2015各省中考英语完形汇编 (2015天津) Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous __1__ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her __2__ life she made 70 movies! Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the __3__ near her home. A movie director __4__ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted so well that she __5__ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act. In 1925, she had agreement with a __6__ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave __7__ a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not __8__. She continued to act. It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a __9__. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of its stars. Lombard was married to the actor William Powel for only 23 months. __10__ several years later, she married the great love of her life, the actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story. ( )1. ( )2. ( )3. ( )4. ( )5. ( )6. ( )7. ( )8. up a try sure up ( )9. ( )10. A. But B. Before C. Since D. As It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and sighed (叹气). Dad said he e home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing __1__ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t. The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m __2__, but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my
