2021年中考英語模擬試題十一（含答案）

2021年初中畢業(yè)暨升學考試

英語試卷

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第1卷（選擇題共55分）

I.單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的正確答案。

1.Tosavetime,manystudentshave_________lunchatschooleveryday.

A.aB.anC./D.the

2.-Oh.myGod!Iforgottobringmypenhere.

-Doniworry.Ihavetwo.Youcanuse__________.

A.IB.meC.myselfD.mine

3.Bettyhasabeautiful_________.Shewantstobeasingerinthefuture.

A.voiceB.lookC.noiseD.sound

4.-Whatdoyouthinkofworkingasadoctor?

-It'sagoodjobtohelppeoplekeep___________.

A.busyB.strictC.healthyD.generous

5.-Willyoustayherefordinnerwithus?

-Sorry,I____________.Mymotheriswaitingformeathome.

A.mustn'tB.can*tC.needn'tD.couldn't

6.thehelpofmoderntechnology,scientistsgotaphotoofablackhole.

A.AtB.InC.OnD.With

7.-Whatisyourmotherdoing,Linda?

-She___________dinnerinthekitchennow.

A.iscookingB.wascookingC.cookD.cooking

8.Thoseyoungfiremenwerebraveenoughtothefireintheforest.

A.workoutB.putoutC.handoutD.lookout

9.-Itissaidthat5Giscoming.Itwillimproveourlifegreat!

amazingitis!

A.WhatanB.HowaC.WhatD.How

10.Somepeoplearetooshytosayawordinpublic.However,___________aren't.

A.anotherB.theotherC.othersD.theothers

11.-MrBlack,______willtheparents'meetinglast?

-Il'shardtosay.Maybeonehourmore.

A.howlongB.howmuchC.howfarD.howoften

12.Thecharitieshavehelpedmorechildrenwiththemoney______peopleraise.

A.whoB.whatC.whereD.which

13.-Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

A.whenhewasbornB.howfarisitfromhere

C.whatdoeshelooklikeD.whereheleavesforyesterday

14.-Wherearetheteachersnow?

-Inthemeetingroom.Theythemeetingfor10minutes.

A.havebegunB.havebeenonC.havehadD.havebeenheld

15.-Youhavejoinedsomanyclubs.Tmafraidyou'llbetootired.Remember.

—Thanks,Dad.Icanlookaftermyselfverywell.

A.manyhandsmakelightwork.Cyoucan'tburnthecandleatbothends.

C.theearlybirdcatchesthewormD.practicemakesperfect

II.完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

Wishingtoencourageheryoungson'sprogressonthepiano,amothertookher

boytoapianist'sconcertonasummerholidayevening.Aftertheyfoundtheir

16,themothersawtwofriendsinthehallandwalkedto17them.

Itwastheboy*sfirsttimetocometothehall.Hethoughtitwasagood18

forhimtoexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall.He19andwalkedaround.

Hewalked20adoormarked“NOADMITTANCE”（禁止入內(nèi)）.

Whenthehalllightsdimmed（變暗），the21wouldbegin.Themotherreturnedtoherseatand

discoveredthathersonwas22.Themotherwas23worriedatthatatthemomentthattears（眼淚）

wereinhereyes.

Theconcertbegan,andthelightsfocusedon（聚焦于）thewonderfulpianoonstage.Themotherwas24

toseeherlittleboysittingatthekeyboard,playingthesongTwinkle,TwinkleLittleStar25hedidathome.

Atthatmoment,thegreatpianistcame,quicklymovedtothepianoand26intheboy'sear,"Don'tstop.

Keepplaying."Heleanedover（俯身）andbeganfillinginabasspart（低音）withhisleft27,thenaddeda

runningobbligato（伴奏）withhisrighthand.Theyplayedthepianotogether28.Theoldpianistandthe

youngnovice（初學者）changedafrighteningsituationintoawonderfulcreativeexperience.Theaudience（觀眾）

stoodupand29them.

Anartist'sachievementsandcharmdependonnotonlyhisperfectskills30hisgoodqualities.

16.A.desksB.stageC.seatsD.piano

17.A.greetB.feedC.noticeD.search

18.A.useB.chanceC.seasonD.culture

19.A.flewB.satC.fellD.rose

20.A.throughB.acrossC.aboveD.over

21.A.filmB.concertC.conversationD.meeting

22.A.sleepyB.missingC.tiredD.excited

23.A.soB.veryC.muchD.such

24.A.seriousB.sadC.patientD.surprised

25.A.whenB.ifC.asD.before

26.A.calledB.shoutedC.whisperedD.cried

27.A.handB.shoulderC.footD.leg

28.A.badlyB.carelesslyC.terriblyD.happily

29.A.foughtwithB.laughedatC.shoutedatD.cheeredfor

30.A.orB.butC.andD.so

in.閱讀理解（共is小題;A、B兩篇每小題2分,c篇每小題1分,滿分25分）

閱讀下文，從所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

A

Thereweremanyplantsinaforest.Whenspringcame,apinetreesawared

rosenearbyandsaid,"Whatabeautifulflower!IwishIwerethatlovely."

Theroseproudlysaid,nItseemsthatIamthemostbeautifulflowerinthis

forest.uThentheroselookedatacactus（仙人掌）andsaid,MLookatthatuglyplant

fullofthorns（刺）!"

"Whataproudflower!nthoughtthetrees.

Asthedayspassed.theredroseoftenlookedatthecactusandsaidbadwordsaboutit,like"Thisplantis

useless.HowsorryIamtobehisneighbor!"

Thecactusnevergotangryandeventriedtoadvisetherose,saying,"Goddidnotcreateanyformoflife

withoutapurpose."

Springpassed,andtheweatherbecameveryhot.Astherewasnorain,theredrosebegantowilt（枯萎）.

Onedaytherosesawbirdsputtheirbeaks（喙）intothecactusandthenflyaway.Theredroseaskedthepine

treewhatthebirdsweredoing.Thepinetreeexplainedthatthebirdsweregettingwaterfromthecactus.

"Thecactushaswater?"askedtherose.

Yes,youcanalsodrinksomefromit.Thebirdscanbringwatertoyouifyouaskthecactusforhelp."

Theredrosefelttooashamedtoaskforwaterfromthecactus.Butfinallyitdidaskforhelp.Thecactus

kindlyagreed.

Theroselearnedalessonandneverjudged（評價）anyonebytheirappearanceagain.

31.Atfirst,thoughtthecactuswasugly.

A.theroseB.thepinetreeC.thebirdsD.thethorns

32.Theredrosebegantowiltbecause_________

A.thebirdscouldflyB.springcame

C.therewasnorainD.thecactusgotangry

33.Thebirdsputtheirbeaksintothecactusto___

A.getwaterB.eatfoodC.offerhelpD.tellsecrets

34.Fromthepassage,weknowthecactuswas.

A.rudeB.kindC.selfishD.careless

35.Fromthestory,weknow.

A.thepinetreedidn'tthinktheredrosewasbeautiful

B.theredroseneversaidbadwordsaboutothers

C.thecactusrefusedtohelpthebirds

D.theredroserealizedshewaswrongatlast

ShawneenMountainisaperfectplaceforskiing.Lifts(電梯)canhelptouristsgettothetopofthemountainin

3minutes.Thefollowingisthepricetableofthelifttickets.

LIFTTICKETS

TouristsWeekdayWeekendNight

(opentoclose)(opentoclose)(3p.m.to10p.m.

Adult*(Ages19to60)$48$55$34

YoungMan*(Ages18&,under)$37$41$34

Child(46cmtall&.under)FREEFREEFREE

CollegeStudent

$38$49$34

[CollegeID(證件)needed]

Soldier(ActiveDutyIDneeded)$38$49$34

Elders*(Ages60to69)$38$49$34

SuperElders*(Ages70+)FREEFREEFREE

*proof(證明)ofageneeded

LiftHours

Monday---Friday:9a.m.-10p.m.Weekend:8a.m.-10p.m.

ChristmasDay:Noon-5p.m.

36.ShawneenMountainisaperfectplacefor.

A.skiingB.walkingC.climbingD.riding

37.Ifachildof42cmtalltakestheliftwithhis18-year-oldbrotheronThursdaymorning,theywillpay.

A.$41B.$48C.$37D.$74

38.Asacollegestudent,youcanbuyaliftticketatalowerpriceifyoushowyour.

A.collegenameB.collegeIDC.phonenumberD.ActiveDutyID

39.TouriststaketheliftattothetopofthemountainonChristmasDay.

A.8a.m.B.4p.m.C.9a.m.D.10p.m.

40.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ittakes3hourstogettothetopofShawneenMountainbylift.

B.Touristscan'ttaketheliftat9:30a.m.onSundaymorning.

C.Asoldiershouldn'tpay$55fortheticketatweekendswithhisActiveDutyID.

D.Peopleagedover70arealsowelcometoShawneenMountain.

C

TheGarbage(垃圾)ProjectstartedattheUniversityofArizonain1973.Sincethen,thestudentsandteachers

inithavestudiedthemoderngarbageindifferentcities.

Tostudythegarbage,thestudentshadtotraveltolandfIls（填埋場），theplaceswherecitiesbury（填埋）their

garbage.Whilethestudentswerestudyingthegarbagetheyworespecialclothes.Studentswereverycarefulwhen

theyopenedbagsofgarbage.

Oneimportantthingthestudentshavelearnedfromstudyingthegarbageisthatthegarbageinlandfills

disappearsveryslowly.Thatwassurprisingtoboththestudentsandmanyscientistswhohadthoughtthatabout

70%ofthegarbageinlandfillswoulddisappearquickly.Evenincitieswhereitrainsalot,thestudentsfound

newspapersfrom1948,40-year-oldhotdogs,andvegetablesfrom1970.Andthestudentsalsofoundmanymore

emptybottlesofcolathantheyexpected.

Howtodisposeofourgarbagewelldependsonwhatkindofgarbageitis:regular（普通的）garbage,

dangerousmaterials,orrecyclablematerials,suchasnewspapersandglassbottles.Regulargarbagegoestoregular

landfills.Dangerousmaterialsareharmfultopeople'shealthandtheenvironment.Theyshouldn'tgointoregular

landfills.

Homesarefullofdangerouswaste.Onekindofthedangerouswasteinhomesisbatteries.Whenbatteriesare

burieddirectly（直接地）inalandfill,theyoftenbreakopen.Thepoisoninsidethemmovesthroughrainwaterto

thebottomofthelandfill.Thenitcanpollutethenaturalwaterintheground.

Anotherdangerouswastefromhomesismotoroil.Whenpeoplepouroldmotoroilonthegroundorthrowit

inthegarbage,itpollutestheenvironment.

Ourgarbageproblemisnotnew,butastheworld'spopulationcontinuestogrow,itwillbecomeabiggerand

biggerproblem.

41.TheGarbageProjectstartedattheUniversityofArizonain.

A.1973B.1970C.1948D.1940

42.Tostudythemoderngarbage,thestudentshadtodomanythingsexcept.

A.WearingspecialclothesB.travelingtolandfills

C.buryingthegarbagethemselvesD.openingbagsofgarbage

43.Theunderlinedwords"disposeof'*inParagraph4means.

A.crashintoB.dealwithC.worryaboutD.putup

44.Fromthearticle,weknowoldmotoroil.

A.shouldgotoregularlandfills

B.isn'tharmfulgarbage

C.mustn'tbepouredontheground

D.neverpollutestheenvironment

45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thereareonlytwokindsofdangerouswasteinhomes.

B.Scientiststhoughtabout70%ofthegarbageinlandfillswoulddisappearslowly.

C.Thestudentsfoundemptybottlesofcolawerenotasmanyastheyexpected.

D.Batteriesoftenbreakopenwhentheyareburieddirectlyinalandfill.

第n卷（非選擇題共65分）

IV.詞匯運用（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

A）根據(jù)句子意思，從方框中選用恰當?shù)膯卧~或短語填空。

inthemiddleof,makeup,lessthan,choice,nolonger

valuable,wisely,liveon,brokedown

46.Childrenshouldbetaughttomanagetheirtime.

47.Asweallknow,giantpandasaspecialkindofbamboo.

48.Mycaronacountryroadyesterday.Ihadtoaskmyfriendsforhelp.

49.Thereisanislandthelakeinourhometown.

50.Jazzmusicianscanthemusicwhileplaying.

51.Atpresent,livinginthecountrysidemaybeagood.

52.Themagazineprovideslotsofinformationonfashion.

53.MrSmithworkshere.It'shardformetoseehimasoftenasbefore.

B)根據(jù)句意，用括號中所給單詞的正確形式填空。

54.Thejourneywasalittleboring.Wedidn'tenjoy(we)atall.

55.AndrewoftendoesDIYwithdifferent(knife)inhisfreetime.

56.Tomysurprise,myunclegothisdrivinglicenceinhis(fifty).

57.Forty(year)developmenthaschangedHuai'anintoamodemcity.

58.Afterdoingsportsformonths,Tinaisbecoming(thin)thanbefore.

59.Theteacherswelcometheirstudents(polite)attheschoolgateeverymorning.

60.TheGreatWallistoohigh.Ihavedifficulty(climb)italone.

V.完成句子(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)所給中文意思，用英文完成下列各句。

61.他們認為一天刷兩次牙時一個好習慣。

Theythinkit'satobrushteeth.

62.在周末，小湯姆和他的朋友們要么在家看電視，要么在外踢足球。

LittleTomandhisfriendseitherathomeoroutsideatweekends.

63.今天早晨我們吃光了所有的蔬菜，最好去超市買一些。

Weallthevegetablesthismorning,sowebuysomeinthesupermarket.

64.這位社會工作者經(jīng)常去老年之家?guī)椭先恕?/p>

Theoftengoestotheoldpeople'shometohelptheelderly.

65.上周杰克當選為班長后，他迫不及待地把這個好消息告訴了他地媽媽。

Lastweek,afterJackasamonitor,hetotellthenewstohismother.

VI.任務型閱讀(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)要求完成下列各題。

A

Ayoungladywasdrivingafamilycarhomewithherfatherwhentheywerecaughtinaheavystorm.The

youngladywasalittleafraidandaskedherfather.HWhatshouldIdo,stoporkeepdriving?"

Herfathersaid,nKeepdriving."

Afterdrivingafewkilometers,thestormwasbecomingheavierandheavier.Theyoungladynoticedthat

somecarsandbigtransporttruckswerepullingover(靠邊停)tothesideoftheroad.Theyoungladyaskedher

fatheragainiftheyshouldstop.Butherfathersaidnothing.So,shehadtokeepondriving.

Tenminuteslater,thestormstartedtobecomesmallandshecouldseealittlemoreclearly.Afteracoupleof

kilometers,shedroveoutofthestonn.Moreover,thesuncameoutandtheroadaheadwasdry.

Herfathertoldhertostopandgetoutofthecar.

"Butwhynow,Father?"sheaskedinsurprise.

Herfathersaid,"Whenyougetout,youcanlookbackatallthepeopleincarsandbigtrucksthatgaveupand

theyarestillinthestorm.Now,yourstormisoverbecauseyoudidn'tgiveup.

Don'tgiveup,evenifthestrongerdo.Ifyoukeepgoing,soonyour"personalstormsHwillbeover.Thesun

willshineonyouagainandtheroadaheadwillbedryandclear.

根據(jù)上面短文的內(nèi)容回答問題（每個小題答案不超過6個單詞）

66.Whodidtheyoungladydrivehomewith?

67.Wheredidsomecarsandbigtransporttruckspullover?

68.Whatdidherfathersaywhenthedaughterwantedtostopthecaragain?

69.Didtheyoungladydriveoutofthestormatlast?

70.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

Drones（無人機）arelikeplanes,butcomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Theyhaveno

pilotsandcontrolledfromoutsidethedrones.Duringtheseyears,theyhavebeenusedto

attack（進攻）enemiesormovedgoodsindangerousareas.

Nowsmalldronesareapartofpeople'slives.Forexample,peopleusedronestotake

photosormakevideos.Besides,adronedelivery（投遞）servicehasprovedsuccessful.

OnlinestoreJDcanusedronestodeliversmallpackages（包裹）.Ithasbuiltseveral

dronestationssothatitcanload（裝載）anddeliveritspackages.

Droneshavemadeourshoppingexperiencedifferent.Wecanorderanewcoatinearlymorninganditwillbe

deliveredbeforewefinishbreakfast.

BizzbySky,aUKcompany,hascreatedadeliveryserviceforsmallgoods.Openasmartphoneapp（應用軟

件）,enteryouraddress,setatimeandpayenoughmoneyforthedeliveryservice.Theninminutes,adronewilldo

tasksforyou.

However,anydronecompanyneedsgovernmentpermission（允許）toflyitsdronesinmanycountries.We

believewewillseemoreandmoredroneswithgoodsflyintheskyverysoon.

根據(jù)上面短文內(nèi)容填空：

71.DronesarelikePlanes,butcomeinmany.Theyhavebeenusedinsomefieldssuchasattacking

enemiesorindangerousareas.

72.Dronescantorakephotosormakevideosbypeople.Besides,adronedeliveryservicehas

provedtobeanother.

73.SeveralhavebeenbuiltbyJDtohaveitspackagesloadedand.

74.Ifyouopenasmarrphoneapp,enter,setatimeandenoughmoneyonthedelivery

service,adronewilldotasksforyou.

75.Today'sshoppingexperienceisn'ttheoldonebecauseofdrones.However,nodronecompany

canflyitsdronesgettinggovernmentpermissioninmanycountries.

vn.書面表達（滿分io分）

為迎接祖國母親第70個生日，學校開展了豐寓多彩的活動，如講故事、制作卡片、參觀博物館等；請圍

繞該話題寫一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括以下要點：

1.你看到或參加過一次活動（包括時間、地點、經(jīng)過）；

2.你對該活動的感受以及對祖國的熱愛之情；

3.你今后如何為建設祖國貢獻力量。

注意:1.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名和地名；

2.詞數(shù)在80?100,已給出的文字不計入總詞數(shù)。

Tocelebratethe70thbirthdayofourmotherland（祖國），

2021年中考英語試卷參考答案

一.單項選擇

1-5CDACB6-10DABDC11.ADABC

二.完形填空

16-20CABDA21-25BBADC26-30CADDB

三.閱讀理解

A)31-35ACABDB)36-40ACBBDC)41-45ACBCD

四.詞匯運用

A)46.hemiddleof50.makeup

51.choice52,valuable53.nolonger

B)54.ourselves55.knives56.fifties57.years'58.thinner59.politely60.climbing

五.完成句子

61.goodhabit;twiceaday62.watchTV;playfootball

63.ateup;hadbetter64.socialworker;onfoot

65.waschosen;couldn'twait

六.任務型閱讀

A）

66.Herfather.

67.Onthesideoftheroad.

68.Hesaid,HKeepdriving.n

69.Yes,shedid.

70.Nevergiveup.

B）71.shapesandsizes;movinggoods

72.beused;success

73.onlinestores;delivered

74.youraddress;payfor

75.thesameas;without

七.書面表達（略）

2021年中考英語模擬試題

一、單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

1.Whichunderlinedletterpronouncesdifferentlyfromtheothers?

A.planetB.campingC.rabbitD.shape

2.Ifyouwanttotakeshortrideinthecity,choosesharedbike.

A.a;/B.the;theC.a;aD./;a

3.OnApril24,XieWenjunracedtogoldinthe110-meterhurdlesattheAsianAthletics

ChampionshipsinQatar

A.manB.menC.men'sD.mens'

4.Accordingtothenotice,guestsatthishotelusethesportscenteratnoextracost.

A.canB.shouldC.mustD.need

5.USscientistEdwardT.Hallsaidthatinaconversationbetweentwopeople,65%of

isdonethroughbodylanguage.

A.applicationB.pronunciationC.introductionD.communication

6.Whilewatchingthefilmyesterday,Icouldn'tstoplaughingatsomemoments.

A.humorousB.challengingC.dangerousD.surprising

7.Throughthestoriesbehindtheidioms,wewouldbeabletofullyChina'sculture,

historyandtradition.

A.understandB.searchC.compareD.imagine

8.It'sreportedthemedalsforthe2020OlympicGamesinTokyofrom100%recycledmaterial.

A.aremakingB.havemadeC.ismadeD.willbemade

9.wedidn'twinthebasketballgame,weweresatisfiedwithourhardwork.

A.IfB.ThoughC.SinceD.Because

10.April15wasasaddayforFrance.AlargefireattheCathedralofNotre-Dame.

A.brokeoutB.carriedoutC.gaveoutD.ranout

11.-haveyouworkedhere?

-Forjustonemonth.

A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowsoonD.Howmuch

12.StorySignisausefulappitcanmakeiteasierfordeafchildrenand

theirparentstoreadbedtimestories.

A.so...thatB.such...thatC.too...toD.as...as

13.Afterthenewhigh-speedrailwaylinebeganoperations,thetimeonthetripfromLianyungangtoQingdao

nowismuchlessthaninthepast.

A.oneB.thisC.thatD.it

14.-Excuseme,I'mafraidwe'relost.Couldyoutellus?

-Sure.Goalongthestreetforabout15minutes,andthenyou'llseeit.

A.howcanIgettoWandaShoppingMallB.whereWandaShoppingMallis

C.howfarisWandaShoppingMallD.whereisWandaShoppingMall

15.-Idon'tknowwhattosayattheinterview.

-.Justbepoliteandanswerhonestly.

A.Don'tmentionitB.It'sapleasure

C.Don'tworryD.OK,thanks

二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D匹中，選出取佳選項。

Azero-wastelifeisalifestylethathardlycreatesanyrubbish,So,a

zero-wastethemestoreisabout16peoplewithanumberofeveryday,

practicalandpleasantzero-wasteproductstohelpthemstartonaone-stop,

zero-wastelifejourney.患ZERO鸛

"Zerowaste"or"danshari"wasfirst17byaFrenchIWASTE懣,womanBea

Johnson."Livealifeandtrynottocreateanyrubbish;usedifferentmethodsto

protecttheearth."shesaid.

YuYuan,27,is18attractedbythisidea.

SheandherboyfriendhavelivedinBeijingformanyyears.Andearliersheusedtobe.acustomerwithout

thinkingalot.19shesawavideoabout"zerowaste"

The20isaboutafamilyoffour,andtherubbishtheyproduceeveryyearisplacedinajar.

Afterwatchingthevideo,Yuwantedto21thiszero-wastelifestylewithherboyfriend.

Yusaysthatazero-wastelife22the6Rprinciple-Refuse,Reduce,Reuse,Repair,RecycleandRot（腐

爛）

OverAugust-OctoberwhenYufollowedtheprincipleofzerowaste6R,sheandherboyfriendJoeHarveyboth

23onlytwocansofrubbish.

Now,thecouplehaveopenedasmall24calledTheBulkHouseinNanluoguxiang,Beijing,tosupporta

zero-wastelife.

Atthestoretheyuseenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.Forexample,theyusewoodproductstoreplace

25onesandprepareclothbagsprintedwithzero-wastelogosforcustomers.Mostoftheproductssoldinthe

storecanbereused,andasmallnumberof26whicharenotrecyclablecandegrade(分解).Thestore_27

hassecondhandbooksandaudio-visualCD/DVDs.

Forusedtoiletries(thingslikesoapandtoothpastethatareusedforcleaningyourself)thereisacompany

whichacceptsthem,andthecoupleregularlymailstheirwastetoit.

Yusaysthatthosewhowereoncenot28inthezero-wastelifestylehavegraduallychangedbecauseof

curiosity.Thezero-wastelifestyle,sheadds,isforeveryone.

"It's29usatourfingertips."Yuexpectssomeofherfriendsto30herontheroadtozerowaste.

Asthesayinggoes,manyhandsmakelightwork.

16.A.offeringB.providingC.givingD.affording

17.A.inventedB.foundC.discoveredD.suggested

18.A.hardlyB.luckilyC.clearlyD.deeply

19.A.unlessB.until