Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature, _____, for some reason, had withdrawn from all human society.

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• 1— Alvin, are you coming with us、— I'd love to, but something unexpected______.

  A.has come up

  B.was coming up

  C.had come up

  D.would come up

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• 2Armed with the information you have gathered, you can_______ preparing your business plan.

  A.set out

  B.set about

  C.set off

  D.set up

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• 3Brown said he was by no means annoyed;_____ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.

  A.all in all

  B.for one thing

  C.on the contrary

  D.by the way

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• 4Peter had intended to take a job in business, but _____    that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010.

  A.had abandoned

  B.abandoned

  C.abandon

  D.will abandon

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• 5According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to______    from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

  A.differ

  B.shrink

  C.fail

  D.decline

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• 6Mike was usually so careful, ______this time he made a small mistake.

  A.yet

  B.still

  C.even

  D.thus

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• 7Had they known what was coming next, they________    second thoughts.

  A.may have

  B.could have

  C.must have had

  D.might have had

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• 8— I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.—______. I wish I could get away for a while.

  A.It doesn't matter

  B.Forget it

  C.I really envy you

  D.I can't agree more

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• 9   "Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.    The package consisted of a long, narrow box 21 wrapped in brown paper. 22 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 23 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 24 .    Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 25 umbrell

  A.He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 26 , Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 27 . Oscar 28 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat 29 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien. Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's 30 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I 31 you、" she asked. "I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, 32 the umbrella as if presenting a 33 that had long been wished for. "Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a 34 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your __35_ 、" "No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. " "Well, that's 36 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man、" Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 37 it was. Why had it arrived here today、 As if 38 , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to 39 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 40. gesture long ago.A.strictly

  B.carefully

  C.roughly

  D.casually

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• 10The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to_______.

  A.show the importance of Easter Day

  B.introduce the issue about bunnies

  C.remind people of Easter traditions

  D.discuss the relationship between Easter and bunnies

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