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专题二 完形填空 第1讲 记叙文 限时20分钟/篇 (2015·金华十校模拟) After the First World War, some soldiers returned to their village. Most of them managed to　1　quite well, but one—Francois Lebeau, who had been wounded and never recovered his　2　—was unable to work regularly. 3　he became penniless. Yet he was too proud to accept help from others. Once each year the soldiers held a get-together dinner. On one of these　4　they met in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made　5　money and grown self-important. Grandin showed them a large gold coin, about　6　age and value he kept talking for long. Each man examined it with interest as it was passed around the long table. Later, however, when Grandin wanted to get it back, the coin was　7　. Instantly there　8　questions and denials(否认). Finally the village lawyer suggested everyone be searched, to which all　9　—except Lebeau. His companions looked at him with surprise. “You refuse, then? ”asked Grandin. Lebeau turned red. “Yes, ”he said. “I can’t allow it. ” “Do you realize, ”asked Grandin, “what your refusal　10　? ” “I did not steal the gold coin, 11　I will not submit to such a search, ”Lebeau answered. One by one, the rest of the group turned out their pockets. When the coin failed to appear, 12　was focused on Lebeau again. From that day on, people turned their eyes away when they met him. He grew　13　, and when his wife died not long afterward, no one knew or cared about whether　14　was from poverty or shame. A few years later, Grandin made some changes in his house. A workman found the gold coin, buried in dirt between pieces of the wood floor in the room where the　15　dinner had been held. Grandin was a just man. When he found Lebeau was　16　, he was quick to decide what to do. Hurrying to Lebeau’s home, he told him of the　17　discovery of the coin and apologized to him. “But, ”he concluded, “why didn’t you　18　yourself to be searched then? ” Lebeau looked at Grandin　19　. “Because I was a thief, ”he said, “For weeks my family and I had not had enough