For centuries the gypsies have lived as a unfettered people who traveled 【S1】______ through half the countries of the w

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问题     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 trainers, 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.
【S5】

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答案settling→settled

解析 过去分词表达被动与完成,现在分词表达主动与进行。settled表示“定居下来的(人们)”。
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