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完形填空 When I was 13, I always found myself in a small public library, reading for hours. I found a paradise of silence where I could 1 my inner self and find the 2 of other worlds. When we moved to Florida, the first thing I did was to 3 the public library for the books and the adventures. Luckily, I found it!  I remember my 4 to read Lolita—a rather adult novel—and the look the 5 gave when I brought it up to the checking desk. "Are you sure your mother would 6? ""Sure, "I said with 7. The librarian called my home to get permission. I knew my mother would give it because the books were her paradise as well. Nowadays, after watching the current generation of teens 8 in the waves of technology, I felt sure that the 9 object would be a thing of the past which the virtual online world had gradually 10. I was convinced that books would eventually gather dust on shelves. But one day in August, I 11 that my fears might be premature. A university hosted a competition for teens who 12 local libraries. Hundreds of young people enthusiastically 13 various questions about books they had read. Imagine, an entire summer 14 when they could have lazed with their electronic devices. 15, they followed their imaginations and devoted themselves to the books. Perhaps there is hope for the world. （1） A . predict B . review C . imagine D . explore （2） A . treasures B . deal C . present D . direction （3） A . seek for B . adapt to C . run over D . wait for （4） A . goal B . chance C . desire D . pity （5） A . clerk B . secretary C . librarian D . waiter （6） A . promise B . approve C . confirm D . understand （7） A . confidence B . regret C . evaluation D . affection （8） A . ruined B . stuck C . drowned D . abused （9） A . popular B . physical C . valuable D . successful （10） A . distributed B . satisfied C . replaced D . overcome （11） A . realized B . mentioned C . noticed D . decided （12） A . volunteered in B . praised C . worked for D . represented （13） A . passed down B . responded to C . helped out D . registered for （14） A . playing B . studying C . camping D . reading （15） A . Instead B . Consequently C . Therefore D . Meanwhile 答案：（1）D；（2）A；（3）A；（4）C；（5）C；（6）B；（7）A；（8）B；（9）B；（10）C；（11）A；（12）D；（13）B；（14）D；（15）A；

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