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(2023高二下·林芝期中)
阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tom had lived in Palo Alto and been alive during 1 earthquake. Nothing much happened
2 him or his home on that day. 3 ，a few4 later, 5 traffic accident made him6 his life.
After Tom died，his wife came to his car he hadn't used for some months. When she began to7 it out she noticed first that the front seat had been equipped 8 it could flatten backwards. Then she noticed that the back seat had9 rigged(装配)so it would pop out 10 to make you climb into the trunk(行李箱）. 11 the trunk she found old clothes, bottles of water and two hundred 12 of rope. It seemed that, 13 he was not a man planning for the future, Tom was at least prepared for14 trapped in an earthquake. 15 , we should learn from 16 Tom. Everyone should 17 for something 18 some accidents 19 fires and earthquakes happen20 suddenly.
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the
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an
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a
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to
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at
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in
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on
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However
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Whenever
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Whatever
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Wherever
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months'
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month
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monthes
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months
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the
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a
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an
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lost
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to lose
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lose
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loses
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cleaning
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to clean
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clean
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cleaned
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so that
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so as to
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so far
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A and B
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were
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be
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been
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easy
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easily
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hard
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hardly
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Opening
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Opened
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To open
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Opens
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foot
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feet
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foots
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feets
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although
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though
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while
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A, B and C
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was
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been
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being
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be
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In fact
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On fact
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As fact
D .
A fact of life
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care
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careful
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carefully
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carefulness
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preparing
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prepared
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prepare
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to prepare
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hours
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days
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months
D .
in case
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such as
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for example
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so as
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and so on
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usually
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often
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never
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suddenly
