四、文意選填 (共10分，每題1分)  A superstition is a belief, and it means that one event can result in—or prevent—another, especially when the two are in no way related. Take a rabbit’s foot. Rabbits, unlike most other animals, touch the ground __53__ their back feet first when they are running. Many Westerners thus think that this is unusual and __54__ a rabbit’s foot as a lucky sign. However, there is no __55__ proof of this superstition. __56__ on wood is another similar example. Americans are used to saying “knock on wood” or actually doing so to __57__ something bad from happening when they have just said it won’t occur or hasn’t occurred. This is because they are afraid that tree spirits would affect their luck. Many people stick to these beliefs because they tend to superstitiously __58__ one event with another. In addition to the above superstitions for good luck, some customs that have long been practiced grow out of people’s fears. Most people practice these customs to deal with the __59__. In Taiwan, for __60__, the word for the number “four” sounds like the word for “death.” __61__ this association, the number “four” has long been viewed as an unlucky number by most Taiwanese people. The reason why people in some Western countries often say “Bless you” when someone sneezes is also __62__ on superstition. In the past, they used to believe that devils might enter a person’s body when that person sneezed. (AB) Because of(AC) instance(AD) scientific(AE) Knocking(BC) prevent(BD) regard(BE) based(CD) associate(CE) with(DE) unknown
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