高二英语上学期期中考试卷及答案解析
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1. Below the topsoil of the earth is the subsoil, ________layer that contains stones mixed with a small amount of________organic matter. A. a; the B. the; the C. 不填； 不填 D. a; 不填
2．________blood if you can and many lives will be saved. A．Giving B．Give C．Given D．To give 3．—Is he the teacher you often refer to?
—Right, just the one from________you know I have learnt a lot. A.whom B．him C．that D.who 4．His play was popular and every time________about it, he owed his success to the support of his friends.
A. talking B. talked
C. to talk D. when talking
5．If you ask many different questions, you will________all the information you need to know. A.quit B.acquire C．convince D．advocate 6．—You aren't angry at his disgraceful joke?
—No，________it.I've never laughed so much in my life. A.more than B.apart from
C.instead of D．far from X k B 1 . c o m
7．The most important word in the sentence has been________， so it doesn't make any sense. A. made out B. picked up C. left out D. held up 8．—
—Not until our program________by the authorities. A. approves B. has been approved C. is to approve D. will be approved .
9．I'll join you later there are a few things I need to________in my office first. A．attend to B.apply for C．appeal to D．lay off
10．I have been persuaded that the print media are usually more________and more reliable than television.
A.accurate B．ridiculous C．urgent D．shallow 11．—
—Never! ________should you touch it.
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A. At no time B. In no time C. At any time D. At one time
12．—How do you like the set of popular science books?
—Wonderful! It________many problems we are interested in exploring. A. refers B. consults C. covers D. writes
13．We could hardly believe what she says because she is____ ____changing her mind. A. regularly B. steadily C. eventually D. constantly
14．Was it because of the heavy snowstorm in Europe________the flight had to be put off? A. which B. so C. why D. that
15．________you have picked up, you must give it back to____ ____it belongs to. A. Whatever; whoever B. What; whoever
C. No matter what ; no matter who D. Whatever ; no matter who
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
I used to be a shy girl who never joined in any activities. When__16__invited me, I always__17__and said, “I am only a small potato. I don't want to be the center of__18__.” Even in class when the teacher questioned us I never__19__my hand because I__20__that others might laugh at me if I made a mistake.
But everything changed after I joined my class debating(辩论)team. I didn't want to join at first, for I was afraid to talk in front of a big__21__. However, my good friend tried to__22__me to go. She said, “I think you should break out of your shyness, otherwise it will be hard for you to__23__in this society.”
I thought for a long time and then I decided to have a go. How__26__I was! I felt I had made the first step in__27__my cowardice(胆怯
But our teachers and classmates didn't blame us. They said, “You did very well, __34__this is your first time.”
16．A.anyone B．everyone C．someone D．nobody 17．A.refused B．disagreed C．quarreled D．argued 18．A.laugh B．attention C．joke D．trick 19．A.rose B．lifted C．raised D．took 20．A.frightened B．thought C．believed D．worried 21．A.number B．crowd C．team D．scene 22．A.persuade B．advise C．suggest D．
23．A.struggle B．exist C．stay D．survive 24．A.debates B．opportunities C．friends D．
25．A.future B．intention C．dream D．purpose 26．A.excited B．nervous C．shy D．afraid
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27．A.changing B．fighting C．controlling D．conquering 28．A.stayed up B．turned up C．spent up D．woke up 29．A.wanted B．hoped C．expected D．dreamed 30．A.shy B．nervous C．excited D．glad 31．A.students B．teachers C．friends D．judges
32．A.staring at B．laughing at C．listening to D．talking about 33．A.thing B．condition C．problem D．matter 34．A.first of all B．after all C．above all D．at all 35．A.paid B．drew C．caught D．focused
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，满分40分)
A
Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career (职业)．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn't too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she'd give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn't often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification (资格证书) if I wanted to work with children. I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I've got a fulltime job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school. 36．What is the author's present job? A．Working parttime in a college.
B．Taking care of children for a family. C．Helping children with their schoolwork. D．Looking after children at a kindergarten.
37．When staying with the two girls' family, the author ____ ____. A．was paid for extra work B．often worked long hours C．got much help from her boss D．took a day off every other week
38．Why did the author leave her first job?
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A．She found a fulltime job. B．She was fed up with children.
C．She decided to attend a parttime course. D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.
39．What has the author learned from her own experiences? A．Less successful students can still have a career. B．Qualifications are necessary for a career. C．Hard work makes an excellent student. D．One must choose the job he or she likes.
B
In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.
First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For ten hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night. X k B 1 . c o m
I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time—two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $100 a week.
But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two tenminute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in nearzerodegree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.
I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.
40．Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time? A．To pay for his schooling. B．To save for his future. C．To support his family. D．To gain some experience.
41．The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT________. A．loading boxes in the freezing cold B．having limited time for breaks
C．working and studying at the same time D．getting no pay for lunch time
42．What is the subject discussed in the text? A．The writer's unhappy school life. B．The writer's eagerness to earn money.
C．The writer's experience as a fulltime worker. D．The writer's hard work in an apple plant.
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43．How is the text organized?
A．Topic—Argument—Explanation. B．Opinion—Discussion—Description. C．Main idea—n—Supporting examples.
D．Introduction—Supporting examples—Conclusion.
C
Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father won the argument on condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother's home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in univeristy and travel through the United States and the Caribbean.Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
44．The writer's parents allowed their kids to travel so that ________. A．
B．the kids could earn some pocket money C．the kids could find jobs more easily D．it could bring good to the kids' future 45．The writer thinks ________.
A．his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel B．his brother earned a lot of money by working C．his brother didn't disappoint his father
D．his brother's travel was better than his to France
46．The text is mainly about the writer and his brother's stories to ________. A．do some parttime jobs B．
C．travel for experiences D．earn pocket money
47．What can we infer from Paragraph 1?
A．The author earned a lot of money when he was young. B．The author was responsible for what he did. C．
D．The author was able to manage his money well as a child.
D
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would
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have liked to go back to it, but the shifts(工作班次) are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p．m. till 6 a．m. five nights a week for just ￡90, before tax and insurance. “It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work ‘unsocial hours’ should get a bit extra.”
The hours she's chosen to work meant that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesn't think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn't physically very hard, but it's not exactly pleasant, either. “I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs. If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful.”
The fact that she's working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three. “Since I've got to be here, I try to enjoy myself——and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.”
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living. “They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write，” said Margaret. “I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what_I'd_been_doing,_but I don't think that way any more. I don't dislike the work though I can't say I'm mad about it.”
48．Margaret quit her job as a nurse because________ A．she wanted to earn more money to support her family B．she had suffered a lot of mental pressure
C．she needed the right time to look after her children D．she felt tired of taking care of patients
49．Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because________. A．they never clean their offices B．they look down upon cleaners C．they never do their work carefully
D．they always make a mess in their offices
50．When at work, Margaret feels________. A．lighthearted because of her fellow workers B．happy because the building is fully lit C．tired because of the heavy workload D．bored because time passed slowly
51．The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret's parents would________. A．help care for her children B．regret what they had said C．show sympathy for her D．feel disappointed in her
E
Any manufacturer would want a worker like this in a facotry. Many more products could be made and sold if workers never stopped. That's why there are more and more robots at work today.
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Robots do a wide variety of tasks. They weld (焊接), drill, and paint new cars. They locate underwater pollution sites. Robots handle poisons. Most of their work is too dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant for people to do. By doing the dirty work, a robot is a worker's helper, or aide.
The years ahead may be the era (时代) of robots. People are using them more and more. Already robots have explored (探索) active volcanoes and the ocean floor. Modern robots can maneuver in space. With their skillful movements, they can serve satellites that cannot be reached by humans. Some new uses will include havesting crops and working in open pit mines. Robots can help us to live better and learn more about our world.
52．What is mentioned in this passage is really ________. A．a hardworking worker B．a daydreamer
C．an advanced machine D．a manufacturer
53．Robots can do everything accurately and efficiently because ________. A．they have brains B．
C．they are technicians
D．the manufacturer is helping them
54．Why do we regard the years ahead as the era of robots? Because ________. A．no human beings will live on earth B．robots will control the earth
C．robots will do more and more jobs which people aren't supposed to do D．humans needn't do anything that robots can do
55．Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A．An Unbelievable Story B．What a Machine! C．What a Worker!
D．Robot—the Last Creature in the World 短文改错.
An English lady was finally decided that she really should 56_______ learn to drive, And after many attempts, she past her 57_______ driving test and told her husband that，to release， he 58_______ was going to drive him over to France for a holiday， But 59_______ then a week after the trip, she suddenly announced that 60_______ they wouldn’t take the holiday. “How did you change your 61_______ mind?” he asked her by surprise.“Well，it is all because 62_______ of the business of driving on right.” She said, “I have 63______ been practicing for three weeks now， but I still couldn’t 64______ get used to it-in fact, I’ve nearly killed three peoples.” 65______
Ⅳ.书面表达(25分)
根据下列提示写一篇记叙文，题目为“A Meaningful Experience”.
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我在暑假期间到一家肯德基(KFC)快餐店做保洁员(cleaner)工作.每天工作七个小时，为期三周.这项工作辛苦且枯燥，令人感到非常疲劳.每天都要起早贪黑地工作，几乎半途放弃.在新学期开始之前，我出色地完成了工作并且得到老板的表扬.这次打工的感受：这次艰苦劳动让人明白劳动(labour)意味着什么；只要努力地去做，任何事都会做好. 要求：
1．必须使用第一人称，可以适当发挥； 2．词数120左右.
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高二年级上学期期末考试参考答案及详解
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1. 答案：D 考查冠词.句意：第一空表示“一层”，所以用不定冠词；第二空organic matter表示“有机物”，是专有名词，因此不加冠词.
2. 答案：B 考查句式.句意：如果可能的话，你献血就会挽救很多人的生命.此处考查“祈使句＋and you'll...”句式. 3. 答案：A 考查省略和定语从句的用法.句意：“他就是你经常提到的那位老师吗？”“是的，你知道(他就是)我从他身上学到了很多东西那个人.”由句意可知，答语just前承前省略了he is，因此the one后部分是定语从句，介词from后接whom.
4. 答案：A 考查状语从句的省略.句意：他的演出很受欢迎，每次谈到这一点，他都会把他的成功归于朋友的支持.every time后省略了句子的主语he和动词was. 5. 答案：B 考查动词.句意：如果你多问问题，你一定会获得你想知道的信息.acquire“获得，取得，学到”.
6. 答案：D 考查短语.答语句意：没生气，一点也没生气.我感到非常高兴.far from“远非，绝不”；more than“多于，不仅仅是”；apart from“除……之外”；instead of“代替”.
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7. 答案：C 考查动词短语.句意：这个句子中最重要的词被漏掉了，所以讲不通了.leave out“遗漏，省略”；make out“辨别出，理解”；pick up“捡起，好转”；hold up“阻碍，拦截，举起”.
8. 答案：B 考查时态和语态.until所接时间状语从句用一般时态表将来，所以排除C、D两项；再由句意“等主管部门同意了我们的计划专家才会来做报告”可知，用现在完成时表现在完成将来时 9. 答案：A 考查短语.句意：待会儿我再找你，办公室有一些事需要我先处理一下.tend to“处理”；apply for“申请”；appeal to“吸引”；lay off“退休”. 10. 答案：A 考查形容词.句意：我相信纸质媒体通常比电视更加精确可信.accurate“精确的”. 11. 答案：A 考查介词短语.四个选项意思分别如下：绝不、在任何时候都不；立刻、很快、马上；在任何时候；曾经、一度.再结合所学知识：否定副词置于句首，句子需要部分倒装，例如：At no time should you give up studying. 在任何时候你都不应放弃读书.故此选择：at no time.
12. 答案：C 考查动词.句意：“——你觉得这套流行的科学方面的书怎么样？”“——很好！它涉及了我们感兴趣的很多问题.”cover“包括，涉及”符合句意.
13. 答案：D 考查副词.句意：我们不相信她说的话，因为她的心思总在不停地变化.constantly“不停地”；regularly“规则地”；steadily“稳步地”；eventually“最后，终于”.
14 答案：D 考查强调句型.句意：是不是因为欧洲的大雪这次航班才不得不取消？强调句型的疑问句式是Was it...that...?
15 答案：A 考查状语从句和名词性从句.无论你捡到什么，都必须还给它的主人.第一空是让步状语从句，可以用whatever或者no matter what；第二空是宾语从句，必须用whoever.
完形填空
16．答案：C 此处泛指某个人，且在肯定陈述句中，故用someone.
17．答案：A 由该空后作者所说的话可知，她拒绝了邀请，故选refused.disagree“不同意”；quarrel“吵架”；argue“争论”.
18．答案：B 由常识可知，害羞、内向的人不喜欢成为大家关注的中心.作者就是这样的一个人.attention“注意；关注”.
19答案：C 作者的害羞使她上课时也不举手回答老师提出的问题.raise one's hand“举手”，为习惯用法. 20．答案：D 作者不举手回答问题的原因是担心自己一旦犯错误就会被嘲笑.worry“使担忧，使担心”.
21．答案：B 由常识可知，参加辩论小组需要在一群人面前讲话.crowd“一群人”，符合语境.
22．答案：A 联系上下文可知，作者参加了辩论小组，结合朋友所说的话可知，她努力“说服”了作者，故用persuade.advise, suggest意为“建议”；e“欢迎”.
23．答案：D 在这个社会，必须克服羞涩才能生存下去.survive“生存；存在”；struggle“斗争；拼搏”；exist“存在”；多用于指事物；stay“停留”.
24．答案：B 面对朋友的极力劝说，作者反思过去，承认自己曾经因为羞涩而失去了很多机会，下一句便给出了例子.opportunity“机会”.
25．答案：C 成为一名新闻广播员是作者曾经的梦想，而不是“未来”、“意图”或“目的”. 26．答案：A 作者参加了辩论小组，迈出了战胜胆怯的第一步，固然会感到“兴奋”，故用excited.
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27．答案：D 此处应填的词与第二段中“I think you should break out of your shyness”中的break out of“摆脱”意义相近，故用conquer“战胜”.
28．答案：A 为了为即将到来的辩论做准备，作者熬到深夜.stay up“熬夜”；turn up“调大；出现；露面”；无spend up这一短语；wake up“醒来”.
29．答案：C 上文提到作者为辩论会上获胜而熬夜做准备，又由本段末句“We failed in the first debate”可知，第一场辩论并不像作者预料的那样.expect“期盼；预料”. 30．答案：B 首次参加辩论会，作者肯定会很紧张，故用nervous.
31．答案：D 由常识可知，辩论会现场参辩者要面对的是观众和裁判，故选D项.由文章末句也可知答案.
32．答案：A 作者感觉辩论会现场上的每一个人似乎都在盯着她看，所以更加紧张了.stare at“盯着看”；laugh at“嘲笑”；listen to“听”；talk about“谈论”.
33．答案：C 由作者所在的队失败了可知，她的三个队友出现了同样的问题，都紧张得忘词了，故选problem.thing“事情”；condition“条件”；matter“物质；事情”.
34．答案：B 此处是老师和同学们安慰作者和队友——虽然失败了，但这毕竟是第一次，他们做得很好了.after all“毕竟”；first of all“首先”；above all“最重要的是”；at all“完全；根本”. 35．答案：D focus one's attention on“集中注意力于……”，为固定词组. Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项.
A
36．答案：D 细节推断题.根据最后两段“...and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I've got a fulltime job there.”可推断出作者目前的工作是在幼儿园照看孩子.
37．答案：B 细节题.从第三段可知作者在这两个女孩家里时，常常工作很长时间. 38．
答案：C 细节题.第四段第六句“My experience counted for a lot and I got on a parttime course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.”说明作者离开这两个女孩家的原因是她参加了业余学习班. 39．
答案：A 细节推断题.文章最后一句话“I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school.”说明即使学习差的同学也能有自己的事业.
B
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答案：A 细节题.第一段首句“In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget.”说明作者做许多工作的目的是交学费. 41． 答案：C 正误判断题.根据短文内容可判断出工作和学习同时进行不是用来描述工厂工作条件恶劣的. 42．
答案：D 主旨大意题.这篇短文讲述了作者在苹果加工厂的艰苦的工作. 43．
答案：D 文章结构题.这篇短文采用了“导言一举列说明一结论”的结构.
C
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44．The writer's parents allowed their kids to travel so that ________. A．
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B．the kids could earn some pocket money C．the kids could find jobs more easily D．it could bring good to the kids' future
答案：D 推理判断题.通读全文，再结合最后一段可推知，美国的父母更懂得放手的道理，这样一来，孩子将在经历中学会自立，学会为人处事，学会决策，这对于他未来的发展至关重要. 45．
答案：A 细节理解题.由第三段中的最后一句中“...my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people”可知答案. 46．
答案：C 主旨大意题.综观全文可知，作者主要叙述了父母对他和弟弟旅行的态度及他们的旅行经历. 47
答案：B 推理判断题.作者自小就开始打工，自己决定零用钱的支出，即便自己花钱的方式是错的，父母也不介入，由此可推知作者对要做的事自行负责.
D
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答案：C 由第二段最后一句中“...as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”可知Margaret需要接送孩子上学放学，这个时间与护士工作的时间有冲突，因此她不得不辞去了护士这份工作. 49．
答案：D 由第五段“I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs.”可知有些办公室工作人员把办公室搞得一团糟，象猪圈一样.Margaret对此非常生气，因为她还得花很长时间去整理，打扫. 50． 答案：A 由第六段“...I try to enjoy myself——and I usually do, because of the other girls.”可知因为和其他女孩一起工作，Margaret感到很轻松，很快乐. 51．
答案：D 最后一段主要讲述Margaret面对的另一压力，那就是周围的人因她是清洁工而轻视她，看不起她，当然也包括她的父母.
E
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答案：C 主旨大意题.纵览全文就会注意到文章多次提到robot这个词，意为“机器人”. 53．
答案：B 细节理解题.文章的第四段中有这样的描写“.”每一个机器人里面都有电脑，电脑会告诉它做什么. 54．
答案：C 细节理解题.根据文章的第五段第一句中“The years ahead may be the era of robots. People are using them more and more.”可知. 55．
答案：C 主旨大意题.学生最容易选错的是选项B.但注意开头第一句 Imagine a worker who never gets tired.，并且整篇文章都是把robot当作worker来描述的. 短文改错
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56. 去掉was 57. past-passed 58. he-she 59. And-But 60 after-before
61. How-Why 62. by-in/with 63. on∧right-the 64. couldn't-can't 65. peoples-people 书面表达 参考范文：
A Meaningful Experience
During the summer holiday, I had a meaningful experience. I took a parttime job at a KFC fast food restaurant, working as a cleaner. The job required me to work 7 hours a day for three weeks. The job was hard and boring and seemed endless, which made me so tired that I nearly gave up half way. Early in the morning I started off for work and it kept me there until late in the evening. Before the new school term began, I finished the parttime job so well that I won praises from the boss.
I have benefited a lot from this working experience. It is hard work that makes me realize what labour means to us. As long as we take efforts to do something, we can do it well.
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