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【完形填空】Cloze: The Quiet Hour
When a power cut hit the city on a Tuesday evening, most people were unprepared.
Maya, an engineer, was in her kitchen (1) a glass of water.
At first she felt annoyed rather than afraid, because her phone was (2) and she had an online meeting.
She found a candle and lit it, (3) she could see a little.
The blackout (4) for 43 hours and affected many neighbourhoods.
An official report later (5) that an old substation had failed.
Maya was surprised that such a key part of the system had become so (6).
She started to (7) the problem by talking to workers and collecting data.
She found that only 12% of substations had been updated (8) 2015.
When she submitted her report, the response from officials was (9).
However, a small group of people (10) her idea of a monthly quiet hour.
By June 2024, six districts had joined the voluntary project.
On the first evening, 4,000 households took part.
Maya watched the city grow dark and smiled.
She went inside, lit a candle, and waited for the power to return.
She wondered whether it ever really needed to come back.
Choices
(1) A. holding B. held C. to hold D. hold
(2) A. died B. dying C. dead D. death
(3) A. even though B. so that C. as if D. in case
(4) A. continued B. lasted C. remained D. kept
(5) A. blamed B. accused C. pointed D. cited
(6) A. flexible B. stable C. fragile D. firm
(7) A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look up
(8) A. from B. for C. since D. in
(9) A. hot B. warm C. cold D. cool
(10) A. opposed B. ignored C. rejected D. supported