The following is a true story. It happened in the north of Australia, where many animals live in the forest.

　　 Lisa, a 33-year-old woman was __1___ lunch in the kitchen while her three-year-old son, Berney, was playing alone in the backyard.

　　 Suddenly , a cry of Berney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa __2___ into the backyard and found a big __3___ snake trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! Liza was ___4__ and quite angry. She made up her mind to ___5__ her son from the snake’s mouth. Liza forgot ___6__ she faced and picked up an old hoe(锄头)__7___ the ground and hit the snake hard.

　　 One…two…with the hoe, Liza hit the snake again and again. The little boy’s __8__ and breath were getting weaker and ___9__. Liza’s heart was broken and she got __10__ mad. Then Liza put aside the hoe and threw herself to the snake, opened her mouth and bit into its back.

　　 By and by a small piece of snake was bit off. Liza __11__up the hoe again and hit wound hard. The snake was so badly hurt __12___it left the boy and moved back into __13___ quickly. It had __14___imagined how human beings had such strong __15__! Half way home, the big snake died.

　　 It was the mother’s love that saved the little boy.

1.(　 ) A. selling　　　　　　 B. studying　　　　 C. cooking　　　　　 D. buying

2.(　 ) A. ran　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　 C. climbed　　　　　 D. flew

3.(　 ) A. tiger　　　　　　　 B. lion　　　　　　　　 C. bear　　　　　　　 D. snake

4.(　 ) A. tired　　　　　　　 B. interested　　　 C. pleased　　　　　 D. frightened

5.(　 ) A. save　　　　　　　　 B. meet　　　　　　　 C. treat　　　　　　　 D. put

6.(　 ) A. when　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. how

7.(　 ) A. under　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　 D. over

8.(　 ) A. voice　　　　　　　 B. noise　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　 D. smile

9.(　 ) A. weak　　　　　　　 B. weaker　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. caught

10.(　 ) A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　 C. always　　　　　　 D. nearly

11.(　 ) A. picked　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. caught

12.(　 ) A. while　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. that

13.(　 ) A. kitchen　　　　 B. forest　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　 D. backyard

14.(　 ) A. ever　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　 D. just

15.(　 ) A. feet　　　　　　　 B. fingers　　　　　　　　 C. teeth　　　　 D. eyes

18. You can’t believe what she said because she is really good at ___________ an excuse.

A. looking up　　　　 B. giving up　　　　　 C. putting up　　　　　 D. making up

17. If you were more ___________to people, you would have more friends.

A. shy　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　　 D. terrible

16. The man __________came to see you is my brother.

　　 A. who　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. that

15. -Our teacher used to be very short, didn’t he?

　　 -__________. But now he is tall.

　　 A. Yes, he use　　　　 B. Yes, he did　　　　 C. No, he did　 　　 　D. Yes, he didn’t

14. Don’t speak ________ when you are in the reading room.

　　 A. fast　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　 C. loudly　　　　 D. quickly

13. I used to spend a lot of time in _____ games with my friends.

A. played　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. to play　　　　 D. playing

12. Tim has a lot of friends here. He __________them, and they like to play with him.

　　 A. gets along well with　　 B. comes up with　　 C. takes part in　　 D. lets him down

11. -Whose T-shirt is this?　　　　

-It _____ be John’s. It’s much too small for him.

A. might　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　　 C. can’t　　　　 D. must