One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so 　11 the story I was reading that I didn’t 　12 that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read 13　 . I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 　14 , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to　 15 anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It 　16 like a child, but I could not 　17 what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbour’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to　 18 .

　 I decided that I ought to go out and have 　19 in the yard, just in case someone was 20 . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out 　 21　 the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there?” I 　22 as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 　23 . With the help of my flashlight, I 　24 all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no 　25 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 　26 made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another 　27 which I read about in the story.

I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 　28　 by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and 　29 . There, sitting on the table was my neighbour’s large green and red 　30 .

11. A. worried about　 B. interested in　 　　 C. surprised at　　　 　　　 D. tired of　　　

12. A. mind　 　　　　　　 B. hope 　　　 　　　　　　 C. notice 　　 　　　 　　 D. expect

13. A. quietly 　　　　　　 B. quickly　　 　　　 C. noisily　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

14. A. shouting　 　　　 B. laughing 　　　 C. speaking 　　　　　　 D. talking

15. A. listen 　　　　　　 B. feel 　　　　　　 C. see 　　　　　　　　　　 D. find

16. A. sounded　 　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　　 C. smelt 　　　　　　　　　　 D. tasted

17. A. question　 　　　 B. imagine　　 　　　 C. choose　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

18. A. hurry off 　 　　　 B. send away　　　 　　　 C. come off　 　　　　　 D. get down

19. A. a look 　　　　　　 B. a rest 　　　　　　 C. a sleep　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. a walk

20. A. at work　　　　　　 　　　 B. in shock　　　　　 C. on holiday 　　　　　 D. in trouble

21. A. forward　　　　　　 　　　 B. onto 　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　 D. backward

22. A. sang　　　　 　　　 B. called out 　　　 C. whispered　 　　　　 D. read

23. A. noise 　　　　　　 B. sound　　　 　　　　　　 C. voice 　　　　　　　　　　 D. answer

24. A. searched　 　　　 B. touched　 　　　 C. cut 　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

25. A. seat　　　　　 　　　 B. sign　 　　　　　　 C. place 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sort

26. A. neighbour　 　 B. imagination 　 C. brother　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

27. A. world　 　　　　　　 B. country　　 　　　 C. planet　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. satellite

28. A. called　　　　 　　　 B. told　 　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　　 　　　 D. frightened

29. A. jumped up　 　 B. sat up　 　　　　 C. rang up　 　　　　　 D. knocked down

30. A. cock　　　　　 　　　 B. hen　 　　　　　　 C. parrot　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. chicken