It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another __

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It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
1. A. job B. homes C. buses D. offices
2. A. working B. hot     C. same   D. ordinary
3. A. And       B. So      C. But     D. Thus
4. A. for B. in       C. by      D. above
5. A. roof       B. position      C. wall    D. building
6. A. throw     B. walk   C. climb D. fix
7. A. act B. landing      C. step    D. trip
8. A. sure       B. uncertain    C. glad    D. nervous
9. A. Through B. Against      C. With   D. On
10. A. distance       B. height C. space D. rope
11. A. streets   B. crowds       C. passengers D. city
12. A. height B. pleasure     C. wonder      D. danger
13. A. great    B. strange       C. public D. tiny
14. A. experiment B. circles C. trips    D. movements
15. A. walking       B. staying       C. acting D. showing
16. A. almost B. even   C. often   D. rather
17. A. spirit    B. result C. strength      D. courage
18. A. patient B. terrified     C. pleased       D. enjoyable
19. A. show    B. trick   C. try      D. program
20. A. how     B. why    C. whether      D. when

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