1、As a saying goes, “If you have a good friend, your joys are doubled and your sorrows are halved”. Man is a social animal by nature. We all need friends, as they are there for us when we need support, just as we are there for them whenever they need us. Therefore, it is necessary for you to make friends.
Tell your classmates how to make friends.
(总观点)Good friends are interested in our health and safety, not in something that we might give them or do for them.
(分点陈述)To make friends, the first step is to open ourselves up. If we want to make good friends, we should be able to share our thoughts and feelings with other people first. Only when we share something of ours with others, can we begin making friends.
Respecting our friends is also important to keep our relationships healthy and strong.
Unconditional support is one of the things which friends have. True friendship means offering a shoulder when they need it, crying with them when they are sad, and laughing with them when they are happy. Only in this way can the tree of friendship last for a long time.
2、We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. However, we can change ourselves. There is always something that gives you impact on your life. What is it? Say something about it.
As we grow up, we begin to realize that attitude plays an important role in our life. It is the root of our life. If you have good attitude, you will find that you lead a happy life and you approach success easily. People should convince themselves to be in charge of their attitudes.
Attitude may decide what our life is. When we meet things no matter whether it is good or bad, we should have a positive attitude. A positive attitude can help you solve the problem you meet and help you realize yourself while a negative will make you move back.
Now that we cannot change so many things, why don’t we change our attitudes?
3、At school, everyone has some subject which he/she is good at. He/She can offer some advice on how to do a good job at the subject(s). Suppose you are Gordon, and your friend Jim just wrote you a letter to ask you for advice on this topic. Please write a letter back. The beginning of the letter has been given.
Dear Jim,
I am glad to receive you letter. You asked me for good advice on school subjects and I think we should study hard and try our best at first. Besides, I have some study methods that may work for you.
I like Math best and I think practice is a key for Math. Do as many exercises as you can especially the hard ones. Math is not the kind of subject that mere reading will help you win; you must invest the time to practice.
When studying Chinese, read over your notes and become extremely familiar with the different literary terms and techniques. You can create a list of examples from each book that you are very familiar with so that you always have some material to write about.
As for history, timelines are invaluable. Write out lines for each major event so that you can
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get a sense of cause and effect. You can text yourself by later rewriting the timelines from memory.
I hope the suggestions above can help you improve your grades.
Yours, Gordon 4、A calculator is a device that makes Math easy. Simply by pressing a few keys, the operator could instantly add, subtract, multiply, or divide. As a high school student, do you think students should use it when doing Math problems or in an exams? Write an essay on this topic.
With the development of science and technology, calculators are available to everyone. Some people think the calculator is a valuable tool that should be taught and used early. By the device, nearly any person with enough knowledge could solve complex Math problems.
In my opinion, we high school students should not solve Math problems with the help of a calculator.
As students in elementary schools, secondary schools or high schools, we have the need for early guided learning of mathematical skills which is good for our logical ability. If using a calculator were allowed, some students would get right answers easily from the calculator and ignore a real understanding of Math. After we go to college, we can regard personal calculators as standard equipment.
5、Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else. Researchers in the U.S.A. have estimated that when most students leave school they have spent 22,000 hours watching TV. People get a lot of benefits from watching TV.
Write an essay to tell your classmates the benefits of watching TV.
Television has changed our lives in many ways. Television offers us many benefits.
Firstly, television helps us learn about the world and know many new things. It can often present information to us in a more effective way than books can and make things more memorable.
Secondly, it entertains us, as it represents an enjoyable means to relax. For millions of people around the world, television is the source of companionship and helps them cope with the everyday life.
Moreover, television has increased the popularity of sports and arts. People are able to see all types of sports on TV and watch very important football matches that take place at a certain moment in a foreign county.
Last but not least, television makes us aware of our global responsibilities. In 1985, for example, 1.5 billion people in 147 countries watched a TV pop concert and it helped collect more than $ 100 million for people in Africa.
6、Nowadays, more and more schools have demanded students wear school uniforms, on which students have various opinions.
Express the two opinions in the following form, with the title of “Wearing School Uniforms”.
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Agree (1) preventing students from showing off how rich they are (2) Showing others they are students Disagree (1) wearing favorite clothes to show uniqueness (2) poor quality of school uniforms (3) high price of school uniforms Nowadays most schools require the students to wear school uniforms. Some students support this school regulation while others are again it.
Many students approve of this idea for two reasons. Firstly, students will have no intention to wear brands to show off how rich they are. Secondly, wearing uniforms will inform people of their identity as students.
Those who are against this idea think students should wear their favorite clothes to show their uniqueness. They complain about the poor quality of school uniforms. In addition, school uniforms are often expensive.
As far as I am concerned, I approve of students’ wearing shool uniforms. Wearing uniforms not only helps students focus on study, but also makes schools’ management easier.
7、With the development of society, more and more young people have chosen to live in big cities.
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of big cities according to following form: Advantages (1) more and more choices and good salaries (2) adequate facilities Disadvantages (1) more stress (2) high cost of living (3) being far from family Ending it by giving your own opinion.
With the development of society, more and more young people choose to live in big cities instead of small ones.
Big cities have two major advantages. First, there are much more career choices in big cities. And you will earn more there. Second, there are adequate facilities there. The diversity of transportation, and large high level offer citizen good services.
There are also disadvantages. First, people there tend to feel more stressed because of the fierce competition. Furthermore, the cost of living is higher. What is worse, living in big cities sometimes means living far away from your families.
In my opinion, I will not choose the big city because I can’t stand leaving my families and I enjoy the casual way of life.
8、On April 14, 2010, a terrible earthquake hit Yushu County in Qinghai Province, China, which caused great loss. On April 21, your school held some activities, in which you mourned the dead, discussed how to help the survivors and had a donation for them.
Suppose you are one of the reporters for the school’s website. Please write an essay about what was going on in your school on April 21, according to the information above.
On April 21, 2010, our school held a series of activities to remember the dead and help the survivors of the destructive earthquake that hit Yushu, Qinghai on April 14.
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At 10:00 a.m., all of the students in our school gathered on the playground, with the whistle blowing and the national flag flying at half-mast. We mourned the dead for 3 minutes and bowed our heads in their memory.
We watched TV programs about the earthquake. Then we had a discussion on how to help Yushu. Some said we should donate money to help the survivors rebuild their houses. Some thought we should get in touch with some students in Yushu and donate clothes and books for them. After that we collected money for the people of Yushu. We believe Yushu will recover and be beautiful again one day.
9、Nowadays, people are so busy doing their work or studying that they spend less and less time on exercise. Some people even say they would watch TV in their spare time rather than do exercise. In fact, they haven’t known the importance of exercise. Please say something about it.
Around the world, people are busy studying in their classrooms or working in their offices. They seem to have less and less time to do exercise. In fact, people should take part in all sorts of exercise, sports, or physical activity.
Exercise is important to keep both your body and mind in shape. Here are some of the basic benefit. First, by working out regularly, your body becomes more efficient at burning calories. This gives you more energy throughout the day. Second, physical activity, especially weight training, allows you to change the shape of your body. We usually see that people who do exercise have a good figure. Third, when people do exercise at the right amount, they are less likely to get sick and their stress are reduced by regularly exercising. 10、“Loneliness is a prison which can be opened only from outside,” Alfredo La Mont used to say. Many persons feel that they are lonely, that they haven’t found the right place in this world, that they don’t have real friends and real support, that everything seems useless. Please give the people who feel lonely some advice.
There is always a reason which makes you feel lonely. We don’t have to wait for others to come and rescue us from loneliness—the key is our mind and our soul.
When you feel lonely, don’t hesitate to make new friends. Maybe the one you have already had makes you bored, but these new persons can make you think of something else and can bring something new to your life.
You can also do all the things you have dreamt at and which you never had the time to put into practice: go shopping, watch a good film, or take dancing lessons. All these things will make you feel good about yourself and you will begin to see things from another angle.
Loneliness will disappear by itself one day and you will find out being lonely is not such a bad thing after all.
11、People have different ideas about what a good student means. Some think
students who are good at studying are good students, while others believe good students must have good health.
Discuss what a good student means in your mind.
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In my opinion, a good student should be one who is not only good at studying but also has good health as well as good values.
Studying is the most important for a student, since he spends most of his time studying at school. If someone is bad at studying, we certainly don’t regard him as a good student. Besides, a good student must have good health, which is the basis for him to do well in his studying and future job. Last but not least, good values are the key for a good student to be a good man for the society. Only by knowing what should be done and what should not be done can’t a man do harm to the society but do good to it.
12、Nowadays, more and more high school students own mobile phones for communication. However, there are some drawbacks.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones for high school students.
It has advantages and disadvantages for high school students to use mobile phones.
First of all, students can easily contact their parents. Second, if they are in danger or they find someone in danger, they can get in touch with police. Third, after school teachers and contact their students by mobile phone.
Every coin has two sides. It also has its disadvantages for high school students to use mobile phones. If students play their mobile phones in class, their study will be affected. Besides, students may show off their mobile phones. That would do harm to them.
All in all, I think high school students can use mobile phones as long as they can use them properly.
13、Long ago, there lived five blind man. One day there were discussing elephants. The first blind man touched the side of the elephant. “It’s like a wall,” he declared. “No,” said the second, who was grabbing the elephant’s tail. “It’s like a long rope.” “No, ” said the third, who was touching the ear. “An elephant is like a large fan.” “It’s like a pillar,” argued the fourth blind man, who was feeling the leg. “You are all wrong,” said the fifth man, as he was touching the elephant’s trunk. “It’s like a snake.” They began to argue. Finally, their friend said, “You are all right. Each of you has touched only one part of the elephant.” Your teacher asks you to write something about the Chinese fable.
It is a well-known fable and when we were primary school students, we learned it. I remember that I used to laugh at the blind man. I gradually find that there are, in fact, so many people like them around me.
We use this fable understanding different views of knowing a new thing in our daily life. When we meet problems, we should not judge them too quickly. We should get our conclusion after knowing all the aspects of the problem. It needs our patience. In our life, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions without thinking carefully, or we will be like the blind men feeling an elephant.
14、You are Li Hua. Your American friend Jack wants to do a part-time job during his summer vacation, so he writes to you for some advice about a job interview. You write back to him and say something about what he should do before, during and after the job
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interview.
Dear Tim,
Thank you for your last letter asking for advice about your job interview.
Before your job interview, full preparations are necessary. You had better learn basic information about the company so that your questions are knowledgeable during the interview. If you don’t, it seems that you’re not really interested in the job.
On the interview day, arrive 10-15 minutes early. Dressing nicely and
appropriately is a compliment to the person you meet. Listen very carefully to each question you are asked and give thoughtful and to-the -point answers. If you carry a cellphone, turn it off during the interview to be sure it doesn’t ring.
After the interview, send a thank-you letter to the interviewer immediately. Look forward to your good news.
Yours, Li Hua
初赛作文
Teamwork refers to the activity of working well together as a team. Nowadays, teamwork has attracted more and more people’s attention. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay discussing the advantages and disadvantages of teamwork. Write the essay, ending it by giving your own opinions about how to participate in a team successfully.
(有利之处)(总述)As we all know, teamwork is of great value in our work and life. (分述)First of all, teamwork means efficiency. Second, it helps us form the spirit of collectivism. (转不利之处)However, (总述)teamwork is not something without any shortcomings. For example, in a team, there are usually some talented people and some average people. Generally, the talented ones are more active than the less skilled ones. In the long run, the less skilled ones may become lazy and depend entirely on the talented ones. (措施)(引入)So how can we participate in a team successfully? First, we should remember there is no “I” in teamwork; we are one, and we should work together. Also, it is important to know others’ advantages and to learn how to cooperate with them.
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开头：
1.When it comes to ..., some think ... 2.There is a public debate today that ...
3.A is a common way of ..., but is it a wise one?
4.Recentaly the problem has been brought into focus. 提出观点：
1.Now there is a growing awareness that... 2.It is time we explore the truth of ...
3.Nowhere in history has the issue been more visible. 进一步提出观点：
1.... but that is only part of the history. 2.Another equally important aspect is ...
3.A is but one of the many effects. Another is ... 4.Besides, other reasons are... 提出假想例子的方式： 1.Suppose that...
2.Just imagine what would be like if... 3.It is reasonable to expect... 4.It is not surprising that...
多项陈述：
1. Therefore/Thus/So, …. Then/Next,…. Moreover/In more/Last but not the least, …. 2.First,…. Second,… Third, …
建议：
1.We should…
2.We are supposed to… 3.We’d better… 4.We can…
举普通例子：
1.For example(instance),...
2.... such as A,B,C and so on (so forth) 3.A good case in point is...
4.A particular example for this is...
引用：
1.One of the greatest early writers said ...
2.\"Knowledge is power\ 3.\"......\". That is how sb comment ( criticize/ praise...). 4.\"......\". How often we hear such words like there.
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addition/Furthermore/What’s
进行对比：
1.The advantages for A outweigh the disadvantages for ... 2.Although A enjoys a distinct advantage ...
3.Indeed , A carries much weight than B 4.when sth. is concerned. 5.A maybe ... , but it suffers from the disadvantage that... 承上启下：
1.To understand the truth of ..., it is also important to see... 2.A study of ... will make this point clear 让步：
1.Certainly, B has its own advantages, such as... 2.I do not deny that A has its own merits.
描述结果的句型：1.As is shown from…, …., while…. 2.According to…, … and … 3.From…, … while…
描述原因的句型：
1.The reason why… is that…, among which … is the major reason. 2.Many factors are responsible for…, and … is the major factor.
结尾：
1.From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw 2.the conclusion that ... 3.In summary, it is wiser ... 4.In short...
并列连词 其他意思相似的并列连词 在句子中表示的意思 and furthermore，besides，in addition，并列或递进 (基本词义：此外，moreover，also，likewise，not 而且) only...but also however，nevertheless， still，in contrast otherwise consequently，therefore， thus，accordingly，then neither 对比(基本词义：但是，然而) 原因(因为) 选择( 基本词义：或者，否则，不然的话) 结果(因此，所以) 否定选择(也不) but，yet for or so nor 8
V.重点句型
1. I wonder whether/if...不知是否……
(1)我想知道你是否能帮我写下他的地址。
____________________________________ (2)我想知道你是否能和他友好相处。
2. not...until...“直到……才” (1)他直到12点才离开我家。
He ________________ my home ________ twelve o'clock. (2)我叔叔直到四十岁才结婚。
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3. It is/was the first/second time that...某人第一/第二次做某事。主句的谓语是现在时，从
句的谓语用现在完成时；主句的谓语是过去时，从句的谓语用过去完成时。 (1)这是我第一次来到长城。
This is ________ that ________ the Great Wall. (2)那是我最后一次看到珍妮，我最好的朋友。 ____________________________________
4. There was a time when...曾经有段时间……
(1)曾有一段时间我厌倦了国外生活。 _____________________________________ (2)曾有一段时间我英语学得很好。
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5. There is no such...as...(世界上)没有什么像……的…… (1)没有持之以恒的精神，就没有成功。 _____________________________________
(2)天下无不散的宴席。
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6. This is because...这就是……的原因
(1) 他越来越胖了，这是因为他喜欢吃大量的甜食。
_____________________________________ (2) 她开始努力学习了，这是因为期末考试就要到了。
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7. the air would be hard to breathe 主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式 当充当表语的形容词是easy，difficult，hard，light，heavy，cheap，expensive，comfortable，pleasant，nice等时，其后常跟不定式的主动形式表示被动意义。 (1)No one likes to talk to him because ____________(他很难相处)． (2)这家具太沉了，搬不动。
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8. can hardly wait to do something迫不及待地要做某事
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(1) 一旦你听了这首歌，你将永远忘不了它。
(2)一旦你学会了西班牙语，你就会发现意大利语很简单。
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9. It seems (to sb.) as if/that...(在某人看来)好像，似乎，仿佛觉得。 (1)好像没有人知道发生的一切。
_____________________________________ (2)我好像以前见过他。
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10. There is no＋～ing 分词短语＝It is impossible to do sth.没可能做某事 (1)无可否认，你在撒谎。
_____________________________________ (2) 没有办法知道未来会是什么样子。 __________________________________
11. the first/second(＋n.) to do sth.第一个/第二个做某事的人。 (1)奥巴马是第一个当选为美国总统的黑人。 _____________________________________ (2)他绝不会放弃这个计划的。
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(3)他总是第一个到办公室的人，但却是最后一个离开的。 _____________________________________
12. “the first/second/last time＋从句”“某人第一次/第二次/最后一次……的时候” (1)我第一次见到他时，就认为他诚实可信。 _____________________________________
(2)我第一次见到他的时候，他正在为一个老人免费修单车。 _____________________________________
13. “this was/is a time when…”“这是一个怎样的时期;曾一度…”
14. Only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. Only＋状语＋部分倒装。 其中
状语可以是副词，介词短语或状语从句等。 (1)只有他父亲回来了他才睡觉。
____________________________________ (2)只有通过大叫他才能使人们听到他。 _____________________________________
15．There is no doubt that...毫无疑问…… There is some doubt whether...……尚有疑问。 (1)毫无疑问，你是做这个工作的最佳人选。
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(2)他能否接受我的建议尚有疑问。
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16.That is why...这就是为什么……；这就是……的原因 (1)这就是我来参加比赛的原因。
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(2)这就是为什么运动员必须达到大家认可的标准的原因。
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17.It is as＋adj.to do A as (it is) to do B．做B与做A一样…… (1)保护环境与发展经济在我国同等重要。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)生产更多粮食与发展工业一样紧迫。
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18.“the＋比较级，the＋比较级”意为“越……就越……”。 [句式仿写] 你越努力，你学得就越好。
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19.It takes/took some time before...过了多长时间才…… (1)过了很长时间救援队才赶到灾区。
_________________________________________________________ (2)过了三年，他才找到女儿。
_________________________________________________ (3)过了很长时间他才意识到其重要性。
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20.as time goes by=with time going by ①你会随着年龄的增长而越来越聪明。
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②随着生活水平的提高，我们和朋友的聚会变少了。 ____________________________________________ ③随着时间的推移，天气越来越热了。
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21.so＋adj./adv.＋that...意为“如此„„以至于„„” (1)她如此乖巧以至于我们大部分人都喜欢她。 ___________________________________________ (2)他说得太快以至于我们跟不上他。
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22.No...，no...：无条件从句，意为：没有……就没有…… (1)没有理想就没有行动。
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(2)不劳无获。
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23.too...to...太……以至不能……
too后是glad，happy，anxious，eager，willing，ready等表示心理状态的形容词时， 意为“非常，很”，句子没有否定意义。 (1)他太急于离开事故现场了。
_________________________________________________ (2)小女孩激动得说不出话来。
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24.There be(no)．..left to do sth./for sth./for doing sth.为做某事/为某事留下/没留下。 已经没有时间来仔细考虑了。
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25.as soon as...一……就…… (1)他一回来就请你马上告诉我。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)这孩子作业一做完就打开了电视。
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26.It is/was obvious that...“很明显……”
It is＋adj.＋that...在本句中，it 是形式主语，that引导的从句作真正的主语。it作形式主语时，后面的真正主语可以由不定式，动名词或从句充当。 (1)很明显，我们在这里是非常受欢迎的。 ________that we are very welcome here. (2)你现在不方便见我的经理。
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27.主语＋动词＋it＋形容词/名词＋不定式/从句或动名词。it作形式宾语。 This made it hard to control myself. 这使我难以控制自己。
(1) 他认为去前线是他的责任。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)我们规定，课内外都讲英语。
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28.主语＋动词＋比较级＋than any other＋名词单数 比其它任何……都要……
China is larger than any other country in Asia. 中国比亚洲任何国家都大。
(1)中国的人口比世界上其它任何国家多。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)张华是我们班跑得最快的男孩。
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29.形容词原级as...as的前面可以用倍数词(half，twice，three times等)，意思为“是……多少倍”
(1)这棵树比那棵树高两倍。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)他赚的钱比你多三倍。
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30.sb.＋verb＋sb.＋in/on/by＋the＋身体部位(这类常见动词有：take，strike，lead，seize，hit，beat，pat，knock，etc.) Don't hit him in the face. 不要打他的脸。
(1)男孩牵着老人的手穿过了马路。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)老师拍拍我的肩，说我考得不错。
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31.否定词not与all，both，every等词连用表示部分否定。 Not all the boys like football. 并不是所有的男孩都喜欢足球。 (1)不是所有的食物都吃了。
________________________________________________________________________ (2)村子里所有的人晚上都不敢外出。
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32.not only...but also...＝not just...but also...不仅……而且……。以下句型表达相同意思：not merely...but also，not only...but...as well等 (1)他不仅自编剧本，还饰演其中的角色。
He________ writes his own plays，________acts in them. (2)这只汉堡包不但气味好闻而且味道好吃。
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33.No wonder...难怪…… (1)难怪他今天这么沮丧。
___________________________________________________ (2)难怪你会这么生气。
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