完形填空:从A、B、C中,选择一个最佳答案,使短文意思完整。
Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He had played in many important matches. He was also superstitious(迷信). Before 1 game, he went to a fortune-teller to 2 what was going to happen.
One day, 3 the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as 4 . She 5 his fortune many times in the past and had often been correct(正确的).
The fortune-teller studied his hand for a few moments. Then she said, "I see a man 6
a white coat."
"Do you see anything else?" Bill asked.
"Yes. I see you 7 on a stretcher(担架)."
This really worried Bill. There were often injuries during a game, but they were hardly ever
serious 8 for the player to be carried off on a stretcher.
"Then I won't play tomorrow," he told the fortune-teller. "I can't risk(担风险) a serious injury."
The captain of Bill's team was not pleased when Bill told him that he was not going to play. Bill
was one of the 9 players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill
change his mind.
Bill did not watch the game, but decided to go to the hospital and visit his friend 10 had
been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, a doctor wearing a
white coat ran out of the door and, not seeing Bill, knocked him down.
Bill hit his head on the ground. Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital
on a stretcher.
1. A. all B. both C. every
2. A. look for B. find out C. find
3. A. in B. on C. at
4. A. usual B. usually C. often
5. A. told B. had told C. was told
6. A. wearing B. was wearing C. wore
7. A. lay B. lied C. lying
8. A. so B. too C. enough
9. A. best B. worst C. stronger
10. A. which B. who C. where