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Cloze
The government wanted to put __1__ a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __2__ work. Several big companies wanted the job, because it would bring __3__ a lot of money __4__ they could get it, but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide __5__ of them should be the lucky __6__. So they appointed(任命,委派), a government official to __7__ the various companies' offers, decide which was the most suitable, and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.
After some months, the choice was __8__ and work was about to begin __9__ one of the companies which had not been successful complained(抱怨)to the Minister They said, the official who had been responsible for __10__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes(贿赂).
The Minister at once ordered an inquiry(调查)into the whole matter, and after a month had __11__ that the official had __12__ taken bribes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __13__.
The official admitted that he had taken big bribes. “But,” “ he said, I did not just take one from the __14__ to which I recommended that you __15__ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work.”
“Well, then,” said the Minister, “ __16__ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one .that gave you the biggest bribe.”
“Certainly, __17__ , sir.” answered the official, deeply __18__ that the Minister should scold him __19__ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __20__ the same bribe,from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”
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(1) A.down |
B.put out |
C.up |
D.forward |
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(2) A.a |
B.the |
C.any |
D./ |
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(3) A.that |
B.it |
C.them |
D.what |
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(4) A.because |
B.if |
C.as |
D.before |
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(5) A.one |
B.some |
C.any |
D.which |
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(6) A.job |
B.work |
C.one |
D.companies |
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(7) A.see |
B.go over |
C.look |
D.examine |
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(8) A.made |
B.done |
C.taken |
D.chosen |
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(9) A.when |
B.while |
C.as |
D.before |
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(10) A.asking |
B.advising |
C.persuading |
D.suggesting |
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(11) A.proof |
B.question |
C.result |
D.problem |
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(12) A.probably |
B.indeed |
C.in fact |
D.possibly |
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(13) A.a study |
B.a discussion |
C.an explanation |
D.an examination |
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(14) A.company |
B.office |
C.official |
D.building |
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(15) A.should give |
B.would give |
C.should have given |
D.gave |
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(16) A.Why |
B.How |
C.What |
D.When |
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(17) A.no |
B.so |
C.yes |
D.not |
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(18) A.thought |
B.regarded |
C.noticed |
D.felt |
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(19) A.for |
B.with |
C.at |
D.of |
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(20) A.greatly |
B.exactly |
C.nearly |
D.not |
Cloze Test
Read the following passage and choose the one that best fits into the passage.
Elephants used to live in many places in Africa, but 1 many were killed by hunter for their 2 ivory tusks that there are not so many left any more.
Male elephants have huge 3 from six to nine feet long. They use them 4 digging up roots to eat and for carrying things and, 5 necessary, for fighting.
But elephants don't fight 6 . 7 man, they have no enemies. They are so big that no other animals attack them. And they don't attack or 8 other animals.
They eat leaves and bark and fruit and nuts and 9 .
They travel in herds(群), 10 a leader and are always looking for a good place to have a picnic. When they find a nice little grove of trees, they have 11 . They break the branches 12 the trees to eat the leaves as we 13 break off a stalk of celery.
Sometimes they just butt with their heads and 14 down a whole tree.
Baby elephants shuffle along with a traveling herd, hanging onto their mother's tails with their 15 . The mothers take good care of their 16 . Sometimes they even “plaster” them with 17 . Does a mother elephant know that this gives 18 baby some 19 against insect bites and stings It seems 20 . All the elephants keep an eye on the babies, for they are the pets of the herd.
If an elephant happens to sick or hurt, the other elephants take care of it, too. They never go on and leave it behind.
1.
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A.such |
B.very |
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C.so |
D.great |
2.
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A.white |
B.useless |
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C.noble |
D.valuable |
3.
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A.legs |
B.tusks |
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C.tails |
D.trunks |
4.
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A.for |
B.with |
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C.in |
D.to |
5.
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A.unless |
B.until |
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C.if |
D.as |
6.
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A.much |
B.lot |
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C.too |
D.many |
7.
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A.Beside |
B.Except for |
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C.Except |
D.But for |
8.
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A.fight |
B.eat |
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C.drink |
D.hate |
9.
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A.apples |
B.plants |
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C.other |
D.vegetables |
10.
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A.followed |
B.finding |
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C.like |
D.following |
11.
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A.supper |
B.dinner |
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C.dance |
D.work |
12.
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A.off |
B.in |
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C.on |
D.away |
13.
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A.should |
B.could |
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C.would |
D.will |
14.
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A.knock |
B.cut |
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C.eat |
D.put |
15.
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A.tails |
B.trunks |
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C.ears |
D.legs |
16.
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A.sons |
B.babies |
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C.fathers |
D.daughters |
17.
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A.oil |
B.water |
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C.snow |
D.mud |
18.
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A.her |
B.a |
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C.the |
D.one |
19.
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A.warning |
B.skill |
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C.protection |
D.development |
20.
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A.it |
B.so |
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C.this |
D.right |