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　　（1）Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a _______( close) loo will notice one of them is blind.
　　Instead of abandoning him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell_______( come) from ________ smaller horse. Attached to ______ (it) halter is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him.
　　________you watch them, you'll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to ________ the other one is, trusting he will not _________( lead ) astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop __________( frequent ) to look back, mare that the _______ isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
　　Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances; ______other times we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way.
　　(1)1. closer      2. coming    3. a/the       4. its        5. As
　　6. where      7. be led     8. frequently   9. other      10. at
　　（2）Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and   ___  (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.
　　At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last   _______  entire evening.
　　Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a   _____  (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.
　　During one visit   _____  the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially – prepared dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looneasily at her plate   ______  she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.
　　Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas   _____  (carry) in for each guest. But she depended   ______   her old favorite trick of talking with her host, pou IV, and carrying on a warm conversation.
　　Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat   ________   she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put   _____   down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal   ______  (touch).
　　(2)1. slly   2．an   3． belief    4． to       5． when/as 
　　6． were carried    7． on    8． that      9． it 10． untouched 
　　（3）Several men hit the Sao Paulo Museum of Art just before dawn on December 20th , 2007，and __1__ shocked the authorities as it took the thieves just three minutes to steal paintings __2__ two world— famous artists, Pablo Picasso __3__ Candido Poninari，__4__ are worth millions of dollars. Images from the secret camera show that two men began their action at 5∶09 a. m. ，__5__ the guards in the museum were going through their shift change(换岗). They brogh two glass doors，__6__(run) to the museum’s top floor and grabbed the two paintings from different rooms，somehow __7__(avoid) nearby guards. The alarm never rang，and by 5∶12 a. m. ，they were making their escape. After __8__，the police were intervie