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when someone lets out (泄漏) a secret, he “l(fā)ets the cat out of the bag.”John “l(fā)ets the cat out of the bag” means he ______.A. makes everyone know a secret B. the woman bout a catC. buys a cat in the bag D. sells the cat in the bag二、根據(jù)情景和邏輯進(jìn)行判斷As they go around town, the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight, they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.In the text, “put an end to” means “______”.A. stop B. cut C. kill D. fly三、根據(jù)并列或同位關(guān)系猜測(cè)詞義There is a place on our earth where hot water and steam e up under the ground. It is on a large island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is North Island in New Zealand.What does the word “steam” mean in Chinese?A. 自來(lái)水 B. 大氣 C. 冰川 D. 蒸汽四、根據(jù)背景和常識(shí)判斷The following morning when I went to see how my captive (caged) bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised! What had happened! I had taken extremely care of my little bird. Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had happened. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring