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【小题1】______________painting，John didn't notice evening approaching.
【小题2】The programme______________the following activities：recitation，singing，word spelling，story telling and so on.
【小题3】According to some developmental psychologists，a baby's play is somehow__________________a scientist's experiment.
【小题4】The effects of gossip vary________________________the situation.
【小题5】The story came to its turning point when Joe________in 2007.