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初二英语阅读竞赛 Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ___1___ was not always very rich. At one time, he ___2___ a small gas station next to a highway. Many truck drivers ___3___ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often ___4___, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ___5___ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ___6___ too much, more and more ___7___ came to eat at his place. ___8___ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People ___9___ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was ___10___, and many drivers no longer went ___11___ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to ___12___ it. Then he traveled around the country trying to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He ___13___. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, ___14___ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken. 1. A. business B. shop C. life D. search . 2. A. found B. worked C. saw D. owned 3. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left 4. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick 5. A. Although B. If C. As D. Once 6. A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost 7. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors 8. A. Then B. So C. But D. For 9. A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank 10. A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken 11. A. out B. to C. over D. on 12. A. close B. run C. return D. take 13. A. failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded 14. A. whenever B. wherever C. where D. when  Mr Evans lived in a city. He was a math (1)______ three years ago. He taught well and his students (2)______him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident (3)______ his life. One spring he took his class to (4)______ a place of int