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Ⅰ.短语填空
1.He heard from (收到来信) one of his friends about Tom,a librarian in the local library.
2.The machine is of much help and related to (与……有关) their daily routine life.
3.Lies also do harm to those who tell them: harm to their integrity and,in the long term (从长远来看),to their credibility.
4.It's natural that you feel nervous when you are sitting a major exam (参加重要考试),but try to keep your head.
5.During the interview,the interviewee will be presented with (被展示) varied questions required to be answered within several minutes.
6.After all (毕竟),I was a teenage girl,and I couldn't bear people to look at me as an immature person and think I was not like them.
7.Despite the ups and downs (起起伏伏) in our life,we should learn to value and cherish them.
8.If he'd like to stick to (坚持) a regular routine life,I'd be more than happy.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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When Allen invited me to go on a camping trip to the mountains,I imagined a wooden cabin overlooking a lake,with a warm fireplace,hot chocolate,and soft beds.But my happy image became a nightmare when Allen and his older brother,Leo,showed up with a truck filled with camping equipment—tents,sleeping bags,and water bottles.We were going on survival training!
Leo was keen to leave the city behind us and urged us to hurry.Several hours later,as we drove through the forest,the mountains seemed bigger than I remembered; the trees were larger,and the environment felt more threatening.
At the trailhead,Leo tied a sleeping bag onto my already heavy pack and lectured Allen and me about hiking rules.Then,with Leo in front,we set off along the narrow and steep dirt track that wound up the mountains.
After 6 hours of climbing,we finally reached the top.My legs were aching and I dropped my pack and groaned but there was no time to rest.“We need to set up camp quickly,”said Leo.“There are dark clouds coming in.A storm's on its way.”
I thought he was kidding,but Leo was quite serious.He and Allen worked expertly,while I stood around and pretended to hel