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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。

The Keeper of the River

An old man had been working for many years for a town.His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby.Quietly and________, the old man guarded the hills,________the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have ________ and polluted the fresh flow of water.The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists.Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful words.

Years passed.One evening the town________met.As they reviewed the budget, one man's________caught sight of the salary ________being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river.He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we________to employ him? No one in town ever ________him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job.His position isn't ________any longer." Then they voted to  ________ the man.

For several weeks, nothing changed ...

By early autumn, the trees began to ________their leaves.Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,________the flow of the shining water.One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown________ in the river.A few days later, the water was much________ . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible ________ was soon sensed.Swans left, and so did the ________ . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly , the________ town committee called a special meeting.Realising their huge mistake in________, they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up.Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life.They may all make a________.

1.A.regularly  B.suddenly     C.casually       D.seldom

2.A.assumed  B.opposed      C.removed     D.conveyed

3.A.rejected  B.poured        C.selected      D.blocked

4.A.beyond    B.despite        C.within D.after

5.A.sympathy B.employment        C.masterpiece        D.committee

6.A.eye  B.care    C.hand   D.spirit

7.A.list   B.privilege      C.skill     D.concept

8.A.donate     B.continue     C.stop    D.fail

9.A.decorates         B.swears         C.shares          D.sees

10.A.negative         B.urgent         C.necessary   D.complex

11.A.find        B.fire      C.support       D.forget

12.A.lose        B.avoid  C.expand        D.admit

13.A.pulling   B.speeding     C.slowing        D.pushing

14.A.fish         B.color   C.flower          D.leaf

15.A.aliver     B.cooler          C.warmer       D.darker

16.A.sound    B.smell   C.wave   D.light

17.A.managers       B.players        C.villagers       D.tourists

18.A.embarrassed B.accepted     C.focused       D.delighted

19.A.depression     B.voyage         C.judgment    D.amusement

20.A.suggestion      B.difference  C.platform      D.devotion

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