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英语试题试题满分:150分考试时间:120分钟第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都

有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdidthemandoonthefirstdayatthesummerschool?A.HedidGloriaafavor.B.Helearnedabouttherule

s.C.Hecollectedthestuff.2.Whoistheman?A.Thewoman’sneighbor.B.Thewoman’sbrother.C.Asalesman.3.Whatdothespeakersagree

aboutMike?A.Heneedstostudyharder.B.Hedoeswellineverysubject.C.Heisastudentleader.4.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Confused.B.Angry.C.Scared.5.Whyisthemanlate?A.Becauseoftheheavytraffic.B.Becauseofthebadweather.C.Becauseofthebasketballmatch.第

二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,

每小题5秒钟:听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答以下两个小题。6.WhatdoesAnniewantClarktodo?A.Feedherdog.B.Cleanherhouse.C.Waterherplants.

7.WhenwillAnniereturnhome?A.OnFriday.B.OnThursday.C.OnMonday.听下面一段对话,回答以下两个小题。8.Howdoesthemanliketow

atchfootballmatches?A.Onlivesportsfield.B.Withfootballplayers.C.Athome.9.Whatdoesthemanthinkexcitingforlivefootballmatches?A.Footballfans.

B.Theatmosphere.C.Footballsongs.听下面一段较长对话,回答以下三个小题。10.HowmanyapartmentsdidClivelookatyesterday?A.Two.B.Three

.C.Five.11.WhatisClivecomplainingabout?A.Thepricesoftheapartments.B.Thecostoftransport.C.Theamountofwork.12.WhydoesClivewanttomove?A.Helivesto

oneartotherailway.B.Hedoesn’tlikehispresenthome.C.Helivestoofarfromhisworkplace.听下面一段对话,回答以下四个小题。13.WhyisthemangoingtoHongKong?A.Foraholid

ay.B.Forbusiness.C.Forstudy.14.Whatclasswillthemanfly?A.Firstclass.B.Businessclass.C.Economyclass.15.Howmuchshouldthemanpay

fortheticketintotal?A.$830.B.$870.C.$900.16.Forwhatwillthemancallback?A.Thehotelreservation.B.Theticketinformation.C.TheclimateinHongKong.听下面一段较长对话

,回答以下小题。17.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout?A.Whichuniversitytogoto.B.Whattochooseasajob.C.Wheretoearnmoremoney.18.Whydoesthewomanm

akeherdecision?A.Sheneedsmoremoneytosupportherfamily.B.Herfamilylivefarawayfromthecity.C.Thevillagesareshortofgooddoctors.19.Whatwillthem

anprobablybeinthefuture?A.Aresearcher.B.Ateacher.C.Anofficer.20.Whatshouldtheydobeforetheyfulfilltheir

plans?A.Gotoconsultwiththeirparents.B.DowelltopasstheH.S.CExamination.C.Getadmittedtothefamousuniversity.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AShyParents,ShyChildren—ParentworkshopSeriesTheworkshopisdesignedforshyparent

sofshychildren,withtheuniqueemphasisonteachingspecificmethodsofbuildingyourchild’sself—respectandsocialcomfortle

vel,whileatthesametimebuildingyourown.Participantsarechosenbeforebeingadmittedtotheworkshoptohelpmakesuretheworkshopisagoodfi

tforyourneeds.Where:KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,WashingtonWhen:From6:30pmto8:30pm,fromNovember8thto12thFee:$435ShakeYou

rShyness:IntensiveWeekendTheworkshopisintendedtomeettheneedsofadultswhoareunabletoattendtheParentWorkshopSeriesduetodistanceorschedulinglimits.It’llh

elpyoulearnthebasicskillsthathelpovercomeshyness.Bepreparedtocometoclassearlyandsetasidetimeforhomew

orkonSaturdaynight.Where:KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,WashingtonWhen:Saturdays&SundaysinspringFee:$1,150ParentingtheShyChildShych

ildrenneedourhelp.Inthisclass,we’llcoverthebasics—theoriginsofshyness,methodsofovercomingshyness,socialskillsyoucante

achinyourhome,andtipsforworkingwithteacherstohelpyourchildfitinatschool,etc.Where:KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,W

ashingtonWhen:From5:30pmto7:30pm,fromNovember16thto18thFee:$95OvercomingShyness:Skills-TrainingforAdolescents:WorkshopThisisaspecialclassfor

adolescentsdesignedtoteachsocialskillsshypeopleareafraidtouse.We’llcovereverythingfromhowtostartconversationswithstrangerstowaysto

calmyournerveswhenyoudo.You’lllearnwhatmakessomepeoplemorepopularthanothersandsimplethingsyoucandotofeelmorelikeyoufitit.Where:

KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,WashingtonWhen:From3:30pmto5:30pm,onDecember18thFee:$7521.Whataretheclasse

sdesignedfor?A.Overcomingshyness.B.Buildingconfidence.C.Schedulingtime.D.Startingconversations.22.Whatc

anbeknownaboutShakeYourShyness:IntensiveWeekend?A.Itfocusesonlanguageskills.B.Itisofferedonlyatweekends.C.Itassignsalotofhousework.D.Itisdesigned

forshychildren.23.Howmuchwouldateenagerpaytolearntoovercomeshyness?A.$1,150.B.$435.C.$95.D.$75.BElephantsareendangeredanimalsbecauseofeffo

rtstohuntthemfortheirivorytusks.Sellingivoryhasbeenillegalformorethan30yearsworldwide.So,17-year-oldAnikaPuriwasastonishedtoseeamarketfilledwi

throwsofivoryjewelryandstatuesonhervisittoIndia4yearsago.Curious,Anikadidsomeresearchanddiscoveredashockingst

atistic:Africa’sforestelephantpopulationsdeclinedbyabout62percentbetween2002and2011.Yearslater,thenumberscon

tinuetodrop.Asawildlifelover,Anikawantedtodosomethingtohelpprotecttheanimalsstillthreatenedbyillegalhunting.“Drones(无人机)a

recurrentlyusedtodetectandcaptureimagesofhunters,buttheyarehotthataccurate,”Anikaexplained.However,afterwatchingvideosofelephantsandhumans,

shesawhowthetwodifferedintheirmovementsandspeed.Sherealizedshecoulduseitto“increasethedetectionaccuracyofpoten

tialillegalhunters”.Overthenexttwoyears,Anikaworkedoninventingasoftware,whichcanclassifyafigureaseitheranelephantorahumanbasedonthespeed,g

roupsize,howitturnsandotherpatternsinvideos.Thesoftwareisfourtimesmoreaccuratethanexistingdetectionmetho

dsandismuchcheaper.Itusesa$250camerathatplugsintoasmartphone,whichisthenattachedtoadrone.Thecamerarecordsthermalinfrared(红外线的

)videosusingheat,notvisiblelight.Thisallowsthedevicetoproducereal-timeinferencesasitfliesoverparksastowhetherobjectsbelowarehumansorelephan

ts,nomatterindaylightoratnight.“Researchisn’tastraightlineorasmoothsailing,”Anikasaid.“Ithasmadememoreresourceful.Italsohelpedmedevelopintoamor

einnovativethinker.Ihavelearnedalotalongtheway.”24.WhywasAnikasurprised?A.Elephantpopulationsweresmall.B.Elephant

swerelosingtheirhabitats.C.Elephanttuskswereillegallytraded.D.Elephantswereanendangeredspecies.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3refer

to?A.Thespeed.B.Thedifference.C.Thework.D.Thesoftware.26.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thelowcostofthecamera.B.Theflightpatternofthedrone.C.The

componentsofthedevice.D.Theadvantagesofthesoftware.27.WhichwordbestdescribesAnikaaccordingtothelastparag

raph?A.Optimistic.B.Tolerant.C.Talented.D.Curious.CHonkingcars,blastingstereos,babblingneighbors:consideritallpart

ofthesymphonythatplaysdailyonNewYorkCitystreets.Everyoneknowsthecityisloud,andpoliticianshavewagedalong,losingwaragainstnoise.Nowtheyhav

eanewweapon:noisecameras.Thecameras,whicharepairedwithasoundmetertodetectnoiseofatleast85decibels(分贝)fro

masource50ftormoreaway,haverecentlybeenfixedoncertainstreetsinManhattan’swealthyUpperWestSide.It’sparto

faprogramrunbythecity’sdepartmentofenvironmentalprotection.It’snotjustNewYorkCity.Knoxville,Tennessee;Miami;andsectionsofCaliforniaa

reworkingwiththeUK-basedcompanySoundVuetoaddnoisedetectorsonstreets.SoundVueisownedbyIntelligentInstruments

Ltd,andReubenPeckham,adirector,saidthebaselineinfraction(违规)of85decibelsthatthecamerasregisteris“similartothenoiselev

elfromalawnmowerattheoperator’sposition”.Peckhamsaidthebasicstructureusesamicrophoneandalgorithm(算法)todetectnoise,andthenl

ogstheoffender’slicenseplate.EricaWalkerstudiestherelationshipbetweencommunitynoiseandhealth.Shebelievesmostnoisecomesfrompoorcityplanni

ngratherthanindividualbadactions,andthatnoisecamerasaremerelyBand-Aidsforamoresystemicissue.“Ijustthinknoisecamerasareaverylazya

ndsuperficial(表面的)solution,”shesaid.“Abetternoisemitigation(缓解)strategyshouldbeapro-peaceperspective,whereeveryonehastocometothetableandagreetoasol

ution,ratherthanthecityjustshuttingdowntheacoustical(声音的)cultureofacommunity.”AccordingtoAudreyAmsellem,alectureratColum

biaUniversity,“theregulationofnoisehadmoretodowiththeidentityofthenoisemakerthanthesounditself.”Shealsoexpres

sedconcernaboutthesurveillance(监视)capabilitiesofnoisecameras.“Oncethesedevicesarefixed,theyrarelycomedown,”shesaid.“TheseareAI-driven,meaningcapa

bilitiescanbeaddedovertime.Weknowthatnoisecamerasareequippedwith—atleast—sensorsandcameras.Whatotherkindofdata,apartfromt

rafficnoise,cantheygather?Doesthispresentaprivacyriskforresidentsofthecity?”【TheGuardian(October5,2023)】28.Whichofthefollo

wingstatementsistrueconcerningnoisecameras?A.AllstreetsinManhattan’swealthyUpperWestSideareequippedwithcameras.B

.Noisesthatarebeyond85decibelsandarefromasourcelessthan50ftcanbedetectedbythecamera.C.SoundVueisownedbyReubenPeckham,adirector.D.Thecamerasarenoi

sedetectorsonstreetstofightagainstcitynoises.29.What’sthebettersolutiontonoiseproblemsaccordingtoEricaWalker?A.Logtheoffender’sl

icenseplate.B.Stoppoorcityplanning.C.Allsidesconcernedcometonegotiateandreachasoundsolution.D.Avoidindividualbadbehavior

s.30.WhatwasAudreyAmsellemworriedaboutwhenitcomestonoisecameras?A.Theregulationofnoiseisillegal.B.Thesedevicesareexpensivetoupgrade.C.

Thecamerasmayinvaderesidents’privacy.D.TheAI-drivendevicesareharmfultohumanbeings.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassag

e?A.CanNoiseCamerasReduceSoundPollutioninBigCities?B.BadBehaviorsonNewYorkCityStreetsC.SoundVue:aPromisingEn

terpriseToCombatNoiseD.Manhattan’sResidentsAreinDangerDExpectingtheworsttoavoidfeelingbadlaterisknownas“bracing”.Itmayhelppeoplepreparefore

motionallychallengingsituations,particularlyinthemomentsbeforethesesituationsoccur.Peoplebracefortheworstwhilewaitingforpotentiallynegativ

eoutcomes.Someonemightalsobracefortheworstinanticipationofstressfuleventslikegivingapresentationatwork.Somepsychologicaltheoriessuggestthat

bracingshouldhelp.Forexample,“decisionaffecttheory”proposesthathowwefeelaboutasituationisdeterminedpartlybycomparingwhatactuallyhappenedwi

thwhatcouldhavehappened.Basedonthis,peopleshouldbehappywhenaneventgoesbeyondtheirexpectations,anddisappo

intedwhenaneventfallsbehind.Therefore,byanticipatingtheworst,onecansafeguardthemselvesagainstfuturedisappointment,asanyresultislikelytosurpasstheirex

pectations.Butotherpsychologicaltheoriesunderminetheideathatbracingwillbehelpful.Ithasbeentheorizedands

cientificallyestablished—thatexpectationscanpowerfullyinfluencereality.Therearetwokeywaysthatexpectationscanshapereality.First,p

eoplemaybehaveinwaysthatfitwiththeirexpectations.Ifyouexpecttofailanupcomingtestorinterview,thenyoumightnotinvesteffortsinpreparation,whichinturn

reducesyourchancesofdoingwell.Second,peoplemayinterpretasituationinlinewiththeirexpectations.Imagineyoubelieveyouareinsuffi

cientlyqualifiedforajobyou’veappliedfor.Duringthejobinterview,you’relikelytointerpretblankexpressionsfromtheinterviewerinlinewiththisbelief

,whichcouldnegativelyaffectyourperformance.Infact,theinterviewerdidnotwanttogiveanythingaway.Drawingt

ogetherthescientificstudies,itseemsthatexpectingtheworstisanythingbutawisewaytoprepareforupcomingnewsorresults.Itmightbebet

tertoholdpositiveexpectationsthantobracefortheworst.32.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thelogicofpreparingfortheworst.B.Theth

eoryofcomparingpastandfuture.C.Theconflictbetweenpeople’sexpectationandreality.D.Theemotionshiddenbehindanticip

atingtheworst.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph3mean?A.Strengthen.B.Determine.C.Oppose.D.Jus

tify.34.Howcannegativeexpectationsprobablyaffectpeople’sperformanceinreality?A.Byresultinginunnecessarytimewaste.B.Bypromotingp

eople’sambitionandmotivation.C.Bygivingweighttopeople’spotentialofexcellence.D.Bycausinglesspreparationandsomemisinterpretations.35.Whatisthea

uthor’sattitudetowardbracingfortheworst?A.Unclear.B.Objective.C.Negative.D.Approving.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出

能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项两项为多余选项。Thechickenortheegg—whichcamefirst?It’sprobablyoneofthemostcommonlycitedparadoxes—

achickenhatchesfromanegg,sotheeggcamefirst,right?36Thetwoideasseemcontradictory,andthat’sexactlywhatap

aradoxis—aproblemthatseeminglyhasnodefinitivesolutionandcan’tbelogicallysolved.37Howcanworkbeflexiblebutmaintainstructure?Howcanweswi

tchoffifwe’reworkingfromhome?Twocontrastingideascouldcausepeoplestress,butwhatifweacceptthecontradictionandchangethewaywelo

okatit?Thisiswhatsomeexpertscallthe‘paradoxmindset’.Aparadoxconsistsoftworealitiesthatexistatthesametime—eventhoughthatseemsimpossible.38Forexampl

e,embracingchangemayleadtoburn-out,whileembracingstabilitymayleadtoboredom.Someexpertshavefoundtheacceptanceofbothrealitiesa

ndawillingnesstoembracethemcanimprovebothcreativityandproductivitybyallowingyoutonavigateapaththroughthecontradictions.39ConsiderEinstein.Theth

eoryofrelativitywasbornoutoftheparadoxthatsomethingcouldbemovingandstationaryatthesametime,dependingonperspective.So,ha

vinga‘paradoxmindset’andacceptingthebiggerpicturemayhelpyoubetterunderstandproblems.Itcouldalsomakeyouhappierknowingthatcontradictionsexis

t.Asaresult,itmayleadyoutoimprovingyourproductivityandcreativity.40A.Butthenwhatlaidtheegg?B.However,somesaythechickenc

amefirstasitlaidtheegg.C.IfitworkedforEinstein,maybeitcouldbegoodforyoutoo.D.Andparadoxesdon’tjustexistinphilosophicaldeb

atesbutalsoinourdailylives.E.Studieshavefoundthattheapplicationofaparadoxcanbringenormousbenefits.F.Ifyouembra

cejustoneofthoserealitiesandignoretheother,itcancauseproblems.G.A1996studyofgeniusesfoundthosethinkersspenttimeconsideringopposites.第三部

分完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Devihadneverbeentoaswimminglessoninherlife.Butnowthathermotherhadf

oundanewjobinthecity,Devifacedanew41—schoolfieldtripstothelocalpool.ThefirsttimeDeviwentwithherclasstothepool,shehadno42whatshewasinfor.De

vi43intothewaterandheldontothesideofthepool,expectingtobeabletotouchthe44withherfeet.ButwhenDevi45thesideofthepool,shesankunderthewater.Devisoon46the

cementledge(水泥平台)topreventherselfdrowning.Then,seizedby47,shejustsatonabench,tooembarrassedtotryagain.Whenshecamehome,hermother48rightawaythatDevi

wasupset.“Honey,Imadeacalltothelocalpool,andyoustartlessonsthisweekend.”Devifelt49thatlessonswouldhelp,bu

tshehadto50herfear.51,whenthetimecametotakeherfirstlesson,Deviwasevenmoreembarrassedthanbefore.“I’m13,andI’mtakinglessonswithalllittlekids!Thisis

52!”Whenshewasstandingthere,her53cameoverandsaid,“Hi,Devi!I’mAngela.Youknowwhat,Ididn’tlearntoswimuntilIwas20,andnowI’maswimming

teacher!”Angela’swordsputDevi54.Shecouldn’thelpbutsmile,realizingthatshemightneverbeafearlessswimmer,butshewouldsurehave

fun55.41.A.platformB.opportunityC.challengeD.project42.A.ideaB.hopeC.viewD.intention43.A.divedB.sankC.leaptD.slipped44.A.s

ideB.bottomC.surfaceD.edge45.A.tookholdofB.letgoofC.gotridofD.caughtsightof46.A.grabbedB.obtainedC.recalledD.fixed47.A.puzzleB.delightC.horrorD.reg

ret48.A.imaginedB.concludedC.noticedD.wondered49.A.contentB.gratefulC.curiousD.doubtful50.A.hideB.ove

rcomeC.supportD.convey51.A.StillB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Moreover52.A.fantasticB.ridiculousC.tolerantD.accessible53.A.parentB.friendC.partnerD.

instructor54.A.ateaseB.introubleC.atriskD.inneed55.A.competingB.playingC.tryingD.winning第四部分单词(共10小题;每小题1

分,满分10分)56.Itcanbe________(有益的)toshareyourfeelingswithsomeoneyoutrust.57.Althoughtheysaidnothing,shecouldsensetheir________(不赞成).58.SunBindidmuc

hbetterthanPangJuanandPangJuanwasdeeply________(嫉妒的)ofhim.59.Iseemtohave________(积累)alotofbooks.60.Afterlengthytalksthetwosidesfinallyreache

da________(妥协).61.He________(禁止)themfrommentioningthesubjectagainintheyesterday’smeeting.62.SuddenlyTomfoundhimselfawakeandfu

lly________(警觉的).63.Iwas________(便不知所措)bythesheerquantityofinformationavailable.64.Hecaughta________(

瞥了一眼)ofhimselfinthemirror.65.Heisdueto________(对……发表演说)aconferenceonhumanrightsnextweek.第五部分短语(共5小题;每小题

1分,满分5分)66.NowifagreatlakelikeVictoriaweretodryuppartially,itwouldbe________________(分裂成)anumberofseparate,smallerlakes.67.W

itnessingtherapidspreadanddevelopmentofshortvideosin2018,Mary________________________(将眼光投向)onChina,insteadofonShanghaialone.68.Lucy_______

_________________(痴迷于)whatsheisuptonow.69.AfterwinningthechampionshipinMen’s4×100RelayRaceintheAsianGames,ChenJiapengwas________________

(筋疲力尽).70.________________________________(为了……的缘故)simplicity,let’sdividethediscussionintotwoparts.第六部分语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下

面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThetotalfloorareaofChain’sgreenbuildingshasbeenover6.6billionsquaremeterswiththecountry’seffortstopromot

ehigh-qualitydevelopmentinurbanandruralareas.71(note)China’sachievementsofgreendevelopmentinurbanandruralareas,ZhangXiaohong,viceministerofhou

singandurban-ruraldevelopment,72(stress)thedifficulttaskofsavingenergyandreducingcarbonemissionsinurbanandruralconstructionatapressconfer

enceonMonday.Theministrywillmakecontinuousefforts73(increase)theproportionofgreenbuildings,raisebuildi

ngenergyefficiencystandardsandpopularizebuildingswithextra-lowenergy74(consume)inregionswithsuitableclimateconditions.It.willals

opromotegreenrenovation(修复)ofexistingbuildingstoimproveenergyefficiencyandmake75(low)carbonemissions.Chinaissuedaguideline76supportsgreen

developmentinurbanandruralareasrecently.Institutionalmechanismsandpolicysystemsforgreendevelopmentin

urbanandruralareaswillbe77(basic)establishedby2025,whilegreendevelopmentwillcoverurbanandruralareas78acomprehensivewayby2035,with79increasedcutin

carbonemissions,saidtheguideline.Theministrywillstatea14thfive-yearplanonurbanandrurallivingenvironmentplanningandtake80(measure)tobringec

o-environment,constructionandsocialandculturalenvironmentintolinewhilepromotinggreendevelopmentofregionsandcities.第七部分:写作(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和

所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Manyyearsago,whenIwasayoungmaninmytwenties,IworkedasasalesmanforaSt.Louispianocompany.EverytimewewouldadvertiseinSoutheastMi

ssouri,wewouldreceiveareplyonapostcardwhichsaid,“Pleasebringmeanewpianoformylittlegranddaughter.Icanpay$10amonthwithmyeggmon

ey.”Theoldladyscrawledonandonandonthatpostcarduntilshefilleditup.Ofcourse,wecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonth.Nofinancecompanywouldcarryacontractwi

thpaymentsthatsmall,soweignoredherpostcards.Oneday,however,Ihappenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherreplies,andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtolooktheoldl

adyup.Theoldladylivedinasmallanddirtyhouseinthemiddleofacottonfield.Therewerechickensinthehouse.Obviously,theoldladycouldnothavequalifiedto

purchaseanythingoncredit.Herlittlegranddaughterwasabout10,barefoot.Iexplainedtotheoldladythatwecouldnotsellanewpianofor$10amonth.However,shestil

lsentusthesamepostcardeverysixweeks.Acoupleofyearslater,Iownedmyownpianocompany,andwhenIadvertisedinthata

rea,thepostcardsstartedcomingtome.Formonths,Iignoredthem.Butthen,oneday,despiteknowingthatIwasaboutt

omakeaterriblebusinessdecision,IdeliveredthepianototheoldladyandtoldherIwouldcarrythecontractmyselfat$10a

monthwithnointerest,andthatwouldmean52payments.ItookthenewpianointhehouseandplaceditwhereIthoughttheroofwould

beleastlikelytorainonit.Itoldherandthelittlegirltotrytokeepthechickensoffofit,andIleft—sureIhadjustthrownawayanewpiano.Butthepaymentscamein,a

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