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 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I'm a college professor teaching people how to think more creatively. Interestingly, this lifetime passion was 1 by a casual contest when I was a child. At a family picnic for employees of the company where my father worked, they held a contest for the children-who could throw a cloth handkerchief the farthest. The first 2 , the little ones, took mighty wind-ups(挥臂动作), but when the cloth left their hands, it opened and flew to the ground a few 3 in front of them. The crowd roared with laughter, and being 13, I didn't like adults laughing at us. It was 4 that using the same technique would not work. Suppose I 5 a rock inside the handkerchief? No, it was "throw a handkerchief", not "a rock and a handkerchief". When they inspected it, I'd be 6 Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would drive the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they 7 , people might not notice a small rock landing in the grass. I had a good 8 of getting away with it(侥幸逃脱). However, I didn't want to win by cheating but to show the adults that a(n) 9 could beat others at their own game. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. I 10 began tying knot after knot until it was the size of a large rock. I took a long wind-up and threw the 11 handkerchief which landed 60 feet away. The laughing 12 and everyone was dumbfounded. The 13 then ran to fetch it to examine how I'd cheated. "It's just the handkerchief," he 14 , holding it up and untying the knots. The adults applauded kindly and I felt proud. I hadn't broken the rules, but I had broken the 15 ideas, which was the secret to creative thinking. （1） A . awaken B . created C . enhanced D . spread （2） A . students B . throwers C . runners D . tutors （3） A . kilometers B . meters C . inches D . miles （4） A . impossible B . essential C . unclear D . obvious （5） A . tied B . cast C . hid D . drew （6） A . included B . unemployed C . disqualified D . involved （7） A . separated B . disappeared C . combined D . sank （8） A . time B . reason C . chance D . excuse （9） A . baby B . kid C . genius D . adult （10） A . casually B . immediately C . secretly D . eventually （11） A . arrowed B . balled C . light D . soft （12） A . died B . rose C . declined D . doubled （13） A . loser B . judge C . winner D . audience （14） A . responded B . protested C . admitted D . announced （15） A . critical B . modern C . innovative D . conventional 答案：（1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）D；（15）D；

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