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　　Of course, I was eliminated and guided to the Comfort Room, where parents couldn't enter. Inside, recent losers were sitting around a table abundant with junk food.

　　We casually mentioned the words that defeated us, like a special ceremony to welcome each new arrival. Then we changed the subject if we'd already moved on from missed words and lost opportunities.

　　Eventually, I went out and saw my mother.

　　"Well，" she said, "I_guess_you_won't_be_doing_this_again." Yes, next year I would be 15 and not allowed to take part in the competition.

　　【语篇解读】　本文为记叙文，主要叙述了"我"14岁时参加全国英文拼字大赛的经历。

　　【难句分析】　Sometimes my mother tested us, reading words most English teachers wouldn't know how to pronounce, let alone my Indian­born mother.

　　分析：该句为复合句。句中most English teachers wouldn't know how to pronounce为省略了关系词的定语从句，修饰先行词words；let alone为固定搭配，意为"更不用说"。

　　译文：有时，我妈妈测试我们，她读的一些单词大多数英语老师都不知道怎么发音，更不用说我的出生在印度的母亲了。

　　1．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

　　A．The difficulty of the first word.

　　B．The fierce competition.

C．The nervousness of the kids.