The following story took place long ago in Israel．One day when government officials were rebuilding barn(粮仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used      to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another．

    Then，everyone thought that all the mice had       ．But just as they were about to clean up，they saw two mice squeezing out at the      of the hole．After some       the mice finally got out．       ，they did not run away immediately．Instead，one chased after the other．It seemed that one was trying to        the tail of the other．

    Everyone was     ，so they stepped closer to take a look．They       that one of the mice was blind，and the other one was trying to      the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could       the blind one with him to escape．

    After      what happened，everyone was lost in thought．One serious Rome official said："I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and      ．" The others thought for a while and said：“That was why！”

    A smart Israeli said："I think the relationship was husband and wife．"Again the others thought for a while，and all felt it made      ；so they agreed．Therefore，the Israeli’s expression showed       ．

    A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of       to parents，said："I think their relationship was that of mother and       ．"Once again the others thought for a while，and felt this was more reasonable．So they agreed yet another time．Therefore，the face of the Chinese      professional modesty．

    At that moment，one pure­minded Samaritan looked at other people，and asked："Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？"

    Suddenly，the atmosphere     ．The group looked back at the Samaritan and remained speechless．The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in      ．

    In fact，the true love is not       on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead，it is based on no relationship．

1.A．water         B.  gas            C．smoke              D．fire                                                     

2.A．died                          B．escaped         C．left                               D．removed

3.A．gate                           B．sight           C．moment               D．exit

4.A．attempt                    B．discovery       C．conduct              D. encouragement

5.A．Strangely                  B．Interestingly     C．Fortunately       D．Extremely

6.A．sting                          B．bite            C．snatch                  D．exploit

7.A．amused                    B．fascinated       C．speechless        D．puzzled

8.A．supposed                 B．realized         C．predicted                    D．assumed

9.A．encourage     B．stimulate        C．allow                   D．invite

10.A．pull                         B．help            C．lead                              D．defend

11.A．reviewing              B．sharing         C．spotting               D．witnessing

12.A．queen                    B．prince          C．minister              D．maid

13.A．difference    B．way            C．reason                 D．sense

14.A．self­confidence  B．self­satisfaction  C．self­control     D．self­assessment

15.A．loyalty                    B．bond           C．devotion             D．commitment

16.A．daughter                B．father           C．grandma                     D．son

17.A．surveyed          B．signed          C．conveyed                D．flooded

18.A．transformed    B．exchanged       C．froze          D．faded

19.A．shame               B．relief           C．astonishment      D．pride

20.A．founded           B．established      C．depended                     D．measured

 

One day when some government officials  were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out.A while later they indeed saw mice running out,one after another.Then,everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up,they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts,the mice finally got out. However,it was strange that after they came out of the hole,they did not run away immediately.Instead,some chased after the other near the mouth of the hole.It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled,so they stepped nearer to take a look.They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything,and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.

After seeing what happened,everyone was speechless and lost in thought.During the meal time,the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said： “I think the relationship(关系) between those two mice was that of king and guard.”The others thought for a while and said：“That was why!”

A smart French said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.”Again the others thought for a while,and all felt it made sense.

A Japanese said： “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.”Once again the others thought for a while,and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.

At that moment,one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly,the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless.The American official,the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame（惭愧）,and did not dare to answer.

In fact,the true love is not built on friendship,loyalty or blood relationship. Instead,it is based on no relationship.

1. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______.

A. one was fighting against the other

B. the mouth of the hole was too small

C. they were not afraid of smoke

D. one was trying to help the blind one

2. Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A. They couldn’t find an answer.

B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.

C. They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away.

D. They did not express themselves very well.

3. It is clear that ______.

A.all the mice came out of the hole easily

B.each of the people understood the relationship differently

C.the people wanted to kill all the mice with smoke

D.the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4. “it made sense”probably means ______.

A. it was right     B. it was strange  C. it was funny      D. it was sweet