五、(2025·宿迁市宿城区模拟)完形填空。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化〕
During the Warring States Period，King Zhao of the State of Yan(燕昭王)wanted to beat the State of Qi. He decided to get talented people to 1 for him. When he asked a knowledgeable man named Guo Wei for 2，Guo told him the story of buying horse bones with 500 pieces of gold.
There was once a king 3 wanted a special kind of horse. This special kind of horse could 4 1,000 li a day. It was called qianlima. The king sent many people to find these horses and buy them 5 him. After three years，nobody found him such a horse.
One day，someone new 6 to help. *Within* three months，he heard about it and hurried to find it，7 the horse had already died. Still，he bought the bones of the horse with 500 pieces of gold.
The king wanted to kill him and said 8，"What I want is a live horse，not the bones of a dead horse!"
The man replied calmly，"Imagine this. You're willing to pay a high price for a dead horse，let alone a live one. This shows people that you truly wish to buy the horses. Just 9，and the horses you want will come very soon. "
That was 10. Very soon，many qianlima owners 11 their horses to the king.
Guo told the king that he could see himself as the 12 of the horse. "If I am valued，more talented people will be willing to serve the state，" he said. The king built houses for Guo and 13 him as a respected teacher. Soon，more talented people came to help the king and made the 14 strong.
This story helps us understand that talented people are 15 to society. They deserve respect.
() 1. A. look
B. work
C. thank
D. search
() 2. A. trust
B. time
C. advice
D. energy
() 3. A. who
B. which
C. what
D. whom
() 4. A. climb
B. swim
C. run
D. sleep
() 5. A. with
B. by
C. as
D. for
() 6. A. offered
B. refused
C. failed
D. disliked
() 7. A. and
B. but
C. because
D. so
() 8. A. politely
B. angrily
C. happily
D. carefully
() 9. A. answer
B. behave
C. decide
D. wait
() 10. A. wrong
B. true
C. useless
D. common
() 11. A. lent
B. threw
C. brought
D. returned
() 12. A. bones
B. necks
C. heads
D. tails
() 13. A. mentioned
B. treated
C. trained
D. worked
() 14. A. state
B. island
C. village
D. town
() 15. A. hopeless
B. useless
C. valuable
D. possible

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