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完型填空A 1、Arnold Alexanders funeral was a quiet __21__. It was attended by the only __22__ he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who had travelled __23__ a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting ready for the simple ceremony. Alexander, or Alex as his friends __24__ call him, had led a hard life __25__ for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine __26__ he believed that he could do better on his own. Although he was not a boastful person, he had often declared that one day he __27__ find a lump of gold as big as his head and with that he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth __28__ came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself alive. Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that __29__ Alexs body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. Though it was covered __30__ dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight:it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold! 1）、 A.accident B.event C.affair D.incident 答案：C 2） A.relation B.relations C.relationship D.relationships 答案：B 3） A.to B.of　 C.in 　 D.over ：D 4） A.liked B.past C.used 　 D.used to ：D 5） A.look B.looking　 C.looked D.had looked ：B 6） A.because B.so　 C.even D.only ：A 7） A.would B.must C.ought to D.for 答案：A 8） A.ever B.never　 C.always D.once ：B 9） A.contains　 B.containing C.contained D.having contained ：C 10） A.in　 B.with　 C.within D.below ：B 2 Clem was a faithful Christian. He believed that God would help him out of any difficulty. One day, the Mississippi River was flooding its banks and the water began __21__ around Clems house. It rose to the front gateway __22__ Clem was standing. A man in a rowboat __23__ and called to Clem. Come with me and Ill take