题目内容
For centuries the gypsies have lived as a unfettered people who traveled S1. ______
through half the countries of the world, abiding to their own laws. Scorning S2. ______
discomfort, enduring persecution, accumulating only meager possession, S3. ______
they sacrificed all for their freedom. To be settled people they seemed both
fascinating or fearful, S4. ______
while to the gypsies the settling people were equally fearful. S5. ______
Gypsies acquired in ancient times their traditional occupations like S6. ______
smiths and horse traders. They plied their crafts from village to village,
presenting entertainments to attract townsmen. So they became musicians,
magicians, animal trainer, and acrobats.
A folk saying held that when a gypsy woman predicted misfortune it always
came fact because she stole something from the victim. The gypsies S7. ______
were known also for the big trick which they deceived the credulous. A typical S8. ______
trick was to convince a peasant to bury his money, promising that it S9. ______
would be multiplied by magic powers; when the peasant returned to dig
them up, the money and the gypsies were both gone. The term "gypsy" S10. ______
soon became synonymous with all the robbers and brigands who infested the countryside.
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