Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the
1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment
2 time, I knew that I was going to be late,
3 I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes
4 and my friend came out to welcome and
5 me. He said he was
6 to see me and had put off the
7 part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my
8 .
As I joined the other guests, I could
9 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room.
10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people
11 the official part of the celebration
12.
In his
13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then
14 the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the
15 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always
16 with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of
17 loyal to those people who had supported him. He also
18 that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a
19 arrangement for his business.
What a great
20 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．discussion | C．celebration | D．activity |
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| 小题2: | | A．running over | B．taking on | C．making up | D．standing for |
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| 小题4: | | A．behind | B．ahead | C．late | D．afterwards |
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| 小题5: | | A．help | B．praise | C．respect | D．greet |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．pleased | C．interested | D．disappointed |
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| 小题7: | | A．official | B．normal | C．usual | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．holiday | B．mind | C．way | D．duty |
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| 小题9: | | A．learn | B．find | C．feel | D．touch |
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| 小题10: | | A．Luckily | B．Happily | C．Angrily | D．Sadly |
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| 小题11: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．why |
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| 小题12: | | A．ended | B．started | C．continued | D．paused |
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| 小题13: | | A．self introduction | B．explanation | C．speech | D．comment |
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| 小题14: | | A．thanked | B．blamed | C．encouraged | D．criticized |
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| 小题15: | | A．first | B．next | C．other | D．last |
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| 小题16: | | A．work | B．live | C．dance | D．sing |
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| 小题17: | | A．remaining | B．falling | C．growing | D．turning |
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| 小题18: | | A．guessed | B．mentioned | C．thought | D．supposed |
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| 小题19: | | A．bigger | B．harder | C．worse | D．better |
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| 小题20: | | A．pride | B．idea | C．honor | D．comfort |
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