2017年北京市各区中考英语一模试卷中完形填空汇集及解析
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北京市各区2017年中考英语一模试卷中
完形填空汇集训练
东城区
A Move to Safety
The Turners sat at the kitchen table. The sun was shining and filed the kitchen with a warm light. It was a perfect day for having a picnic or going surfing. But in the Turners’ kitchen, no one seemed to be paying attention to the __31__ .
“Okay, girls,” said Mrs. Turner. “I can tell by the expressions on your faces that you have a pretty good idea of why we need to have this family __32__ .” Linda and Kala exchanged looks and slowly nodded.
“Your mom and I have had many talks lately about the possibility of __33__ ,” said Mr. Turner. “We were hoping that it wouldn’t come to this, but we don’t have other choices.”
“But Dad,” said Kala, “Kilauea has been an active volcano(火山)since 1983!
Nothing has happened to us or to our house yet. I know we’ll be __34__ here.”
“But your dad and I care about all the recent warnings giving by the government.
Even though we’ve been safe up to now, there is no way to guarantee(保证)that a larger eruption(喷发)isn’t coming up,” said Mrs. Turner.
“Mom, this is our __35__ . I can’t even remember living anywhere else!” Linda said, fighting back tears.
Mrs. Turner put an arm around her daughter’s shoulder. “This won’t go __36__ for any of us,” she said. “Dad and I love this house, too. We have so many happy memories here. But we’re tired of living with such uncertainty. The most important thing in the world to us is that our family stays safe.”
Mr. Turner __37__ . “Girls, there are other places in Hawaii where we’ll feel safer. We’ll have to give up our house, but you know home is wherever we go as a family. We’ll make new memories, and we’ll find things to love about our new home.”
The girls were quiet for a moment as they considered what it would mean to move. “There are so many things I’ll __38__ here,” said Kala quietly.
“We all will,” said Mrs. Turner. “But one of the places that your dad and I have looked at is only
a few minutes’ walk to the beach.”
Kala and Linda couldn’t help _39__ when they heard that. They both spent every spare minute they had surfing. If their parents told them that they could actually live in the water, they would have been perfectly happy.
Mr. Turner walked around to the other side of the table. He put one large hand on each of his daughter’s shoulders. “I’m proud of you two,” he said. “Thank you for trying to __40__ why this is so important to your mom and me.”
Linda and Kala smiled. Dad was right: home was wherever the family was.
31.A. kitchen B. table C. picnic D. weather
32.A. trip B. meeting C. dinner D. celebration
33.A. moving B. traveling C. returning D. rushing
34.A. happy B. safe C. brave D. relaxed
35.A. dream B. choice C. home D. island
36.A. early B. easily C. quickly D. successfully
37.A. nodded B. shouted C. judged D. repeated
38.A. sense B. stress C. respect D. miss
39.A. smiling B. arguing C. worrying D. doubting
40.A. explain B. wonder C. understand D. discuss
朝阳区
Never Too Late
The morning Sean checked the email as usual. Then he found an unexpected email in his
inbox. Could he realize his dream late? Sean was now nearly 40, alone and poor. He dreamed of being a police officer for a long time and never made it. Was it possibly 31 this time?
When Sean was only a 5-year-old boy, his father's friend Paul once 32 the little boy home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car, the lights and the uniform(制服). He decided to be a hero like Paul.
However, a high school English teacher 33 his dream. She argued that he had a true gift
for writing and should not waste it being a police officer. Sean followed his teacher's advice and finally he became a 34 for a newspaper and married. During the years, he changed several jobs but nothing made him really 35 . His heart really wasn't in the job or marriage. Actually, he had never really given up his childhood 36 to become a policeman. His wife could not bear this and left him when Sean was 39 years old. Sean was 37 to move back to St. Ignace, where his dad lived. "I feel like a failure," Sean says. He was sad and lost 25 pounds in a few months.
When his father encouraged him to search for a new job, the opportunity came. Phoenix was in great need of police officers and one of Sean's old friends emailed him, "Do you still want to be a police officer?" "Phoenix was a world away - 2100 miles from St. Ignace," says Sean. "But here, at least, was one more 38 I felt reborn."
In order to pass the test to enter the police academy(学院), Sean 3 9 began training, setting a daily running rule of a mile and a half. Three weeks later when he arrived in Phoenix, Sean was a man physically and emotionally changed. Finally, Sean passed the written exam and completed the physical test. On Nov. 16, 2015, Sean finished his education in the police academy.
The following year, Sean got a prize because of his excellent job. "It took me 35 years. But a promise is a promise. How many people can say they 40 their life's dream? " Sean says, "I did it. It just proves that it's never too late."
31.A.new B.different C.strange D.interesting
32.A.guided B.led C.carried D.drove
33.A.broke B.made C.kept D.supported
34.A.teacher B.driver C.reporter D.manager
35.A.rich B.happy C.famous D.lucky
36.A.life B.work C.wish D.idea
37.A.invited B.forced C.asked D.ordered
38.A.chance B.time C.job D.dream
39.A.busily B.carefully C.quietly D.immediately
40.A.know B.have C.live D.meet
石景山区
I am the mother of two wonderful, beautiful and clever boys. I am also a policewoman who
him that it was to keep little boys and girls safe, but I did not go into any more details. Over the next several weeks I would hear my son telling people that his mommy’s job was to keep little boys and
The day after Thomas’s third birthday, I decided to take the day off from work to spend time with Thomas and Alex, his twenty-one-month-old brother. After saying goodbye to their father I
instead I saw tears in his eyes. I bent down(弯腰)close to him and asked him what was wrong. He
worried about the little boys and girls he did not even know.
worked with mommy to keep the little boys and girls safe. We hugged each other for several minutes.
stayed home. When he finally felt better he went off to play with one of his new toys.
for these children that he had never met. I never explained what “safe” meant to three-year-old Thomas, but I believe that he understands its meaning very well.
31. A. healthy B. popular C. polite D. safe
32. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
33. A. dream B. talk C. worry D. forget
34. A. nervously B. excitedly C. worry D. forget
35. A. expecting B. offering C. starting D. deciding
36. A. flying B. moving C. walking D. running
37. A. turned B. grew C. changed D. counted
38. A. suggested B. explained C. insisted D. complained
39. A. just B. never C. still D. also
40. A. bored B. surprised C. troubled D. frightened
西城区
The Winner
It was the first swim meet of the year for our newly formed middle-school swimming team. The atmosphere(气氛)on the three-hour bus ride was exciting as the team only thought of 1 . However, the excitement turned into shock as they walked off the bus and stared(盯着)in disbelief at their strong Greek-god-like opponents(对手). Halfway through the meet, Coach Huey realized that he had no swimmers for one of the events.
"Okay team, who wants to swim the five-hundred-yard freestyle?" the coach asked.
Several hands went up, including Justin Rigsbee's. "I'll race, Coach!"
The coach looked down at the young boy and said, "Justin, this race is twenty lengths of the pool. I've only seen you swim eight."
"Oh, I can do it, Coach. Let me try."
Coach Huey finally agreed, not 2 though. After all, he thought, it's not the winning but the trying that builds 3 .
The whistle(哨子)blew and the opponents flew through the water and finished the race in just four minutes and fifty seconds. The winners got together to socialize while our group 4 to finish. After four more long minutes, the last tired members of our team got out of the water. The last except for Justin.
Justin was 5 breaths as his hands hit the water and pushed it aside to move his thin body forward. It appeared that he would go under at any minute, yet something seemed to keep pushing his onward.
"Why doesn't the coach stop this child?" the parents spoke among themselves. "He looks like he's not going to make it, and the race was won four minutes ago."
But what the parents did not realize was that the real race, the race of a boy becoming a man, was just 6 .
The coach walked over to the young swimmer and quietly spoke. The parents thought, "Oh, he's
finally going to pull that boy out before he kills himself." But to their 7 , the coach stepped back from the pool's edge, and the young man continued to swim.
One teammate, inspired by his brave friend, went to the side of the pool and walked the lane as Justin continued. "Come on, Justin, you can do it! Keep going! Don't give up!" He was joined by another, then another, until the whole team was walking the length of the pool cheering for and 8 their teammate to finish the race set before him. Their opponents saw what was happening and 9 them. Soon the room was full of energy and excitement as teammates and opponents alike gave courage to one small swimmer.
Twelve long minutes after the starting whistle had blown, a tired but 10 Justin Rigsbee swam his final lap and pulled himself out of the pool. The standing ovation(起立鼓掌)they gave Justin that day proved that the greater victory was his, just for finishing the race.
1.A.friends B.holidays C.training D.victory
2.A.willingly B.nervously C.curiously D.seriously
3.A.friendship B.bridges C.success D.character
4.A.learned B.started C.tried D.failed
5.A.stealing B.holding C.losing D.wasting
6.A.ending B.beginning C.canceled anized
7.A.shame B.joy C.surprise D.satisfaction
8.A.teaching B.encouraging C.forcing D.asking
9.A.left B.stopped C.guided D.joined
10.A.crying B.energetic C.smiling D.helpful
海淀区
Search for the Best
For this Father’s Day, many children bou ght ties, socks or golf balls, but my present had to be the best. After spending several days shopping, my search for the best came _31_to an old plane. It was one Father’s Day that my dad and I would never forget.
“Is this your first time flying?” our pil ot asked my dad. I felt a little _32_knowing that in a few minutes I would be in the sky trusting my life to someone who would fly a plane for the first time. My nerves were making me want to give up, but I knew it would be a good father-daughter_
33_.
After a little hesitation (犹豫), my dad started the engine. We taxied to the runway slowly. After being cleared for take-off, we went faster. I could feel the plane shaking slowly while it was _34_from the ground. After the pilot gave some instructions, my dad was flying the plane. Suddenly, we experienced a quick fall and then the plane went up again, which made me feel as if I were on a roller coaster. The plane started to move up and down and the pilot quickly took over the control. I could see the _35_on my dad’s fac e. The pilot started to tell the control tower over the radio that we had hit turbulence (气流). It was a sunny day with few clouds so I didn’t how _36_this was possible. But it was indeed very windy a few thousand feet up. I held onto my seat, trying to tell myself we were going to be OK. After a few minutes jumping up and down, the plane leveled off (在平流层飞行) and I started to breathe_37_.
Finally, it was time to return. We started to go down and it seemed that we were going to _38_runway and land in trees, but somehow we landed on the ground, gradually slowing. It seemed like forever until the plane actually stopped. I was excited to _39_and it felt good to have my feet back on the ground. The smile on my dad’s face _40_had given him the best gift. The unforgettable Father’s Day was complete with an old plane, and huge smiles on our faces.
31. A. advice B. gift C. excuse D. prize
32. A. nervous B. excited C. painful D. satisfied
33. A. talk B. joke C. secret D. experience
34. A. running B. turning C. lifting D. breaking
35. A. fear B. mark C. light D. smile
36. remember B. mention C. understand D. introduce
37. deeply B. easily C. heavily D. quickly
38. A. enter B. miss C. destroy D. find
39. A. set B. put C. get D. take
40. proved B. planned C. picture D. promised
丰台区
To Save the Baby Eagle ( 鹰)
After Josh lost his father Frank, it felt as if he had lost his whole family. He wouldn’t let the baby eagle lose his _31_ . The eagle nest (巢) was down because of last night’s storm. If Frank was still alive, he would have been out here, instead of staying inside like Sam—Josh’s stepfather (继父). Mum and Sam tried to make Josh happy. But Josh still felt like a __32__ in his own home.
A sound broke into Josh’s thoughts. It was a baby eagle, right beside his foot. He hurried home with him. After a quick look, Sam said, “He’s not __33_ . But we should return him to his parents as quickly as possible.”
“I saw some wood in the yard. Could you help build a new nest?” Sam continued. Josh nodded. Together they __34__ a wooden box. Then they went to rest the box in the tree. While Sam was helping Josh with the necessary tools, he said, “I wish I could do this instead of you, but I’d probably just fall out of the tree.”
Josh _35__ Sam was worried. “I’ll be okay,” he comforted him. “See? I have the safety rope. Even if I miss my foot ing, it will hold me.” As Josh tried to put the box into place, the mother eagle swooped (俯冲) down. Josh ducked—and he started to fall. 36 , the safety rope held him. “Are you all right?” Sam shouted. “Yes,” Josh called, “send the bird up!”
Finally, Josh was back with Sam, watching the eagles circle above the new nest. They started to cheer as the eagles seemed to land, but the great birds flew away at the last minute. If the eagles didn’t accept the new home, the baby eagle would be left alone after all—and their 37 was wasted. “What are they waiting for?” Josh asked unhappily.
“They’re being careful.” Something in Sam’s voice made Josh look at his stepfather. “It’s not easy to __38__ change,” Sam went on. “It’s hard to trust Golden Flowers Josh thought about that. Sam could never take the place of Frank, but perhaps he could be a friend. Friends helped each other through hard times. Josh remembered how he and Sam had worked together and how 39 Sam had been for his safety.
“She’s coming in,” Sam cried. Th e mother eagle landed beside her baby.
“Yes!” Josh and Sam shouted. “We40__ it!” As they high-fived each other, Josh felt closer to Sam. Now he and the baby eagle had both come home.
31. A. group B. way C. family D. friend
32. A. child B. student C. tourist D. stranger
33. A. hurt B. alone C. quiet D. safe
34. A. bought B. built C. borrowed D. brought
35. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. remembered
36. A. Suddenly B. Hopefully C. Luckily D. Surprisingly
37. A. attention B. decision C. effort D. experience
38. A. consider B. control C. treat D. accept
39. A. upset B. worried C. excited D. helpful
40. A. did B. got C. knew D. found
通州区
Mother's Christmas Stocking(长袜)
My sister Trudy and I snuggled(偎依)close and would sleep around the Christmas tree. It was a tradition --- we just had to sleep under the tree on Christmas Eve --- even if we were ten and twelve. My eight-year-old brother, Ashley and three-year-old baby sister. Breanna were already asleep near the 1 .
Trudy and I talked to each other in a low voice and discussed what we expected to get in our stockings the next morning. We looked at the four stockings hanging by the fireplace, and we 2 that one was missing. Weren't there five people in our family? Why didn't Mum have a stocking?
She had told us when she was a little girl her family didn't hang stockings on Christmas Eve. We were 3 to be the members of our family and we thought Mum should be a part of the tradition she had created for us. It was then that we came up with an idea. It would forever change the way we would see Christmas and more 4 , giving.
Quickly Trudy woke Breanna, and I hurried to wake Ashley. We planned Mother's stocking. For several minutes we began to look for our treasures through our things.
Breanna brought her candy box. We chose a piece of Santa chocolate. I wrote, "For your sweet wish," stuck it on Breanna's chocolate and put it into an old, oversized, red 5 which Ashley found in the wardrobe(衣柜).
Ashley brought two of his favorite toy cars and told us they were for when Mum's car broken down. Now she would always have two more. Trudy wrote the explanation for him.
I brought a bag of flower seeds and 6 around the bag. "So you will always have fresh seeds
of inspiration(灵感)."
Trudy made a little baby out of a round river rock. She called it Herman Periwinkle and wrote an adoption(收养)letter for the baby. That was so Mum would always have a baby, because she often 7 that her real babies were growing up too fast.
We hung Mum's stocking on the highest place and stuck a 8 _ to the outside of the stocking that said, "To: Mother Santa Claus --- from: The TAABElves" She was proud of her acronym(首字母缩略词)for our names,
and we were all so 9 that we could hardly sleep.
In the morning, when we woke up, we rushed right past our stockings, straight into Mum's bedroom. She was __10 Herman Periwinkle and our treasures were around her. She kissed us all and hugged us, laughing and talking at the same time. It was so unlike her usual calm manner. But we understood. It was her first ever Christmas stocking.
1. A. tree B. box C. bed D. chair
2. A. expected B. imagined C. realized D. believed
3. A. surprised B. glad C. relaxed D. curious
4. A. luckily B. politely C. carefully D. importantly
5. A. coat B. stocking C. bag D. skirt
6. A. wrote B. drew C. sent D. showed
7. A. described B. celebrated C. noticed D. complained
8. A. photo B. note C. candy D. flower
9. A. satisfied B. nervous C. excited D. crazy
10. A. making B. holding C. washing D. repairing
房山区
A Friend in Need
Suraj was a student in Class 5. He was a naught boy who liked making fun of other classmates. They didn't like this but could do nothing.
One day, after the science class, Suraj went to fool one of his classmates, Kiran. Kiran felt 1 and just sat on the chair. As soon as their math teacher arrived to the class, Suraj moved back to his place quickly. The class started and the 2 was asking some questions to the students.
And it happened. Suraj wet his pants! He felt very ashamed. He 3 how his classmates would think about him. His wet pants would be the hot topic of the school! His friends would talk about this for years. The girls in the class would never look at him as a friend. The boys and girls would never speak with him. He would become the joker for everyone in the class. Suraj's imagination was going so wild.
The math teacher noticed a kind of uneasiness in Suraj. She was watching him for a few minutes and 4 him in some kind of trouble. Suraj noticed the teacher watching him and tried to act normal. He felt that his heart would stop beating very soon. He 5 pleaded(恳求). "Dear God, you have to help me. In 5 or 10 minutes, I will be dead. I really need some 6 from you."
The teacher again saw that Suraj was uneasy and she looked at him. He smiled at her. Kiran made a request to let him drink some water. 7 , Kiran from the back chair took his water bottle and started to move out of the classroom. As he crossed Suraj's desk, he dropped the water bottle. The cap opened and all water fell on Suraj.
It surprised everyone greatly and the teacher 8 to help Suraj. She asked a student to get a towel from her office.
His friends cleaned the desk and helped him. The teacher asked another student to bring a pair of gym pants for him to wear until his pants got dry. The act of being laughed at suddenly became sympathetic(同情的). When Kiran tried to help him, he was cornered. The teacher punished him for being so 9 .
And of course, Suraj was so relaxed. He looked at Kiran, who stood silently in a corner.
After school, Suraj walked to Kiran and thanked him with all his heart. Kiran Smiled and said, "Hey, I know buddy! Because I also 10 the same few months before. I wet my pants!"
1. A. upset B. happy C. satisfied D. excited
2. A. student B. teacher C. classmate D. friend
3. A. expected B. understood C. found D. imagined
4. A. showed B. felt C. saw D. kept
5. A. silently B. loudly C. strangely D. carefully
6. A. hope B. decision C. choice D. help
7. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Naturally D. Gradually
8. A. rushed B. agreed C. decided D. preferred
9. A. helpless B. hopeless C. useless D. careless
10. A. expressed B. experienced C. described D. completed
门头沟
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业,任务)-to draw a 31 of something for which they were grateful (感激的).
Most of the class might be considered not rich, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies (甜食) of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the
32 of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery (痛苦), weak and 33 . As other children played at
break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the 34Douglas felt behind those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was35 , he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture raised the 36 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and care for people. And so the discussion went-until the teacher almost 37 the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent (弯曲) down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked 38 and said in a low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.” She remembered the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How often had she said, “39 my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
With tears in her eyes, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 40 out.
31. A. map B. picture C. cartoon D. postcard
32. A. classes B. lessons C. objects D. subjects
33. A. happy B. unhappy C. bright D. excited
34. A. pain B. fear C. worries D. weakness
35. A. awful B. careful C. helpful D. thankful
36. A. imagination B. discussion C. question D. production
37. A. forgot B. noticed C. understood D. remembered
38. A. out B. back C. away D. around
39. A. Take B. Bring C. Carry D. Follow
40. A. goes B. gets C. stays D. reaches
平谷
Give Time to Our Family
My mother has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.
“I love you, but I know your mother loves you and would love to spend some time with
you. ”suggested my wife one night.
“Oh, I'll make a dinner date with 31 . ” That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
That Friday after work, I 32 over to her house. She had been waiting in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing her best dress and smiled like an angel. “I told my friends that I was going out with my son, and they were impressed. ” she said, as she got into the car. “They can't wait to33 about our meeting. ”
We went to a restaurant that, although not big, was very nice. After we sat down, I had to read
the 34 . Her eyes could only read large print.
“I used to have to read the menu when you were small,” she said.
“Then it's time that you 35 and let me return the favor,” I responded.
During the dinner, We had an agreeable conversation—nothing special but events of each
other's life. We talked so 36 that we missed the movie.
Late that night I drove her back. As we arrived, she said, “I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me 37 you. ” I agreed.
“How was your dinner date?” asked my wife when I got home. “Very nice. Much more so
than I could have imagined,” I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a serious heart disease. It happened so suddenly that I
didn't have a 38 to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined. A note in it said: “I've already paid this bill. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night 39 for me. I love you, son. ”
At that moment, I understood the importance to give our loved ones the time that they deserve(值得). Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 40 off till “some other time. ”
31. A. her B. him C. me D. you
32. A. walked B. rode C. flew D. drove
33. A. talk B. think C. read D. hear
34. A. book B. newspaper C. menu D. story
35. A. stay B. relax C. work D. sit
36. A. little B. much C. warmly D. hard
37. A. invite B. forget C. remember D. visit
38. A. rest B. home C. chance D. meeting
39. A. waited B. meant C. lasted D. did
40. A. taken B. kept C. put D. turned
怀柔
Friends Forever
“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend while we were playing in her backyard. It was clear she was wondering why I asked such a 31 . While I waited for Jenna to answer, I started imagining what life would be like without her. Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister. We played together. We gave each other advice.
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two,” Jenna replied loudly. We looked at each other and then 32 so hard that tears ran down my face.
The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie. The three of us soon became best 33 . We played together almost every day. We laughed together, cried together and shared our biggest secrets.
I thought e ven time couldn’t pull us apart(分开).
The three of us started fighting a lot. Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy(霸道的). They wouldn’t even talk to me at school. I felt helpless and lonely. I thought Christmas would be 34 ! Why is this happening to me?
I thought.
I was 35 when Jenna came to my house and gave me a Christmas card she had made for me. I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me, but now I was getting a really special card made by herself.
“Wow,” I said, 36 the silence as we stood on either side of my front door. “Thanks.”
“Okay . . . well . . . I have to go,” she said 37 .
“Okay. See you later then. . . .” and I closed the door and 38 back to my mom’s bedroom to finish watching a movie.
“Who was that at the door?” my mom asked.
“It was Jenna,” I explained, showing her the card.
The 39 started with “Merry Christmas”, but then, it said, “Dear Miranda, I am so glad we’re friends. I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting. A fight won’t stop us from being friends. Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eighty-two.”
I stopped reading and started laughing. I couldn’t believe I had 40 what she said that day in her backyard. I realized that I was so selfish that I had forgotten about real friendship.
31. A. question B. idea C. meaning D. choice
32. A. thanked B. greeted C. insisted D. laughed
33. A. workmates B. friends C. cousins D. roommates。