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He always【C1】______early to enjoy at least two hours of solitude in the house and garden before the【C2】______of the family came down. In winter he spent most of the time【C3】______. In summer he liked to get out of doors to work in the kitchen garden or to take the dog【C4】______a walk in the neighboring woods and fields. 【C5】______the weather, there was plenty to occupy him.【C6】______he was a creature of habit, there seemed【C7】______an infinite variety in his pursuits. He wrote book reviews regularly for two of the【C8】______weeklies. He worked conscientiously【C9】______his special subject, Indian history, and was【C10】______one of the world【C11】______on it; he collected modem abstract paintings and so had a 【C12】______of friends amongst artists and sculptors; there was【C13】______anything he did not know about traditional jazz and he often entertained【C14】______British and American jazz musicians. He was a superb cook and knew a lot about French and German food. His family adored him and in a【C15】______he was spoiled by them. At first glance you would have【C16】______him for a retired army officer—his hearing was【C17】______, his hair was cut short, he was fussy about his clothes, which were always neat, clean and conventional. He liked to keep【C18】______, and this was reflected in his dear, steady blue eyes and【C19】______suntanned complexion. He hardly ever watched TV, but enjoyed a good film and an【C20】______evening at the theatre.
【C1】
A．rose
B．raised
C．arose
D．awoke