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江苏南通市2017高考英语完形和阅读一轮专题练习3 完形填空At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris，the favorite team in the fourman canoe race was the United States team.One member of that team was a young man by the name of Bill Havens. As the time for the Olympics __1__，it became clear that Bill's wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the US team would be __2__ in the Paris games.In 1924 there were no jet airliners from Paris to the United States，only __3__ oceangoing ships.And so Bill found himself in a __4__ .Should he go to Paris and __5__ not being at his wife's side when their baby was born？Or should he __6__ from the team and remain with his family? Bill's wife __7__ that he go to Paris. __8__，competing in the Olympics was his lifelong __9__.But Bill felt __10__ and, after much soulsearching，__11__ to withdraw from the competition and remain home，where he could __12__ his wife when the child arrived. As it __13__，the United States fourman canoe team won the gold medal in Paris.And Bill's wife was __14__ in giving birth to their child.She was so late，in fact，that Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave __15__. | 
