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2017广东惠州市高考英语完形填空课外自练（10）就答案（解析） 完形填空 One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird, 1 a sparrow. “What’s that? ”I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball, ”my wife, Anita, said. She 2 and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the 3 , ”she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids. ” We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was 4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again. . . ”I said as I searched there. No children 5 . But there was that 6 again, coming from right up there. And that’s when I 7 the sparrow. It was flying 8 just inches below the ceiling. It was 9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10 the open door. So the bird continued 11 its wings and hitting its head against the 12 . “Poor thing, ”Anita said. “It must be 13 . ” “Well, maybe it’s because of us, ”I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide(滑翔)down to get outside, but that only seemed to 14 it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes? ”Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll 16 eventually. ”So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing 17 . Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone. | 
