上海市16区高三英语二模试题专项汇编05 阅读理解B篇.docx

1、上海市16区高三英语二模试题专项汇编05 阅读理解B篇05-2020年上海市高三英语二模专项训练之阅读理解B篇金山区(B)LettersComments on the March Issue40 Smart Ways to Save at the Supermarket Your caution not to fall for fake sales reminded me of when I was a stock boy at my neighborhood grocery in the 1950s. One time, we got a delivery of off-band veget

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6、humane and cruel. Because lobsters feel pain, Switzerland has recently outlawed the practice of boiling them live. A similar law was passed in Italy, where it is now illegal to put lobsters on ice before cooking them. I hope you provide an update to your story promoting humane practices instead of c

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