A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  16 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  17 “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer- by asked to  18 for the night. Seeing that he had an  19 face, she let him in and gave him a nice   20  . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her     21 that anyone who climbed up her tree  22  not be able to come back down until she   23  it.
When the children came back to steal her   24  , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long   25  she gave the tree permission to let  26   go. Aunty Misery was free from the   27  at last.
One day another man    28  her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   29  she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   30    me.” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  31   some pears from my dear tree to remember the  32 it brought to me in this life. But I am too    33  to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   34   as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   35  and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  16  by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  17  “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer- by asked to  18  for the night. Seeing that he had an  19  face, she let him in and gave him a nice   20   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her     21  that anyone who climbed up her tree  22   not be able to come back down until she   23   it.

     When the children came back to steal her   24   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long   25   she gave the tree permission to let  26    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   27   at last.

One day another man    28   her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   29   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   30    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  31    some pears from my dear tree to remember the  32  it brought to me in this life. But I am too    33   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   34    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   35   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A. hopeless       B. painful      C. dull             D. crazy

2.A. calling        B. shouting     C. announcing       D. whispering

3. A. stay          B. live             C. hide             D. lie

4.A. interesting        B. honest       C. anxious          D. angry

5.A. gift               B. kiss         C. treat            D. smile

6.A. suggestion     B. demand       C. permission       D. wish

7.A. could          B. should       C. might            D. must

8.A. permitted      B. promised     C. answered         D. declared

9. A. branch        B. food         C. tree             D. fruit

10.A. after         B. while        C. since            D. before

11.A. it                B. them         C. him              D. her

12.A. trick             B. question     C. trouble          D. difficulty

13.A. stepped into      B. left for         C. stopped at     D. walked around

14.A. so            B. but          C. although         D. because

15.A. with          B. off          C. upon             D. for

16. A. choose           B. pick         C. shake            D. hit

17.A. honor         B. pleasure     C. hope             D. excitement

18.A. light             B. short        C. old              D. thin

19.A. proud         B. kind         C. fine             D. smart

20.A. disappointedly    B. cheerfully   C. unwillingly      D. eagerly

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  21  by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  22  “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to  23  for the night. Seeing that he had an  24  face, she let him in and gave him a nice   25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her     26  that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28   it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33   her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the  37  it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  1  by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  2  “Aunty Misery” at her

One evening, a passer by asked to  3  for the night. Seeing that he had an  4  face, she let him in and gave him a nice   5   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting （允准） her     6  that anyone who climbed up her tree  7   not be able to come back down until she   8   it.

    When the children came back to steal her   9   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long   10   she gave the tree permission to let  11    go. Aunty Misery was free from the  12   at last.One day another man    13   her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   14   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   15    me.” said he.Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  16    some pears from my dear tree to remember the  17  it brought to me in this life. But I am too    18   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   19    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   20   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1．A．hopeless              B．painful                C．dull                   D．crazy

2．A．calling                  B．shouting             C．announcing         D．whispering

3．A．stay                    B．live                   C．hide                  D．lie

4．A．interesting            B．honest               C．anxious               D．angry

5．A．gift                     B．kiss                  C．treat                  D．smile

6．A．suggestion           B．demand              C．permission           D．wish

7．A．could                  B．should               C．might                D．must

8．A．permitted            B．promised            C．answered           D．declared

9．A．branch                 B．food                  C．tree                   D．fruit

10．A．after                 B．while                 C．since                D．before

11．A．it                     B．them                  C．him                  D．her

12．A．trick                  B．question              C．trouble               D．difficulty

13．A．stepped into       B．left for               C．stopped at           D．walked around

14．A．so                  B．but                C．although            D．because

15．A．with                 B．off                 C．upon              D．for

16．A．choose             B．pick                 C．shake               D．hit

17．A．honor               B．pleasure              C．hope                 D．excitement

18．A．light                B．short                C．old                   D．thin

19．A．proud               B．kind                  C．fine                  D．smart

20．A．disappointedly    B．cheerfully        C．unwillingly     D．eagerly

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her    21      by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     22   “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    23     for the night. Seeing that he had an   24   Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her   26     that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her

long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33    her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37          

it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

A. hopeless    B. painful   C. dull   D. crazy

A. calling     B. shouting   C. announcing  D. whispering

A. stay       B. live       C. hide     D. lie

A. interesting  B. honest    C. anxious    D. angry

A. gift      B. kiss      C. treat     D. smile

A. suggestion     B. demand      C. permission D. wish

A. could     B. should     C. might    D. must

A. permitted   B. promised      C. answered    D. declared

A. branch    B. food    C. tree     D. fruit

A. after      B. while     C. since       D. before

A. it        B. them      C. him        D. her

A. trick     B. question     C. trouble     D. difficulty

A. stepped into   B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

A. so      B. but         C. although       D. because

A. with     B. off         C. upon         D. for

A. choose      B. pick      C. shake      D. hit

A. honor       B. pleasure   C. hope      D. excitement

A. light        B. short      C. old       D. thin

A. proud       B. kind       C. fine      D. smart

A. disappointedly       B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly     D. eagerly