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【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 5 Unit 1 Getting along with othersⅠ.完形填空 A Two sailors ran into each other in a pub.Over a few beers，one of the men told the other about his last __1__.“After a month at sea，”he said，“we __2__ our masts(桅杆)had been eaten through by termites(白蚁)！” “That’s terrible，”said the second sailor. “That’s what I thought at first，too，”the first sailor said，“but it turned out to be good luck.As soon as we took the sails down to fix the masts，we were hit by a __3__ wind so suddenly and so hard；it would surely have blown us over if our sails were up at the time.” “How lucky！” “That’s __4__ what I thought at the time，too.But because our sails were down，we couldn’t __5__，and because of the wind，we were blown onto a reef.The hole in the ship was too big to fix.We were stranded(搁浅)．” “That is bad luck indeed.” “That’s what I thought，too，when it first happened.But we all made it to the __6__alive and had plenty to eat.But now here’s the real kicker：While we were on the island complaining about our terrible fate，we discovered buried __7__！” As this story shows，you don’t know if an event is “good” or “bad”，and even thinking about a past event you don’t really know because __8__ keeps going. | 
