Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It’s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he’s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus’ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: “I see dead people.”
No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school’s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
“We live in dorms,” confirmed the TV star. “I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It’s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‘Oh yes, I’m going to Harvard and I’ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.’ And they were like, ‘Girl, you’re living in dorms!’”
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could “l(fā)earn from the best”.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal Studios, where he learned his tricks of the trade. But eventually he did go back and earned his film degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
小題1:What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.
A．both put their education in the first place
B．they graduated from the same university
C．the two actresses wrote best-selling books
D．both of them will abandon their acting
小題2:From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.
A．Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director
B．both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education
C．Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard
D．Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately
小題3:The underlined word “ trade” in the passage is closest to ________.
A．businessB．corporationC．studioD．occupation
小題4:How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?
A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
文章介紹了十個學術明星。
小題1:推理判斷題，根據(jù)he put her studies before her acting和advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics可知，他們都非常重視教育，把教育放在第一位。
小題2:根據(jù)Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class可知，她們都還在上學。
小題3:猜測詞義題，根據(jù)上一句他做了一個實習生，所以他深得職業(yè)方面的技巧。
小題4:推理判斷題。閱讀NO,1,3,10可知。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21  .He was in school for only a short time.  22 , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24  to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26  of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27  him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28  about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29  about it, but he said   30  .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31  an important experiment. He stood near the table   32  he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33  out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (計算)its volume(容積)and tell me the   34  in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35  it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36  .
“Why not pour some   37  into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38  calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39  turned red, and he knew Edison was really   40 than him!
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A．doctorB．playerC．writerD．inventor
小題2:
A．SoonB．AfterC．Later onD．Soon after
小題3:
A．teachB．play withC．studyD．enjoy
小題4:
A．forgotB．rememberedC．finished D．observed
小題5:
A．showedB．pushedC．introducedD．threw
小題6:
A．newsB．booksC．knowledgeD．dictionaries
小題7:
A．employedB．a(chǎn)skedC．madeD．watched
小題8:
A．beardB．learnedC．readD．told
小題9:
A．toldB．was toldC．saidD．was said
小題10:
A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．a(chǎn)ll
小題11:
A．didB．hadC．was doingD．was having
小題12:
A．but B．a(chǎn)ndC．a(chǎn)s D．while
小題13:
A．bringingB．to bringC．takingD．to take
小題14:
A．resultB．way C．ideaD．opinion
小題15:
A．knewB．sawC．learnedD．found
小題16:
A．givenB．followedC．saidD．taken
小題17:
A．oilB．saltC．waterD．food
小題18:
A．carefullyB．slowlyC．easilyD．quietly
小題19:
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小題20:
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About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low sprits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is based not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation（揭示）machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
小題1:According to the author, feeling depressed is________.
A．a(chǎn) sure sign of a mental problem in a child
B．a(chǎn) mental state present in all humans, including children
C．something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development
D．something hardly to be expected in a young child
小題2:Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world________.
A．through connection with society
B．gradually and under guidance
C．naturally without being taught
D．through watching television
小題3:According to the author, that today’s children seem adultlike results from ________.
A．the widespread influence of television
B．the poor arrangement of teaching content
C．the fast pace of human scientific development
D．the rising standard of living
小題4:What does the author think of communication through print for children?
A．It enables children to gain more social information.
B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.
C．It helps children to read and write well.
D．It can control what children are to learn.
小題5:What does the author think of the change in today’s children?
A．He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny
B．He thinks the change worthy of note.
C．He considers it a rapid development.
D．He seems to be upset about it.

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Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr. a professor at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine infected six student volunteers with virus, the most common cause of colds. A few days later, when they were coughing and sneezing, he gathered 37 more people and divided them into three groups. Group 1 members spent three days and nights in the same room with one of the infected students, separated by a screen so they couldn't touch one another. Group 2 sat around a table while an infected volunteer talked, coughed and sang to them. Group 3 held hands with an infected student for ten seconds, and then touched their own noses or eyes.
Although most scientists at the time, the mid-70s, believed colds were spread by virus-laden droplets spread through the air when infected people coughed or sneezed, Gwaltney suspected physical contact might play an important role. Sure enough, of the 15 people who had touched a student volunteer, 11 became infected—compared with only one of those who had been sitting at the table, and none who had spent three days and nights together.
"The best evidence we have is that hand-to-hand contact is the most efficient way of transmitting virus," says Gwaltney. The study was one of a series that helped establish Gwaltney's reputation as a leading authority. Dr. Robert Couch says, "It would not be inappropriate to call him Mr. Common Cold."
When Gwaltney is asked how close scientists are to finding a cure, he replies: "If you mean ‘get rid of’, I don't think we're going to be able to do that with cold viruses any time soon. But if you look in the dictionary, you'll see that 'cure' is explained as a successful treatment. And we're not just getting more effective at treating the symptoms (癥狀)—we're getting at the root cause too. "
小題1:Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney conducted the experiment in order to__________.
A．find out the most common cause of colds
B．infect the student volunteer
C．find out the role physical contact plays in the common colds
D．find out the role virus-laden air plays in the infection of colds
小題2:The result of the experiment shows that ___ plays an important role in the infection of colds.
A．sneezing at the infected person
B．touching the infected person
C．sitting together with the infected person
D．talking with the infected person
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Dr. Gwaltney was sure that hand-to-hand touch is the cause of the common cold.
B．Only one of the people who had spent three days and nights together became infected.
C．Dr. Gwaltney conducted many an experiment as to the cause of colds.
D．Dr. Gwaltney tested altogether 43 volunteers to see how they could develop colds.
小題4:Mr. Common Cold is______.
A．a(chǎn) newly-found virus
B．a(chǎn) nickname (綽號) of respect to Dr. Gwaltney
C．a(chǎn) method to cure colds
D．a(chǎn) way by which the other scientists laughed at Dr. Gwaltney
小題5:When Dr. Gwaltney gives a reply in the end of the passage, he means that______.
A．they have found the fundamental cause of colds
B．they have managed to wipe out the cold viruses
C．they have meant to experiment more
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Disease, poverty, hate, love—Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy(遺產(chǎn)) was far greater than just “great literature”
February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.
A white Christmas
Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas”—not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today. In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day – unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.
Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth –“ home enjoyments, affections and hopes”.
In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “ Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”
“Dickensian” poverty
Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian (the period during British Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901) London.
He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy（官僚作風） in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.
“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about deprivation in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “l(fā)ife mirroring the times of Dickens”. 
小題1:What is the main idea of the article?
A．An introduction to Charles Dickens’ classic novels.
B．Charles dickens’ impact on the world.
C．Charles Dickens’ amazing characters.
D．Why Charles Dickens is popular across the world.
小題2:Why is Dickens called “the man who invented Christmas”?
A．Because he created the religious festival.
B．Because many of his novels have something to do with Christmas.
C．Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations.
D．Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas.
小題3:According to the article, the phrase “red tape” refers to _______.
A．rules or procedures that are required to accomplish a task
B．a(chǎn) situation in which poor members of society are hurt.
C．conflict between people in power and weaker people
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔聲)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.
Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:
“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”
“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.
小題1:What activity was organized for the school reunion?
A．Sightseeing in the park.
B．A picnic on the school playground.
C．Telling stories about past events.
D．Graduates’ reports in the old building.
小題2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? 
A．Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.
B．Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.
C．Some people got tired from the reunion activities.
D．Most people had little interest in the reunion.
小題3:We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.
A．kept track of her students’ progress
B．gave her students advice on their careers
C．a(chǎn)ttended her students’ college graduations
D．went to her students’ wedding ceremonies
小題4:What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?
A．Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.
B．Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.
C．Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.
D．Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers.
小題5:Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?
A．Reliable and devoted. B．Tough and generous.
C．Proud but patient. D．Strict but caring.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
This is a real life story of the engineers building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1869, a creative engineer named John Roebling was   16  by an idea to build a spectacular bridge   17  New York with the Long Island.   18 , bridge-building experts throughout the world thought that this was impossible and told Roebling to forget the idea.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he   19  to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge   20 could be built. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway, a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which   21  him not being able to talk or walk.
  22  his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning   23  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as   24  as ever. He didn’t want to   25 . Suddenly an idea   26  him. All he could do was move one   27  and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he   28  developed a code of communication with his wife.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his   29  with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands for his determination not to be   30 by circumstances. It stands too as a monument to the love and   31  of his wife who for 13 years long   32  decoded（解碼）the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves a(n)   33  goal. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles(障礙) seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that   34  that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence(堅持), no matter what the   35 are.
小題1:
A．inspiredB．promotedC．a(chǎn)wardedD．presented
小題2:
A．collectingB．connectingC．contactingD．combining
小題3:
A．ThereforeB．InsteadC．HoweverD．So
小題4:
A．triedB．persuadedC．managedD．demanded
小題5:
A．in factB．in turnC．in needD．in general
小題6:
A．brought inB．resulted inC．put inD．took in
小題7:
A．In case ofB．Because ofC．In terms ofD．In spite of
小題8:
A．desireB．emotionC．feelingD．impression
小題9:
A．enthusiasticB．sharpC．eagerD．a(chǎn)ware
小題10:
A．break downB．make outC．give upD．take up
小題11:
A．hitB．beatC．knockedD．patted
小題12:
A．handB．a(chǎn)rmC．fingerD．foot
小題13:
A．slowly B．swiftlyC．quicklyD．gently
小題14:
A．descriptionsB．introductionsC．instructionsD．explanations
小題15:
A．controlledB．a(chǎn)ffectedC．harmedD．hurt
小題16:
A．contributionB．devotionC．responsibilityD．a(chǎn)ttention
小題17:
A．patientlyB．hopefullyC．thankfullyD．occasionally
小題18:
A．practicalB．beneficialC．particularD．impossible
小題19:
A．ideasB．choicesC．dreamsD．challenges
小題20:
A．difficultiesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions

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When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went at once to a shop where they sold toys for children. Being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I had seen by the way, in the hands of another boy, I handed over all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, when I told of the bargain I had made, said I had given four times as much as the whistle was worth. They put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation(煩惱). Thinking about the matter gave me more chargrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
This, however, was afterwards of use to me, for the impression continued on my mind, so that often, when I was tempted to buy something I did not need, I said to myself, “Don’t give too much for the whistle, ” and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who “gave too much for the whistle.” When I saw some men too eager for court favor, wasting his time at court gatherings, giving up his rest, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, for royal favor, I said to myself---“This man gives too much for the whistle.” When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly taking part in political affairs, neglecting his own business, and ruining it by neglect, “He says, indeed,” said I, “too dear for his whistle.”
If I knew a miser（守財奴） who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens and the joys of friendship, for the sake of gathering and keeping wealth--- “Poor man,” said I, “ you pay too dear for your whistle.” When I met a man of pleasure, who did not try to improve his mind or his fortune but merely devoted himself to having a good time, perhaps neglecting his health, “ Mistaken man, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you are paying too dear for your whistle.” If I saw someone fond of appearance who has fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine earrings, all above his fortune, and for which he had run into debt, and ends his career in a prison. “Alas,” said I, “he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.” In short the miseries of mankind are largely due to their puffing a false value on things --- to giving “too much for their whistle.”
小題1:How did the author get the whistle?
A．He bought it in a toy shop for children.
B．He got it as a birthday present.
C．He exchanged all his coppers for it from another boy.
D．He got it from his brothers, sisters and cousins.
小題2:When the author recalled(回憶) the whistle, he felt______________.
A．pleasedB．charmedC．chagrinD．worth
小題3:Which situation would not the author say “ too dear for the whistle?”
A．People were tempted to buy something they did not need.
B．Men were too eager for court favor, wasting his time.
C．People were fond of popularity, constantly taking part in political affairs.
D．People were devoted to a career he loved so much.
小題4:Which Chinese equivalent can best describe “ too dear for the whistle”?
A．得不償失B．皆大歡喜C．物超所值D．名副其實
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．A story in my childhood.
B．Too dear for whistle.
C．A lesson from a whistle.
D．We should have a right attitude towards temptation（誘惑）.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


A businessman was on a business trip to Tokyo（東京）. One day he went to buy some gifts for his employees (雇員) back in his country. He entered a supermarket. A lady smiled and welcomed him. He was very touched, and felt good .Because he was not able to    1    the warmth of her smile, he was watching her as he was    2  . She was giving the same    3   to all the people who walked into the supermarket.
The businessman started thinking if she hated doing the same thing. So he asked, “My dear lady, are you    4   of doing this job?” The lady smiled and said, “No, sir, I have    5   here for the last 10 years and I love my job.” The businessman was surprised and asked, “Why have you stayed here for ten years, and why do you like your job   6    much?” The lady said, “Because I am doing something good for my    7  .” The businessman found this interesting. He asked, “Why?” The lady said, “As most of our customers are    8  , they spend foreign currency（貨幣） here. So our country has a lot of money and becomes richer. People who are happy with our service will __9___ more often and spend more money in our country.”
Surprised by her    10  , the businessman thanked her. After returning to his own country he worked hard to introduce the same attitude (態(tài)度) to his workers, and today his company is one of the best companies in the world.
小題1:
A．requireB．enjoyC．hideD．forget
小題2:
A．traveling B．workingC．singingD．shopping
小題3:
A．feelingB．smileC．warmthD．watching
小題4:
A．fond B．tiredC．proud D．a(chǎn)fraid
小題5:
A．stoodB．learnedC．worked D．lived
小題6:
A．soB．veryC．evenD．enough
小題7:
A．home B．countryC．supermarketD．boss
小題8:
A．millionairesB．managersC．strangers D．foreigners
小題9:
A．singB．visitC．talk D．save
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ctionB．serviceC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．help

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