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Ⅱ. 完形填空 （每空1分，共10分） Today Newtown is a very clean place. But many years ago, there were millions of 16 in Newtown. Sometimes a lot of them 17 down a man or a woman walking home at night. The mice were very big in 18 and they hurt many people. The government asked everybody to 19 mice. Most people were 20 , so they did not kill many. Then the government decided to 21 some money for each dead mouse. That made the people very 22 . Sometimes a man could kill one hundred one day. After tow weeks, there 23 many mice in the city, but people still 24 many mice to the government office. The government office thought that people might steal dead mice, so he let his men dig a deep hole and put the mice in it. Soon there were no more mice, and the government did not pay any 25 to people. 16 A. cats B. mice C. dogs D. people 17 A. walked B. met C. knocked D. put 18 A. height B. long C. age D. size 19 A. keep B. take C. feed D. kill 20 A. happy B. lazy C. hard D. easy 21 A. pay B. spend C. cost D. take 22 A. unhappy B. worried C. happy D. angry 23 A. arent B. werent C. wasnt D. isnt 24 A. bought B. made C. brought D. had 25 A. food B. paper C. money D. mice Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共四篇文章，20空，每空2分，共40分） (A) The Olympic torch relay does not have as long a history as you might think, compared with the age of the Olympic Games. You will probably be surprised to know that the Olympic torch relay（接力）is a modern addition to the Olympic Games. It began at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Olympic torch is lit（点燃）at the site of the ancient Olympic Games in Olympic, Greece. Each torch relay has a topic which is decide by the Olympic Games Organizing Committee（OGOC）.The topic in 2008 was “Journey of Harmony（和谐）”. The topic for the 2012 torch relay has not been announced（公布）yet. To many people, getting the chance to carry the Olympic torch is a great experience. That honor has been given to sports players, famous stars, and many other people. 26. The Olympic t