题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
宁夏石嘴山市第三中学2019届高三上学期英语期中考试试卷
One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and 1and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting, he 2 there was a hole in the boat and decided to 3it. When he finished painting, he received his 4 and left.
The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter and 5him with a nice check, much 6than the payment for painting, the painter was 7" You've already paid me for painting the boat!" he said.
"But this is not for the paint 8. It's for having repaired the hole in the boat."
"But it was such a(n)9service. Certainly it's not worth 10 me such a high amount for something so unimportant!"
"My dear friend, you do not 11 . Now let me tell you what 12. When I asked you to paint the boat, I 13 to mention about the hole. When the boat dried, my kids took the boat and 14 a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a 15 in the boat. I was not at home at that time. When I returned and noticed they had taken the boat, I was 16because I remembered that the boat had a hole. Imagine my 17and joy when I saw them returning from fishing.
"Then, I 18the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You see, now, what you did? You 19 my children! I do not have enough money to pay your 'small' good deed."
So, no matter who, when or how, just 20 repair all the ""leak" you find.
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