【完形填空I'vealwayslovedpigeons(鸽子).SomeyearsagoImanagedtopersuademywifetoletmebuyafewandstart1themmyself.Theycostalotofmoneyandsoitspoilt(破坏)our2abitbutmywifenever】

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　　I'vealwayslovedpigeons(鸽子).SomeyearsagoImanagedtopersuademywifetoletmebuyafewandstart1themmyself.Theycostalotofmoneyandsoitspoilt(破坏)our2abitbutmywifeneveractuallystoppedmesoI3carriedon.IlearntsomuchaboutthemthatIcould4agoodraceranywhereandIboughtsomebeauties.MypigeonswonsometopracesandIevenbegantomakeabitof5.

　　Youseepeoplearepreparedtopaybigpricesiftheygettoknowthatyourpigeonsare6bigprizes.

　　Mywifehadbeenchangingher7tothepigeonsoverthelastyearortwoanyway.Shewasquite8ofalltheprizeswe'dwon.Thentherewasthetravelingwhichtheliked.Youseesomeonehastotakethepigeonsa9wayoffandreleasethem.Someofthe10werereallynice.Inevertraveled.Iusedtoliketowaitathomeandseethemcomein.They'vegotthiswonderfulsenseof11whichcanbringthembackhomesoquickly.They'dflownhundredsofmilessometimes12stormsoragainststrongwinds.Andtherethey'dcometinywhitebirdsagainstthegreat13.ThenI'dwatchthem14roundandcomedownontothelandingshelf.I'dlookatmywatchandthink“Mygoodnessthat'sagood15”AndI'dtakeoffthelittlelegringandpushitthroughthemachineto16whattimehe'darrived.Thenmywifewould17upandsay“Hashearrivedyet?”Thenwewouldworkoutifwe'dwon18.

　　Thenlastyearwehada19!Oneofthemgotsomesortofflu(流行病)anddiedthentheyall20.ItwasterribleIhadtoburnthemall.Welostafortuneofcourse.

　　1．

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　　A．racing

　　B．feeding

　　C．tending

　　D．flying

　　2．

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　　A．dream

　　B．work

　　C．marriage

　　D．hobby

　　3．

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　　A．just

　　B．even

　　C．almost

　　D．hardly

　　4．

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　　A．notice

　　B．learn

　　C．imagine

　　D．recognize

　　5．

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　　A．living

　　B．fun

　　C．money

　　D．change

　　6．

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　　A．losing

　　B．winning

　　C．giving

　　D．making

　　7．

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　　A．subject

　　B．decision

　　C．relation

　　D．attitude

　　8．

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　　A．proud