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精编优选练(二十五)　完形填空——记叙文1(限时：35分钟) A When my wife and I decided to open our bookstore in 2012, we were a little __1__. The challenges facing small bookstores were—and remain—__2__. Aside from the obvious __3__ in online selling, the increase in the popularity of ebooks has had a(n) __4__ effect on independent providers. The question is why a new, small-scale (小规模的) provider would __5__ enter such a(n) __6__ market? From a personal view, our reasoning was sound: we wanted to __7__ our love of great books and reading for pleasure with as many __8__ people as possible. Having done our homework, one thing became__9__. In order for us to succeed, we would have to offer something that none of our larger competitors already provided. And so we __10__ the Willoughby Book Club. We set up our website in the summer of 2012—and we havent looked back. The idea of our __11__ is simple. We offer a range of book subscription gift packages, __12__ in three-， six- and 12-month options. Our customers __13__ a package, tell us a little about the person theyre buying it for, and we use this information to __14__ the recipient (接收者) a hand-picked, gift-wrapped (包装的) book once a month. We also recently decided to __15__ one new book to Book Aid International for every gift subscription sold. These books are sent out to sub-Saharan Africa, __16__ the educational work there. Within four months of starting out, we won the Young Bookseller of the Year award at the 2013 Bookseller awards. Our brief __17__ from new booksellers to award receivers has been challenging and __18__ . The biggest thing weve learned is that, despite the __19__ facing independent providers, there is a __20__ for them in the UK market. It s just a question of finding it. [语篇解读]　 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文中讲述了自己开实体书店的经历。 1．A.proud　　　　　　　　　 B．curious C．worried D．shocked 解析：根据下文的The challenges facing small bookstores可知，因为面临挑战，所以作者夫妻二人准备开书店时也有一丝“担忧 (worried)”。 答案：C 2．A.abrupt