Hardly had she walked out of the woods ＿＿＿ she heard the strange scream coming from behind a tree.

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert . When the sun went down in the west , he stopped and put up his tent , made a fire and had a   36   meal . When night fell , he  37  down to sleep .

He had   38  fallen  asleep  when he felt a soft  39  on his elbow(肘) . He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent . The camel said , “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm ? It’s so cold outside . I won’t take up much room . ”

The Arab was a  40  man . “All right ,do as you please , ”he said . Then he turned on his side and went back to sleep .

It wasn’t long  41  he felt a push on his shoulder . It was the camel again . “Dear master ,”the camel said , “my head is quite warm now , but my neck is still cold . Do you mind  42  I keep it inside the tent ,too ? ”

“No , not at all , ”the man said . But this time he felt a bit  43  , as the camel had such a long neck .

Hardly had he shut his eyes when he got a harder push in his side . This time the camel said , “Will you please  44  me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little ?”

The Arab moved over to one side of the tent .He made  45  as small as he could . It wasn’t a bit comfortable , and sleep was now  46  .

 After a while, the camel gave him a rough push and said , “The tent is too small for the two of us .Besides , my two hind legs are still left in the cold.  47  is only reasonable that you should leave the whole tent to me .”

A. simple                   B. rich                         C. excellent                  D. ordinary

A. laid                       B. lay                           C. lied                          D. went

A. seldom                  B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly

A. touch                    B. beat                         C. kick                         D. bite

A. hard-hearted       B. kind-hearted             C. cruel                D. careless

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

A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                          D. if

A. crowded             B. comfortable                  C. warmer                    D. narrower

A. let                      B. allow              C. make                 D. have

A. the tent                  B. himself                    C. room                       D. ground

A. impossibly             B. impossible             C. quite possible            D. possibility

A. It                          B. That                         C. What                       D. This

Hardly had she heard the sad news that her son lost her job when she_____crying.

A．burst into         B．set out            C．burst out          D．set about

________ when the door burst ______.

A. Hardly did he collect the papers on his desk; opened

 B. No sooner had he collected the papers on his desk; opened

 C. Hardly had he collected the papers on his desk; open

 D. No sooner did he collect the papers on his desk; open

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert . When the sun went down in the west , he stopped and put up his tent , made a fire and had a   36  meal . When night fell , he  37  down to sleep .

He had  38  fallen  asleep  when he felt a soft  39  on his elbow(肘) . He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent . The camel said , “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm ? It’s so cold outside . I won’t take up much room . ”

The Arab was a  40  man . “All right ,do as you please , ”he said . Then he turned on his side and went back to sleep .

It wasn’t long  41  he felt a push on his shoulder . It was the camel again . “Dear master ,”the camel said , “my head is quite warm now , but my neck is still cold . Do you mind 42  I keep it inside the tent ,too ? ”

“No , not at all , ”the man said . But this time he felt a bit 43 , as the camel had such a long neck .

Hardly had he shut his eyes when he got a harder push in his side . This time the camel said , “Will you please  44  me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little ?”

The Arab moved over to one side of the tent .He made  45  as small as he could . It wasn’t a bit comfortable , and sleep was now  46  .

After a while, the camel gave him a rough push and said , “The tent is too small for the two of us .Besides , my two hind legs are still left in the cold.  47  is only reasonable that you should leave the whole tent to me .”