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(1) Just as an umbrella keeps our bodies dry from the rain, our hairy eyebrows(眉毛) keep our eyes dry from rain or sweat. When it’s pouring outside or when sweat drips down(大汗淋漓的滴下) from our ___85___ , our eyebrows divert(转向)the flow of water or sweat away from our eyes. Our arch-shaped(拱形的) eyebrows angle(成角度地转弯) the rain or sweat around ___86___ the side of our faces leaving our eyes fairly dry. By catching the water or sweat, our eyebrows not only ___87___ us to see more clearly, but also keep salty sweat from burning or irritating（刺激）our eyes. Eyebrows have other___88___also.As one of our most expressive facial features(脸部特征), eyebrows help us determine how people are feeling without___89___really asking them. If a person’s eyebrows are frowning(皱眉), it probably means that he is unhappy or upset. ___90___, eyebrows have an increasing impact(影响) on our beauty or fashion culture over the years. Thick, hairy and big eyebrows tend to be unattractive___91___thin eyebrows are said to be more attractive. 85. A) foreheads B) noses C) cheeks D) faces 86. A) against B) of C) to D) in 87. A) let B) make C) allow D) cause 88. A) roles B) ways C) types D) kinds 89. A) even B) ever C) just D) only 90. A) On other hand B) In the other way C) In addition D) In the point of 91. A) when B) while C) as D) even if (2) Here is a story about an eagle (鹰) named Ted. He had to make a choice, and he made the right one. High up on a mountaintop was a nest full of an eagles eggs. One day a strong wind shook the nest and one of the eggs dropped out! It ___85___ rolled (滚动) down the mountainside and at last came to rest in a farm where many chickens lived. The chickens there were very surprised to see this big egg. They decided to ___86___ it, so an