I’m no good at applying for grants (经费). My fast
I grew up in a low-income, single-parent family, earning my own
I was angry about being rejected, but also
As my list of published books
I didn’t
A.responsibility | B.adventure | C.rejection | D.treasure |
A.depend on | B.top up | C.set up | D.refer to |
A.money | B.degree | C.license | D.position |
A.obtained | B.required | C.hated | D.learned |
A.lecture | B.treat | C.job | D.paper |
A.Because | B.While | C.If | D.Unless |
A.privately-owned | B.well-timed | C.hard-earned | D.newly-collected |
A.ashamed | B.proud | C.afraid | D.brave |
A.admire | B.review | C.teach | D.speak |
A.proved | B.grew | C.explained | D.worked |
A.pretend | B.promise | C.refuse | D.struggle |
A.book | B.place | C.loan | D.medal |
A.eventually | B.regularly | C.instantly | D.randomly |
A.assess | B.increase | C.doubt | D.affect |
A.pen | B.owe | C.hear | D.read |
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A.released | B.kept | C.stopped | D.continued |
A.statement | B.possibility | C.evidence | D.result |
A.trust | B.belonging | C.recognition | D.accomplishment |
A.However | B.Thus | C.Likewise | D.Besides |
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A.country | B.seat | C.room | D.station |
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A.chicken | B.turkey | C.pig | D.sheep |
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A.dress | B.work | C.look | D.behave |
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A.included | B.read | C.contained | D.took |
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A.could | B.would | C.might | D.must |
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