If you have a watch, don’t repair it! I know it 1 ．Once I had a beautiful watch．And this watch 2 perfect time．But one night it happened that I forgot to 3 it up．Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to 4 by the exact time．The watchmaker examined my watch and said, “The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up 5 your watch is four minutes 6 ．”
I tried to stop him, tried to 7 him understand that my watch kept perfect time, but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator．
My beautiful watch began to gain time．It 8 faster and faster day by day．By the end of the second month it 9 all the clocks and watches of the town far behind．
What did I have to do? To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated．I expected him to regulate the watch immediately 10 he asked me to come in a week’s time．When at last I took my watch from him it began to 11 down．And I began to be late for trains, business appointments and even missed my dinners．
Now I went to 12 watchmaker．While I waited for him to repair my poor watch, he 13 it to pieces and said that he could finish this work 14 three or four days．I could do nothing but 15 ．That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped．
So I kept 16 my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time．
And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not 17 the time by my watch．The thing was getting 18 ．My watch had 19 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred．At last I decided to buy 20 watch, which I did．
(1)
[ ]
A．
for reality
B．
for truth
C．
for certain
D．
for certainty
(2)
[ ]
A．
kept
B．
told
C．
observed
D．
struck
(3)
[ ]
A．
turn
B．
wind
C．
pick
D．
put
(4)
[ ]
A．
be turned
B．
be taken
C．
be put
D．
be set
(5)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
as if
C．
when
D．
if
(6)
[ ]
A．
fast
B．
slowly
C．
faster
D．
slow
(7)
[ ]
A．
get
B．
persuade
C．
make
D．
explain
(8)
[ ]
A．
gained
B．
lost
C．
went
D．
won
(9)
[ ]
A．
had remained
B．
had left
C．
had stayed
D．
had fallen
(10)
[ ]
A．
however
B．
and
C．
but
D．
therefore
(11)
[ ]
A．
go
B．
walk
C．
slow
D．
take
(12)
[ ]
A．
the third
B．
the second
C．
the first
D．
th fourth
(13)
[ ]
A．
broke
B．
took
C．
tore
D．
cut
(14)
[ ]
A．
after
B．
before
C．
over
D．
in
(15)
[ ]
A．
to agree
B．
agree
C．
agreeing
D．
agreed
(16)
[ ]
A．
taking
B．
bringing
C．
carrying
D．
fetching
(17)
[ ]
A．
recognize
B．
tell
C．
know
D．
understand
(18)
[ ]
A．
seriously
B．
pleasant
C．
badly
D．
serious
(19)
[ ]
A．
spent
B．
took
C．
cost
D．
paid
(20)
[ ]
A．
another
B．
the other
C．
one
D．
one more
完形填空
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 1 him．
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 2 ．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 3 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”
After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 6 ．Later he said 7 , “I wish I could speak French．” I was 8 － this from a boy who hated and 9 French classes throughout school．
Usually silent, he 10 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．
11 , the moment that really took 12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 13 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 14 ．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 15 to become part of the leadership of the 16 ．
Learning her story, Barrett was as 17 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 18 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 19 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 20 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．
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32．A．forgive B．comfort C．pity D．accept