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广西灵川县2017高考英语完形与阅读开学训练 完形填空Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company. We __1__ our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town __2__. Every time we advertise, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “Please __3__ me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It __4__ be red mahogany (红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” Of course, we could not sell a(n) __5__ piano for $10 a month. __6__ her cards kept on coming. A couple of years later, I __7__ my own piano company, and when I __8__ in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored (不理睬) __9__—what else could I do? But then, one day I __10__ to be in the area. I had a red mahogany piano on my little truck. Despite knowing that I was about to __11__ a terrible business decision, I managed to find the old woman and took the new piano in her house and placed it __12__ I thought the roof would be least likely to rain on it. I told her and a little barefoot girl to try to __13__ the chickens off it, and I felt sure I had just __14__ a new piano. But the __15__ came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins. It was unbelievable! Then one day I was in Memphis on __16__ business. As I was sitting at the bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. I looked __17__， and there was a lovely young woman __18__ a very nice ground piano. She smiled at me, asked for requests, and when she took a __19__ she sat down at my table. “Arent you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago？” I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl! I did have to go to my room because men dont like to be __20__ crying in public. 1．A.made B．sold C．fixed D．delivered 答案：B　从下文看，作者是卖钢琴。 2．A.books B．villages C．shops D．newspapers 答案：D　在报纸上做广告，由上文by advertising得出。 3．A.bring B．lend C．take D．give 答案：A　公司送货上门，所以老太太要求把钢琴带来。 4．A.should B．may C．must D．can 答案：C　老太太语气坚定，要求钢琴必须是红木的。由上文得知