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　　Once there lived a rich man with the name Baker，who was fond of chatting （聊天）．　1　 he had his servant 　2　 all the housework，and therefore he had enough 　3　 to chat with people．One summer afternoon，he was 　4　 to his friend's birthday party．As soon as he got there，he began to chat．He 　5　 chatting at table．And all the other guests 　6　 but he didn't notice it．His 　7　 was worried．Because the man had 　8　 a call that his sister would come to see him．He was going to 　9　 her at the railway station．But Baker didn't want to say 　10　 to him and went on chatting，while eating the dishes．

　　“　11　 you like a roast（烤）bird，dear Baker？”asked the friend's wife．

　　“Sure，” answered Baker，“But 　12　 is it？”

　　“　13　 the bird in the big tree outside，” said the woman，“I want it to be you 　14　 dish．I'll cut the tree down，　15　 it and roast it for you．”

　　“That would make a good dish！”said Baker，“But I'm afraid it'll 　16　 away before you begin to 　17　 the tree．”

　　“Don't 　18　 it，dear Baker，”the woman said with a smile，“It is a 　19　 bird．It doesn't know 　20　．”

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A. lay 　　　　　　　　  B. laid 　　　　　　　　  C. lie 　　　　　　　　   D. lain

The books________ there just now were bought by my father last wee in Shanghai.

A. lay 　　　　　　　　  B. laid 　　　　　　　　  C. lie 　　　　　　　　   D. lain

At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 　31　.“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 　32　 for this disease.”
My father 　33　a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 　34　 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 　35　 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，　36　 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 　37　 as the darkness fell，　38　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 　39　 I tried to find some hope and 　40　，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 　41　 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 　42　 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　43　 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 　44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he 　45　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later，　46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 　47　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 　48　 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 　49　 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50　 my life in a whole new light.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When Wilson got to the airport, 36 flight was already being called 37 the loudspeakers. The day before he had given up his 38 for a morning flight and had booked（预定）an afternoon 39 instead. He had to go to the reservations（预定）desk to collect his 40ticket.
　　He apologized for being 41.The reservations clerk（预订票的职员）smiled and began to look through the reservations in front of her. Then her 42 disappeared and 43 began to look 44 .
　　“Your ticket doesn’t seem to be here, ” she said. “Let me check it with the computer. ”The　45 clicked（滴答声）and whirred（飕飕声）and 46 began to flash 47 , his flight was called a second time. Wilson became very 48 .  49 the girl looked 50 .
　　“There’s been a mistake. Your new ticket was sent to you by post. That’s why it isn’t here”, she said. 51 took her only a 52 time to write 53 a new one. Wilson managed to catch the plane just before it took 54 . “What a way to start a 55 !” he thought.