阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, 26 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 27_, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 28 ?” he asked.

　“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 29 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 30 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 31 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 32 understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 33 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 34 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 35 , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 36 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 37 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 38 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.

“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king.

The girl 39 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 40 a baby, I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 41 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 42 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 43 can’t a man have a baby?”

The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 44 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 45 .

26. A. checked　　 　 B. tested　　　 C. judged　　　　 　　 D. examined

27. A. pleased　　　 　 B. surprised　　　 　　 C. touched　　　 　　 D. moved

28. A. possible　　 　 B. impossible　　 　　 C. usual　　　　 　　 D. unusual

29. A. friend　　　 　 B. enemy　　　　 　　 C. neighbor　　 D. patient

30. A. suffer　　　 　 B. happy　　　　 C. angrily　　　 　　 D. excited

31. A. begged　　　 　 B. ordered　　　　 C. decided　　　 　　 D. demanded

32. A. suddenly　 　 B. certainly 　　　 C. correctly　 　 D. directly

33. A. chance　　　　 B. situation　　　　 C. position　　 　　 D. difficulty

34. A. matter　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　　 C. thing　　　　　 D. problem

35. A. frighten　　 　　 　 B. worry　　　　 C. doubt　　 　　 　　D. fear

36. A. above　　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　 C. below　　 　　　　　 D. under

37. A. such　　　 　　 　 B. that　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. more　 　　　　 D. so

38. A. find out　　 　　 　 B. get out　　　　 　　　 C. take out　 　　　　　　 D. bring out

39. A. began　　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　 C. became　　　 D. pretended

40. A. gave birth to　 B. had birth in　 C. gave birth of　 D. had birth to

41. A. food　　　　　 B. clothes　　　 C. bowls　　　 D. bottles

42. A. trick　　　 　　 　 B. joke　　　　 　 C. friend　　　　 D. fool

43 A. why　　　 　　 　 B. how　　　 　　 C. who　　　　 　　　 D. what

44. A. girl　　　　　 B. daughter　　 C. wife　　　　 　　　 D. friend

45. A. daughter　　 　　 B. son　　　　　 　　　 C. sister　　　 D. baby

The school         I studied for only two years was three kilometers away.

   A. where         B. which      C. that        D. who

Anne and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months       they were discovered.

   A. after       B. when          C. before          D. that

After going through a lot of things in my life, I decided to        my feelings on paper.

A. add up       B. calm down     C. set down      D. pack up

You can tell from the        on his face that he didn’t do very well in the exam.

A. communication      B. expression     C. feeling      D. appearance

The number of people joining the singing club        enormous(众多的) and a large number of them        students.

A. are; is       B. is; is       C. are; are     D. is; are

 I think you should talk to your daughter and tell her        to solve the problem.

A. which she could do          B. what she can do

C. which could she do          D. what can she do

It was when I arrived home _____ I realized I had left my bag in the library.

   A．what                   B．because               C．that                     D．until

— Hello．Can I speak to Robert, please?

— Hold on, please．He ______ in the garage．

A．works 　　　　　　　　 B．worked 　　　　　　 C．is working 　　　　 D．has worked

The terrible shaking of the building woke up all the people        were asleep.

    A. which     B. what      C. who        D. where