I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road _______ turning off.
So I _______ cycling faster and faster and every _______ I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards _______ him, so I really picked up the pace and _______ myself You would have _______ I was cycling in the last section of London Olympic triathlon.
_______,I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so _______.I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were __________ .
After I passed him, I __________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had __________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.
Isn't that what happens in life when we __________ competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends, trying to __________ that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and ____________ chasing after them and we miss out on our own __________ to our future.
The __________ of unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending ____________, because there will__________ be somebody ahead of you, someone with a better job, more money and more education, etc.
Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There's no __________in life. Run your own race and wish others well!
1.A. follow B. catch C. remind D. grasp
2.A. before B. after C. unless D. when
3.A. stopped B. enjoyed C. started D. regretted
4.A. way B. block C. step D. time
5.A. apart from B. above C. ahead of D. behind
6.A. protected B. pushed C. supported D. comforted
7.A. thought B. remembered C. dreamt D. hoped
8.A. Fortunately B. Finally C. Surprisingly D. Apparently
9.A. calm B. lucky C. astonished D. good
10.A. racing B. exercising C. celebrating D. cycling
11.A. believed B. expected C. realized D. understood
12.A. escaped B. missed C. made D. lost
13.A. worry about B. care for C. depend on D. focus on
14.A. prove B. declare C. explain D. inform
15.A. tears B. money C. energy D. pain
16.A. paths B. entrances C. plans D. barriers
17.A. task B. difficulty C. problem D. goal
18.A. movement B. cycle C. event D. routine
19.A. never B. often C. sometimes D. always
20.A. mistake B. competition C. pressure D. challenge
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For years, I thought a present and a gift as the same thing.
I grew up in a household where presents marked special ________ There was always a box for each of us under the tree at Christmas. _________, Dad always gave Mom something each Valentine’s Day and anniversary. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the _______ thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the _______of giving and of his love for her. I saw these presents as the _______ of a husband's devotion.
So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was an _______
I wrestled with my expectation. Gary did hot _______ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea armed with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that _______ him of me. But mostly, he ignored holidays, _______ to shop for a thing to present to me as a sign of love.
I tried to change him ________. I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ________. He appreciated the caring, but refused to do the same thing for me. I dropped hints, they ________ deaf ears.
I began to tell him what I wanted, giving ________ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday present. Yet he came home with a road scraper (刮路机).
________when the snowstorm stopped later that year and he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow (犁)out both our driveway and our neighbor's, thinking how ________ earrings would have been and it was then that I realized he had been giving me gifts all along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern were the ________that he gave daily.
We ________ to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to ________ the love they already give us as only they can give it.
I finally began to understand the ________ between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a small act of kindness, the willingness to ________ another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort.
1.A.locations B.situations C.occasions D.conditions
2.A.Additionally B.Originally C.Fortunately D.Consequently
3.A.cheap B.astonishing C.splendid D.right
4.A.pleasure B.ambition C.intention, D.addiction
5.A.example B.emphasis C.experiment D.expression
6.A.improvement B.adjustment C.excitement D.enjoyment
7.A.actively B.willingly C.patiently D.wholly
8.A.warned B.reminded C.convinced D.informed
9.A.refusing B.announcing C.demanding D.rushing
10.A.by tradition B.by force C.by example D.by accident
11.A.on purpose B.in order C.at random D.on time
12.A.absorbed in B.cared for C.fell on D.broke down
13.A.some B.specific C.brief D.unusual
14.A.And B.So C.Though D.But
15.A.precious B.practical C.useless D.ugly
16.A.promises B.gifts C.blessings D.instructions
17.A.struggle B.fail C.attempt D.decide
18.A.express B.appreciate C.return D.share
19.A.distance B.similarity C.difference D.conflict
20.A.fight against B.laugh at C.turn down D.bend to
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Oseola McCarty
Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary _______ to an ordinary life, but there was something quite _______ about this woman.
In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave$150,000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southey Mississippi in her hometown. The _______ was to help other African Americans _______ university.
She had _______ school in the sixth grade to go to work, never married, never had children and never learned to drive because there was never any place in _______she wanted to go. All she ever had was the work which she saw as a _______. Too many other black people in the countryside of Mississippi did not have even that. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron _______ money which she would then save.
When she retired, she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the _______ to go to university. She had wanted to become a nurse, but had to leave school to look afire sick relatives and work. When asked why she had given her life ________ away, she replied, "I'm giving it away so that children won't have to work so hard, like l did. " After news of her donation ________ the media, over 600 donations were ________ to the scholarship fund. One was given by a media senior manager, Ted Turner, who gave a billion dollars.
She didn't want any fuss made over her ________, but the news ________ and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people. ________ she went, people would come up to her to say a few words or to ________ touch her. She met the ordinary and the ________, President Clinton included. In the last few years of her life, before she died of cancer, McCarty was given over 300 awards. She was honored by the United Nations and __________ the Presidential Citizen's Medal. ________ having no real education, she found herself with two honorary doctorates: one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University. Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true ________ does exist.
1.A.start B.call C.end D.show
2.A.abnormal B.complicated C.common D.exceptional
3.A.time B.case C.rule D.money
4.A.with B.through C.out D.along
5.A.quit B.needed C.opened D.finished
6.A.general B.public C.particular D.advance
7.A.blessing B.praise C.pleasure D.training
8.A.about B.with C.through D.for
9.A.ability B.space C.opportunity D.time
10.A.happiness B.savings C.time D.experience
11.A.ended B.broke C.controlled D.hit
12.A.took B.had C.made D.put
13.A.gift B.dream C.death D.life
14.A.gave off B.got out C.came about D.put away
15.A.Wherever B.Whoever C.Whenever D.Whatever
16.A.often B.just C.only D.almost
17.A.young B.elderly C.famous D.poor
18.A.gave B.exhibited C.refused D.received
19.A.Despite B.Except C.Besides D.Beyond
20.A.wealth B.selflessness C.carefulness D.affection
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Pennsylvania is full of mysterious places! One of those is an old turnpike (收费高速公路) _______ for decades. My dad loves history, and he learned it was open to the public. _______, when I was 14, we took a bike trip to _______ this road!
My dad chose a 16-mile _______ of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel called Sideling Hill which is over a mile long! To _______, we checked our tires and made sure our lights had batteries. In the morning, we loaded our bikes into the car and set off. As we approached the tunnel, I felt _______ as it was absolutely black inside! But Dad encouraged me. He said he would be beside me. He reminded me to stay _______ and keep my light on!
When we _______ the tunnel, the sound of our bikes was heard through the darkness. I shined my flash light around and saw walls _______in graffiti (涂鸦).And I felt like I was being __________! I was pretty scared, but __________ on following Dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end, motivating me to keep going. And I was so delighted to ride out into the bright afternoon!
Whenever going through __________ in life, I remember this trip. It reminds me that my father is always beside me. He turns on the light of hope in my __________, as well as gives me __________ to keep riding through life's __________ tunnels.
1.A.designed B.destroyed C.abandoned D.locked
2.A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
3.A.explore B.construct C.protect D.repair
4.A.tunnel B.section C.block D.course
5.A.participate B.register C.cooperate D.prepare
6.A.excited B.nervous C.annoyed D.exhausted
7.A.silent B.curious C.cautious D.positive
8.A.approached B.observed C.constructed D.entered
9.A.covered B.buried C.absorbed D.dressed
10.A.forced B.watched C.abused D.judged
11.A.depending B.surviving C.calling D.focusing
12.A.accidents B.hardships C.regulations D.incidents
13.A.chest B.trip C.work D.heart
14.A.courage B.pride C.excitement D.enthusiasm
15.A.difficult B.distant C.dark D.long
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There are some clouds that have silver linings and some that don't — Anonym
Sometimes I feel like an open book, empty. But I still have memories from my _______ with cancer. I have left the story unspoken. Cancer isn't rare, but it feels like a _______ topic of conversation. In our life, we are not taught how to respond to things like cancer. That's why it's important to _______ and to talk about real stories that are painful, yet full of the significance of _______.
That afternoon I was in the operation room. It was _______ in the room, and I was shivering. There was a terrible, spiting pain in my left leg. I _______ my mom's hand as the smell of rubbing alcohol hit my nose. _______ tears streamed down my face. The doctor was _______ if he should stop the procedure because I was in so much pain. After the operation, he got me a _______ and they took me out to the car.
After many times of having chemotherapy (化疗), my ________ started to get tired of the sick treatment. But I had to smile, and pretended ________ was wonderful. Sometimes all you can do is to pretend to be ________ and move on. Months later, the good news was that after another several months, my family could ________ my end to having cancer.
Some people have told me that attitude doesn't matter when you have something like cancer. I ________. I don't know how I would have ________ my treatment without my family and friends, and I also couldn't have made it without ________ and something to look forward to.
I will ________ know what I would be like if I hadn't experienced that. However, I do know that those experiences have ________ me who I am today. Embarrassment, ________, sadness, these are the feelings you remember, but also the ones you can learn from. I know what is important in life because I have been ________. Yes, I know. I'm growing up.
1.A.battle B.communication C.appointment D.argument
2.A.dangerous B.terrible C.meaningful D.suitable
3.A.share B.cure C.discuss D.enjoy
4.A.ambition B.memory C.growth D.peace
5.A.warm B.cold C.cool D.hot
6.A.seized B.shook C.waved D.patted
7.A.Sweet B.Joyful C.Relieved D.Salty
8.A.telling B.saying C.considering. D.announcing
9.A.bed B.wheelchair C.bench, D.seat
10.A.hand B.nose C.body D.head
11.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
12.A.wise B.lucky C.rich D.brave
13.A.celebrate B.check C.continue D.cancel
14.A.adopt B.disagree C.admit D.dislike
15.A.took on B.put down C.cared about D.got through
16.A.permission B.help C.hesitation D.hope
17.A.certainly B.never C.absolutely D.forever
18.A.made B.given C.‘discovered D.influenced
19.A.satisfaction B.pride C.happiness D.frustration
20.A.controlled B.tested C.punished D.blamed
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Inside a library in a seaside town is a room changed into a cafe. There might be a homeless man _______ coffee for a sad mother, an elderly woman _______ a young man advice and strangers sharing stories. This community open space _______ to solve the central problems that commonly lead to homelessness: _______ and a lack of purpose.
It’s the _______ of Maff Potts. While working with charities for the homeless, he felt _______ because they weren’t reducing homelessness. All the shelters only helped people once they’d already lost everything, _______ trying to solve the problems that led to their homelessness in the first place. A main _______, he discovered, is that many people who ended up at the shelters were alone. Their relationships had broken down, they didn’t have a(n) _______ system, or they had no one to show them __________.
Potts understands how altruism (利他主义) can help. Over the years during his work on homelessness, when he met people in their __________ moments, Potts began asking them to do him a favour. One man __________ he’d been a painter, so Potts started __________ how the reception area could use redecorating and asked the man for his __________.The man ended up offering to __________ it himself. The task gave him a __________, a reason to keep living.
“The thing that led to a lasting transformation was when they __________ somebody else,” Potts said. “That was __________ time.”
So Potts started thinking there must be a way to __________ the lives of people who are __________ not by making them feel like they’re always receiving help, but by giving them a space to help others — and in the end, help themselves.
1.A.drinking B.making C.growing D.hiding
2.A.saving B.paying C.awarding D.offering
3.A.seeks B.deserves C.happens D.pretends
4.A.Sickness B.Tiredness C.Loneliness D.Weakness
5.A.idea B.excuse C.hobby D.feeling
6.A.shocked B.interested C.disappointed D.frightened
7.A.regardless of B.instead of C.as for D.along with
8.A.mistake B.result C.technique D.cause
9.A.support B.power C.health D.alarm
10.A.freedom B.wisdom C.kindness D.patience
11.A.latest B.funniest C.fittest D.darkest
12.A.preferred B.mentioned C.recommended D.demanded
13.A.insisting on B.hearing of C.depending on D.talking about
14.A.advice B.duty C.research D.attention
15.A.repair B.repaint C.reinvent D.replace
16.A.break B.lesson C.purpose D.promise
17.A.challenged B.invited C.helped D.recognised
18.A.familiar B.strange C.terrible D.magic
19.A.copy B.improve C.reflect D.record
20.A.struggling B.changing C.relaxing D.escaping
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Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural (乡下的)Virginia. My father _______ me to her with these words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is _______ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no _______ than tomorrow morning. "
My stepmother walked over to me, _______ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are _______ .This is not the worst boy at all, _______ the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) _______ between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my _______ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She _______ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more ________and my brother and I could be better ________ .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand ________ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I ________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of ________that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the ________ beneficiary(受益者).My father became the ________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power ________ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is ________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ________ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
1.A.rushed B.introduced C.carried D.sent
2.A.known B.good C.mistaken D.fit
3.A.sooner B.earlier C.longer D.later
4.A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent
5.A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite
6.A.but B.so C.and D.or
7.A.agreement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship
8.A.opinion B.aim C.dream D.mind
9.A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited
10.A.successful B.careful C.simple D.difficult
11.A.treated B.entertained C.educated D.respected
12.A.camera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter
13.A.considered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated
14.A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description
15.A.teaching B.writing C.speaking D.reading
16.A.next B.same C.only D.real
17.A.cleverest B.strongest C.wealthiest D.healthiest
18.A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence
19.A.never B.hardly C.seldom D.often
20.A.match B.win C.reach D.doubt
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In a fast-paced world driven by noise, excitement, and continuous connections due to technology, I think we’ve lost a(n) ____ for something essential to the human experience: Quiet.
I’m not talking about the library style version of soft whispers, but about the soul-defining quiet of introspection(自省), of solitude and of being ____.
This past weekend, I found myself glued to my computer screen in a flurry (忙乱) of _____work to build my career. I was ____ social media and worrying about building my vision for tomorrow. Like so many evenings, the call of the internet had ____ me in, and the beautiful July night in Pennsylvania was ____—until my husband stepped in and reminded me that there’s more to life than noises, likes and followers.
We got into our truck and drove ten minutes to a local state park, a place that has _____our different stages of life through the years. Phones and computers ____, we spent the evening in nature, enjoying simple scenes and ____ in the quiet of the setting.
Gone were the rings of notifications, the honking horns of cars flying by, and the _____ of YouTube videos. In their place, a silence ____ something we both know but sometimes lose ____ of: Life’s quiet, simple moments are sometimes the most beautiful.
In these peaceful moments, I found a(n) ____ with nature and with my husband. I found a reminder that there is a world ____ the computer and the ____ of our fast-paced life.
___, I was reminded that in these quiet moments, we were able to hear the most important voice: our own.
Our world ____ constant attention and engagement. We become so ____ to constantly connecting and engaging with others that we fail to appreciate something ______to our happiness: our inner voice.
So take a moment, take a break and take some time to find the quiet in your life. Let the quiet moments in life remind you that your inner voice ____ to be heard.
1.A.cooperation B.appreciation C.confidence D.opportunity
2.A.unfolded B.unconfirmed C.unplugged D.unaccompanied
3.A.regular B.simply C.desperate D.interesting
4.A.drowning in B.fond of C.curious about D.sensitive to
5.A.showed B.sucked C.forced D.led
6.A.acquired B.occupied C.ignored D.stressed
7.A.marked B.experienced C.presented D.undertaken
8.A.hung on B.turned on C.worn out D.shut off
9.A.trapped B.involved C.bathed D.anchored
10.A.existence B.draw C.impression D.separation
11.A.removed B.reflected C.restricted D.refreshed
12.A.touch B.sight C.control D.hope
13.A.connection B.imagination C.exploration D.prediction
14.A.against B.with C.beyond D.about
15.A.chaos B.values C.mess D.quality
16.A.In addition B.In short C.After all D.Above all
17.A.avoids B.desires C.transfers D.spells
18.A.opposed B.limited C.entitled D.addicted
19.A.glorious B.unique C.crucial D.superior
20.A.remains B.tends C.appears D.deserves
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Space exploration has always been the province of ________:The human imagination readily soars where human ingenuity (创造力)struggles to follow. A Voyage to the Moon, often cited as the first science fiction story, was written by Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649. Cyrano was dead and buried for a good three centuries ________the first manned rockets started to fly.
In 1961, when President Kennedy declared that America would send a man to the moon by the ________'s end, those words, too, had a dreamlike quality. They resonated with optimism and ambition in much the same way as the most famous ________ speech of all, delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. two years later. By the end of the decade, both visions had yielded concrete results and________American society. And yet in many ways the two dreams ended up ________each other. The fight for racial and economic equality is intensely pragmatic (讲求实用的)and immediate in its impact. The urge to explore space is just the opposite. It is figuratively and literally otherworldly in its ________.
When the dust settled, the space dreamers lost out. There was no grand follow-up to the Apollo missions. The technologically compromised space shuttle program has just come to an end, with no ________. The perpetual argument is that ________ are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth. Amid the current concerns about the federal deficit, reaching toward the stars seems a dispensable luxury—________ saving one-thousandth of a single year’s budget would solve our problems.
But human ingenuity struggles on. NASA is developing a series of robotic probes that will get the most bang from a buck. They will serve as modern Magellans,________out the solar system for whatever explorers follow, whether man or machine. On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are plotting a bottom-up assault on the space dream by making it a reality to the public. Private spaceflight could lie within ________ of rich civilians in a few years. Another decade or two and it could go mainstream.
The space dreamers end up benefiting all of us—-not just because of the way they expand human knowledge, or because of the spin-off _______ they produce, but because the two types of dreams feed off each other. Both Martin Luther King and John Kennedy appealed to the idea that humans can ________what were once considered inherent limitations. Today we face seeming challenges in energy, the environment, health care. Tomorrow we will transcend these as well, and the dreamers will deserve a lot of the credit. The more evidence we collect that our species is ________greatness, the more we will actually achieve it.
1.A.dreamers B.explorers C.astronomers D.novelists
2.A.after B.before C.until D.while
3.A.year B.quarter C.century D.decade
4.A.inspiring B.public C.dream D.freedom
5.A.attacked B.industrialized C.transformed D.accessed
6.A.in conflict with B.in line with C.in common with D.keeping pace with
7.A.aims B.influence C.concerns D.terms
8.A.ancestor B.successor C.forefather D.advocate
9.A.situations B.securities C.funds D.schedules
10.A.just like B.on condition that C.as if D.so that
11.A.making B.figuring C.sweeping D.mapping
12.A.reach B.range C.control D.knowledge
13.A.productions B.chips C.technologies D.substitutes
14.A.go beyond B.go through C.go after D.go over
15.A.In ignorance of B.capable of C.proud of D.in favor of
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My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn’t sure what he wanted from _______, but something told him to _______ and begin a new adventure. He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _______ him.
It’s easy to feel _______ when you’re on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip — most of them are mechanics, since we often _______ hours in repair shops. But that was a way much _______ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to _______ when it was 40℃ outside.
Getting along well sometimes seemed _______. There were always a lot of _______, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to _______ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about _______. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour’s drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _______ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her slowly turn towards my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a three-hour car trip turned into a nine-hour one, which was mostly spent in _______.
On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were _______ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the _______. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and _______ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like _______ universities to us. We _______ our PHDs in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.
If we were _______ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the _______ in the car myself.
1.A.move B.belief C.experience D.life
2.A.get out B.struggle on C.live up D.walk around
3.A.drove B.took C.served D.controlled
4.A.anxious B.upset C.lonely D.helpless
5.A.wasted B.spent C.worked D.chatted
6.A.easier B.safer C.better D.cleverer
7.A.break down B.turn over C.clear up D.cool off
8.A.impossible B.alternative C.necessary D.available
9.A.discussions B.arguments C.embarrassments D.amusements
10.A.settle B.rest C.watch D.sit
11.A.tolerance B.sharing C.communication D.respect
12.A.light B.quick C.thick D.fast
13.A.sadness B.silence C.panic D.disappointment
14.A.buried B.crazy C.impatient D.stuck
15.A.journey B.holiday C.exploration D.march
16.A.dragging B.sending C.helping D.pushing
17.A.unusual B.common C.mobile D.free
18.A.expected B.earned C.missed D.valued
19.A.somewhere B.anyway C.anytime D.somehow
20.A.suitcases B.phones C.boxes D.books
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