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【完形填空】Cloze: The Cable and the Silence
Mei had been performing rope acrobatics for six years when the accident (1) her career.
The team's training was hard, and every athlete was expected to (2) without question.
The budget came from sponsors who wanted their logos (3) on the athletes' sleeves.
Before the festival, a referee noticed that the main cable had a corroded splint and (4) the problem.
Zhao, however, (5) her warning and insisted the show must go on.
Mei heard the argument but said nothing, a silence that would later (6) her from the sport.
During the crossing, the cable slipped and the clip on her harness (7) to activate.
She fell three metres before the secondary line caught her, but the jerk (8) a vertebra and tore a ligament.
The hospital bill was high, and the team covered only 60 percent, so her parents paid the (9).
Later, Mei collected evidence and found a journalist who was willing to (10) her story.
Choices
(1) A. ended B. began C. improved D. continued
(2) A. argue B. complain C. obey D. rest
(3) A. hidden B. printed C. removed D. painted
(4) A. flagged B. ignored C. fixed D. caused
(5) A. accepted B. dismissed C. repeated D. praised
(6) A. welcome B. protect C. exile D. promote
(7) A. managed B. failed C. refused D. attempted
(8) A. broke B. healed C. dislodged D. strengthened
(9) A. half B. rest C. bill D. whole
(10) A. destroy B. publish C. ignore D. hide