Gold Mine in Scotland If you were interested 46 becoming a gold miner, you would probably not thi
英语试题 08-29
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46-55的相应位置上。
Gold Mine in Scotland
If you were interested 46 becoming a gold miner, you would probably not think of 47(go) to Scotland to begin your career. But there was a gold rush in Scotland a hundred years ago, even though it only lasted for a short time. The strangest thing about this gold 48 was that the man who started it, a Mr Gilchrist, was just coming back from Australia after spending many years looking for gold without 49 (succeed). One day, 50 he was standing on a bridge near his home, he noticed that the stream was shining brightly. He must have been 51 (surprise) to realize that the gold he had been looking for such a long time was on his doorstep, so to speak. He started to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about this good luck and hundreds of men 52 at the village, hoping to make their fortunes, too. After a year or so, the gold had gone and so had the men but expeditions have been formed from time to53 since then to see where the gold comes from. So far no one has been able to find the source and interest has died down because 54 the greater attractions of the “black gold” off the Scottish coast, the oil recently discovered in the North Sea which is 55 (like)to provide Scotland with great wealth in the future.
Gold Mine in Scotland
If you were interested 46 becoming a gold miner, you would probably not think of 47(go) to Scotland to begin your career. But there was a gold rush in Scotland a hundred years ago, even though it only lasted for a short time. The strangest thing about this gold 48 was that the man who started it, a Mr Gilchrist, was just coming back from Australia after spending many years looking for gold without 49 (succeed). One day, 50 he was standing on a bridge near his home, he noticed that the stream was shining brightly. He must have been 51 (surprise) to realize that the gold he had been looking for such a long time was on his doorstep, so to speak. He started to work immediately but he soon told his neighbours about this good luck and hundreds of men 52 at the village, hoping to make their fortunes, too. After a year or so, the gold had gone and so had the men but expeditions have been formed from time to53 since then to see where the gold comes from. So far no one has been able to find the source and interest has died down because 54 the greater attractions of the “black gold” off the Scottish coast, the oil recently discovered in the North Sea which is 55 (like)to provide Scotland with great wealth in the future.
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