Tony really absurd(荒唐可笑的，荒唐的，不合理的).

　　Then one day, Claire got protected from a rude salesman by ringing

　　20

　　Tony and asking the man to speak to Tony but found her “affair” with Tony discovered as she turned

　　21

　　to see Gladys Claffern standing nearby. But then Claire,

　　22

　　(advise) by Tony, arranged a party to invite Gladys and her friends to the house when it was

　　23

　　(complete) transformed.

　　The love scene well planned by Tony without Claire’s knowledge won Claire a sweet victory as her guests had seen everything, but she shouted “Leave me alone!” and cried her heart out.

　　24

　　Tony caused no risk to Claire’s marriage; he was finally taken back to the company to be

　　25

　　(built), for he was a heartbreaker for women!

　　【参考答案】（9）

　　16. absent

　　17. alarmed

　　18. improved

　　19. towards/ to

　　20. up

　　21. around

　　22. advised

　　23. completely

　　24. Though

　　25. rebuilt

　　阅读理解。

　　Why should mankind explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth? These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.

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