Passage 1
When Mt Vesuvius erupted （爆发）in 79 A.D, it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The first excavators (挖掘者)were the people of Pompeii who, 1 to their city when the eruption stopped, dug down through the 2 of their buried homes and salvaged (抢救)what they could 3 their furniture and 4 . The tunnels they 5 through the solidified ash can still be seen in place. But a time came 6 Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten. Throughout the Middle Age these two buried cities were not 7 , and it was not until 1709 8 an Austrian prince sank a shaft at Herculaneum then, by means of underground tunnels, 9 the city of its treasures, in 1729 systematic(系统地)excavation began on the same site.
From the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, digging had gone practically continuously, 10 slowly, and often with few resources. Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a 11 , since it has resulted in large, untouched sections of both cities left preserved for modern, scientific 12 . Archeological(考古学的)techniques have 13 so much in the last fifty years that a 14 can now be shown far more archeological information than was possible before. Today most of Pompeii and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been 15 . They are the best archaeological sites in 16 , and the most wonderful. For here, and 17 else on earth are ancient cities in which 18 did not die out but was suddenly 19 .“Behind these walls”, as one writer has said,“lies an ancient Italian town, stilled in a moment of time. To enter the 20 of this city is to walk 2000 years in the past.
1．A．arriving B．retuning C．coming D．going
2．A．walls B．floors C．gates D．roofs
3．A．of B．from C．out of D．in
4．A．thing B．tools C．ownings D．belongings
5．A．went B．got C．drove D．moved
6．A．when B．and C．that D．until
7．A．discovered B．researched C．disturbed D．reached
8．A．when B．that C．before D．after
9．A．stole B．removed C．cured D．robbed
10．A．but B．though C．even D．despite
11．A．mistake B．wrong-doing C．advantage D．disadvantage
12．A．discovery B．research C．excavation D．foundation
13．A．improved B．changed C．added to D．enlarged
14．A．spot B．site C．place D．position
15．A．thrown B．stopped C．removed D．cleared
16．A．Africa B．Asia C．America D．Europe
17．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
18．A．human being B．life C．citizens D．animals
19．A．arrested B．found C．seen D．discovered
20．A．walls B．gates C．center D．roofs
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Passage 2
Mother — My beloved forever
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 21 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 22 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work.
My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 23 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting 24 “I guess we all have to 25 sometime,“Mother said quietly. I could 26 her pain and the tension（压力）of 27 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival.
Suddenly, something inside me 28 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 29 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 30 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and 31 it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s 32 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 33 . She was still my mother, however she was something 34 : a person like me, capable of fear and 35 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt 36 on a thousand occasions（场合）when I sought 37 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 38 .“It’s a job I can do, though”she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 39 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away 40 the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. And this was the unforgettable memory for all my life!
21．A．tired B．ashamed C．lazy D．shocked
22．A．crying B．smiling C．thinking D．whispering
23．A．eagerly B．worriedly C．little D．much
24．A．behind B．beside C．upon D．down
25．A．fail B．win C．fall sick D．give in
26．A．study B．watch C．sense D．recognize
27．A．holding back B．putting away C．sitting up D．stopping from
28．A．lit up B．came true C．turned D．increased
29．A．to B．up C．through D．against
30．A．tightly B．closedly C．near D．politely
31．A．that B．yet C．so D．much
32．A．hand B．face C．hair D．back
33．A．content B．break C．fall D．understand
34．A．more B．much C．little D．huge
35．A．wound B．defeat C．cut D．hurt
36．A．its B．mine C．hers D．ours
37．A．kindness B．memory C．comfort D．support
38．A．supplied B．offered C．paid for D．contributed
39．A．different B．hard C．pleasant D．serious
40．A．off B．across C．out D．through
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Passage 3
“One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness, for it is usually returned.”
——Mark Ortman
With several major conferences in town, there was not a room to be rented anywhere. When an elderly couple walked in out of the 41 rains, the desk clerk 42 they would never find lodging(临时寄宿). In an act of 43 ,he 44 them the only bed in town, his only bed.
The couple at first refused, but through 45 and kindness, he persuaded the couple to 46 his offer. When they 47 the next morning, the elderly gentleman said to the desk clerk, “You are 48 person who should manage the best hotel in the United States. Maybe 49 I’ll build one.”They chuckled (laughed quietly) about that and the elderly couple left.
The 50 and the elderly couple were forgotten by the desk clerk until two years 51 when he 52 a letter from the old man 53 he come up to New York and see him. There was a round—trip airline 54 with the letter.
The desk clerk thought,“Why not?”and took the 55 to New York. The old man met him at the airport and 56 took him to a construction site to show him an enormous structure 57 there.
“That”, said the old man,“is the hotel I’m building for you to 58 !”
The old man was William Waldorf Astor, and the hotel would 59 be known as the Waldorf—Astoria. The former desk clerk, George C. Boldt, 60 the first manager.
41．A．cool B．cold C．warm D．hot
42．A．knew B．learned C．recognized D．admired
43．A．friendship B．respect C．kindness D．mercy
44．A．supplied B．offered C．gave D．provided
45．A．cause B．thought C．argument D．reason
46．A．receive B．get C．accept D．find
47．A．checked out B．looked out C．went out D．turned out
48．A．the kind B．the next C．the very D．the clever
49．A．some time B．sometimes C．sometime D．some day
50．A．affair B．matter C．incident D．accident
51．A．then B．or so C．later D．after
52．A．heard B．posted C．received D．accepted
53．A．inviting B．requesting C．wanting D．telling
54．A．money B．ticket C．timetable D．port
55．A．ride B．lift C．voyage D．flight
56．A．proudly B．attentively C．immediately D．eagerly
57．A．being built B．being made C．being prepared D．being completed
58．A．count B．possess C．control D．manage
59．A．that way B．this way C．even D．soon
60．A．turned B．became C．designed D．practiced
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Passage 4
My bed is supposed to be the best part of my home — the place where I go to find 61 and relaxation after a long, stressful day. So, lately, why do I get 62 just looking at it? I can’t leave this problem unsolved to the next day, because I can’t get to 63 in the first place: I am a victim of insomnia (失眠).
I’m not 64 : studies show that more than one in three people worldwide 65 insomnia. It takes different 66 : some people can get to sleep on time, but 67 much too early; others get a full—night’s sleep but still 68 very tired when they wake up. And then there are people like me, ordinary insomniacs who toss and turn all 69 , trying to fall asleep.
Insomnia is most commonly a side effect of depression, but it can 70 be caused by many other ailments (小病痛). To find the 71 , doctors first find out the cause by 72 a“sleep diary,” in which you record your sleep habits. The diary may reveal (揭示) lifestyle patterns, 73 an afternoon nap, which are causing your 74 . Dr. Mark Dyken, a specialist in sleep disorders, writes that,“a good sleep diary can often 75 the patients to ‘cure themselves.’”
A good night’s sleep is created during the day. 76 in the beginning or middle of the day, and 77 from caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes in the afternoon and evening. After dark, dim (使暗淡) the lights and try to 78 stress. Our bodies like consistent(一贯的) patterns, so we should let 79 know that it’s time to wind down.
If you can’t fall asleep, keep the lights 80 . Try reading a book or listening to soft music. You’ll most likely be asleep.
61．A．courage B．knowledge C．decision D．energy
62．A．nervous B．comfortable C．calm D．satisfied
63．A．live B．rest C．sleep D．play
64．A．sad B．alone C．pleased D．afraid
65．A．suffers from B．benefits from C．quarrels about D．struggles for
66．A．ways B．effects C．results D．forms
67．A．get up B．wake up C．dream D．turn over
68．A．feel B．become C．prove D．look
69．A．evening B．day C．night D．time
70．A．still B．also C．even D．only
71．A．cause B．reason C．excuse D．cure
72．A．keeping B．discussing C．writing D．describing
73．A．as B．like C．for D．about
74．A．illness B．question C．problem D．worry
75．A．have B．allow C．let D．make
76．A．Sleep B．Work C．Read D．Exercise
77．A．stay away B．come out C．stay out D．make out
78．A．remember B．increase C．keep D．reduce
79．A．it B．that C．them D．this
80．A．bright B．low C．bad D．good
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Passage 5
After the Second World War, a small group of veterans(老兵) returned to their village in France. Most of them managed to 81 fairly well, but one —— Francois Lebeau, who had been wounded and never recovered his 82 —— was unable to work regularly. 83 he became very poor. Yet he was too 84 to accept anything from the people in the village.
Once each year the veterans held a reunion(团聚) dinner. On one of these occasions they met in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 85 money. Grandin produced a 86 —— a large old gold coin. Each man 87 it with interest as it passed around the long table. All, 88 , had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 89 the gold piece was soon forgotten. Later, when Grandin 90 it and asked for it, the coin was missing.
One of them suggested everyone be searched, 91 all agreed, except Lebeau.“You 92 , then?”asked Grandin. Lebeau flushed.“Yes,” he said, “I can not allow it.”
One by one, the others turned out their pocket. When the coin 93 to appear, attention was focused on poor Lebeau. Amid(在……之中) the 94 stares of his friends, he walked out with the hangdog air of a prisoner and returned to his home.
A few years later, Grandin made some changes in his house. A workman found the gold coin, 95 in dirt between planks(板) of the floor.
“Why did you not allow yourself to be 96 ?”
“Because I was a 97 ,”Lebeau said brokenly.“For weeks we had not had enough to eat and my pockets were full of 98 that I had taken from the table to 99 home to my wife and 100 children.”
81．A．get along B．get back C．get through D．get around
82．A．power B．strength C．energy D．spirit
83．A．At times B．At a time C．In time D．On time
84．A．willing B．anxious C．painful D．proud
85．A．a good deal of B．a large number of
C．a great many of D．a big mass of
86．A．curiosity B．wonder C．fun D．surprise
87．A．searched B．caught C．examined D．looked
88．A．even B．though C．otherwise D．however
89．A．if B．so that C．until D．after
90．A．thought B．remembered C．recognized D．found
91．A．in which B．to which C．on which D．about which
92．A．refuse B．fear C．allow D．worry
93．A．seemed B．happened C．failed D．stopped
94．A．relaxed B．comforting C．pitying D．anxious
95．A．gone B．deserted C．forgotten D．buried
96．A．searched B．helped C．watched D．focused
97．A．veteran B．thief C．farmer D．husband
98．A．money B．coins C．food D．dinner
99．A．carry B．send C．return D．bring
100．A．angry B．naughty C．sad D．hungry
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Passage 6
Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?
Many people have 101 a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness. Some have put their heart and effort into their work. Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol. Most of their efforts have a root in one common 102 . People are looking for a 103 source of happiness.
Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes many people because they 104 the process and journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new promotion.”Or “I’ll be happy when I lose that 105 20 pounds.” The list goes on and on. You probably have a few of your own you could 106 if you wanted.
This thinking is 107 because it presupposes that happiness is a“response”to having ,being or doing something. In life, we all 108 stimulus and response. Stimulus is when a dog barks at you and bares his teeth. Response is when your heart beats faster, your palms get sweaty and you 109 to run. Today, some people think that an expensive car is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief 110 us thinking and feeling：“I’ll be happy when…”
It has been my finding that actually the 111 is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly 112 . When we are happy, we 113 to have more success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be a round us and enjoy loving relationships. When we are happy, we more 114 take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness is NOT a response 115 ,it is a stimulus.
Happiness is a conscious 116 we make every dayof our lives. For unknown reasons to me many choose to be painful ,unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is 117 something that happens to us after we get something we want—we usually get things we want 118 we choose to be happy.
I have made only one 119 rule for my own happiness: Every day above ground is a good day. 120 , I tend to have a lot of good and happy days continually.
101．A．owned B．valued C．ignored D．sought
102．A．sense B．fact C．theory D．view
103．A．lasting B．limited C．reasonable D．real
104．A．dislike B．mix C．misunderstand D．miss
105．A．valueless B．miserable C．visible D．extra
106．A．add B．make C．accept D．consider
107．A．interesting B．dangerous C．incredible D．unreasonable
108．A．refuse B．receive C．witness D．experience
109．A．fear B．forget C．prepare D．hesitate
110．A．stops B．suggests C．leaves D．prevents
111．A．belief B．statement C．idea D．opposite
112．A．honest B．happy C．lucky D．wise
113．A．tend B．mean C．hope D．wish
114．A．considerably B．consciously C．naturally D．possibly
115．A．also B．though C．even D．rather
116．A．decision B．judgment C．choice D．conclusion
117．A．just B．not C．perhaps D．almost
118．A．unless B．after C．until D．before
119．A．simple B．strict C．obvious D．acceptable
120．A．However B．Finally C．Fortunately D．Therefore
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Passage 7
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 121 , including her“sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she's 122 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 123 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 124 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often 125 don't realize she's blind.
I 126 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 127 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 128 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?”said Kayla, all smiles.“I learned how to 129 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 130 with us.”
To my great 131 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued,“Michelle told me my 132 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 133 what I was doing!”Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 134 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 135 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 136 for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me.“But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!”Kayla 137 . And I knew my child was 138 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 139 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly,“You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 140 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of“vision”that all mothers have.
121．A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
122．A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
123．A．and B．except C．even D．but
124．A．who B．it C．she D．which
125．A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
126．A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
127．A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
128．A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
129．A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
130．A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
131．A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
132．A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
133．A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
134．A．after B．before C．until D．when
135．A．referred to B．turned out C．come up D．talked about
136．A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
137．A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
138．A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
139．A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
140．A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
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Passage 8
Most mornings, Marcus Jackson is up by 6:15. A fourteen – year old in Harry Potter – style glasses, he wastes little 141 before rushing down the stairs of his home. As Mom 142 breakfast, he heads straight for a kitchen drawer and 143 out a Ping-pong paddle and ball. For the next five minutes, Marcus practices serves off the refrigerator.
“I can hit the ball really 144 so that the other person hardly even sees it fly 145 the table,”he says. He’s so good at his game that he holds the number – one ranking in table tennis for boys under 15 in 146 .
He 147 his success to a set of practice that goes 148 morning contests with his parents’ Kenmore refrigerator. Since he was six and a half years old, Marcus has spent two hours a day, six days a week, 149 with his dad, Morris, who won the national table-tennis 150 in 1988．He also receives lessons from Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang, two former Chinese National Team members.
When Marcus was eight, he 151 himself to be a force in the sport by winning the United States Table Tennis Association National Championships (Under ten). Since then, his talent has led him all over the country for competitions. Along the way, he has learned how to deal with 152 as well.“I know when to step back if I get 153 ,” Marcus says. He’s also 154 a bit of the true spirit of sports. During a match last year, when he was up 8 to 0, his dad flashed him a 155 —a quick move of his thumb over the shoulder – to let Marcus know he 156 allow his opponent (对手) to score 157 once. At 10 to 0, Marcus finally gave 158 a score. He took the next point, for an 11- to - 1 victory.
Apart from table tennis, Marcus enjoys Game Boy, basketball and swimming. The straight – A student hopes to study electrical engineering at an Ivy League college when he gets 159 . In the meantime he has two athletic goals :“ 160 in the 2008 Olympics in China and beating my dad on a regular basis.”
141．A．energy B．strength C．time D．ability
142．A．eats B．makes C．has D．orders
143．A．pulls B．pushes C．turns D．reaches
144．A．directly B．gently C．strongly D．hard
145．A．on B．across C．from D．through
146．A．the world B．China C．America D．Europe
147．A．owes B．regards C．compares D．treats
148．A．beyond B．for C．over D．after
149．A．fighting B．training C．challenging D．advancing
150．A．praise B．admirer C．title D．pride
151．A．got B．turned C．changed D．proved
152．A．the match B．pressure C．the ball D．victory
153．A．puzzled B．sad C．nervous D．excited
154．A．made up B．turned up C．kept up D．picked up
155．A．signal B．word C．picture D．pace
156．A．could B．need C．should D．would
157．A．almost B．at least C．at most D．already
158．A．in B．away C．out D．up
159．A．taller B．heavier C．smarter D．older
160．A．competing B．winning C．expecting D．attending
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Passage 9
One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Bond called a family meeting.“We’ve had to make a 161 decision,”Mr. Bond announced.“You see, your mother has been offered a post as co—director of a TV station in Chicago. 162 , the station is not here . After 163 long and hard about it, we’ve 164 that the right decision is to move to Chicago.”
Marc looked 165 , while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving.“It’s surprising but exciting!”she said. Marc simply said,“I can’t leave my 166 . I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more 167 the idea of leaving. However, he showed no 168 of accepting the decision, refusing to 169 his belongings.
On the morning of their move, Marc was 170 to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly 171 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 172 .
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 173 in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days . But as he walked along , all the 174 landscape of his neighborhood 175 him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to 176 while playing hide—and—seek; the park 177 he and his father often took walks together. How much would these 178 without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the 179 to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, 180 if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
161．A．different B．quick C．wise D．final
162．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Even though
163．A．thinking B．quarrelling C．complaining D．discussing
164．A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted
165．A．shocked B．puzzled C．satisfied D．excited
166．A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
167．A．delighted at B．pleased with C．used to D．worried about
168．A．ways B．signs C．interests D．hopes
169．A．pack B．collect C．tie D．pile
170．A．everywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．anywhere
171．A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．miserable
172．A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily
173．A．hiding B．staying C．sleeping D．living
174．A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern
175．A．recalled B．remembered C．warned D．reminded
176．A．plant B．water C．climb D．hide
177．A．which B．where C．that D．what
178．A．cost B．value C．mean D．measure
179．A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience
180．A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting
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Passage 10
Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. 181 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 182 qualities. First of all, I respected his 183 to teaching. Because his lectures were always well—prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he 184 what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 185 way, introducing such aids to 186 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he 187 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. 188 , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 189 the telephone. Drinking coffee in the café, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 190 a student to a game of chess. 191 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 192 : agriculture, diving and mathematics and so on. Many young people visited him in his office for 193 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was 194 by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success 195 , during it, the students and the professor 196 at least one loud 197 . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 198 and more lasting. If it is 199 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 200 my friend is indeed a wise man.
181．A．Although B．When C．Even if D．Now that
182．A．especial B．special C．common D．particular
183．A．attention B．introduction C．relation D．devotion
184．A．insisted on B．talked about C．believed in D．agreed with
185．A．imaginative B．ordinary C．opposite D．open
186．A1．listening B．understanding C．information D．discovery
187．A．also B．nearly C．even D．only
188．A．Later B．Secondly C．However D．Therefore
189．A．with B．by C．from D．on
190．A．invite B．lead C．prefer D．show
191．A．Later on B．In general C．Other times D．As a matter of fact
192．A．questions B．subjects C．matters D．contents
193．A．support B．explanation C．experience D．advice
194．A．disturbed B．moved C．attracted D．defeated
195．A．for B．until C．since D．unless
196．A．hear B．suggest C．share D．demand
197．A．laugh B．cry C．shout D．question
198．A．helpful B．enjoyable C．practical D．useful
199．A．natural B．normal C．hopeful D．true
200．A．so B．for C．then D．yet
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