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完形填空 　　I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good．Taxicab drivers have to be 　　1　　 fellows to be able to work in New York．You've got to fight the New York 　　2　　 eight hours a day these days, so people get the wrong 　　3　　 that they are bad． 　　Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people．Most of them will 　　4　　 as honest fellows．You read in the 　　5　　 almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds that people 　　6　　 in their cabs．If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers． 　　One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my cab．I 　　7　　 helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had 　　8　　 her．It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her．I didn't 　　9　　 as much as “thank you”．Still I felt good 　　10　　 I had done what was right．I think I felt better than she did． 　　I was born and 　　11　　 in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old．Then I came to this 　　12　　 in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting(参军)in World War I．After being discharged(退役), I had a family and bought my own cab．Life hasn't been too 　　13　　 at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit 　　14　　 for a rainy day． 　　When I 　　15　　 driving a cab, Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards．Hoofer's Brewery was right next to where the Waldorf-Astoria is now．I did pretty well, 　　16　　 in those days． 　　In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have 　　17　　 had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks． 　　I believe 　　18　　 is one of the greatest gifts there is．I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity(正直), etc．But it doesn't make any 　　19　　 what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good 　　20　　．This is my code, and I try to live by． (1) [　　] A． cheerful B． tough C． familiar D． popular (2) [　　] A． weather B． pollution C． condition D． traffic (3) [　　] A． impression B． suggestion C． expression D． information (4) [　　] A． talk B． perform C． behave D． wander (5) [　　] A． websites B． papers C． posters D． magazines (6) [　　] A． leave B． find C． give D． place (7) [　　] A． regretted B． continued C． remembered D． tried (8) [　　] A． noticed B． supported C． met D． dropped (9) [　　] A． say B． overhear C． claim D． get (10) [　　] A． though B． while C． because D． unless (11) [　　] A． raised B． married C． employed D． trained (12) [　　] A． college B． country C． company D． village (13) [　　] A． easy B． busy C． hard D． simple (14) [　　] A． left behind B． used up C． put away D． sorted out (15) [　　] A． started B． considered C． recalled D． learned (16) [　　] A． maybe B． only C． definitely D． even (17) [　　] A． always B． never C． often D． seldom (18) [　　] A． personality B． security C． honesty D． dignity (19) [　　] A． sense B． profit C． difference D． progress (20) [　　] A． servant B． customer C． businessman D． citizen

Answer 1

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