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  • 1. (2023·上海模拟) Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)

    "Mom, are you ready?"

    Dad had finally agreed that Mom and I could go on a one-week African safari (观察野生动物之行.! I had always wanted to visit Africa's great outdoors.

    It required a lot of training to get prepared for the safari. Although the training was boring, I would

    1anything to go on a safari. And as the coach stressed, the training was very important. At last, it was time to2. The flight took 16 hours. I was bored to death, but deep down I still felt excited. When my mom, our guide, two other camping friends and I were driving to our campsite in an old jeep, I was thrilled to pieces. After taking many turns, we finally reached our destination. It was the day that I had been3for the past three years!

    We learned many interesting facts on our safari. For example, the giraffe has the most powerful kick of all the animals. The black mamba (树眼镜蛇. can move up to 11 kilometers an hour. I saw some lions trying to4the afternoon sun while lying under the shade of a tree. I had read many books about wildlife. Aren't lions very fierce (凶猛的.? We stopped to take a few quick pictures of them. The lions didn't seem to mind. When I saw how5they looked, I wondered if all the books I had read had been telling the truth.

    Then, we saw a fox, a group of playful monkeys and a not-so-happy-looking wolf. The sunlight was so6that I felt as if I had just taken a shower in sweat!

    At night, we had steak, baked potatoes, green beans and many types of fresh fruit I had never even seen before. They were delicious and I ate quite a lot of them.

    When we returned home, I felt tired but proud. It was an amazing trip which I will never forget.

    (1)
    A . refuse B . buy C . sell D . suffer
    (2)
    A . keep quiet B . set out C . give up D . lose weight
    (3)
    A . waiting for B . looking for C . worrying about D . complaining about
    (4)
    A . find B . watch C . avoid D . follow
    (5)
    A . calm B . dangerous C . angry D . frightening
    (6)
    A . weak B . pale C . bright D . strong

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