完形填空。      I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the    1  
society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the
consumer society, I   3   hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood.    3   the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson
was selling me the bicycle, he said, "This is the best thing you    4   have done. Life has become hopelessly    5  . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you    6   things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise." I agreed.
Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I    7   at the other
end of the town. I was    8   that this simple vehicle could let me    9   long distances in a fairly short time.
But how    10   did I really go?
     Since I hated to be    11  , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to    12   an odometer (里程表)
on my bicycle. He agreed, but    13  , "An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a    14  
without a knife." I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were    15   to the
handlebars of my bicycle. "What about a horn?" he then asked. "Look, this horn is no larger than a
matchbox and has many    16  ." Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
     "You can"t leave the back part    17  ," noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons    18   the
seat, and said, "Is there anything better than this oven when you feel    19   on your way? I can give you a
special discount." I was not strong enough to    20   the offer.
      "I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done," said Mr. Johnson in the end.

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B. human       B. immediately B. Because     B. should     B. complicated B. mysterious B. broke down B. amused     B. drive       B. long       B. impractical B. check       B. added       B. fork       B. converted   B. sizes       B. blank       B. before     B. hungry     B. withdraw

C. consumer C. reluctantly   C. As           C. must         C. stressful   C. complex       C. calmed down   C. confused     C. cover         C. fast         C. unprepared   C. repair       C. replied       C. box           C. applied       C. functions     C. bare         C. below         C. hot           C. make

D. bachelor       D. gratefully     D. Unless         D. could         D. tough         D. unique         D. ended up       D. concerned     D. measure       D. deep           D. inaccurate     D. lay           D. concluded     D. cake           D. attached       D. models         D. incomplete     D. behind         D. thirsty       D. resist