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一、语法填空 An old man who lived in a small street in the city of Mumbai had to put up __1__ the nuisance (烦心事) of having boys play cricket outside his house at night. One evening when the boys were __2__ (particular) noisy，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he was happiest __3__ he could see or hear boys playing his favourite game，cricket. He said he would give them 25 rupees (卢比) each week to play in the street at night. The boys were thrilled. They were being paid to do something they enjoyed! At the end of the first week they __4__ (knock) at the old man's door and asked him to pay them，and so he did. The second week when they asked for__5__ (pay) he said he had run out of money and sent them away with only 15 rupees. The third week the man said he had not __6__ received his pension and gave them only 10 rupees. The boys were very __7__ (disappoint) but there was not much they could do about __8__.The fourth week the man said he could not afford to pay them 25 rupees __9__ he had promised，but would give them 5 rupees each week without fail. This was too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days __10__ week for a merely 5 rupees！” they yelled. “Go to blazes.” They stormed away and never played on the street again. 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 | 
