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2023年英语中考复习专题训练----完形填空
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There was once a carpenter(木匠) living in a small village. He had no other skills, but he was good at 1 houses. His boss was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another. 2 ten years of working for the same company, he finally got tired of it and made a 3 . He told the boss that he wanted to 4 the job and live a peaceful life with his family.
However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to 5 to build one final house before he left the team. The carpenter 6 agreed, although he didn't want to do this kind of work anymore. He built the house, but his 7 wasn't in it. In order to rush to finish the job, he used cheap 8 . As a result, it turned out to be the 9 house that he had ever built. When he finished, his boss came to see him last time. Seeing the house, he said nothing.
He 10 the worker for building the house. He then 11 ,"I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your ten years of hard work. You have built so many beautiful houses for other people these years. But there is no one for 12 . So I'm giving you this house as a gift "
What a 13 ! The carpenter was speechless. He had never thought his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would have done it much more 14 . He 15 building his final house so poorly.
1. A. watching
B. moving
C. building
D. drawing
2. A. Before
B. After
C. Since
D. Until
3. A. mistake
B. promise
C. decision
D. list
4A. give up
B. look up
C. show up
D. open up
5A. refuse
B. expect
C. return
D. volunteer
6. A. even
B. seldom
C. only
D. still
7. A. head
B. heart
C. arm
D. leg
8. A. materials
B. computers
C. tools
D. lifts
9. A. biggest
B. smallest
C. worst
D. best
10.A. paid
B. cost
C. spent
D. took
11. A. advised
B. cried
C. laughed
D. explained
12. A. himself
B. herself
C. myself
D. yourself
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