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10、CEIVED.SELL第二部分阅读理解共两节,共50分阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。共20小题;每题2分,共40分MYGRANDPARENTSWEREMARRIEDFOROVERHALFACENTURY,ANDPLAYEDTHEIROWNSPECIALGAMETHETIMETHEYHADMETEACHOTHER.THEGOALOFTHEIRGAMEWASTOWRITETHEWORD“SHMILY”INASURPRISEPLACEFORTHEOTHERTOFIND.THEYTOOKTURNSLEAVING“SHMILY”AROUNDT
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