proved B. decided C. noticed D. understood
7.A. extreme B. increasing C. additional D. inspiring
8.A. squirrel B. rabbit C. peanut D. carrot
9.A. before long B. long ago C. over and over D. all over again
10.A. eating B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping
11.A. Next B. Once C. Soon D. Lately
12.A. carefully B. suddenly C. violently D. patiently
13.A. also B. thus C. just D. still
14.A. thought B. doubted C. admitted D. recognised
15.A. While B. Or C. So D. For
16.A. fixed B. placed C. hung D. kept
17.A. tremble B. move C. delay D. hesitation
18.A. Even if B. Ever since C. As far as D. So long as
19.A. welcomed B. required C. bothered D. expected
20.A. trade B. competition C. task D. affair
高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
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With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven(参差不齐的), the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. ________ did he play with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always ________ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some young trees. ________ of his children would plant a young tree and he promised, “Whoever ________his young tree best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift. ________ he seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea ________ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never ________ it.
Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ________ to find that not only did it not die, but also grew so many fresh ________ . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ________, bought the little boy one of his favorite ________ and said that from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding botanist(植物学家)when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became ________ and confident. One night, he suddenly ________ that his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree! Instantly he ________ : his father had been secretly ________ his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears ________ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist. ________ , he became the U.S. president. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
________ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life. ________ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
1.A. Seldom B. Ever C. Still D. Often
2.A. held B. lowered C. raised D. covered
3.A. Both B. None C. Each D. Every
4.A. likes B. protects C. watches D. grows
5.A. And B. But C. Before D. So
6.A. arranged B. remained C. defeated D. struck
7.A. attended to B. appealed to C. adapted to D. turned to
8.A. disappointed B. frightened C. surprised D. amused
9.A. leaves B. roots C. branches D. seeds
10.A. agreement B. balance C. word D. opinion
11.A. trees B. gifts C. toys D. flowers
12.A. satisfied B. certain C. independent D. optimistic
13.A. remembered B. believed C. repeated D. knew
14.A. voluntarily B. hardly C. recently D. generally
15.A. reminded B. wondered C. understood D. admitted
16.A. cutting B. watering C. decorating D. growing
17.A. falling B. welling C. dropping D. crying
18.A. Instead B. Besides C. Moreover D. Therefore
19.A. Father B. Water C. Disability D. Love
20.A. So long as B. If only C. Even though D. Now that
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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were ______ . The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) ______ price of $28, which was popular just then with ______ , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing (具 有) that ______ of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John ______ the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, ____ folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a ____ came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce ______ . He became more mannerly and ______ , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger sister his tapes and lecture her ____ her behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and ______ what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It ______ be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good ______ not only because he had earned ______ but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, ______ John's new height, assessing(评估) the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never ______ a person's clothes for the real person within them. _____ there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for ______ what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to ____ as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape _____ all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
1.A. turning itself up B. holding itself up C. showing itself up D. hanging itself up
2.A. unreasonable B. expected C. unbelievable D. acceptable
3.A. teenagers B. adults C. women D. strangers
4.A. color B. price C. style D. size
5.A. sent B. carried C. lent D. wore
6.A. casually B. comfortably C. carefully D. quickly
7.A. happiness B. change C. smile D. matter
8.A. doubt B. fight C. argument D. war
9.A. thoughtful B. handsome C. hopeful D. curious
10.A. of B. on C. with D. at
11.A. wondered B. confirmed C. concluded D. discovered
12.A. can B. must C. will D. should
13.A. present B. mark C. word D. result
14.A. this B. them C. it D. one
15.A. looking up at B. looking down to C. checking up D. taking up
16.A. trust B. mistake C. exchange D. regard
17.A. But B. Though C. Since D. So
18.A. attaching B. connecting C. relating D. matching
19.A. career B. life C. study D. success
20.A. where B. why C. how D. when
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A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The_______was displaying a serious case of impatience, _______her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been_______to it as a means of pulling her along to_______the rush of other shoppers.
I walked over and asked_______I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a_______on a piece of paper._______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to_______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her_______for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I________its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and________conversation.
I said to her daughter, “________some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “Cherish(珍爱)________,” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s the little________that come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was________.I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her________.
Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, ________the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and immediately________her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with________unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and________guided her back into the crowd.
1.A. mother B. daughter C. merchant D. waitress
2.A. checking B. fixing C. adjusting D. removing
3.A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. devoted
4.A. get along with B. break away from C. keep pace with D. make way for
5.A. why B. when C. how D. if
6.A. receipt B. ticket C. title D. tip
7.A. Rather than B. Regardless of C. Apart from D. As to
8.A. jog B. trade C. walk D. communicate
9.A. company B. time C. stay D. holiday
10.A. corrected B. described C. appreciated D. blamed
11.A. attractive B. convincing C. serious D. casual
12.A. Offer B. Lack C. Mind D. Prepare
13.A. me B. her C. yourself D. it
14.A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
15.A. true B. appropriate C. reasonable D. possible
16.A. puzzled B. astonished C. desperate D. upset
17.A. observing B. expecting C. approaching D. evaluating
18.A. watched B. recognized C. attended to D. brought back
19.A. basically B. apparently C. gradually D. suddenly
20.A. smoothly B. accidentally C. randomly D. gently
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ZhangZongyi, with the stage name of LiuLingTong, was one of China’s most household Monkey King performers. And his son ZhangJinlai is also a_______name to millions of Chinese. But he was_________known as LiuXiaoLingTong, “the little six-year-old actor”. He immortalized(使永恒)the role of the Monkey King in the Chinese TV series “Journey to the West”. And it was in 1988, at 23_______he became a nationwide star.
Indeed the 1982 Monkey King production was regarded as a milestone in the history of Chinese TV series. According to_______estimates, China Central Television and local TV stations_______the series more than 3,000 times_________its debut(初次表演) in 1988. And it_______such fame for LiuXiaoLingTong that_________he went, he was called MeiHouwang or Beautiful Monkey King.
Performing as the Monkey King in local operas has been a tradition of Zhang family_________back to the Qing Dynasty. Zhang’s grandfather performed as the Monkey King. Then Zhang’s father__________to raise monkeys as pets as well as his teachers to__________them, Zhang said, “I often examine__________expressions and movements, not only at home but also in zoos,________I can act more vividly in my performances.”
Zhang has only a daughter, he said it’s________for her to play as the Monkey King, ________, he__________an art school to teach people to act as the Monkey King. He________that the art of acting as the Monkey King can continue among__________is interested in learning the art, whether they are Chinese or foreigners.
“__________born in China, the art of Monkey King __________the whole world,” Zhang insisted.
1.A. potential B. famous C. typical D. appropriate
2.A. good B. most C. much D. better
3.A. when B. that C. who D. which
4.A. rough B. tough C. simple D. cautious
5.A. performed B. wrote C. broadcast D. played
6.A. from B. before C. since D. after
7.A. defeated B. won C. hit D. beat
8.A. whatever B. whenever C. wherever D. whichever
9.A. to date B. dated C. date D. dating
10.A. accustomed B. was used C. used D. was accustomed
11.A. deal B. imitate C. learn D. pretend
12.A. its B. our C. his D. their
13.A. as if B. now that C. so that D. even if
14.A. unsuitable B. good C. fit D. hopeful
15.A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. moreover
16.A. founded B. set C. put D. found
17.A. wishes B. believes C. hopes D. thinks
18.A. whom B. whoever C. which D. that
19.A. Since B. Indeed C. Because D. Although
20.A. belongs to B. turns to C. lies in D. leads to
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I was leaving for a new job in Europe and my younger brother would be leaving for college. We only had a few precious months left as a family living under the same ______. Everything would change in the ______. A family of magpies (喜鹊) ______ in our maple tree. This family seemed to be extraordinarily lively. One early morning, the noise was so ______ that my dad went out to see what the birds were doing. He found a young magpie ______ around the yard, flapping (拍打) his little wings and yelling.
Dad looked up in the tree to find Mommy and Daddy Magpie sitting on a branch and glaring ______ at him. He had to do something for the poor little thing. Dad called the zoo for ______. They told him not to ______ it and assured him the baby would learn to fly on its own. Dad no longer ______ the magpie around the yard. He did, however, watch him ______ from the living room window, just to make sure a cat didn’t turn him into ______.
The next day I got a ______ at my summer job. It was from my father. He never called me ______. He asked me if I saw Morey before I left home — he named the bird Morey.
Driving home from work, I ______ it wasn’t only about the magpie but also about his own little fledglings (幼鸟) who were ______ the nest. It was about my brother and me. Dad felt as helpless as the Mommy and Daddy bird watching in the tree. He couldn’t make us fly nor could he ______ cats once we left the nest.
I got home and found him looking out of the kitchen window with ______ in his eyes. I ______ him by saying Morey might have learnt to fly with very good parents raising him.
Soon it was the end of August. Bags were ______ and it was time for my brother and me to leave the nest. In the end, Dad had nothing to worry about. He ______ his little fledglings well. And we flew...
1.A. house B. room C. family D. roof
2.A. winter B. spring C. fall D. summer
3.A. settled down B. took down C. cut down D. brought down
4.A. exciting B. loud C. frightening D. low
5.A. flying B. jumping C. running D. wandering
6.A. hopefully B. carefully C. helplessly D. suddenly
7.A. leave B. permission C. advice D. conclusion
8.A. hunt B. chase C. ignore D. touch
9.A. followed B. assisted C. helped D. collected
10.A. coldly B. gladly C. purposely D. cautiously
11.A. taste B. lunch C. meat D. nest
12.A. news B. message C. call D. notice
13.A. at work B. at school C. at home D. at noon
14.A. realized B. wondered C. summarized D. questioned
15.A. building B. quitting C. directing D. leaving
16.A. argue with B. fight against C. drive away D. associate with
17.A. light B. tears C. pain D. doubts
18.A. greeted B. hugged C. persuaded D. comforted
19.A. locked B. packed C. loaded D. strengthened
20.A. raised B. loved C. brought D. accompanied
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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried, “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful poem!” Shyly, but _________, I said yes. She poured out her_________. “It was nothing short of talent!” “What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could_________wait to show my work to him. I spent quite some time_________for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish(花体字), drew a fancy border around it and_______I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to_______my poem.
At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in. He seemed _______. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees. _______ he paused and glared at his plate. "What is this?" He was reaching for my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself." Father said. I _______my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of __________ “I think it's terrible," he said. I couldn't look up. My eyes were getting____________.
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying. "He needs encouragement.”
“I don't know why." My father held his ground. "Isn't there enough __________ poetry in the world already?" I couldn't____________it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I ____________ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the disappointment out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its ____________for me. I realized how__________ I had been. I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful." Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is __________. It needs the balance of the force that __________, "Watch. Listen. Review. Improve."
Those__________voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. __________ the two poles of confirmation and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.
1.A. proudly B. slowly C. anxiously D. honestly
2.A. praise B. surprise C. criticism D. belief
3.A. seldom B. hardly C. frequently D. instantly
4.A. waiting B. planning C. praying D. preparing
5.A. embarrassedly B. confidently C. nervously D. casually
6.A. read B. revise C. appreciate D. polish
7.A. allergic B. fragile C. tired D. upset
8.A. Excitedly B. Suddenly C. Surprisingly D. Instantly
9.A. shook B. raised C. turned D. lowered
10.A. truth B. struggle C. decision D. discussion
11.A. wet B. wide C. dark D. bright
12.A. terrible B. elegant C. fluent D. inaccurate
13.A. stop B. see C. stand D. control
14.A. seated B. threw C. stuck D. kept
15.A. difficulty B. development C. significance D. challenge
16.A. enthusiastic B. fortunate C. desperate D. ridiculous
17.A. incomplete B. contradictory C. inappropriate D. constructive
18.A. orders B. persuades C. warns D. announces
19.A. conflicting B. warning C. disturbing D. inspiring
20.A. In B. Between C. Among D. For
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