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职称英语考试综合类模拟试题及答案一

　　Noting that Beethoven often flew into fits of rage, Goethe once said of him, I am astonished by his talent, but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality. ____ (5) ____ .

　　A In spite of this handicap, however, he continued to write music.

　　B Because of irregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons, he was troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life.

　　C His life was marked by a passionate dedication to independence.

　　D When his mother died, Beethoven, then a young man, was named guardian of his two younger brothers.

　　E Although Beethovens personality may have been untamed, his music shows great discipline and control, and this is how we remember him best.

　　F Today his music is still being played all over the world.

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　　One Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live

　　Its now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus. The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1980, when smallpox was eradicated in the wild, by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs that are supposed to have it one in the US and one in Russia. If smallpox had truly gone from the planet, what point was there in keeping these reserves?

　　__1__reality, of course, it was naive to __2 __ that everyone would let __3__ of such a potent potential weapon. Undoubtedly several nations still have__4__ vials. __5__ the lastofficialstocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia,__6__ no obvious gain.