At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared...

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents 46 a shop selling flowers, the room was soon  47  with the lovely scent of roses.

As the seventh floral arrangement was48 , I was beginning to feel49, for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the 50 bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much51, too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’52.

“I’m enjoying every 53of this”, she said as though she had read my 54and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a 55？”

I still felt uncomfortable, however.56 there were some magic button I could push to 57   the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send58some.

　The flowers arrived just 59 Ann and I were finishing supper.

　“More flowers for you,” she said, 60.

　“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the 61 “These are for you.”

　Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62 across the pale blue bouquets and 63touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave（刻画） them on her 64 .

　“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.

I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little 65on my part.

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Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and 　 stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of 　 . When Joshua was born, they 　 us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. 　 , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.

Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that 　 we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but how high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. 　 , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.

When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school 　 an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally 　 with the children, was appointed to be the 　 .

On the day of the contest, I made my 　 through the crowded parents to see CJ’s picture, 　 it was likely to be hung there, but Joshua's class pictures were not yet up and I didn’t think twice about seeing his picture 　 leaving the building. You see, I had no expectation that Joshua would win; it was 　 for me to know that he was able to draw a picture and have it 　 with those of the other children.

Well, when I returned to 　 the kids, you can image my 　 when I discovered that Joshua was the winner from his class! Proud and excited, he told everyone, “I won the contest! I 　 it! ”

CJ kept insisting that she had won too and it was certainly a 　 feeling to know that Joshua had achieved something that his　　　　　　　　　 sister had not. After that I decided to keep my expectations 　 . It seems that most people work to whatever expectations are set for them. Why should Joshua be any 　 ?

1.A. inspiring         B. frustrating        C. encouraging        D. exciting

2.A. expectation         B. love            C. education            D. instruction

3.A. suggested         B. hoped            C. persuaded            D. advised

4.A. Luckily             B. Unfortunately    C. Naturally            D. Generally

5.A. due to             B. as long as        C. so far as            D. in case

6.A. However         B. Besides        C. Thus                D. Therefore

7.A. charged         　     B. prepared        C. engaged            D. held

8.A. familiar         　     B. similar            C. friendly            D. close

9.A. host            　     B. teacher        C. headmaster        　　 D. judge

10.A. effect            B. way            C. force                D. struggle

11.A. where            B. as            C. when                D. that

12.A. after            B. during            C. before            　　 D. once

13.A. anxious        　　     B. enough        C. amazing            D. pleased

14.A. displayed        B. kept　　         C. taken                D. replaced

15.A. take up            B. keep up        C. get up            　　 D. pick up

16.A. surprise            B. expectation     C. anxiety            D. amusement

17.A. got                B. drew            C. made                D. defeated

18.A. special            B. extraordinary    C. curious            D. mixing

19.A. on                B. high            C. great                D. easy

20.A. difficult            B. upset            C. disappointed        D. different

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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.

John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it.” he said.

Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom.” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.

John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A. The coat looked like a magical coat.

B. They were good at shopping.

C. The coat was a real bargain.

D. They had the same taste in clothes.

2.What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. A wide smile.　　　　　　　　 B. A worried look.

C. A low spirit.　　　　　　 　　 D. A joking voice.

3. After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.

a. was happier and better-behaved

b. received more praise from his teachers

c. was willing to follow suggestions

d. made rapid progress in study

e. would say sweet words to please her

A. a, b, c　　　　　　 B. a, c, e

C. b, d, e　　　　　　 D. c, d, e

4.What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A. We should not judge people by their appearance.

B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C. It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were _______ itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) _______ price of $28, which was popular just then with _______, but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that _______ of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John _______ the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile“Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, _______ folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a _______ came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce _______. He became more mannerly and _______, eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him ________ his behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and ________ what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It ________ be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good ________ not only because he had earned ________ but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, ________ John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never ________a person’s clothes for the real person within them. ________ there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for ________ what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to ________ as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape ________ all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.A.turning B.showing C.holding D.hanging

2.A.unreasonable B.expected C.acceptable D.unbelievable

3.A.adults B.teenagers C.women D.strangers

4.A.color B.style C.price D.size

5.A.wore B.carried C.lent D.sent

6.A.carefully B.comfortably C.casually D.quickly

7.A.happiness B.matter C.smile D.change

8.A.doubt B.argument C.fight D.war

9.A.thoughtful B.handsome C.hopeful D.curious

10.A.of B.with C.on D.at

11.A.discovered B.confirmed C.concluded D.wondered

12.A.can B.should C.will D.must

13.A.present B.mark C.word D.result

14.A.it B.them C.this D.one

15.A.taking up B.looking down to C.checking up D.looking up at

16.A.trust B.exchange C.mistake D.regard

17.A.Though B.But C.Since D.So

18.A.matching B.attaching C.relating D.connecting

19.A.career B.life C.study D.success

20.A.how B.why C.where D.when

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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were ______ . The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) ______ price of $28, which was popular just then with ______ , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing (具 有) that ______ of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John ______ the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, ____ folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a ____ came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce ______ . He became more mannerly and ______ , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger sister his tapes and lecture her ____ her behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and ______ what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It ______ be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good ______ not only because he had earned ______ but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, ______ John's new height, assessing(评估) the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never ______ a person's clothes for the real person within them. _____ there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for ______ what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to ____ as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape _____ all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.A. turning itself up　　 B. holding itself up　　 C. showing itself up　　 D. hanging itself up

2.A. unreasonable　　 B. expected　　 C. unbelievable　　 D. acceptable

3.A. teenagers　　 B. adults　　 C. women　　 D. strangers

4.A. color　　 B. price　　 C. style　　 D. size

5.A. sent　　 B. carried　　 C. lent　　 D. wore

6.A. casually　　 B. comfortably　　 C. carefully　　 D. quickly

7.A. happiness　　 B. change　　 C. smile　　 D. matter

8.A. doubt　　 B. fight　　 C. argument　　 D. war

9.A. thoughtful　　 B. handsome　　 C. hopeful　　 D. curious

10.A. of　　 B. on　　 C. with　　 D. at

11.A. wondered　　 B. confirmed　　 C. concluded　　 D. discovered

12.A. can　　 B. must　　 C. will　　 D. should

13.A. present　　 B. mark　　 C. word　　 D. result

14.A. this　　 B. them　　 C. it　　 D. one

15.A. looking up at　　 B. looking down to　　 C. checking up　　 D. taking up

16.A. trust　　 B. mistake　　 C. exchange　　 D. regard

17.A. But　　 B. Though　　 C. Since　　 D. So

18.A. attaching　　 B. connecting　　 C. relating　　 D. matching

19.A. career　　 B. life　　 C. study　　 D. success

20.A. where　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an)37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.

John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43. He became more mannerly and 44, eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.

When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It 47 be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly, 50 John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never 51  a person's clothes for the real person within them.   52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.

For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

1.                A．turning         B．holding         C．showing  D．hanging

2.                A．unreasonable    B．expected       C．unbelievable   D．acceptable

3.                A．teenagers       B．adults          C．women   D．strangers

4.                A．color          B．price           C．style D．size

5.                A．sent           B．carried         C．lent  D．wore

6.                A．casually        B．comfortably     C．carefully  D．quickly

7.                A．happiness       B．change         C．smile D．matter

8.                A．doubt          B．fight           C．argument D．war

9.                A．thoughtful      B．handsome       C．hopeful   D．curious

10.               A．of             B．on            C．with  D．at

11.               A．wondered      B．confirmed      C．concluded D．discovered

12.               A．can            B．must           C．will   D．should

13.               A．present        B．mark           C．word D．result

14.               A．this            B．them          C．it D．one

15.               A．looking up at    B．looking down to  C．checking up    D．taking up

16.               A．trust           B．mistake         C．exchange  D．regard

17.               A．But            B．Though         C．Since D．So

18.               A．attaching       B．connecting      C．relating   D．matching

19.               A．career         B．life            C．study D．success

20.               A．where         B．why           C．how  D．when

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My son Joe was born with clubfeet(畸形足). The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally ______ would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in ______. By the time he was eight, you ______ he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would ______ and play, too. We ______ told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to ______ as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country ______. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he ______that the abilities that seemed to come ______ to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the ______ team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to ______ points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never ______ the team, so he didn’t know.

He ______ to run four to five miles a day, even the day he had a 103 fever. I was ______, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “______,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat ______ his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he ______ straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were ______. Joey was number six on the　 list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh while the other six team members were all ______.

We never told him he shouldn’t ______ to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

1.A. However　　 B. Or　　 C. But　　 D. though

2.A. attention　　 B. development　　 C. circulation　　 D. treatment

3.A. wouldn’t know　　 B. didn’t imagine　　 C. shouldn’t find　　 D. couldn’t identify

4.A. keep just out　　 B. jump right in　　 C. stand only behind　　 D. sit still away

5.A. never　　 B. generally　　 C. often　　 D. sincerely

6.A. live　　 B. Jump　　 C. Run　　 D. hope

7.A. competition　　 B. class　　 C. game　　 D. team

8.A. meant　　 B. sensed　　 C. showed　　 D. noticed

9.A. eventually　　 B. suddenly　　 C. safely　　 D. naturally

10.A. entire　　 B. same　　 C. other　　 D. all

11.A. score　　 B. collect　　 C. pay　　 D. catch

12.A. join　　 B. enter　　 C. make　　 D. keep

13.A. liked　　 B. continued　　 C. hoped　　 D. aimed

14.A. moved　　 B. excited　　 C. encouraged　　 D. worried

15.A. Never mind　　 B. Okay　　 C. Don’t worry　　 D. Sorry

16.A. ran down　　 B. came from　　 C. dropped off　　 D. came down

17.A. stood　　 B. looked　　 C. faced　　 D. glanced

18.A. made　　 B. called　　 C. designed　　 D. checked

19.A. sixth-graders　　 B. seventh-graders　　 C. eighth-graders　　 D. fifth-graders

20.A. expect　　 B. fight　　 C. avoid　　 D. refuse

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Born in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, Robert Wyland began his career in painting at the age of three. With a few cans of house paint found under the kitchen sink, he painted his first mural（壁画），dinosaurs, on the headboard of his parents’ bed.

Today you never know where you might find Wyland, but chances are that you will have to look up. This painter, sculptor, and muralist now paints giant-sized murals of sea animals on much larger canvases（画布）: walls and ceilings of hotels and other buildings, and even the outside of a stadium.

His project, the Whaling Walls, began in 1981 when Wyland painted a life-sized mural of a gray whale（鲸） and her baby on the side of a hotel in Laguna Beach, California. His goal was to paint one hundred whaling walls, which has been achieved. Painting so many murals would be a huge project for any artist, but the size of these murals is what has really made this a giant task.

How does Wyland go about creating such huge lifelike murals? Wyland says he relies on what he calls his “mind’s eye”. He explains that through his mind’s eye he can look at a blank canvas and form a picture of the finished mural in his mind.

To cover such large areas, Wyland, who is afraid of heights, depends on scaffolding（脚手架） to help him move around and produce his murals. But unlike most artists who can step back to survey their work, Wyland has to rely mostly on his memory.

For accuracy in his artwork, Wyland spends as much time underwater as he does painting. He dives to study his subjects and learn more about them in their natural environment. Through his artwork, Wyland hopes to inspire people to care more about our oceans and to respect and protect the life within them. The whales he works so hard to protect may not know　　 it　 , but Wyland might just be the best friend a whale could have.

1.Where did Wyland paint his first mural?

A.In a hotel. B.In the open air.

C.In his parents’ bedroom. D.In the kitchen of his home.

2.What is Wyland’s “mind’s eye”?

A.His eyesight. B.His memory.

C.His enthusiasm. D.His imagination.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Wyland may be whale’s best friend. B.Wyland is good at painting whales.

C.Wyland may know whales very well. D.Wyland tries his best to protect the ocean.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.100 Whaling Walls B.The Prince of Whale

C.Look up, Enjoy the Murals D.Never Stop, Follow Your Dream

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a blacksmith(铁匠), and had a thriving trade making horseshoes. He was determined that his first-born son would follow him into the blacksmith. For this reason, Edward had to leave school at the age of 12,and worked with his father.

However, Edward was not cut out to be a blacksmith. Although he has an athletic body, he didn't have strong arms like his father, and he felt dizzy in the heat of the smithy.  When he tried to find alternative employment, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.

One day, he went for an interview at a solictior’s office. The job was a runner, taking documents from the office to other offices in the city. The solicitor was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided against employing him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"

Bitterly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a tram to take him back to the suburb where his father’s smithy was. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand .

"Excuse me, son?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"

For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so delighted with his new assistant's honesty, that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.

In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, tobacco,confectionery（糖果点心）and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Eventually, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.

Edward became very rich, so he employed a tutor to teach him to read and write. The tutor  was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you’d been able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.

“Yes!” said Edward. “I could have run myself to exhaustion delivering documents for a solicitor!”

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Success of illiterate newsboy

B．Local blacksmith becomes famous

C．The thriving trade of the blacksmith

D．Reading and writing-the road to success

2.What can you infer from the underlined expression “not cut out to be” in the second paragraph?

A．Edward Sims did not like being a blacksmith.

B．Edward Sims did not like working with his father.

C．Edward Sims was not strong enough and it made him feel ill.

D．Edward Sims was good at it but wanted to do another job.

3.When Edward applied for the job as a runner for a solicitor, ________.

A．the solicitor turned him down because he wasn’t intelligent enough

B．the solicitor offered him the job because he was so fit

C．the solicitor gave him the job but told him he had to learn to read

D．the solicitor didn’t offer him the job because he couldn’t read

4.Which of the following is NOT ture about Edward Sims?

A．He was such a good salesman that he went on to own 25 newsagent shops with another man.

B．The newspaperman liked him so much he gave him a job.

C．He ran himself into exhaustion delivering papers.

D．He learnt to read and write.

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The son of a piano producer, Elwyn Brooks White was born in Mount Vernon in a wealthy family．And he was raised with the mix of sophistication（富有经验）and common sense that would mark his writing．

After graduation, White spent a year as a newspaper reporter in New York City, then decided to drive across the country with a friend．The trip gave White a lifetime of anecdotes．“When they ran out of money," White's friend, James Thurber, noted, "they played for their supper and their gasoline on an interesting musical instrument that White had made out of some pieces of wire and an old shoe．"

When White returned to New York City in the mid-1920s, he spent a few years bouncing between advertising jobs and unemployment before trying his hand again at writing．Not very seriously, he sent some essays to a new magazine called The New Yorker．Since its founding in 1925, the magazine had struggled to find its niche, and White's work helped put The New Yorker on the map．His essays were funny and sophisticated; they spoke equally to socialites(社会名流）and cab drivers, professors and repairmen．Through his essays, which he wrote for nearly 50 years, White helped give The New Yorker its voice and identity．

In 1945, already a leading literary figure, White switched to his second occupation writing children's books．He moved from New York to a farm in Maine, where he raised chickens and geese． Seeking a way to amuse his nieces and nephews, White started to write stories for them．“Children were always after me to tell them a story and I found I couldn't do it," he said．“ So I had to get it down on paper．”

By the time he died from Alzheimer's disease in 1985, White's essays had appeared in more literary collections in colleges than those of any other writer．Many said his essays matched his personality: sophisticated without being simple, critical without being mean．

1.What do we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. White took the trip to realize his lifelong dream．

B. The trip had a lasting effect on White's personality．

C. The travelling companion found White's music talent．

D. White had many experiences to talk about after the trip．

2.The underlined part "its niche" means something that　　　　　　 ．

A. suits its sponsors' tastes

B. protects its social identity

C. helps to build its own style

D. voices its authors' concern

3.What do we know about White's works?

A. They originally came from the stories told by his nieces．

B. They were intended for people of different social status．

C. They helped The New Yorker find its position on the map．

D. They were chosen by college textbooks when they came out．

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