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完形填空 　　I've always loved pigeons(鸽子)．Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started 　　1　　 them myself．They cost a lot of money and so it spoiled our 　　2　　 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 　　3　　 carried on．I learned so much about them that I could 　　4　　 a good racer anywhere and I bought beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 　　5　　． 　　You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 　　6　　 big prizes． 　　My wife had been changing her 　　7　　 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway．She was quite 　　8　　 of all prizes we'd won．Then there was a lot of travelling, which she liked．You see, someone has to take the pigeons a 　　9　　 way off and release(释放)them．Some of the 　　10　　 were really nice．I never travelled．I used to like to wait at home and see them come in．They got the wonderful sense of 　　11　　, which could bring them back home so quickly．They'd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 　　12　　 storms or against strong winds．And there they'd come, tiny white birds against the great 　　13　　．Then I'd watch them 　　14　　 round and come down onto the landing shelf, I'd look at my watch and think, “ My goodness, that's a good 　　15　　．” And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 　　16　　 what time he'd arrive．Then my wife would 　　17　　 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we'd win 　　18　　． 　　However, last year we had a 　　19　　!One of them got some sort of flu and died; then they all 　　20　　．It was terrible; I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune, of course． (1) [　　] A． racing B． understanding C． selling D． flying (2) [　　] A． dream B． work C． life D． hobby (3) [　　] A． just B． even C． almost D． hardly (4) [　　] A． notice B． learn C． imagine D． recognize (5) [　　] A． living B． fun C． money D． change (6) [　　] A． losing B． winning C． giving D． making (7) [　　] A． subject B． decision C． relation D． attitude (8) [　　] A． proud B． fond C． careful D． sure (9) [　　] A． different B． long C． short D． far (10) [　　] A． distances B． activities C． trips D． movements (11) [　　] A． direction B． sight C． hearing D． touch (12) [　　] A． over B． across C． with D． through (13) [　　] A． heaven B． mountains C． cloud D． sky (14) [　　] A． turn B． dance C． circle D． whistle (15) [　　] A． beginning B． time C． day D． look (16) [　　] A． write B． record C． count D． memory (17) [　　] A． come B． show C． phone D． cheer (18) [　　] A． again B． finally C． only D． accidentally (19) [　　] A． disadvantage B． chance C． problem D． disaster (20) [　　] A． flew down B． came down C． let out D． gave out

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．A;4．D;5．C;6．B;7．D;8．A;9．B;10．C;11．A;12．D;13．D;14．C;15．B;16．B;17．C;18．A;19．D;20．B;