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Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived into this world, he _______ everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was _______ obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.
There was no _______ or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs. But despite being physically _______ , he was mentally _______and the rest of his body was functioning fine.
_______ he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered _______his life by drowning himself in a bathtub. These dark thoughts were _______ by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do _______ by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to_______ on his parents for help.
Nick was wrong.
As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational _______ which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. _______ so many people with the story of his life, how he has_______ so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.
Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives _______ , even finding ways to do almost _______ things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.
At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel _______ . You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his _______ and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should _______Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He _______ every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful _______ He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.
1.A. shocked B. pleased C. inspired D. accepted
2.A. nervously B. painfully C. hopefully D. cautiously
3.A. surprise B. worry C. explanation D. apology
4.A. active B. sick C. disabled D. abused
5.A. disturbed B. challenged C. calm D. normal
6.A. Since B. If C. Although D. Unless
7.A. changing B. ending C. risking D. sharing
8.A. expressed B. collected C. given D. driven
9.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
10.A. call B. rely C. cheat D. look
11.A. lessons B. poems C. speeches D. posters
12.A. assists B. touches C. puzzles D. judges
13.A. fought with B. lived with C. come across D. got over
14.A. independently B. Comfortably C. hopelessly D. lonely
15.A. impossible B. dangerous C. crazy D. regretful
16.A. pain B. guilt C. panic D. pity
17.A. anger B. selfishness C. courage D. confidence
18.A. encourage B. admire C. comfort D. correct
19.A. cries B. shouts C. smiles D. struggles
20.A. voice B. body C. family D. position
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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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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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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and _________ the boy pick up the scattered (散落的) articles. _________ they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the _________ . As they walked, Mark _________ the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having lots of _________ with his other subjects and that he had just _________ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was _________in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _________ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _________ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both _________ from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year _________ and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could _________.
Bill _________ him of the day years before when they had first met. “Did you ever _________ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had _________ some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide (自杀). _________ after we spent some time together talking and _________ , I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have _________ that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you _________ those books that day, you did a lot more. You _________ my life.”
1.A. showed B. ordered C. controlled D. helped
2.A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. If
3.A. strength B. burden C. backpack D. weight
4.A. guessed B. asked C. learned D. discussed
5.A. secret B. trouble C. fun D. enthusiasm
6.A. kept up B. ended up C. made up D. split up
7.A. led B. invited C. sent D. taken
8.A. extraordinarily B. slowly C. delightfully D. fortunately
9.A. continued B. insisted C. promised D. decided
10.A. jumped B. left C. came D. graduated
11.A. left B. came C. went D. lost
12.A. contact B. play C. travel D. talk
13.A. warned B. informed C. guided D. reminded
14.A. doubt B. wonder C. imagine D. know
15.A. stored B. eaten C. bought D. adopted
16.A. So B. As C. Because D. But
17.A. eating B. playing C. laughing D. studying
18.A. killed B. spared C. cut D. missed
19.A. took up B. picked up C. brought up D. looked up
20.A. saved B. corrected C. made D. prepared
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Mexican President Vicente Fox was once invited to a university to give a lecture. A student asked him, “In your experience in politics have you _________ ?”
Fox said, “No, never.”
The students were chuckling (轻声地笑) _________ every politician always said so.
Fox wasn’t_________ . He said, “In this society, perhaps it is very _________ to prove that I’m an honest man, _________ you should believe that in this world there’s_________, which is always around us. I want to tell you a _________ which means a lot to me.
“There was a father who was ready to dismantle (拆除) the pavilion (亭子) in the garden. His son said to him, ‘Daddy, i want to _________ how you dismantle the pavilion, so can you not dismantle it_________ I come back from school?’ His father _________. However, after the boy _________, he asked some workers to dismantle the pavilion. After the boy returned from school, he found the old pavilion had _________ Therefore, he said _________ to his father, ‘Dad, you told me a lie.’ His father was embarrassed and said, ‘My boy, I was _________ .’ The father called in the workers again and had them rebuild a pavilion in the _________ of the old one. After the pavilion was rebuilt, he called in his son and said to the workers, ‘Please dismantle it.’
“I know the father. He was not rich, but he kept his _________.”
Hearing this, the students said, “What’s the father’s name? We hope to _________ him.”
Fox said, “He has died, but his son is still _________ .”
“Then, where’s the son? He must be an honest man.”
Fox said, “His son is _________ here. It’s me. I’d like to treat this country and everyone in it like my father _________ me.”
A storm of applause thundered in the audience.
Dismantling and rebuilding a pavilion restored the boy’s faith in honesty.
1.A. failed B. lied C. feared D. dreamed
2.A. if B. once C. because D. although
3.A. angry B. careful C. excited D. shy
4.A. simple B. hard C. useful D. possible
5.A. and B. or C. so D. but
6.A. selflessness B. knowledge C. power D. honesty
7.A. method B. book C. story D. view
8.A. show B. prove C. see D. discuss
9.A. until B. unless C. after D. for
10.A. apologized B. agreed C. changed D. succeeded
11.A. forgot B. refused C. left D. arrived
12.A. finished B. disappeared C. shined D. improved
13.A. proudly B. impolitely C. patiently D. unhappily
14.A. wrong B. tired C. satisfied D. clear
15.A. middle B. shape C. face D. interest
16.A. record B. secret C. promise D. appointment
17.A. help B. attract C. criticize D. know
18.A. brave B. alive C. bright D. alone
19.A. standing B. travelling C. running D. regretting
20.A. trained B. needed C. treated D. praised
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Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some _________ trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) _________ of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she _________ hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men _________the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was, _________ they could get the money they had seen. _________ , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers _________a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the _________ is still under _________ , local police aren’t saying much else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers_________ the girl in the past.
Two other _________ were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was _________ . The robbers left peacefully after _________that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the _________ that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to _________citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites _________ doing so. The police say it is _________ that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, _________ that the robbers knew the girl in another way. _________ , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have _________ such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that contained the girl’s name.
1.A. clear B. known C. important D. unexpected
2.A. blog B. story C. picture D. video
3.A. got B. kept C. let D. made
4.A. knocked at B. looked at C. broke into D. ran into
5.A. even if B. in case C. as soon as D. so that
6.A. Usually B. Fortunately C. Suddenly D. Finally
7.A. left B. took C. spent D. asked
8.A. robber B. case C. family D. girl
9.A. discussion B. consideration C. control D. investigation
10.A. ignored B. remembered C. knew D. followed
11.A. neighbors B. members C. characters D. adults
12.A. killed B. escaped C. harmed D. buried
13.A. showing B. discovering C. looking D. recognizing
14.A. house B. website C. grandmother D. cash
15.A. excuse B. warn C. rob D. inform
16.A. stop B. consider C. keep D. enjoy
17.A. possible B. important C. necessary D. strange
18.A. so B. but C. and D. or
19.A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Besides
20.A. taken up B. given away C. put away D. set up
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Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found away to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first ________ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an ________ , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the ________ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ________ his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities________ he didn’t have the time or the ________ . He had only one good suit. He tried ________ the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too________. During this period Dale was slowly ________ an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could ________ him from achieving his real potential. She ________ that Dale join the debating team, believing that ________ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts ________ made it. This proved to be a ________ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ________ he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in ________ . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, ________ , were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to ________ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ________ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, ________ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
1.A. admitted B. filled C. supplied D. recognized
2.A. assignment B. education C. advantage D. instruction
3.A. training B. board C. teaching D. equipment
4.A. between B. during C. over D. through
5.A. while B. when C. because D. though
6.A. permits B. interest C. talent D. clothes
7.A. on B. for C. in D. with
8.A. light B. flexible C. optimistic D. outgoing
9.A. gaining B. achieving C. developing D. obtaining
10.A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free
11.A. suggested B. demanded C. required D. insisted
12.A. presence B. practice C. patience D. potential
13.A. hopefully B. certainly C. finally D. naturally
14.A. key B. breaking C. basic D. turning
15.A. progress B. experience C. competence D. confidence
16.A. horse-riding B. football C. speech D. farming
17.A. in return B. in brief C. in turn D. in fact
18.A. convey B. overcome C. understand D. build
19.A. express B. stress C. contribute D. repeat
20.A. besides B. beyond C. like D. with
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I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings…love for a dog. For at least ten years my ___________ had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the idea ___________ . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule ___________ one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy ___________ we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the ___________ of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, ___________ from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the ___________ , where my wife washed him with motherly ___________ . From that day on, the invisible(看不见的) ___________ for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to ___________ that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had ___________ for him with greater care than those for me…he didn’t ___________ look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom ___________ one evening, when, tired from work, I ___________ the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, ___________ me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the ___________ which had disturbed(干扰) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) ___________ that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not ___________ . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes ___________ .
Now we finally know who’s the ___________ at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
1.A．son B．wife C．husband D．daughter
2.A. put up B．came up C．show up D．make up
3.A. kept B．rose C．carried D．invited
4.A. since B．if C．unless D．before
5.A. race B．shape C．cost D．speed
6.A. climbed B．jumped C．covered D．stopped
7.A. bathroom B．street C．kitchen D．yard
8.A. worry B．power C．identity D．care
9.A. war B．work C．signal D．truth
10.A. doubt B．understand C．wonder D．dislike
11.A. reached B．searched C．looked D．prepared
12.A. ever B．still C．even D．yet
13.A. while B．because C．as D．until
14.A. gave in B．gave up C．gave away D．gave out
15.A. broke B．woke C．picked D．packed
16.A. light B．heater C．cooker D．water
17.A. hoped B．considered C．admitted D．decided
18.A. good B．enough C．bad D．true
19.A. plans B．decisions C．mistakes D．faces
20.A. child B．member C．adult D．boss
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Are there many things in life that make you happier than a pet? After all, pets can bring joy and can help people learn to become much more responsible.
How many times have you come home from a day at work and have your dog lie on your lap? That’s the thing about pets. Sometimes it seems that they have a sixth of understanding what you need and then they’ll it to you. However, it is important to remember that taking care of a pet is a big . After all, you are another living creature’s life. On top of spending money on things like pet supplies and pet food, pets also a lot of your time. that sometimes pets know exactly what you want and will give it to you. However, sometimes they do the . But if you’re willing to the ups and downs there’s so much when it comes to owning a pet.
you have decided to buy a pet, the big question becomes what type of pet. A person’s preference for either one of these animals says a lot about a person’s personality. The nice thing about cats is that they’re low maintenance. Unlike dogs, cats do not to be walked outside, because they do enjoy having the option to on their own.
, if you buy a cat at the right time of their life, you will be able to having to toilet train them. On top of all of these things, cats are naturally clean creatures and won’t require having to be given a .
For some people, a dog is their big dream. However, if you are just building your career and want the flexibility to around the world for excellent career opportunities, it may not be the time to buy a dog.
1.A. funny B. hard C. tired D. sunny
2.A. particular B. normal C. nice D. tiresome
3.A. sense B. means C. view D. idea
4.A. lend B. make C. give D. manage
5.A. response B. responsibility C. reputation D. relief
6.A. in need of B. in place of C. in charge of D. in terms of
7.A. make up B. hold up C. build up D. take up
8.A. Prove B. Remember C. Agree D. Observe
9.A. honor B. same C. change D. opposite
10.A. meet B. control C. handle D. explore
11.A. reward B. trouble C. convenience D. challenge
12.A. Though B. While C. When D. Before
13.A. enjoy B. require C. agree D. hesitate
14.A. go out B. help out C. look out D. put out
15.A. However B. Additionally C. Expectedly D. Otherwise
16.A. consider B. practice C. avoid D. advice
17.A. bath B. start C. lesson D. talk
18.A. feeding B. owning C. watching D. treating
19.A. tour B. drive C. walk D. move
20.A. appropriate B. available C. accessible D. alternative
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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl ________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl ________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she ________ to take them home. There she carefully ________ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days ________ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the ________ .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. ________ , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they ________ , the girl was able to ________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to________ . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an ________ : She would fly a plane to guide them in ________ . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about ________ safety, the father decided to fly the plane himself. However, the birds did not ________ or follow him, and ________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl ________into the plane, started it and soon left the ________ . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ________ flapped (拍打) their wings and ________ . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
1.A. managed B. tried C. happened D. supposed
2.A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
3.A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
4.A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
5.A. ago B. out C. later D. long
6.A. family B. lake C. home D. world
7.A. But B. Also C. Therefore D. Still
8.A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
9.A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
10.A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
11.A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
12.A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
13.A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
14.A. his B. her C. their D. its
15.A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
16.A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
17.A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
18.A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
19.A. secretly B. sadly C. patiently D. eagerly
20.A. looked away B. set off C. went out D. turned back
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Twenty－one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight－week－old dog, to help me ease the loss of our daughter. Later my husband and I moved from New York to New Jersey where our neighbor, whose cat had ________ had kittens, asked us if we would like one. We were afraid that Sam would not be ________ , but we made up our ________ to take a kitten.
We picked a little, gray, playful cat. She ________ around running after imaginary mice and squirrels and jumped from table to chair very ________ , so we named her Lightning (闪电).
At ________ , Sam and Lightning were not close to each other. But slowly, as the days went on, Lightning started ________ Sam. They slept together, ate together and played together. When I took ________ one out of the house, the other was always ________ by the door when we returned. That was the ________ it was for years.
Then, without any ________ , Sam suddenly died of a weak heart. This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to ________ why she would never see her friend again.
In the ________ that followed, Lightning seemed heartbroken. She could not ________ me in words that she was ________ , but I could see the pain and ________ in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door. The weeks ________ by, and the cat’s sorrow seemed to be lifting. One day as I walked into our living room, I ________ to have a look at the floor next to our sofa where we had a sculptured replica (雕塑复制品) of Sam that we had bought a few years before. ________ next to the statue, one arm wrapped around the statue’s neck, was Lightning, sleeping with her best ________ .
1.A. recently B．lastly C．firstly D．never
2.A. sad B．excited C．disappointed D．glad
3.A. minds B．hearts C．heads D．brains
4.A. walked B．climbed C．raced D．hid
5.A. slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．bravely
6.A. last B．noon C．night D．first
7.A. leaving B．following C．hating D．catching
8.A. neither B．both C．either D．any
9.A. waiting B．sleeping C．crying D．barking
10.A. road B．path C．way D．street
11.A. words B．diseases C．fear D．warning
12.A. talk B．explain C．think D．write
13.A. days B．months C．seasons D．years
14.A. express B．tell C．report D．say
15.A. enjoying B. doing C．suffering D．missing
16.A. disappointment B．anger C．gathered D．fun
17.A. came B．went C．gathered D．walked
18.A. seemed B．appeared C．happened D．meant
19.A. Running B．Laying C．Playing D．Lying
20.A. friend B．enemy C．sofa D．chair
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