天津高考英语完形填空专项训练
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I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries,
meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money. ___1___, my parents had a
farm and I didn’t want to do that — I wanted to do something ___2___. However, I had always been
shy and too nervous to try playing ___3___in public.
I had been playing the ___4___ since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of
other people was very ___5___.
I started one day, ___6___ a local youth club advertised a talent show — anybody who could
play an instrument or sing could put his name down to be in concert. I ___7___ myself up.
When the day of the show came, I was so ___8___ that I couldn’t eat. ___9___ was the first
time I had played in front of other people and I felt ____10____ unsure of myself. I had no idea
whether I was ____11____ good and was worried that no one would like me.
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to ____12____! I could not
hear what I sounded like, but to my surprise, I eventually forgot about all the people in the audience
and started to enjoy myself. When the song ended, everyone clapped and some people____13____!
After the show a man ____14____ up to me to say how much he enjoyed my ____15____. He
said that he had a rock band, and they needed to ____16____ a guitar player. He asked me to come
along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into ____17____. In the
following days, we ____18____ around a lot, playing in concerts in lots of places around the world.
Sometimes we would enter competitions and once we went on TV.
We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long holiday. As we became more
successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became ____19____ of
travelling so much. But now, nearly fifty years later, I look back on those carefree days of my
____20____ as among the best moments of my life.
1.A.Besides B.Thus C.Therefore D.Instead
2.A.similar B.normal C.strange D.different
3.A.songs B.music C.words D.jokes
4.A.guitar B.violin C.piano D.drum
5.A.enjoyable B.attractive C.exciting D.frightening 6.A.before B.until C.when D.where
7.A.picked B.signed C.took D.wrote
8.A.nervous B.inspired C.disappointed D.excited
9.A.What B.There C.It D.As
10.A.exactly B.hardly C.extremely D.highly
11.A.some B.any C.well D.much
12.A.dance B.act C.announce D.sing
13.A.shouted B.jumped C.praised D.cheered
14.A.looked B.came C.went D.faced
15.A.performance B.behavior C.presence D.instrument
16.A.call on B.wait on C.take on D.depend on
17.A.practice B.consideration C.reality D.effect
18.A.toured B.ran C.worked D.turned
19.A.fond B.tired C.aware D.proud
20.A.competitions B.memory C.friendship D.youth
I have been a member of an organization. This organization fights for the protection of
___21___ rights. As a result, we may ___22___ from special discounts and offers. ___23___,
when we could get special charges on gas and electricity bills a year ago, I ___24___ to join a
group and take advantage of lower ___25___ .
I must say that I felt quite ___26___ with their customer service, because there were no hard
selling (硬性推销)practices. So when I got a ___27___ from them, summarizing their actions and
the benefits I got thanks to them, I ___28___ to it. Though there was a field ___29___ one could
ask about his/her file or ask a question, I wrote: I don’t have any ____30____ but here is some
feedback (反馈) for you.
And I ____31____ the people and the team who worked hard and ____32____ their
customers well. I said how I appreciated their ____33____ and the money that they had helped me
save. The following day, the manager answered my letter and said that she had forwarded it to her
____34____ and she thanked me for my ____35____ words.
Sometimes, we take it for granted that everything has to be perfect for us and we ____36____ high quality prices and service. However, don’t ____37____ to thank those people who try to
make this ____38____. More importantly, we are ____39____ to do it more often, as well. In
other words, we ought to care for people who do care for us. ____40____ should it be a
one-way-ticket relationship?
21.A.strangers’ B.employers’ C.producers’ D.consumers’
22.A.suffer B.benefit C.learn D.hear
23.A.Besides B.Instead C.Therefore D.However
24.A.decided B.used C.struggled D.had
25.A.qualities B.donations C.wages D.prices
26.A.disappointed B.satisfied C.familiar D.patient
27.A.call B.present C.letter D.report
28.A.replied B.referred C.turned D.wrote
29.A.which B.while C.unless D.where
30.A.complaint B.question C.suggestion D.comment