[单项选择]A) One of his cousins is getting married. B) The final exams are coming.
C) He hasn’t decided what to buy for his cousin. D) He has little time to tour California.

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Hank Cousins played football for his team. Once he and his family were spending their holiday in a small town. On the fast day it was mining hard and it was impossible for them to go out to do some interesting things. So in the afternoon the family decided to go to the cinema. Hank, his wife and their three children walked down to the town’s only cinema, bought tickets and went into the cinema. The lights were still on, and there were just six other persons there. As Hank went in, some of them saw him and started clapping(鼓掌).
Hank gave them a smile and turned to his wife. "Aha, I can’t believe they know me and I’m getting a warm welcome here, "he said. "I guess they saw my games on TV. "
They sat down and then a young man came and gave out his hand. "Thank you very much, "said Hank. "I just can’t believe you know who I am. ""All I know , "said the man, "is that they would not show the
A. it was in the afternoon
B. the weather was not good
C. there was a good film

[单项选择]No one appreciated his work during his lifetime, but（　）it is clear that he was a great artist.
A. in the aftermath
B. by the time
C. in retrospect
D. in this eventuality

[单项选择]A) His health is getting worse. B) He can no longer work at sea.
C) His past life upsets him a good deal. D) He has not got the expected pension.

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One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dan’s brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy (浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio, He drifted (漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message. "Without t
A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help
B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared
C. it wouldn’t he hit by other ships
D. he might be picked up by a passing ship

[单项选择]A. To sell his car for a new one.
B. To keep his old car and get a new one.
C. To leave it in the garage to be repaired.
D. To ask the mechanic to repair it later.

[填空题]Why do Mike Slabangh and his cousins take genetic testing