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江苏南通市2020高考英语一轮完形和阅读综合练习 完形填空。 Atthe1924OlympicGamesinParis，thefavoriteteaminthefourman canoeracewastheUnitedStatesteam.Onememberofthatteamwasa youngmanbythenameofBillHavens. AsthetimefortheOlympics__1__，itbecameclearthatBill'swife wouldgivebirthtotheirfirstchildaboutthetimethattheUSteam wouldbe__2__intheParisgames.In1924therewerenojetairliners fromParistotheUnitedStates，only__3__oceangoingships.Andso Billfoundhimselfina__4__.ShouldhegotoParisand__5__not beingathiswife'ssidewhentheirbabywasborn？Orshouldhe__6__ fromtheteamandremainwithhisfamily? Bill'swife__7__thathegotoParis.__8__，competinginthe Olympicswashislifelong__9__.ButBillfelt__10__and,aftermuch soulsearching，__11__towithdrawfromthecompetitionandremainhome， wherehecould__12__hiswifewhenthechildarrived. Asit__13__，theUnitedStatesfourmancanoeteamwonthegold medalinParis.AndBill'swifewas__14__ingivingbirthtotheir child.Shewassolate，infact，thatBillcouldhavecompetedinthe eventandreturnedhomeintimetobewithherwhenshegave__15__. Peoplesaid，“Whatashame.”ButBillsaidhehadno__16__.Forthe restofhislife，hebelievedhehadmadethe__17__decision.BillHavens knewwhatwasmost__18__tohim.Noteverybodyfiguresthatout.Andhe actedonwhathebelievedwasbest.Noteverybodyhasthe__19__tosay notosomethingheorshetrulywantsinordertosayyestosomething thattruly__20__.ButforBill，itwastheonlywaytopeace；theonly
