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  • 1. (2023·模拟) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and 1 and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he 2 there was a hole in the boat and decided to 3 it. When he finished painting, he received his money and left.

    The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and 4 him with a nice check, much 5 than the payment for painting, the painter was surprised. "You've already paid me for painting the boat!" he said.

    "But this is not for the paint 6. It's for having repaired the hole in the boat. "

    "But it was such a(n) 7 service. Certainly it's not worth 8 me such a high amount for something so unimportant!"

    "My dear friend, you do not understand. Now let me tell you what 9. When I asked you to paint the boat, I 10 to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and 11 a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a 12 in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was 13 because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my relief and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.

    "Then, I 14 the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You saved my children! I do not have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed. "

    So, no matter who, when or how, just 15 repair all the "leaks" you find.

    (1)
    A . chains B . brushes C . beliefs D . pens
    (2)
    A . assumed B . reminded C . found D . ignored
    (3)
    A . repair B . wipe C . hide D . measure
    (4)
    A . admired B . treated C . presented D . comforted
    (5)
    A . higher B . less C . quicker D . wealthier
    (6)
    A . award B . kindness C . job D . skill
    (7)
    A . cheap B . small C . valuable D . additional
    (8)
    A . lending B . selling C . borrowing D . paying
    (9)
    A . happened B . existed C . impressed D . classified
    (10)
    A . decided B . hated C . forgot D . remembered
    (11)
    A . went through B . went on C . dreamed about D . reflected on
    (12)
    A . hole B . sign C . rule D . danger
    (13)
    A . angry B . desperate C . embarrassed D . sufficient
    (14)
    A . pulled B . spotted C . examined D . destroyed
    (15)
    A . possibly B . carefully C . actually D . finally

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