3. A.in　　　　　　　 B.out　　　　　 C.help　　　　　 D.eat

2. A.smile　　　　　　 B.shout　　　　 C.eat　　　　　 D.jump

1. A.the good man　　 B.the tiger　　　 C.the dog　　　 D.the bird

10. A.happier　　　　 B.better　　　　　　　 C.stricter　　　　　 D.worse

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (1996年全国中学生英语能力复试初三试题)

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Once a tiger was caught in a cage . Soon a good man went by . When __1___ saw the man , the tiger began to __2___ , “Please ! Please ! Please let me __3___ .” “__4___ .” said the good man . “___5__ I do , you will eat me .” “I will not eat you ,” the tiger said , “Please let me out .”

The good man believed the tiger . He __6___ the door of the cage . The tiger jumped out . “How stupid(愚蠢的) you are ,” the tiger ___7___ “Now I am going to eat you .” “Wait” the man cried . “It is wrong for you to eat me . Let us ask others what they think .” “you may ask __8__others,” the tiger said .

The good man asked a tree . The tree said , “I give shade(遮阳) . Yet I am cut down . Let the tiger eat __9___ .” Next . the good man asked a bird . The bird said , “I hurt _10____ . Yet people hunt and kill me . Let the tiger eat you .” For the last time the good man asked the roads . The road said , “I don’t care if the tiger eats you . People could not get along too well __11___ me . Yet all day long people step on me without even a ‘thank you’ .”

The tiger was ready to eat the good man . __12___ a dog came by . “What __13___ ?” asked the dog . The man told the dog the whole story　 . “ I don’t understand ,” said the dog . “The tiger wants to eat you because you __14___ the cage ?” “No, no ,” said the man . “ __15___ put him in a cage .” “Oh,” the dog said , “he is going to eat you because you don’t have a cage .” “Stupid dog !” the tiger said , “___16___ you understand ? I was in the cage . This man let me out .” “Oh, I see ,” the dog said , “When the man was in the cage , you let him out .” “I was in the cage !” the tiger cried . “ ___17__ !” with that , he jumped back into the cage . ___18___ , the dog closed the door of the cage . Oh, the dog laughed .

The good man said , “___19___ I understand !” The good man and the dog walked off and the tiger looked sad . If he waited long enough , perhaps , __20____ good man would come by.

9. A.interesting　　　　 B.good-looking　　　　 C.sleeping　　　　 D.surpring

8. A.carefully　　　　　 B.angrily　　　　　　 C.carelessly　　　　　 D.happily

7. A.teach　　　　　 B.look at　　　　　　　 C.take care of　　　　 D.scold

6. A.home　　　　　 B.desk　　　　　　　 C.school　　　　　 D.room

5. A.haven’t　　　　 B.won’t　　　　　　 C.hadn’t　　　　　 D.didn’t

4. A.teacher　　　　　 B.classmates　　　　 C.brothers and sisters　　　 D.paretns