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英语阅读训练（24） 一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to __1___ himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, he __2___ ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with a(n) __3__ life. Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he __4___ that he was doing all this for them. But he often desired to spend more time with his family. The day came when the examination results were announced. To his __5___, he passed! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor (管理人)。 However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He ___6__ to work very hard., hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a(n) __7__ candidate for the promotion, he did another __8___ at the open university. His hard work __9__ and he was promoted. Happily, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her housework. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer __10__ enough, and it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy a larger flat. Having __11__ the rewards for his hard work many times before, he decided to further his __12__ and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. As expected, Father __13__ a beautiful flat overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at the new home, he declared to his __14__ that he had decided not to take any more course or to pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more __15__ to his family. But Father did not wake up the next day. 1. A.support B.teach C.improve D.help 2. A.hardly B.usually C.regularly D.only 3.A.exciting B.go