Angela bought an apartment for only 20,000 dollars; it was a real ________.

A. exchange　 B. trade C. deal　　 D. bargain

 

D

bargain此處作名詞，意思是“特價(jià)商品，便宜貨”。

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They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配飾)。Yet these are ginrls in their teens or twenties but  women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now faouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.

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B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%

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D. the amount of chothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%

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A.They are often ignored by fashion designers .

B. They are now more easily influenced by stars .

C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion .

D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age .

61. It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because.

A. they get tired of things more quickly

B.TV shows teach them how to change look

C. they are in much better shape now

D. clothes are much cheaper than before

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After finishing shopping in the supermarket, I and my wife Julie stood in the shortest line.
There was only one guy in it, but he was in a   31  and there seemed to be some trouble going on.
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【小題1】
A．comerB．queueC．wheelchairD．lift
【小題2】
A．mercyB．interestC．confidenceD．difficulty
【小題3】
A．separatingB．breakingC．cuttingD．placing
【小題4】
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【小題5】
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【小題7】
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【小題8】
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【小題9】
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【小題10】
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【小題11】
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【小題12】
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【小題13】
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【小題14】
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37．A．sadder      B．shorter      C．weaker     D．slower
38．A．looking    B．smiling     C．a(chǎn)iming      D．glaring
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41．A．distant      B．stubborn   C．hopeless    D．unfortunate
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47．A．sank  B．beat   C．broke       D．a(chǎn)ched
48．A．care for    B．rely on     C．look down upon      D．put up with
49．A．that   B．how  C．whether    D．why
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)

Wings of Angel

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I hated going to school and I hated   33   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   34  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   35  and seeing an ugly and hunchback(駝背).

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“Hi. Can I sit down?”

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“What are you looking at?” you asked.

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I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   45  . I begged in my heart for her to   46  , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

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She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

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34．A．still     B．a(chǎn)lone C．straight      D．together

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36．A．distant       B．stubborn    C．hopeless    D．unfortunate

37．A．a(chǎn)fter  B．before        C．since  D．until

38．A．disturb       B．seek   C．interrupt    D．ignore

39．A．wonder      B．idea   C．sign    D．a(chǎn)ction

40．A．connection         B．competition       C．conversation      D．comprehension

41．A．face   B．back   C．eyes   D．shoulders

42．A．sank   B．beat   C．broke D．a(chǎn)ched

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46．A．relax  B．leave C．stop   D．pause

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48．A．a(chǎn)stonished         B．a(chǎn)shamed   C．a(chǎn)nnoyed     D．a(chǎn)mused

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I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   21  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   22   than others.

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2.A. sadder            B. shorter                 C. weaker             D. slower

3.A. looking          B. smiling          C. aiming            D. glaring  

4.A. still     B. alone           C. straight           D. together

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9.A. wonder          B. idea               C. way               D. problem

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14.A. that            B. how              C. whether           D. why

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16.A. relax          B. leave              C. stop               D. forbid

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18.A. astonished  B. ashamed           C. annoyed          D. upset

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