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A couple of days ago my step-son, Josh, was preparing for an event. Children from his primary school were going for their first trial day at the secondary school,so that they could know what they would meet after the summer holidays. A big
I was in the middle of softie stuff when I noticed him
“Josh,” I said in a deep,serious voice. “I
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A.recognize | B.receive | C.offer | D.change |
A.believe | B.prepare | C.accept | D.give |
A.appointment | B.decision | C.day | D.excuse |
A.collecting | B.searching | C.playing | D.selecting |
A.so | B.for | C.but | D.and |
A.old | B.pretty | C.colorful | D.tidy |
A.busy | B.important | C.happy | D.fortunate |
A.considered | B.hated | C.insisted | D.stopped |
A.favorite | B.expensive | C.golden | D.new |
A.mend | B.choose | C.lose | D.exchange |
A.lend | B.present | C.take | D.point |
A.sleeping | B.drinking | C.reading | D.working |
A.still | B.even | C.also | D.ever |
A.satisfied | B.Excited | C.Moved | D.Surprised |
A.valuable | B.strange | C.simple | D.true |
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