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, for all he could do was work harder and make me and mother live __9__. __10__, things have changed. One day, I got a bad cold and ran a high fever;lying in bed, I felt all my__11__had given out. Suddenly my phone rang. It was my dad. I picked up the phone; __12__my surprise, I heard my dad was weeping. I never saw him__13__even when my grandfather passed away, even when he left home to__14__, but now, he could not say any word but sobbing. After a while he said, “You would never know how__ 15__I am. If there is even one173。 4. A. missing B. phoning C. cheating D. blaming 答案: D 前文提到作者不能接受父親的決定。 11. A. hope B. strength C. knowledge D. courage 答案: B 所選詞在句中作主語,謂語動詞是 give out,再結合自己發(fā)燒這一事實可知,自己感覺到一點力氣都沒有了。 18. A. damage B. illness C. loss D. responsibility 答案: D 一個人要真正負起責任就必須有所放棄。made trees generally cost more, but they can be reused. Most natural trees are cut up and recycled, but some people buy trees that can be planted. Most Christmas trees are now grown on farms instead of in forests. Twenty173。 3. People can get their Christmas trees from the following places EXCEPT ________. A. Oregon B. Home Depot C. Boy Scouts D. Cornell University 答案: D 細節(jié)理解題。t get too specific. While it is healthy to expect your child to achieve and make great progress in school, it is not healthy for either parent or child to expect to win a state championship. __5__ A. Share your expectations of yourself. B. Your child may feel discouraged or depressed. C. You should set challenging but possible goals for your child. D. Setting overly specific goals about the future can lead to disappointment. E. Encourage your child to set goals for himself or herself and then work toward them. F. Setting very high and detailed standards for your child can be very damaging. G. Take your child39。此處應選擇 D 項 (為孩子的未來制訂過于具體的目標會讓孩子沮喪 )。 5. F 本段主旨為:不要過于具體詳細。本文介紹 了孩子不負所望的方法。 4. The passage is mainly about________. A. the important festivals in America B. the origin of Christmas as a holiday C. the way Americans celebrate Christmas D. the popularity of Christmas trees in America 答案: D 主旨大意題。two percent of people who bought real trees last year chose them a