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完形填空It was the time when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance munication. A young man1for a job as a Morse Code(摩尔斯电码)operator.Having answered an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was2.When he arrived, he entered a large, busy3filled with noise and clatter, including the sound of the telegraph in the background. A4on the wall told job applicants to fill out a form and wait until they were5to enter the inner office. The young man filled out his form and sat down with the seven6applicants in the waiting area. 7a few minutes, the young man stood up suddenly, 8the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in.9the other applicants came alive, wondering what was 10. They whispered among themselves that they hadn’t been told to e yet and thought that the young man made a 11and wouldn’t be accepted.12, when the employer went out of the office with the young man, he said to the other applicants , “Gentlemen, thank you very much for ing, but the 13has just been filled .”The other applicants began 14and one of them 15, “Wait a minute, I don’t understand. He was the16to e in, and we never even got a chance to be 17. Yet he got the job. That’s not fair!”The employer said, “I’m sorry, but 18you’ve been sitting here, the telegraph has been19the following message in Morse Code: If you understand this message, then e right in. The job is yours. 20of you heard it or understood it. This young man did. The job is his.”1.A.allowedB.appliedC.caredD.stood2.A.listedB.provedC.namedD.formed3.A.marketB.schoolC.officeD.clinic4.A.letterB.bookC.mirrorD.sign5.A.persuadedB.refusedC.forcedD.ordered6.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.else7.A.SinceB.BeforeC.AfterD.For8.A.tiedB.leftC.crossedD.cleaned9.A.SurprisinglyB.StrangelyC.RegularlyD.Naturally10.A.going onB.going forC.set asideD.set up11.A.differenceB.mistakeC.decisionD.point12.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Moreover13.A.jobB.roomC.seatD.gap14.A.workingB.cheeringC.plainingD.hesitating15.A.spoke aloudB.carried outC.asked forD.told of16.A.firstB.bestC.worseD.last17.A.checkedB.interviewedC.informedD.invited18.A.at timesB.all the timeC.ahead of timeD.at one time19.A.ticking outB.knocking outC.pointing outD.showing out20.A.SomeB.NoneC.AnyD.Each