Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.On...
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One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 41 guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very 42 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 43 he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would 44 “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”
No one could get a normal, 45 word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often 46 him.
They 47 his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) 48 round the town: William had 49 a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters everywhere 50 the event was a great 51 . And to everyone’s surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being 52 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 53 singing. And he did it with good 54 and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day, William gave up singing 55 . Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected 56 he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn’t have thought so 57 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your 58 will come.”
Little did people know that rather 59 he got the role in the opera because the 60 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
41. A. strange B. handsome C. funny D. sensitive
42. A. strong B. special C. common D. anxious
43. A. debate B. practice C. sing D. communicate
44. A. shout B. respond C. repeat D. tease
45. A. singing B. spoken C. written D. printed
46. A. disrespected B. loved C. appreciated D. disturbed
47. A. made fun of B. got addicted to C. took pride in D. made sense of
48. A. developed B. reflected C. spread D. expressed
49. A. refused B. ruined C. created D. got
50. A. confirming B. advertising C. approving D. assessing
51. A. benefit B. discovery C. success D. experience
52. A. opposed B. blamed C. interviewed D. welcomed
53. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
54. A. service B. remarks C. signs D. manners
55. A. at all hours B. at all points C. at certain time D. at times
56. A. how B. why C. that D. where
57. A. while B. because C. if D. since
58. A. chance B. money C. inspiration D. wisdom
59. A. carefully B. quickly C. naturally D. accidentally
60. A. director B. writer C. actress D. teacher
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知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
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