1 . 语法填空

Financial freedom and early     1     (retire) may be a dream for most people, but Guo Yu, a former information technology engineer, achieved both at the age of 28. His resignation letter, posted in February on microblogging platform Sina Weibo,     2     (share) widely online and made a new trend in personal finance. To achieve this, the basic principle is     3     (save) enough money so you can quit your job early. Although the movement is new in China, it has gained     4     (follower) around the world. Guo’s story may represent a unique voice in that community, but sheds some light on its concept. In his letter, Guo writes that, after six years, he will quit his job at Beijing-based technology company ByteDance     5     explore new possibilities in life, such as “deciding to retire at 28 years old and live in Japan”. Guo has been a trending topic on Zhihu. The search phrase “how to look at Guo’s resignation” has been viewed more than 10 million times. Some Zhihu users     6     (question) Guo’s experience, while some were more concerned with how much he earned from ByteDance. Guo’s story is not just one of luck in     7     (embrace) the internet age at the right time, but also of his talent and endeavor to achieve financial freedom at     8     early age, according to a post by his friend of 10 years, Luo Lei, on Zhihu. In his eyes, Guo is changing     9     an unconventional man into an     10     (unconventional) rich man and his success cannot be duplicated.

It was barely ten o’clock at night. The policeman on the beat saw a man standing in the doorway of a store. The man, with a cigar in his mouth,    1     (wait) for his best friend Jimmy Wells because they made     2     appointment that they would meet here again     3     (exact) twenty years later in any case. They lost contact but he believed Jimmy always was     4      (rely). “Hope your friend turns up,” the policeman said and left.

About twenty minutes later, a tall man hurried towards the waiting man. They greeted each other and walked up the street. The man wanted     5     (outline) the history of his career. At a corner, with electric     6     (light), they turned to examine each other’s faces. “    7     I suspected, you’re not Jimmy Wells,” the man said, impatiently with anger. “You’ve been     8     arrest for ten minutes, ‘Silky’ Bob,” said the tall man,     9     (take) charge of the situation. Then the man was given a note from Patrolman Wells and     10     (unfold) the paper.

“Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the criminal wanted in Chicago. Anyhow I couldn’t arrest you myself, so I got a plain-clothes man to do the job. JIMMY.”