高一英语完形填空

高一英语完形填空专练

P1

ThereisaholidaynextweekandIcan'tdecidewhattodo.Ihavealotofworktodo26andthiswouldbea

goodchance（机会）27.ButIdon,tlike28theholidayinsuchaway.Icanworkathomealltherestofthe

year.LastyearIwent29tothemountains.30therewasbeautiful,butitistoocoldthistimeofayear.And

it'sreally31fartogoforashortholiday.Idecide32thisisn'lagoodtimeto33themountains.ButI34togo

somewhereelse.

Perhapsthiswouldbeagoodchancetogotothebeach（海滨）.Iliketogoforwalks35theseashore36the

warmsunshineandwatchthewater.It'sonlyeightmilesawayandIcouldgetthere37abouttwohours.After

thinkingit38,Iamsurethatthisisa39timefortheseashorethan40.

Oh,hereisaletter41Jim.He42heisgoingtohishouseinthemountainforthe43,andhe44metogo

withhim.45givingitsomemorethought,IwrotebacktoJimandthankedhimforthat.

26.A.athomeB.athouseC.inschoolD.infactory

27.A.doitB.doingthatC.todoitD.withthat

28.A.totakeB.tospendC.havingD.asking

29.A.thenorthB.fornorthC.northD.tonorth

30.A.NothingB.EverythingC.SomebodyD.Anything

31.A.veryB.enoughC.ratherD.too

32.A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.when

33.A.goB.gotoC.goforD.leave

34.A.dowantB.wantedC.shallwantD.waswanting

35.A.onB.byC.besideD.along

36.A.onB.duringC.inD.under

37.A.inB.forC.withD.after

38.A.aboutB.ofC.overD.on

39.A.goodB.fineC.betterD.best

40.A.homeB.themountainsC.bigcitiesD.countryvillages

41.A.forB.toC.fromD.by

42.A.saysB.tellsC.speaksD.talks

43.A.weekendB.holidayC.sunday'D.trip

44.A.wantB.wishC.hopesD.asks

45.A.WhenB.WithC.WithoutD.As

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Doyoubelievethatsomenumbersareluckyorunlucky?Ifyouanswer"yes”26thisquestion,youare

certainlynot27.Forexample,manypeopleincertaincountriesbelievethat2813isespeciallybad.They

believe13peopleshould29sitatatabletogether,andthat30thingswillhappen31Fridaythe13th.Some

buildingsdonotevendesignatea13thfloor.Ontheotherhand,7isoftenconsidereda32number.33everyone

goesalongwiththisbeliefinthepowerofnumbers.Somepeoplethinkthatlucky34unluckynumbersareonly

superstitions（迷信）thatshouldnot35seriously.36,othersthinkthatnumbers37havethepowertoaffect

people's38.

Inancienttimes,itwasquitecommontobelieveinthemagicalpowerofnumbers.It39thatsomenumbers

couldclue（H音示）someoneintothe40orshowthe41sideofaperson^personality（个性）.Numerology

（命理学），he"arf'of42thepowerinnumbers,wasoftenpractisedinJewishtradition（传统）andamongGreek

mathematicians（数学家）.Today,manyofthose43stillpractisenumerologyusetheHebrewcalendricsystem

（希伯来历法）whichgiveseach44ofthealphabet（字母表）45ofthenumbers1through8.

26.A.ofB.toC.inD.on

27.A.aloneB.lonelyC.yourselfD.only

28.A.numberB.numbersC.thenumbersD.Number

29.A.oftenB.everC.alwaysD.never

30.A.goodB.terribleC.badlyD.terribly

31.A.inB.atC.onD.of

32.A.luckyB.unluckyC.luckilyD.luck

33.A.AlmostB.NotC.NearlyD.No

34.A.orB.andC.butD.also

35.A.takeB.takingC.betakenD.betaking

36.A.ButB.HoweverC.WhileD.Yet

37.A.doB.don'tC.alsoD.but

38.A.lifeB.livesC.livingD.job

39.A.believeB.believedC.isbelievedD.wasbelieved

40.A.pastB.presentC.futureD.last

41.A.hideB.hidingC.hidD.hidden

42.A.readB.readingC.readsD.beingread

43.A.whichB.whoC.whoseD.whom

44.A.letterB.wordC.numberD.name

45.A.someB.anyC.manyD.one

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PeoplefromGreatBritainbroughttheEnglishlanguagetoNorthAmericainthe16thand17thcenturies.And

inthe26300years,therewere22manychangesin28placesthatnowpeoplecan29tellanEnglish

person30anAmericaninthewayheorshetalks.

Manyoldwords31inEnglandbutwerekeptinAmerica.Forexample,300yearsagopeopleinGreatBritain

gottheirwaterfromsomethingtheycalledeithera“faucet,"a"spigot,"ora"tap."Allthesewordsare

32heardindifferentpartsofAmerica,butonly"tap''isstillcommonin33.Americansoftenmadeupnew

wordsorchangedold34."Com”isonekindofplantinAmericaand35inEngland.

Also,overthelastthreecenturiestheEnglishlanguage36thousandsofnewwordsforthingsthatweren't

known37.Andoften,AmericanandEnglishpeopleusedtwo38namesfbrthem.Atincan（洋铁罐头）is

called“tirTforshortinEngland,buta“can"inAmerica.Theword“radio”is39allovertheworld,including

（包括）America.ButmanyEnglishpeoplecallita“wireless."Andalmostanythinghavingsomethingto

do40cars,railroads,etc.44differentnamesinBritishandAmericanEnglish.

ButnowAmericanandBritishEnglishmaybegrowingclosertogether.One42isthelargeamount（数量）

ofAmericanspeechthatBritishpeopleheardailyinmovies,ontelevision,or43travelers.44this,Americans

seemtobeinfluencing（影响）theBritishmoreandmore.Sosomeday,Englishmayevenbe45onbothsides

oftheAtlantic（大西洋）.

26.A.followingB.recentC.oldestD.last

27.A.suchB.tooC.soD.great

28.A.eitherB.bothC.neitherD.two

29.A.hardlyB.difficultyC.clearlyD.easily

30.A.withB.fromC.toD.and

31.A.disappearedB.weredisappearedC.spokeD.werespoken

32.A.notB.hardlyC.yetD.still

33.A.AmericaB.thetwocountriesC.EnglandD.British

34.A.wordB.formsC.onesD.ways

35.A.anotherB.alsoplantC.aplantD.akindoffood

36.A.addedB,hasaddedC.discoveredD.hasdiscovered

37.A.anywhereB.insomecountriesC.beforeD.fbrcenturies

38.A.newB.shortC.differentD.surprising

39.A.producedB.madeC.developedD.used

40.A.toB.awayC.withD.from

41.A.hasB.haveC.hasgivenD.wasgiven

42.A.thingB.causeC.reasonD.expression

43.A.fromB.throughC.onD.by

44.A.ForB.BecauseC.BesidesD.Becauseof

45.A.differentB.moredifferentC.thesameD.moreuseful

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IspenttwomonthswithanAmericanfamilylastyearwhenIstudiedinAmerica.Itissaid,'Thebesthouse

isintheU.S.A.,thebestwifeisinJapan,andthebestfoodisinChina."SoItook26andpleasureto27"the

bestfood”fbrmyAmericanfamily.Eachday,regardlessofmypoorskillofcooking,Iperformed（表演）my

playin28way：changingthedishes*colour,themeat'stypeorthesoup'sstyle（风味）.Thus,myAmerican

friendscoulddiscoverthe29ofeatingChinesefood.Becauseofmy'3Q"job,Iwasoftenrewarded（奖励）

bytheir31ofappreciation（感激）suchas“verytasty"，“excellent”,etc.

Butthejokewashere：yesterday,IcookedSichuan—style32fordinner.Iwas33atmyachievement

（成就）.

Whenallthefamilymembersarrivedatthetable,theyfirstlooked34atthefish,thenlookedatme."Why

doallthefishhavetheir35?”theyasked,"It'shorrible!"Horribleorbeautiful?Idon'tknow.ButI36know

thatfishheadsaredelicious.The37isthebestpartoffish；in38onlytherespectable（受敬重的）guestcan

havethespecial39ofenjoyingit.

Another40thingis：theAmericanfriendsoftensaidtome"41"asthey42fruitsorotherthings.According

toChinesetradition（传统）,Iwouldsimplysmileinanswertotheirkindness43actuallyhelpingmyselftoany

ofthefood.44,Isaid“helpyourself'tothemwheneverIbroughthomefruits.Dearme,nomatterhowmuchor

howoftenIbroughthomefood,aslongasitwasnicetotheirtaste,they45hesitated（犹豫）tousetheirhands

to“helpthemselves,,untilallwasfinished.

26.A.worryB.attentionC.delightD.pride（自豪）

27.A.buyB.fetchC.cookD.leave

28.A.theirB.anewC.thesameD.asimple

29.A.wayB.joyC.troubleD.importance

30.A.hardB.dailyC.goodD.new

31.A.expressionsB.sentenceC.doingD.smile

32.A.meatB.fishC.soupD.egg

33.A.praisedB.pleasedC.badD.surprise

34.A.pleasedlyB.excitedlyC.surprisedlyD.worriedly

35.A.bonesB.flesh（肉）C.tailsD.heads

36.A.doB.willC.wanttoD.should

37.A.tailB.headC.soupD.flesh

38.A.factB.ChinaC.USAD.theWest

39.A.honourB.seatC.tableD.plate

40.A.realB.excitingC.interestingD.easy

41.A.pleasehelpusB.excusemeC.helpyourselfD.eatthemplease

42.A.broughthomeB.wantedC.werebuyingD.wereeating

43.A.notB.butnotC.withoutD.nor

44.A.AtlastB.AboveallC.AfterallD.Inreturn

45.A.usualB.oftenC.neverD.had

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Somepeoplehavesailedtheworldinquitesmallboats.Itisnotaneasything26.Sometimesthe

weather27bad.Thalcanbethe28ofeveryoneinit.Accidentscanhappen29.

Onefamilyoncehadanaccident30somebigfish.Thefishswam31theirboatand32holesinit.Sea

water33,ofcourse,andtheboatsoon34.However,thesepeoplehad35smallboat：alife-boatandthey

allgotintothat.Theylivedand36manydays.Theyateandslept,andtheyalwayshoped...Atlasta

ship37them.

38canpeopleliveinaverysmalllifeboat?Perhapsforweeksormonths?Theymustbestrong39every

way.Theymusthavehope—theymustwanttolive.Butyoucannoteatanddrink40.

Youcannotdrinkseawater.Ifyoudrinkalotof41,youwillquicklydie.Sailorscandrinkrain

water.Theymust42rainwaterintheirboat.Theymustalsocatchfishandbirds43.Lifeboatsdonotoften

carryacooker,sothesailorscannotcooktheirfood.Rawfishandbirdmeatisnotverynice，butthereis

44choiceinalifeboat!Thesailorsmusteatrawfood,ortheywill

die.

45peoplethinkaboutinalifeboat?Theythinkaboutland,awarmbed,dryclothes,freshwaterand

food.

26.A.fordoingB.thatdoC.todoD.tobedone

27.A.becomeB.getsC.doesD.are

28.A.endB.beginC.beginningD.finish

29.A.easyandquickB.easilyandquickC.easyandquicklyD.easilyandquickly

30.A.andB.orC.byD.with

31.A.overB.onC.underD.in

32.A.biteB.bitC.bitenD.bited

33.A.cameinB.cameC.cameintoD.camedown

34.A.roseB.liftedC.wentdownD.wentup

35.A.otherB.theotherC.elseD.another

36.A.hopedB.hopedonC.hopedforD.hopedin

37.A.foundB.lookedforC.searchedD.searchedfor

38.A.WhatB.HowlongC.WhereD.When

39.A.onB.withC.forD.in

40.A.freshwaterB.milkC.hopeD.rainwater

41.A.seawaterB.freshwaterC.rainwaterD.riverwater

42.A.takeB.bringC.catchD.put

43.A.tofoodB.likefoodC.forfoodD.atdinner

44.A.noanotherB.nootherC.noelseD.no

45.A.HowdoB.HowareC.WhatareD.Whatdo

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HenryFordwasthefirstonetobuildcarswhichwerefast,reliable（可靠的）andcheap.Hewasableto

26millionsofthem27hei4mass—produced（大批量生产）”them；28,hehadmadeagreatmanycarsof29the

sametype.HenryFord's30hadhopedthathissonwouldbecomea31，buttheyoungmandidnotlikethe32

andwenttoDetroitwherehe33asamechanic.34thetimehewastwenty-nine,in1892,he35hisfirst

car.The36mass-producedcarintheworld,thefamous"ModelT37in1908—fiveyears38Henryhad

startedhisgreatFordMotorCompany.Thiscar39tobesopopular40itremained4J.fortwentyyears.

42HenryFord'stime,mass-productiontechniques（技术）havebecome43inindustry（工业）and44the

priceofagreatmanyproductswhich45wouldbeveryexpensive.

26.A.sellB.buyC.inventD.discover

27.A.thoughB.unlessC.becauseD.if

28.A.whichisB.thatisC.whatisD.itis

29.A.perhapsB.almostC.somewhatD.exactly

30.A.uncleB.fatherC.brotherD.neighbor

31.A.mechanicB.engineerC.editorD.farmer

32.A.wishB.hopeC.ideaD.think

33.A.workedB.learnedC.taughtD.drove

34.A.ByB.UntilC.ForD.In

35.A.buildB.hadbuiltC.wouldbuildD.building

36.A.bestB.worstC.firstD.last

37.A.inventedB.madeC.seemedD.appeared

38.A.untilB.afterC.becauseD.since

39.A.producedB.provedC.madeD.changed

40.A.thenB.ifC.thoughD.that

41.A.changedB.unchangedC.stillD.cheapest

42.A.ToB.SinceC.ByD.At

43.A.unusualB.commonC.unimportantD.worthless

44.A.fixedB.fellC.raisedD.reduced

45.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.anyhowD.so

P7

Earthquakeshavebeenobjectsofworryandfearthroughouthistory.Noothernaturaleventcan26asmuch

damageoverso22anarea28soshortatime.29inasingleearthquakethere30betenthousandor34morethana

hundredthousand32lost.Nearly33thisloss（损失），aswellas34ofthegreatdamage,35,canbeprevented

oravoided.If36areconstructed（建筑）underany37systemand38checked,peoplewouldnotbeburied

or39.With40andwarning,4J.from42canbereducedanddamagefromgiant43canbecontrolled.Thus,

bystudyingtheearth's44andsurface,theeffectsofearthquakescanbe45.

26.A.causeB.makeC.takeD.produce

27.A.smallB.generalC.largeD.important

28.A.onB.aboutC.forD.in

29.A.ButB.ThoughC.EvenD.Then

30.A.mayB.mustC.shouldD.might

31.A.aboutB.toC.overD.even

32.A.livingB.lifeC.liveD.lives

33.A.allB.mostC.wholeD.every

34.A.manyB.muchC.moreD.plenty

35.A.howeverB.butC.thenD.so

36.A.roadsB.parksC.buildingsD.bridges

37.A.oldB.modemC.foreignD.different

38.A.carefullyB.busilyC.hardlyD.daily

39.A.brokenB.cutC.knockedD.killed

40.A.helpB.careC.fearD.worry

41.A.livesB.peopleC.deathsD.houses

42.A.windB.rainC.lightD.fires

43.A.waterB.wavesC.seasD.oceans

44.A.rocksB.soilC.airD.secret

45.A.changedB.putdownC.reducedD.turned

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Insomecountries,peopleeatriceeveryday.26theyeatittwoorthreetimesaday,forbreakfast,lunchand

supper.Theycan27it,fry（煎）itor28itintoricenoodles.Theyusuallyeatit29meat,fishandvegetables.

Somepeopledonoteatsomekindof30.Muslins,forexample,donoteatpork,andHindusdonoteatbeef.

TheJapaneseeatalotoffish.Japanisanislandandits31goalloverthePacificlookingforfishto32.The

Japanesesometimeseatuncookedfish,andtheyalsoeatalotofrice.

In33suchasBritain,AustraliaandtheUnitedStates,themostimportantfoodis34orpotatoes.Peoplethere

usuallymaketheirbreadfromwheatflour.They35potatoesindifferentways.Theycanboilthem,frythem

androast（烤）them.

InAfrica,maize（玉米）isthemostimportantfood.36riceandwheat,maizeisakindofcereal（谷

物）.Africanpeoplemakethemaize37flour.Fromthisflourtheymake38kindsofbreadandcakes.Many

Africansarevery39andtheycan'taffordtoeatmuch40withtheircereal.

Cerealsareaveryimportantkindoffood41wealsoneedplentyofvegetablesandlotsoffresh42.

Somepeopleeat43fruitandvegetables.Theydonoteatmeatorfishor44thatcomesfromanimals.They

eatonlyfoodfrom45.Somepeoplesaythatfoodfromplantsisbetterforusthanmeat.

26.A.SometimesB.SometimeC.SometimeD.Sometimes

27.A.drinkB.eatC.haveD.boil

28.A.makeB.turnC.changeD.eat

29.A.asB.likeC.withD.together

30.A.applesB.fishC.meatD.vegetables

31.A.trainsB.planesC.fishingboatsD.lifeboats

32.A.buyB.weighC.holdD.catch

33.A.theworldB.countriesC.theeastD.developingcountries

34.A.breadB.cakeC.flourD.vegetables

35.A.cookB.eatC.makeD.take

36.A.LikeB.AsC.BeingD.With

37.A.ofB.fromC.intoD.upto

38.A.thesameB.differentC.everyD.each

39.A.richB.poorC.strongD.weak

40.A.meatB.maizeC.flourD.bread

41.A.soB.asC.becauseD.but

42.A.riceB.cakesC.fruitD.potatoes

43.A.notonlyB.onlyC.besidesD.except

44.A.somethingB.anythingC.porkD.beef

45.A.plantsB.applesC.pigsD.fish

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MostpeopleinschoollikedGloria.Sowhenshegotsick,someboys36tovisither.Butnoneofthem

wantedto37anymoneyforagifttobringalong.

ThenWilliesaid,“Wecan38someflowersfroma39.”

Gloriawillnotknow40theycomefrom,andthedeadmanwillnot41them.

Everybodywasafraid,42Willie.Sohewentaloneand43somebeautifulflowers.Thentheywentto

Gloria's44,andtheboysactedasiftheflowerswerefiomallofthem,but45didnotmind.

Aftertheirvisit,Willie46theotherboys,“ItisagoodthingthatIwasnotafraid.Gloria47theflowers.”

Theotherboyslaughed.Gloriawouldnothavelikedthe48ifshehadknowntheyhadcomefromagrave.

Thatnight,Williewasreadingabook49hismothercameintohisroom."Willie,didyouandotherboysbuy

someflowerstoday50Gloria?”sheasked.'There'saman51askingforyou,“sheadded."Hesaysthatyou

didn't52theflowers.”

“Whatdoeshelook53?nWillieasked.

'That'shardtosay,"Willie'smotheranswered."Heisall54withmud.”

Willie，allofasudden，turned55.

36.A.thoughtB.askedC.plannedD.took

37.A.keepB.costC.takeD.spend

38.A.stealB.pickupC.buyD.plant

39.A.shopB.storeC.streetD.grave

40.A.howB.whereC.whenD.why

41.A.missB.loseC.hateD.love

42.A.besideB.besidesC.includingD.except

43.A.sawB.thoughtC.lookedforD.found

44.A.roomB.hospitalC.schoolD.library

45.A.GloriaB.someC.WillieD.nobody

46.A.toldB.askedC.saidtoD.explained

47.A.refusedB.likedC.hatedD.missed

48.A.boysB.flowersC.secretD.news

49.A.asB.whenC.whileD.suddenly

50.A.toB.forC.onD.with

51.A.insideB.outsideC.stillD.also

52.A.askforB.waterC.likeD.payfor

53.A.asB.aboutC.likeD.for

54.A.paintedB.dressedC.wrappedD.covered

55.A.sadB.redC.paleD.glad

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Iliketobenearwater-sea,lakeorriver.ThatisprobablybecauseIwasbominavillage26thesea,andhave

lived27lifeclosetowaterofsome28.WhenIaminsomeplace29isfarfromlake,riverandsea,Iamrestless

andalways30thatthereissomething31,thoughitissometimeshardto32whatitis.

Ofcourse,thesportsIlikeare33whichneedwater——sailing,rowingandswimming.Itis34toswimina

smallswimming-pool,35rowingandsailingareimpossiblewithoutalotofwater.Rowingisbestonariver,

andsailingontheseaorabiglake,butonecan36somesailingonariver,andonecancertainlyrowonalakeor

theseawhenthe37isgood.

Ofthethreesports-swimming,rowingandsailing,Ilikerowing38,becauseitisthe39tocontinueduring

thewinter,whenthewateristoocoldforswimmingandtheseaistooroughforsailing.40onthecoldestdayone

canrow；44iceonthewater,orthickfogstopsone.SometimesitissocoldwhenIgo42thatdropsofwater

43.Insuchweather,itisnotvery44toswim；onecan'tstayinthewaterlong；however,whenoneisrowing,one

gets45thelongeronegoeson.

26.A.byB.onC.inD.farfrom

27.A.mymostB.mostofmyC.mymostofD.mostmy

28.A.goodB.kindC.placeD.land

29.A.thereB.whichC.whereD.this

30.A.knowB.findC.feelD.want

31.A.missedB.missingC.whichismissedD.nice

32.A.makeB.seeC.doD.say

33.A.fewB.someC.manyD.those

34.A.ableB.easyC.possibleD.impossible

35.A.butB.andC.howeverD.or

36.A.haveB.getC.makeD.do

37.A.skyB.weatherC.dayD.water

38.A.betterB.moreC.bestD.least

39.A.mostinterestingB.coldestC.hardestD.easiest

40.A.EvenB.EverC.ButD.Only

41.A.notB.onlyC.itishardlyD.notonly

42.A.torowingB.onrowingC.outrowingD.ontorow

43.A.freezeB.windC.turnwarmD.getcool

44.A.gladB.pleasedC.pleasureD.pleasant

45.A.warmerB.happierC.coolerD.colder

PH

Intheyear1840,theworld'sfirststampsforletterswereusedinEngland.Fromthenon,manypeopleall

26theworldhaveenjoyed27stamps.Boysandgirls,andolderpeople28,savethem.It*seasy29startcollecting

stamps.Askyourfriendsorparentstosave30envelopes（信封）foryou.Whenyougetsome,keeptheones31

stamps32youlike.

Don,ttrytopullthestamp33theenvelopes.Cutoffthestampcomeroftheenvelope.Leavethestampcomer

inwater34night.35morning,thestampswillcomerightoffthe36.Thenputthewetstampsonsoftpaper.Put

moresoftpaper37them.Placeabookontoptokeepthestamps38curling（卷）asthey39.

40youhavemanystamps,youwillwanttosort（分类）them.Theycanbe4£bycolor,size,place,

orbyhowmuchthey42for.Theycanalsobesortedbythekindsofpictureson43.Everypictureonastamp

has44init.45stamptellsusastory.

26.A.overB.inC.ofD.from

27.A.gatheringB.collectingC.usingD.getting

28.A.eitherB.alsoC.tooD.atthesametime

29.A.inB.for（2.ofD.to

30.A.usedB.usingC.wasterD.good

31.A.withB.haveC.hasD.having

32.A.itB.thatC.oneD.what

33.A.awayB.ofC.offD.from

34.A.throughB.atC.duringD.all

35.A.IntheB.ByC.ThatD.Tommorow

36.A.paperB.envelopeC.letterD.corner

37.A.aboveB.overC.underD.below

38.A.inB.fromC.forD.of

39.A.wetB.driedC.dryD.drying

40.A.WhenB.AsC.WhileD.Because

41.A.usedB.collectedC.chosenD.sorted

42.A.buyB.getC.sellD.tosell

43.A.itB.whichC.thoseD.them

44.A.flowersB.animalsC.buildingsD.ameaning

45.A.AllB.OneC.TheD.Each

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Itwasasunnyday.Acitymanwasdrivingalongacountryroadwithanewwagon（马车）andabeautifulpair

ofhorses.Hedidn'tpayalotof26towherehewasgoing.Prettysoonhe27thathewaslost,but

he28todrive,expectingtorefindhiswayorto29someonewhocouldtellhimhowtogetbacktothe30.

Itwasalong31road.Formanyhourshekeptondriving.Whenitwasalmost32,hesawina33atallfarmer

ploughingtheland.Hestoppedhis34teamofhorsesnearthefenceandcalledout,“Hello,farmer.”

“Hello,yourself,thefarmerreplied,35ploughing.

uWheredoesthehorse36?heaskedwithoutknowinghislanguageerrors（错误）.

“Ihaven'tseenitgoanywhere.It37staysrightwhereitis,“saidthefarmer,38stoppinghiswork.

“Howfarisittothenexttown?”saidthecityman,speakingalittle39.

“Don'tknow.Inever40it,"repliedthefarmer.Bythistimethecitymanwasgetting4£.“Whatdo

youknow?You'rethebiggestfoolI42saw.”

43stoppingthefarmerturnedandlookedforalongtime44atthecityman.Thenhesaid,“MaybeIdon't

knowmuch.45Iamafool.ButatleastTmnotlost!”

26.A.signsB.ordersC.attentionD.direction

27.A.realizedB.recognizedC.acceptedD.received

28.A.stoppedB.usedC.wantedD.continued

29.A.missB.meetC.lookD.lose

30.A.townB.countryC.capitalD.village

31.A.lonelyB.busyC.dirtyD.crowded

32.A.atnoonB.atnightC.rainingD.dark

33.A.truckB.pileC.fieldDstore

34.A.strongB.tiredC.weakD.tiring

35.A.butB.wentonC.stoppedD.still

36.A.goB.leadupC.