填空题
There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiple have some mystical significance. (1)______.
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were on particular to have a powerful (2)______.
influence over the affairs of men.
For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes;
if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon
shortly afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others (3)______.
within a certain period.
Another belief involving the number three has that it is unlucky to light (4)______.
three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes
with the deed falls upon the person which cigarette was the last to be lit. (5)______.
the ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle
goes to at least the 17[th] century and probably earlier. It was believed that (6)______.
three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring good luck; (7)______.
one, two, or four, were permissible, and never just three. (8)______.
Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a
bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe
was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that
life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to
a house will protect it away all evils. Nine is usually thought of as (9)______.
a lucky number because it is the product of three time three. It was (10)______.
much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing.