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Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
单元话题完形填空练习
(2022·广东广州·八年级期末)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
An old farmer, Jim, and a beautiful white swan have been together for almost forty years, and the story of their friendship has ___1___ millions of people.
In 1984 Jim drove home with a group of friends, he saw a swan in an empty field. Its wings were ___2___. Jim quickly realized that leaving the bird there would make it die soon, so he stopped the ___3___ and took the bird home. Then he tried his best to ___4___ it.
Days passed, but the swan didn’t try to fly away, even after its wings got well. Instead, it acted as a friend to the animals on Jim’s farm, and decided to ___5___. Jim named her Grace. During the day, Grace is ___6___ following her human friend around, either during his daily ___7___ work, or on his evening walks. I have plenty of work to do every day. But wherever I go, she comes after me. She comes when I call. We have got used to each other. Since 1984, we have, ___8___ separat