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中学2014学年度第一学期高三期中考试AOnce upon_25_____time and far away, in old Russia there was a great and rich trading city____26____(call)Nizhny Novgorod.___27___sat on the banks of the mighty river Volga, and every year the merchants sent their ships to trade at towns and cities near and far. But ,far beyond the farthest city they had reached,__28_____(lie)a land where no one had over been,india.The merchants had heard tales of wonder and magic about this faraway land,____29___they had heard,too.that it was a land of a thousand gods and ghosts and there were a little afraid to sail to such a far and terrible place. So one day they called together all the townspeople. Every one of them talked and argued at the meeting until at last old Nikitin,the most daring of the merchants said, “I have a son, young Aphanasy,____30_____is bold and cheerful and wise_____31____his years. And __32_____(good)of all, he is lucky .Since I am too old to go myself, let us send Aphanasy to India.”BThere is a photo ____33___(hang)above my desk,_____34___ I look at that photograph, it takes me back to the end of the school year. I can still remember the shouts of the spectators as I went out onto the sports field with my classmates. Two days_____35_____(early)I had been qualified for the finals of the 100metres.Now ____36____(look)around, I was determined to win. While I was walking across to the start ,I began to feel more and more nervous ,I looked around and saw my proud parents waving enthusiastically .my heart was beating fast when I lined up with the other eager competitors. I took some deep breaths and waited for the signal. Then the starting signal was given and I set off down the track. I ran as fast as I could, I could hear the crowd shouting excitedly, but the noise seemed very far away. By the time I crossed the line, I was very exhausted___37__ _____ I could hardly breathe,_____ __38_____ _______i heard the result announced, I realized i___39____(win).Excited ,I collapsed on the soft