Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well．
Take it easy． It just needs （repair）．
A proverb is a short， well﹣known saying that expresses a common truth or belief． Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old．
In American history， Benjamin Franklin was a scientist， inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution． （1） ．
Franklin wrote a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac"． （2） Some of them are still used today， like this one： "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy， wealthy and wise．"
Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like， "A penny saved is a penny earned．"（3） ．
Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use． The first ones are about love． Some people say， "All is fair in love and war．" They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable．
（4） In other words， when you are in love with someone， you may refuse to see anything bad about that person．
Here is another popular saying about love： "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach．" Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods．
"（5） " This proverb is true in love and war or other situations． It means that what you do is more important than what you say．
We have to stop here， so we must say， "All good things must come to an end．"
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根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思 通顺、内容完整．
A．Actions speak louder than words．
B．Another proverb says "Love is blind．"
C．He was also famous for his proverbs．
D．This means that money should not be wasted．
E．He included many proverbs that he had heard or created．
Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers， a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour．
He thought to himself， "This driver is just as dangerous as a （1） !'' So he turned on his
lights and pulled the driver over．
Getting closer to the car， he noticed that there were （2） old ladies， two in the front seat and three in the back，wide eyed and pale faced．
The driver， who knew （3） about what happened， said to him， "Officer， I don't understand． I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the （4） ？''
"Ma'am，" the officer replied， "you weren't speeding， but you should know that driving （5） than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers． The same as a speeder．"
"No，sir． I was doing the speed limit ﹣ exactly twenty﹣two miles an hour!''The old woman said in a （6） voice． The officer， almost unable to control his chuckle， explained to her that "22" was the route （7） ，not the speed limit．
A bit embarrassed， the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for （8） her misunderstanding．
"But（9） I let you go， ma'am， I have to ask…Is everyone in this car OK？ These women seem to be（10） badly and they haven't made a single sound this whole time，" the officer asked．
"Oh，they'll be all right in a minute． We just got off Route 119．"
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（1）A． smoker |
B． rider |
C． speeder |
D． walker |
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（2）A． three |
B． four |
C． five |
D． six |
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（3）A． nothing |
B． something |
C． everything |
D． anything |
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（4）A． excuse |
B． question |
C． reason |
D． problem |
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（5）A． closer |
B． slower |
C． farther |
D． higher |
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（6）A． sad |
B． sweet |
C． proud |
D． weak |
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（7）A． number |
B． map |
C． guide |
D． order |
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（8）A．laughing at |
B． leading to |
C． talking about |
D． pointing out |
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（9）A． until |
B． before |
C． although |
D． if |
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（10）A． crying |
B．coughing |
C． sleeping |
D． shaking |
Your fascinating speech is f with positive energy．
The old man stayed a luckily after the strong earthquake．
afford；holes；progress；thousands of；safe
（1）China has made great in the past forty years．
（2）People planted trees in the suburb of the city， Urumqi．
（3）Nowadays， everyone feels very and convenient in the streets of different cities in Xinjiang．
（4）In the book A Brief History of Time， the famous British professor Dr． Hawking describes his theory of black ．
（5）Many families are richer now so they can a big car like SUV．