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完形填空The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in mon. Residents built walls to1influence from the other town.In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very2. When women gave birth, they would pete to have the baby with the loudest3. There was violent petition in every aspect of life. Because4was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t5the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.In Pleasure, the motto was:6you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and7do anything they liked. Children played puter games day8night. At school, teachers didn’t care9students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing10.Thanks to the lack of regulations，nobody worried about11their jobs. It was pleasure that12. The puters they used were old13from the town of Pressure.Some of the young were addicted to drugs14the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life15?” But, just before life in the two towns pletely16, there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and17advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had18people in Pleasure began to make plans. They19the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to20the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).1.A.pick outB.put outC.leave outD.keep out2.A.bestB.richestC.worstD.least3.A.smileB.laughC.cryD.sign4.A.wealthB.healthC.happinessD.pleasure5.A.catchB.bearC.makeD.live6.A.Even thoughB.UnlessC.As long asD.While7.A.shouldB.mightC.hadD.could8.A.andB.afterC.orD.by9.A.whatB.whoC.whereD.whether10.A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything11.A.findingB.askingC.doingD.losing12.A.matteredB.caredC.consideredD.minded13.A.onesB.thoseC.thatD.one14.A.pared toB.thanks toC.as a resultD.because of15.A.forB.atC.inD.to16.A.gaveB.failedC.lostD.saved17.A.followingB.takingC.seekingD.giving18.A.whenB.asC.whileD.since19.A.pulled offB.pulled downC.pulled outD.pulled up20.A.tellB.realizeC.performD.doubt