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One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a   41   guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very   42   indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to   43   he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would    44   “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”

No one could get a normal,   45   word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply, always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often    46    him.

They    47  his singing, calling him “crazy”. William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(謠言)     48   round the town: William had    49    a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters everywhere    50    the event was a great    51   . And to everyone’s surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being   52   by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking    53   singing. And he did it with good      54     and with a clear and pleasant voice.

     From that day, William gave up singing     55   . Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected   56    he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn’t have thought so   57     they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it. It said “Practice every second, for you never know when your    58  will come.”

     Little did people know that rather    59  he got the role in the opera because the   60   had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

41. A. strange            B. handsome                    C. funny                    D. sensitive

42. A. strong             B. special                         C. common                       D. anxious

43. A. debate            B. practice                        C. sing                      D. communicate

44. A. shout                      B. respond                              C. repeat                   D. tease

45. A. singing            B. spoken                         C. written                   D. printed

46. A. disrespected    B. loved                            C. appreciated                 D. disturbed

47. A. made fun of             B. got addicted to                  C. took pride in        D. made sense of

48. A. developed         B. reflected                        C. spread                           D. expressed

49. A. refused                    B. ruined                                   C. created                   D. got

50. A. confirming         B. advertising                            C. approving               D. assessing

51. A. benefit                     B. discovery                       C. success                  D. experience

52. A. opposed           B. blamed                          C. interviewed                    D. welcomed

53. A. other than               B. rather than                           C. more than               D. less than

54. A. service                     B. remarks                         C. signs                      D. manners

55. A. at all hours        B. at all points                           C. at certain time        D. at times

56. A. how                  B. why                               C. that                        D. where

57. A. while                 B. because                        C. if                            D. since

58. A. chance                     B. money                                  C. inspiration                     D. wisdom

59. A. carefully            B. quickly                           C. naturally                 D. accidentally

60. A. director                    B. writer                             C. actress                  D. teacher

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