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One afternoon, my friend and I were painting a signboard for our high school and kept having to go inside of the girl’s bathroom to wash off our messy brushes. I noticed a girl standing in the bathroom quietly ______ to herself. Everyone kept passing this girl ______ she wasn’t even there. I myself had spent several years of high school standing in bathrooms crying ______ I was struggling with sorrow and anxiety. It ______ me of something deep within my heart as I saw some of myself in this girl.
So, ______ being a bit shy about walking up to a stranger, I ______ the girl and asked if she was okay, even though I knew she wasn’t. She shook her head and I told her that she wasn’t ______ and I would do anything she needed me to, to reduce her ______. The school day was almost ______ and she had to catch her ride so I gave her my phone number and made her promise to ______ me that night so we could talk and so she wouldn’t have to deal with her ______ alone. We ended up talking on the phone for a very long time and the next morning she told me that had I not stopped and given her my ______ she probably would have killed herself.
I had not ______ as we were standing in the bathroom that she was ready to end her ______ and that an act that seemed so small to me made such a(n) ______ to her life. It made all those sayings about the power of ______ suddenly seem so true.
That day I made up my mind to work in a field where I could ______ those struggling with mental illness. Today I am in the process of starting my own organization called Fight for Your Infinity to bring light to those who don’t currently ______ it themselves. I will continue to fight for those who are suffering because ______ should ever feel like they aren’t cared about. I ______. And I will spend my entire life spreading that message.
1.A. smiling B. crying C. talking D. singing
2.A. realizing B. suggesting C. pretending D. saying
3.A. although B. so C. but D. because
4.A. warned B. reminded C. accused D. planted
5.A. in spite of B. in terms of C. in control of D. in place of
6.A. left B. passed C. treated D. approached
7.A. strong B. calm C. alone D. sociable
8.A. pain B. risk C. fear D. speed
9.A. near B. behind C. around D. over
10.A. meet B. call C. visit D. support
11.A. family B. homework C. doubt D. problem
12.A. money B. chance C. time D. courage
13.A. comment B. idea C. plan D. advice
14.A. life B. success C. study D. adventure
15.A. explanation B. instruction C. promise D. difference
16.A. determination B. happiness C. kindness D. patience
17.A. help B. greet C. please D. praise
18.A. need B. see C. use D. show
19.A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody
20.A. believe B. wonder C. care D. accept
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family and all of my close friends were back home in Florida, and I was all alone in a rather cold California. I was working too many hours and became very sick.
I was working a double shift at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter, it was about 9:00 PM on Christmas Eve, and I was feeling really miserable inside. There were a few of us working and very few customers waiting to be helped. When it was time for me to call the next person to the counter, I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old man standing with a cane. He walked very slowly over to the counter and in the faintest voice told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night and that he would have to go in the morning. He looked so confused and very worried. I tried to find out more information by asking if he had a reservation or if he remembered when he was supposed to travel, but he seemed to become more confused with each question. He just kept saying, “She said I have to go to New Orleans.”
After much time, I was able to at least find out that this old man had been dropped off at the curb on Christmas Eve by his sister-in-law and told to go to New Orleans, where he had family. She had given him some cash and told him just to go inside and buy a ticket. When I asked if he could come back tomorrow, he said that she was gone and that he had no place to stay. He then said he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. Naturally, I felt a little ashamed. Here I was feeling very sorry for myself about being alone on Christmas, when this angel named Clarence MacDonald was sent to me to remind me of what being alone really meant. It broke my heart.
Immediately, I told him we would get it all straightened out, and our Customer Service agent helped to book him a seat for the earliest flight the next morning. We gave him the senior citizen’s fare, which gave him some extra money for travelling. About this time he started to look very tired, and when I stepped around the counter to ask him if he was all right, I saw that his leg was wrapped in a bandage. He had been standing on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of clothes.
I called for a wheelchair. When the wheelchair came, we all stepped around to help him in, and I noticed a small amount of blood on his bandage. I asked how he hurt his leg, and he said that he had just had bypass surgery and an artery was taken from his leg. Can you imagine? This man had had heart surgery, and then shortly afterward, was dropped off at the curb to buy a ticket with no reservation to fly to New Orleans, alone!
I never really had a situation like this, and I wasn’t sure what I could do. I went back to ask my supervisors if we could find a place for him to stay. They both said yes, and they obtained a hotel voucher for Mr. MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast. When I came back out, we got his plastic bag of clothes and cane together and gave the porter a tip to take him downstairs to wait for the airport shuttle. I bent down to explain the hotel, food and itinerary (行程) again to Mr. MacDonald, and then patted him on the arm and told him everything would be just fine.
As he left he said, “Thank you,” bent his head and started to cry. I cried too. When I went back to thank my supervisor, she just smiled and said, “I love stories like that. He is your Christmas Man.”
1.Last Christmas the writer had a miserable time because ______.
A．there were more customers than usual waiting to be helped
B．it was freezing cold in California at Christmas time
C．she was working all alone at the ticket counter
D．she was far away from her family and friends
2.The writer’s first impression of the old man was that he was ______.
A．gentle-looking and weak B．tired out and worried
C．confused and very sick D．sad and anxious
3.The old man wanted to fly to New Orleans to ______.
A．see his friends there
B．spend the Christmas with his family
C．visit his sister-in-law
D．undergo heart surgery
4.On hearing the old man say that he would wait at the airport the whole night, the writer felt a bit ashamed. This is because ______.
A．she felt sorry that she couldn’t do the old man a favor
B．she realized that someone was even more miserable than she felt
C．it took her a long time to find out how helpless the old man was
D．the old man was like an angel in the writer’s eyes
5.The writer called for a wheelchair for the old man because ______.
A．the old man had broken his leg when he was dropped off at the curb
B．the old man could spend the whole night on it at the airport
C．the old man was carrying a whole lot of clothes
D．the old man had had surgery just before and was very weak by then
6. By calling the old man the writer’s Christmas Man, the writer’s supervisor implied that ______.
A．the old man had told the writer a love story on Christmas
B．the old man had caused a lot of trouble for the writer on Christmas
C．the old man was the best gift the writer could have received on Christmas
D．the old man was the only customer the writer had served on Christmas
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My friend and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening fast food．All of a sudden we decided to do a small act of _______ —to use the smile card to．_______ someone’s day．
Being at a restaurant，we intended to pay for someone else anonymously(匿名)and see what _______．We got all excited with the _______ and set about doing that．
We looked around for which table we should pay for，and then _______ a table—it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children，_______ their meals at that time．I could sense a family _______ in them and that they were having a nice time together．We called on our waitress to _______ the idea to her．
As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the _______，she got super thrilled! We told her about it and made sure she knew we wanted to be anonymous，which made us further _______．After a while．she came back and told us the waitress for that table was _______ to tears when hearing about our idea．
Soon after，we left，feeling delighted and grateful to get all opportunity to _______ smiles．It is hard to explain how it felt in the moment，but it _______ felt special，not because I was“helping”someone．but because I felt _______ to people I didn’t even know—the waitresses and the family．It also，in some form，melted me to see how people _______ to generosity，which has become so _______ in today’s commercial lifestyle．I felt something inside me _______．
I don’t know what happened next，how the family felt and _______ or how the waitresses _______ the situation，but I am sure it brought a few _______ to a few people including myself．
1.A. adventure B. kindness C. entertainment D. difficulty
2.A. spend B. manage C. spare D. make
3.A. occurred B. changed C. mattered D. disappeared
4.A. order B. idea C. request D. news
5.A. turned down B. put forward C. settled on D. took up
6.A. preparing B. expecting C. cooking D. enjoying
7.A. bond B. argument C. conflict D. pressure
8.A. prove B. explain C. announce D. report
9.A. card B. gift C. phone D. menu
10.A. desperate B. enthusiastic C. sympathetic D. embarrassed
11.A. confused B. scared C. depressed D. moved
12.A. wear B. copy C. spread D. force
13.A. slightly B. hardly C. frequently D. obviously
14.A. connected B. separated C. addicted D. accustomed
15.A. refer B. lead C. respond D. stick
16.A. curious B. regular C. awful D. rare
17.A. changed B. happened C. realized D. gained
18.A. refused B. reacted C. complained D. criticized
19.A. experienced B. avoided C. analyzed D. compared
20.A. suggestions B. promises C. smiles D. worries
高三英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
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One day, my husband, David, and I were taking our dog Joey for his evening walk. We were on our way home, ________ toward a bridge, when I heard some loud noises ahead.
As we went near, I could see a(n) ________ sitting on the ground. It was a young man, crying and shouting, with his whole body shaking. I ________ and suddenly realized the ________ of the situation. High-speed trains ran over the bridge and it was a well-known spot for those who wanted to take their own ________.
David and I ________ glances. There was no one around. I knew I would never be able to ________ myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I moved ________ toward the man and asked him if I could sit down, and then ________ myself onto the ground opposite him. I tried a few ________ questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were ________. “Tommy. 23. Computers.”
“Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not!” he ________ back. He lost control of his ________ —tears one moment; anger the next. I tried my best to make a ________. I even retold the story of Neil Laybourn, who had ________ a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago.
“They’re great friends now.” I said. “Who knows? That could be us.” I was saying anything to calm him down, to show him I was a person who cared, and his life still ________. Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and knew this was it: the moment he could ________ himself out there.
Time slowed down. There was ________. I told him my name, Joey’s name, where I lived, how I was a mother of three. When the train passed, I let out a ________. By this time, Tommy’s cries were slowing down and he was stroking (抚摸) Joey. “He is a(n) ________ little thing, isn’t he?” he said.
1.A.running B.bending C.heading D.leading
2.A.object B.shadow C.body D.figure
3.A.froze B.yelled C.exploded D.hesitated
4.A.difficulty B.seriousness C.importance D.reality
5.A.life B.way C.time D.place
6.A.took B.shot C.stole D.exchanged
7.A.go with B.live with C.conflict with D.deal with
8.A.hopefully B.slowly C.casually D.quickly
9.A.applied B.landed C.dragged D.lowered
10.A.harsh B.tricky C.private D.gentle
11.A.single B.abundant C.simple D.honest
12.A.shouted B.whispered C.answered D.turned
13.A.emotions B.mind C.temper D.behaviours
14.A.contribution B.difference C.connection D.suggestion
15.A.brought B.reached C.forced D.talked
16.A.existed B.continued C.mattered D.suffered
17.A.throw B.push C.drop D.squeeze
18.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
19.A.cry B.sound C.murmur D.sigh
20.A.brave B.sweet C.clumsy D.ugly
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night.
One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady the price. The man didn’t have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly the timely help in such an situation. He took my father’s in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.”
1.A. before B. between C. behind D. besides
2.A. difference B. effort C. impression D. suggestion
3.A. tell B. agree C. believe D. suppose
4.A. clean B. shabby C. simple D. common
5.A. disappointedly B. bitterly C. excitedly D. carelessly
6.A. sense B. expect C. doubt D. Recognize
7.A. surprise B. turn C. silence D. pride
8.A. laughed B. announced C. commented D. responded
9.A. my B. his C. her D. their
10.A. backwards B. away C. closer D. farther
11.A. refused B. recited C. reduced D. repeated
12.A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
13.A. time B. money C. chance D. courage
14.A. pulled out B. pulled up C. picked out D. picked up
15.A. jumped B. lay C. knocked D. reached
16.A. appreciated B. admired C. rejected D. offered
17.A. interesting B. embarrassing C. enjoyable D. unbelievable
18.A. pocket B. wallet C. arm D. hand
19.A. ticket B. bill C. pound D. paper
20.A. pays B. costs C. means D. gives
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 1in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 2 as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 3 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 4 me. The woman looked carefully at me 5 through her glasses, and then 6 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 7. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 8. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 9 to get a job without 10. I wondered whether I ought to leave, 11the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “ 12, I’ve got someone in the 13 at this very moment who might 14.” She wrote down a 15, and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a 16 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“ Oh yes,” said I — 17 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 18 her again and again, and rushed out to the 19 telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours 20 cook books.
1.A. bed B house C. agency D. office
2. A．proud B．pleased C．nervous D．worried
3. A．family B．door C．place D．stage
4. A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
5. A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
6. A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
7. A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
8. A．place B．job C．advice D．help
9. A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
10. A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
11. A．after B．since C．until D．when
12. A．Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
13. A．family B．house C．office D．restaurant
14. A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
15. A．letter B．name C．note D．number
16. A．cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
17. A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
18. A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
19. A．outside B．local C．closest D．nearest
20. A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one．
I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper．I rushed out of the __41_ in search of it．I was wildly excited, and as _42_ as if I were going on the stage．Finding the ___43__ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please．”
The simple atmosphere of the office __44__ me．The woman looked carefully at me __45_ through her glasses, and then 46 me in a low voice．I answered softly．All of a sudden I started to feel rather 47 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 48 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 49 to get a job without 50 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 51 the telephone on her desk rang．I heard her say:
“52, I’ve got someone in the53 at this very moment who might 54 ．” She wrote down a 55 and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady．She wants a 56 immediately．In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people．”
“Oh yes,” said I ---- 57 having cooked for more than four in my life．I 58 her again and again, and rushed out to the 59 telephone box．I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number．I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for．
I spent the next few hours 60 cook books．
1.A．bed B house C．agency D．office
2.A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
3.A．family B．door C．place D．stage
4.A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
5.A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
6.A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
7.A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
8.A．place B．job C．advice D．help
9.A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
10.A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
11.A．after B．since C．until D．when
12.A．Above all B．As a matter of fact
C．As a result D．In spite of that
13.A．family B．house C．office D．restaurant
14.A．hire B．accept C．suit D．offer
15.A．letter B．name C．note D．number
16.A．cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
17.A．almost B．never C．nearly D．really
18.A．answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
19.A．outside B．local C．closest D．nearest
20.A．borrowing B．buying C．reading D．writing
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 1_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 2_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 3_ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "
The simple atmosphere of the office 4_ me. The woman looked carefully at me 5_ through her glasses, and then 6_ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 7_ . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 8_ . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 9to get a job without 10_ . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 11_ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 12_ , I've got someone in the 13_ at this very moment who might 14_ . " She wrote down a 15_ . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a 16immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."
"Oh yes, " said I—— 17_ having cooked for more than four in my life. I 18_ her again and again, and rushed out to the 19_ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 20_ cook books.
1.A．bed B．house C．agency D．office
2.A．proud B．please C．nervous D．worried
3.A．family B．door C．place D．stage
4.A．calmed B．excited C．frightened D．disturbed
5.A．as usual B．for a while C．in a minute D．once again
6.A．advised B．examined C．informed D．questioned
7.A．encouraged B．dissatisfied C．hopeless D．pleased
8.A．place B．job C．advice D．help
9.A．difficult B．helpless C．possible D．unusual
10.A．ability B．experience C．knowledge D．study
11.A. after B．since C．until D．when
12.A． Above all B．As a matter of fact C．As a result D．In spite of that
13.A． family B．house C．office D．restaurant
14.A． hire B． accept C．suit D．offer
15.A． letter B．name C．note D．number
16.A． cook B．help C．teacher D．secretary
17.A． almost B．never C．nearly D．really
18.A． answered B．promised C．thanked D．told
19.A. outside B． local C．closest D．nearest
20.A． burrowing B．buying C．reading D．lending
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 61 in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 62 as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 63 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”
The simple atmosphere of the office 64 me. The woman looked carefully at me 65 through her glasses, and then 66 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 67. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 68. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 69 to get a job without 70. I wondered whether I ought to leave, 71 the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “ 72 , I’ve got someone in the 73 at this very moment who might 74 .” She wrote down a 75 , and held it out to me, saying: “ Ring up this lady. She wants a 76 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“ Oh yes,” said I — 77 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 78 her again and again, and rushed out to the 79 telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours 80 cook books.
1.A. bed B house C. agency D. office
2.A. proud B. pleased C. nervous D. worried
3.A. family B. door C. place D. stage
4.A. calmed B. excited C. frightened D. disturbed
5.A. as usual B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again
6.A. advised B. examined C. informed D. questioned
7.A. encouraged B. dissatisfied C. hopeless D. pleased
8.A. place B. job C. advice D. help
9.A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual
10.A. ability B. experience C. knowledge D. study
11.A. after B. since C. until D. when
12.A. Above all B. As a matter of fact C. As a result D. In spite of that
13.A. family B. house C. office D. restaurant
14.A. hire B. accept C. suit D. offer
15.A. letter B. name C. note D. number
16.A. cook B. help C. teacher D. secretary
17.A. almost B. never C. nearly D. really
18.A. answered B. promised C. thanked D. told
19.A. outside B. local C. closest D. nearest
20.A. borrowing B. buying C. reading D. writing
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was a winter afternoon. Some friends and I were eating at a restaurant and talking. We talked and talked and soon ________ became the topic. Suddenly I hit upon an idea. “Wouldn’t it be fun to go ________ ? Others go in winter, but why couldn’t we? ________, we could be healthier if we did. ” I told them about this, and they all said it was a good idea ________. Early the next morning, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ________ for a bus to take us to the ________ . The sky was clear; the sun was shining. But it was very cold all the same. ________ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us warm. We all felt we should go back, but no one wanted to speak out.
We soon reached the sands. There was ________ there, but we were not discouraged. Instead we were ________ that we were the only ones that dared to challenge the weather. ________ we changed our clothes quickly. But things were not going so ________ . The freezing sea wind was blowing. We felt very cold and trembled all over. At ________ we made up our minds to go into the water. We put our feet in first ________ to take them back very quickly. The water was unbelievably cold. Then I suggested we all jump in ________ . We all went back ten steps. I gave the ________ , and we all rushed forward and jumped in. I shall never forget the moment I was in the water. I was up ________ and rushed again to the shore. ________ it was with my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible.
On the way back home, we talked about this unforgettable ________ . The four of us did not ________ school for the following three days. We all suffered a lot ________ a very bad cold. But we thought it was all worth it.
1.A. film B. music C. sports D. play
2.A. swimming B. skating C. skiing D. camping
3.A. Specially B. Besides C. Really D. Clearly
4.A. indeed B. fully C. certainly D. truly
5.A. looking B. searching C. waiting D. asking
6.A. river B. lake C. pool D. sands
7.A. Even B. Yet C. But D. Just
8.A. somebody B. nobody C. everybody D. anybody
9.A. excited B. happy C. proud D. lonely
10.A. So B. But C. Still D. Yet
11.A. wrong B. right C. bad D. smooth
12.A. first B. all C. last D. once
13.A. just B. then C. only D. but
14.A. one by one B. one after another C. separately D. at the same time
15.A. message B. order C. mark D. information
16.A. slowly B. nervously C. late D. immediately
17.A. Nor B. And C. So D. Or
18.A. idea B. experiment C. chance D. experience
19.A. attend B. reach C. enter D. go
20.A. by B. with C. from D. of
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