第一部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
完形填空（1） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man around      1             he offered a standing $ 1,000 bet that no one could beat him.
The  2          was that the landlord would squeeze a lemon until all the      3           ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more  4       out of the lemon would win the money.
0ver the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and   5         had failed. Then one day a little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses came into the bar and asked if he  6           try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down, the landlord said that it was only        7       that the man be given a chance at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing.  8          he had done he handed the  9             to the little man who promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked on in amazement as the landlord handed over the prize and asked “What do you do  10      a living that has given you such strength? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?” “No.” the man replied, “I work for the IRS（国税局）.”
1. A. that                      B. there                        C. therefore          D. since
2. A. fact                      B. trap                         C. challenge                  D. match
3. A. flesh                           B. juice                C. seeds                     D. peel
4. A. water                   B. lemon                    C. beer glass         D. drop
5. A. none                           B. neither                     C. either                    D. all
6. A. /                         B. could                       C. had to                    D. ought to
7. A. then                           B. likely                    C. fair                       D. chance
8. A. Once                   B. Right                      C. Immediately    D. In case
9. A. container                     B. money                     C. remains                    D. other
10. A. with                          B. for                          C. on                           D. in