2013年9月公共基础课全国统一考试大学英语B(四完型填空)..docxVIP

四、完型填空1CABEDA rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much ___1to get___ a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owners hand and ran out with it. It all happened in ___2 a few___ seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already ___3disappeared___ among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir? he said in a low voice, Its only a hundred dollars. The young man doesnt know I saw him ___4stealing___ the watch just now, he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___5took___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. Im sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.2 BCADEFire can help people in many ways. Fire can heat water, 1 warm your house, give light and cook food. But fire can burn things too. Nobody knows 2how people began to use fire. One story from Australia tells about a man a very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down. Today people know how to 3make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. Fire kills people every year. So you must be careful about matches. You should also learn to4put outfires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or a blanket. This keeps the air5from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it might hurt you.3BEDACOne of the latest imports is acupuncture(针刺疗法),