阅读下面 短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be    1   for an important person in the village. He certainly    2   to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “    3   me at the donkey fair (集市) on 　　4   . I shall sell her at that time. I shall    5   my donkey to the one who will treat her most    6   .”

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah    7   out a plan. He wanted to　　 8  his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 　　  9   .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 　　 10   tied with a piece of rope　　 11  the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked　　 12   .

“It is    13   , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one    14   , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be　　 15   . The kind man who    16   my donkey must buy my cat also.”

“How much is your cat?” asked many    17   .

“Oh, my cat is a very    18   animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father    19   a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 　　10  .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

1．A. right　　　　  B. wrong　　　　   C. impossible　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. didn’t want　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wanted

C. hadn’t decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. intended

3. A. Meet　　　　   B. Pay　　　　　　  C. Talk　　　　　　  D. Help

4. A. tomorrow afternoon

B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening

D. Saturday

5. A. give　　　　   B. take　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　    　　  D. show

6. A. cruelly　　　　 B. warmly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　    D. carefully.

7. A. put　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　    C. carried　　　　　　 D. made

8．A. say　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　   D. send

9．A. bread　　　　   B. paper　　　　　　   C. cloth　　　　　　   D. rope

10．A. cat　　　　　　  B. dog　　　　　　    C. cock　　　　　　  D. rope

11．A. with　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　C. to　　　　　　　　 D. around

12．A sad　　　　　　   B happy　　　　　　 C tired　　　　　　    D fine

13．A. a lie　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　    D. a pity

14．A. matter　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. thing　　  　　   D. question

15．A. killed　　　　  B. sold　　　　　　  C. beaten　　　　　　  D. parted

16．A. sees　　　　    B. buys　　　　　　   C. likes　　　　　　  D. wants

17．A. voices　　　　   B. sounds　　　　　　 C. noises　　　　　　   D. cries

18．A. pretty　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　  C. strong　　　　　　   D. important

19．A. looked after　　   B. caught　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　   D. grasped

20．A. me　　　　　　 B. her father　　　　    C. the Queen　　　　　　 D. her

 

I found ________ to ________ with one’s friends if we parted and lived far away.

A. it difficult; keep in touch　 B. it hard; lose touch　

C. difficult; get in touch　　　 D. hard; be in touch

 

But more than a month passed, real winter had come, and everything was still clear in his memory as though he ________ with Anna only the day before.

A. was parted 　　 B. has parted　 　 C. had parted　　 D. had been parting

 

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I found out one time that doing a ___26___for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___27____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I ____28___ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____29____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____30____ it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____31_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____32___ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____33____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____34___．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____35____ when people do something____36____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____37 __ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____38____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

____39____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____40____ the girl’s test paper．I ___41____ to explain about the pen, but all she____42____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____43___ after the test．____44____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____45____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

26．A．help　　　　 　　 B．hand　　 　　　　　 C．favor　　　 　　 D．fever

27．A．whispered　 　　　 B．talked　　 　　　　　 C．told　　　　 　　 D．spoke

28．A．turned over　 　 B．came over 　　　　　 C．leaned over 　　　 D．looked over

29．A．out of sight 　　　　 B．out of work　　　　　 C．out of place 　　　　 D．out of ink

30．A．place　　 　　　　 B．put　　　　　　　　　　　 C．gave　　　　　　　　　　 D．lent

31．A．punished　　　　　　　　　 B．dismissed　　　　　　 C．praised　　　　　　　　　　　 D．parted

32．A．what　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．how

33．A．stand up B．stand on　　　　　　　 C．stand for D．stand by

34．A．attitude　　　　　　　　　　 B．activity　　　　　　　　 C．action D．behavior

35．A．what　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．where

36．A．honest　　　　　　　　　　 B．dishonest　　　　　　 C．modest D．disappointed

37．A．promise　　　　　　　　　 B．permit　　　　　　　　　 C．recognize　　　　　　　　　 D．prove

38．A．wandering　　　　　　　 B．reflecting　　　　　　 C．understanding D．wondering

39．A．Long before　　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　　 C．Ever before D．Later on

40．A．of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．from　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

41．A．managed　　　　　　　　　 B．planned　　　　　　　　 C. tried D．promoted

42．A．could　　　　　　　　　　　 B．would　　　　　　　　　 C．can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will

43．A．right　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　　　 C．slight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．once

44．A．After　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Until　　　　　　　　　　 C．As if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Even if

45．A．remained B．continued　 C．kept　　 D．wanted