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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call him the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing(恢复) energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. "I help you for free," he told me in his muddy accent. "Just call me ."
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, and comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon. My body and my mind are demanding that daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realize that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realize it’s not just a "habit". I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urges to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is that I realize I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. "The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
1.A. sadness B. disappointment C. delight D. inspiration
2.A. pack B. bar C. pocket D. hand
3.A. smoke B. talk C. drink D. dial
4.A. weaker B. faster C. stronger D. harder
5.A. accusing B. helping C. developing D. curing
6.A. popular B. mysterious C. frightening D. dangerous
7.A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whichever
8.A. start B. continue C. stop D. keep
9.A. struggling B. beating C. hitting D. playing
10.A. lovely B. friendly C. lonely D. daily
11.A. destroys B. hurts C. cuts D. clears
12.A. breathe B. smile C. see D. think
13.A. begin B. quit C. report D. study
14.A. hate B. love C. ignore D. miss
15.A. ill B. excited C. addicted D. fascinated
16.A. give out B. give up C. give off D. give away
17.A. available B. alike C. abnormal D. additional
18.A. strikes B. attacks C. indicates D. continues
19.A. disappointed B. unhappy C. satisfied D. relieved
20.A. living B. working C. smoking D. smiling
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The story of “Making Pancakes” reminds me of Mother’s Day in Georgia in 1970. That _________,my family and I were at the Church_________for the preacher (牧师)to begin when I looked around noticing our 12-year-old son was_________. My wife and I looked at each other with_________eyes, thinking he was _________outside playing with his friends.
Thirty minutes later the preacher was well into his sermon (讲道) and _________ no son.Since we only _________ about a block from the Church,all through the sermon I was _________he had gone home to watch television. _________the preacher finished hissermon,my wife and I rushed for the door. With_________building with every step I took toward the house,I _________ what I would say and what I would do as soon as we found him.
With all that tension and anxiety_________,can you imagine our surprise when we walked into the house and found him sitting on the sofa waiting for us with a(an) _________? I was just about to let it all _________ ,when without saying a word he stood, took his mother by the hand,and _________her into the kitchen.
There before us was a _________table of food spread our 12-year-old son had _________for my wife as his Mother’s Day gift with his smile.Later,we learned he left_________after Sunday School to rush home to have it ready for his mom.
In our life,we often look at our circumstances and think how _________things are. Then when we see the_________ of the cases,wecan only bow our humble (卑微的)heads in amazement at how things turned out for our good!
1.A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Sunday D. Tuesday
2.A. calling B. waiting C. looking D. searching
3.A. absent B. present C. naughty D. honest
4.A. tearful B. friendly C. frightening D. questioning
5.A. surely B. probably C. actually D. exactly
6.A. already B. ever C. still D. either
7.A. lived B.worked C. studied D. traveled
8.A. remembering B. forgetting C. proving D. thinking
9.A. Now that B. In order that C. As soon as D. Even though
10.A. joy B. anger C. sadness D. pride
11.A. explained B. confused C. ignored D. imagined
12.A. growing B. changing C. dropping D. stopping
13.A. apology B. excuse C. smile D. frown
14.A. up B. out C. down D. in
15.A. forced B. drove C. talked D. led
16.A. beautiful B. terrible C. magical D. dreamful
17.A. bought B. carried C. prepared D. borrowed
18.A. slowly B. immediately C. carefully D. secretly
19.A. bad B. lucky C. good D. strange
20.A. beginning B. ability C. power D. outcome
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I 26 to some degree, though I sometimes do want to 27 them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his 28 and how much they know about football apart from 29 goals. It seems funny that we are 30 for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are 31 , but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s 32 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We 33 not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good 34 and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say 35 about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a 36 meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with 37 things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first 38 has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant 39 we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have 40 up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.
1.A. like B. agree C. hope D. think
2.A. ask B. tell C. teach D. doubt
3.A. skills B. fame C. team D. appearance
4.A. kicking B. hitting C. scoring D. controlling
5.A. thankful B. crazy C. curious D. anxious
6.A. uncertain B. unhappy C. displeased D. careful
7.A. aims B. qualities C. pleasures D. truths
8.A. dared B. would C. could D. should
9.A. thinking B. character C. looks D. ability
10.A. more B. something C. less D. no
11.A. clear B. puzzling C. moving D. valuable
12.A. material B. deep C. surface D. pleasant
13.A. conclusion B. experience C. lesson D. impression
14.A. since B. although C. unless D. before
15.A. given B. sent C. built D. grown
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I ________1to some degree, though I sometimes do want to ________2them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his 3and how much they know about football apart from ________4goals. It seems funny that we are ________5for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are ________6, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s 7.
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We ________8not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good ________9and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say ________10about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a ________11meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with ________12things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first ________13has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant ________14we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it pains us, we will finally prove how much we have ________15up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.
1.A. like B. agree C. hope D. think
2.A. ask B. tell C. teach D. doubt
3.A. skills B. fame C. team D. appearance
4.A. kicking B. hitting C. scoring D. controlling
5.A. thankful B. crazy C. curious D. anxious
6.A. uncertain B. unhappy C. displeased D. careful
7.A. aims B. qualities C. pleasures D. truths
8.A. dared B. would C. could D. should
9.A. thinking B. character C. looks D. ability
10.A. more B. something C. less D. no
11.A. clear B. puzzling C. moving D. valuable
12.A. material B. deep C. surface D. pleasant
13.A. conclusion B. experience C. lesson D. impression
14.A. since B. although C. unless D. before
15.A. given B. sent C. built D. grown
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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tony set off for home again without having eaten since, as usual, one of the older boys had taken his packed lunch. Angry and , Tony rushed to the park, when he suddenly saw a wasp (黄蜂) flying about among the rose bushes. It him, making him get away from the roses immediately. Then, a came into his head: how is it that something so much than himself could frighten him like that?
Having the insects for a while, he had a good understanding of the wasp’s ; it was fear. A wasp could never a person, but everyone was so afraid of its sting that they left the wasp . So Tony spent that night what his “sting” could be.
The next day, Tony seemed like a boy. No longer did he walk with his eyes fixed on the ground, nor did he nervously when people spoke to him. Instead, he became brave and , ready to face up to anyone. The boy who stole his packed lunch that day ate so spicy a sausage sandwich that he crying and coughing. Never again did he rob Tony of his lunches. Another older boy to hit Tony, but this time tony looked at the boy and bravely. From memory, he told him the of his parents, his teacher, and the boy’s own mother, “ you hit me I’ll call them, and you’ll be severely punished.” The boy turned around and from the scene.
The strategy . So, in the end, Tony became like the wasp he’d seen. Without even having to sting anyone, he frightened them, and that no one would mess with him.
1.A. excited B. dissatisfied C. frustrated D. relaxed
2.A. scared B. thought C. rescued D. comforted
3.A. guess B. thought C. belief D. view
4.A. smaller B. bigger C. smarter D. fiercer
5.A. collected B. tested C. watched D. counted
6.A. challenge B. trick C. choice D. method
7.A. bite B. warn C. fight D. please
8.A. in peace B. in silence C. by comparison D. on end
9.A. remembering B. doubting C. regretting D. wondering
10.A. different B. common C. strange D. rare
11.A. turn back B. look into C. turn down D. look away
12.A. confident B. reliable C. cheerful D. sensitive
13.A. picked up B. brought out C. ended up D. cut down
14.A. promised B. threatened C. decided D. started
15.A. cruelly B. proudly C. determinedly D. proudly
16.A. numbers B. feelings C. names D. changes
17.A. As B. If C. Though D. Unless
18.A. withdrew B. recovered C. sheltered D. suffered
19.A. improved B. failed C. survived D. worked
20.A. proved B. guaranteed C. concluded D. foresaw
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the recent interview, Evelyn Glennie who was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland, recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the ________ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began ________ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my ________. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the ________ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never ________ me.”
“My ________ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I ________ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can ________ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my ________. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every ________ that I have.”
“I was ________ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had ________ this before and some teachers ________ my admission. Based on my performance, I was ________ admitted and went on to ________ with the academy’s highest honours.”
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I ________ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since ________ had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. ________ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t ________ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be ________ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”
1.A. opinions B. actions C. recommendations D. conditions
2.A. choosing B. taking C. giving D. enjoying
3.A. hearing B. touch C. taste D. sight
4.A. result B. excuse C. cause D. evidence
5.A. excited B. accompanied C. disappointed D. left
6.A. decision B. promise C. goal D. purpose
7.A. learned B. used C. ought D. turned
8.A. see B. hear C. smell D. tell
9.A. movement B. imagination C. experience D. carefulness
10.A. effort B. feeling C. idea D. sense
11.A. astonished B. determined C. discouraged D. dissatisfied
12.A. accepted B. advised C. admitted D. done
13.A. followed B. required C. opposed D. supported
14.A. finally B. possibly C. hopefully D. usually
15.A. research B. graduate C. progress D. study
16.A. translated B. copied C. read D. wrote
17.A. some B. many C. few D. enough
18.A. Although B. When C. Since D. However
19.A. seem B. conclude C. say D. mean
20.A. guided B. taught C. limited D. directed
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Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was ________ the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They ________ .
After several days, we learned about a ________ from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he ________ some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father ________ the house because it was in bad ________ .
We told the radio station that we wanted to ________ Juan. After that, we started to think about how to ________ all the money to buy all that Juan ________ . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We ________ bought some toys as a little ________ for Juan.
________, on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were ________ , and all those helping these children.
In the party we ________ Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the ________ we prepared for him. He was very excited and happy, so were my ________ and I.
That day was one of the most ________ days in my life, and I learned something ________ from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do________ this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping ________ .
I am going to keep doing that all my life!
1.A．thinking of B．listening to C．searching for D．looking after
2.A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．admitted
3.A．note B．telephone C．message D．letter
4.A．asked for B．cared about C．looked at D．laughed at
5.A．build B．repair C．rent D．buy
6.A．choice B．situation C．condition D．place
7.A．praise B．visit C．help D．teach
8.A．save B．collect C．spend D．keep
9.A．lost B．hated C．needed D．wasted
10.A．hardly B．also C．never D．still
11.A．surprise B．change C．promise D．comfort
12.A．Nearly B．Suddenly C．Immediately D．Finally
13.A．told B．shown C．invited D．allowed
14.A．forgot B．met C．ignored D．caught
15.A．presents B．signals C．plans D．tips
16.A．parents B．neighbors C．friends D．classmates
17.A．difficult B．official C．peaceful D．meaningful
18.A．lucky B．funny C．important D．interesting
19.A．though B．but C．unless D．because
20.A．happy B．angry C．peaceful D．wealthy
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About five years ago my family moved to Iowa and I started going to a new school. I was a little ________, but I worried I would never ________ with the other eleventh graders. Lucy, a girl in my class was not ________ for the change. I thought she didn’t ________ me from the start. In fact, I was ________ that she hated me. When I asked her a ________, she answered me impatiently as if I was a total ________. My teacher made us ________ next to each other in the last semester. Lucy didn’t like that ________.I didn’t wear make-up (化妆), and I didn’t ________ those awesome (可怕的) jeans everyone else was wearing. I didn’t exactly ________ the coolest girl. However, I kept smiling at her, ________ she rolled her eyes at me (翻白眼). I kept telling her she looked ________, even if she was angry. ________, Lucy let me talk to her, even ________ her "cool" friends. She started ________ me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the first time when she ________ at me saying that, and I smiled right back, telling her a joke. Lucy ________ me to her house for parties, and talked to me all the time. Lucy, the girl who had ________ me, called me her best friend. I will never forget a ________ written by Abraham Lincoln: "Am I not destroying (消灭) my enemies when I make friends of them?"
1.A. surprised B. nervous C. excited D. sad
2.A. take up B. fit in C. get up D. wait for
3.A. ready B. quiet C. thankful D. blind
4.A. see B. help C. move D. like
5.A. sure B. sorry C. afraid D. glad
6.A. reason B. leave C. question D. favour
7.A. student B. fool C. winner D. stranger
8.A. talk B. walk C. stand D. sit
9.A. idea B. information C. way D. style
10.A. put on B. try on C. dress D. wear
11.A. look for B. look after C. look at D. look like
12.A. because B. since C. though D. as
13.A. beautiful B. ugly C. fat D. young
14.A. Happily B. Carefully C. Finally D. Helplessly
15.A. with B. in front of C. at D. next to
16.A. telling B. asking C. questioning D. watching
17.A. pointed B. shouted C. smiled D. laughed
18.A. pushed B. begged C. expected D. invited
19.A. forgotten B. hated C. beaten D. missed
20.A. letter B. warning C. book D. sentence
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This 36 father of five children had deeply known his 37 of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the 38 by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra 39 her sight．As a result of his sister’s 40, Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get 41 the train when something 42 happened．An old blind man, who had 43 the space between two carriages for a door while 44 his way with a stick, suddenly fell 45 the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and 46 the blind man to safety．He 47 all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly 48 all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people 49 sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station 50 he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a 51 thing.
Andrews, however, received 52 attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active 53 to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews 54 start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was 55 to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.
| 1. | | A．homeless | | B．careless | | C．friendless | | D．jobless | | |
| 2. | | A．truth | | B．share | | C．danger | | D．delay | | |
| 3. | | A．arm | | B．leg | | C．face | | D．stomach | | |
| 4. | | A．lost | | B．hurt | | C．kept | | D．destroyed | | |
| 5. | | A．age | | B．death | | C．problems | | D．shortcoming | | |
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| 7. | | A．disappointed | | B．important | | C．funny | | D．unexpected | | |
| 8. | | A．chosen | | B．reached | | C．mistaken | | D．forgotten | | |
| 9. | | A．forcing | | B．feeling | | C．leading | | D．touching | | |
| 10. | | A．into | | B．from | | C．under | | D．off | | |
| 11. | | A．threw | | B．pushed | | C．drove | | D．pulled | | |
| 12. | | A．shocked | | B．frightened | | C．impressed | | D．left | | |
| 13. | | A．grew | | B．brought | | C．carried | | D．spread | | |
| 14. | | A．yet | | B．even | | C．still | | D．ever | | |
| 15. | | A．though | | B．before | | C．because | | D．till | | |
| 16. | | A．sure | | B．correct | | C．popular | | D．necessary | | |
| 17. | | A．close | | B．little | | C．much | | D．enough | | |
| 18. | | A．help | | B．ideas | | C．reading | | D．reports | | |
| 19. | | A．might | | B．could | | C．would | | D．did | | |
| 20. | | A．ready | | B．about | | C．back | | D．worried | | |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sometimes a mother’s greatest gift is the smallest detail of her child’s life, freely shared.
When I was busy with my housework in the ________, I was surprised to find the front door was ________ suddenly. Julie, our oldest child, came in. She’d been married for three months. I was still trying to get used to her ________ elsewhere. Sometimes I even set her place at the table without ________. Julie handed me a small group of daffodils(水仙花) and said, “Guess what!” ________ she opened the box on the table and bent to see what was inside. As I put the flowers in ________, I answered happily, “What?”
She began telling me some small ________ of her new life as she made herself a sandwich. She’d learned to make cake by herself, and her boss was ________ of her because of her hard work. We sat at the kitchen table, and I ________ her eat, listening to her every word ________. It was a ________ visit. Julie had to go to work. I thanked her for her flowers and for her visit; then I walked to the door with her and ________ as she drove out of the yard.
________ in the kitchen I sat and looked at the flowers. My daughter’s ________ was as bright and dear as the ________ spring daffodils. Suddenly, I ________ the phone and dialed(拨) my own mother’s number. She lived a hundred mile away. When she ________, I said, “Guess what!”
“What?” she answered hopefully. Like Julie I didn’t have any ________ news, just little details of the day and the children. ________ I’d come to understand in the last hour how valuable small talk could be. Just before I hung ________, my mother said ,‘‘You made my day.’’
1.A. kitchen B. bedroom C. study D. sitting room
2.A. closed B. opened C. raised D. dropped
3.A. studying B. playing C. living D. appearing
4.A. feeling B. seeing C. listening D. thinking
5.A. though B. once C. if D. as
6.A. water B. food C. blood D. air
7.A. jokes B. experiments C. details D. memories
8.A. proud B. sure C. ashamed D. full
9.A. let B. watched C. had D. made
10.A. safely B. bravely C. happily D. strangely
11.A. busy B. little C. long D. short
12.A. stayed B. waved C. sang D. cried
13.A. Further B. Nearby C. Up D. Back
14.A. visit B. trip C. greeting D. smiling
15.A. last B. next C. early D. late
16.A. picked out B. picked up C. made out D. made up
17.A. answered B. said C. replied D. thought
18.A. good B. bad C. small D. big
19.A. So B. Or C. But D. And
20.A. on B. up C. back D. out
se D. Once again