高中英语阅完形填空专项练习答案.docxVIP

完形填空专项练习： 1 A dark horse is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning. In politics, an 2 candidate ( 候选人 ) for office who 3 a nomination( 提 名 )or election is called a dark horse. British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, The Young Duke , published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while a dark horse which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand ( 看台 )in a sweeping triumph. From racing to politics was a s