20选15A. paradox B. nourished C. disguised D.

Another incident that drew us closer was our first miscommunication, which resulted from Andy teasing(调侃)me and my taking him seriously and so getting offended. When late sharing details of our relationship with another friend, she first pronounced us best friends Her explanation? We talked about everything, and we had fights but were still friends.

January also ended with another first. I had to concentrate on my studies and consequently, my emails became sporadic(零星的).I apologized, but Andy reassured me that he understood and, for the first time, used what became a catch phrase(妙语) in our relationship: “The good things in life are worth the wai... and you are worth the wait.”

The phrase took on even more meaning as we both awaited the day when we could meet face-to-face and be finally sure of what we had.Fears and hopes mixed in our hearts, as we recognized the changes being in each other's physical presence could forever bring to our friendship. What if we found ourselves unable to communicate, once conversation became visual? What if we didn’t like spending time with one another as much as we liked talking with one another? What if we lost the friendship that had sustained us for eight months and was one of the best relationships we had found in our lives?

As we waited, our friendship continued to flourish in spite of the geographical distance separating us. Our mammoth(海量的) messages were replaced with shorter emails sent throughout the day, affording us more insight into our routine world. Scans of photos from our lives were often attached to our email messages. We also began dedicating more evenings to each other.For example, we sat in front of our respective television sets to watch a favorite program or a rented movie and then later shared our opinions through email. Then, about a month before our vacation, Andy faced a deadline at work so his emails became sporadic. He apologized,but I reassured him that I understood and said: “The good things in life are worth the wait ... and you are worth the wait.”

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19.Passage 16 Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, __21__ backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure. Many of us think __22__ stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us __23__ pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take __24__ more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to __25__ our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not. 选项： A:of B:under C:accept D:from E:on

20.The teacher shows the students the title and asks them to find out who the player is. Which of the following does the teacher ask then?选项： A:How do you get the answer?; B:What may his story tell us?; C: Who can quickly find the answer?; D:In which paragraph can we get the answer? and What may the passage tell us about Spud in other paragraphs?

21.Read the following paragraph and answer the question below."Chasing money in our 20s and 30s can lead to grief build up in our 40s as we spend more time reflecting and contemplating on the past," according to The Om Couple, self-improvement experts."We can't get back our time, and this lifetime is not a rehearsal. Spend time, not money." Failing to deepen connections to extended family members is something many people do as they are so busy with everything else in their lives — until we realize it's too late. "Our nephews and nieces are suddenly all grown up, our grandparents passed away and our parents are beginning to forget things," says Milana Perepyolkina, author of Gypsy Energy Secret. "If we kept the connection strong in our 30s, we would find a bigger circle of people who love and care about us in our 40s."Question: What does the author suggest by saying "Spend time, not money."? 选项： A:We should spend more time to connect with our family members.; B:We should buy more gifts to our family members.; C:We should be more generous to our family members when we have money.; D:We should spend mort time than money with our family members.