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2nd prize $500。 broken ( )12. —My grandma feels terrible because she is headaches. —Why don’t you take her to see a doctor? A. looking for B. suffering from C. dying of D. taking up ( )13. —I have got used to living in this city. But I still miss my old friends ________. —Old friends are best, right? A. in time B. at the same time C. from time to timeD. on time ( )14. Jimmy lost the game, he is still a symbol of courage in my heart. A. If B. Although C. Since D. Because ( )15. —Mom, is it OK for me to watch TV for a while? —Sorry. Why not watch TV after your homework ? A. pletes B. pleted C. has pleted D. is pleted ( )16. In Terry’s opinion, is not fair to give Maria the prize. A. it B. that C. one D. this ( )17. —Look at the schoolbag. Whose it be? —It be Judy’s, but I am not quite sure. A. can。 break B. Did。 A There was once a boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to. He 21 to dress in a much stranger manner, but above all, he liked to take his time. His parents were 22 in a hurry, and wanted him to be a lot quicker, 23 the boy didn’t like this, and he would slow down even more. One day, his parents were in their usual hurry, and they got so 24 when he refused to dress, that they told him that he would have to go out naked (赤裸的 ). The 25 didn’t mind (介意 ) this at all. So they went out. While the boy was standing naked outside his house, waiting for his parents to 26 the car, the local pig farmer came along. The pig farmer was hard of hearing and had poor eyesight. Not only that, but he’d also fotten to put his 27 on that day. When he saw the little boy’s pink skin, he thought it was one of his pigs. With a bit of shouting and pushing, the farmer 28 to get the boy safely back to a pigsty. He was there for the whole day, living 29 the pigs and sharing their food and home. Finally, though, his parents found him. The boy had had such a 30 day that never again did he want to be mistaken for anything except a human being. Nowadays he’s the first to get dressed, and look perfectly neat and tidy. ( )21. A. stopped B. remembered C. agreed D. preferred ( )22. A. always B. hardly C. nearly D. still ( )23. A. so B. but C. because D. or ( )24. A. angry B. surprised C. sad D. excited ( )25. A. mother B. boy C. father D. parents ( )26. A. find B. sell C. drive D. bring ( )27. A. clothes B. hat C. glasses D. shoes ( )28. A. tried B. decided C. helped D. managed ( )29. A. except B. without C. among D. beside ( )30. A. terrible B. relaxing C. amazing D. tiring B My first memory of being 31 in photography was seeing a beautiful picture in a magazine when I was 9 years old. I was so attracted 32 the picture that I cut it out and put it in my 33 books. In high school, in order to own a 34 , I found a parttime job during my summer vacation. With my camera, I can take pictures anywhere and at anytime. Gradually, photography became a hobby for me. 35 , I still had no concept (概念 ) of photographer or art or anything like that. I just thought it was 36 to take pictures. But was photography my profession? I would say it was as distant (遙遠(yuǎn)的 ) as saying, “I want to be a rock star when I grow up.” Some years later, I became a professional photographer, and I began to 37 that many people 38 their living by taking pictures. They go all over the world and take all kinds of pictures. It 39 that it is a hard job, bu