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C. with D. of ( )23. A. So B. Although C. But D. In spite of ( )24. A. hated B. loving C. loved D. hating ( )25. A. shows B. lends C. borrows D. brings Ⅲ . 閱讀理解( 30分) A Farquaad, the ruler of a country called Duloc, decides that all the characters from fantasy stories must leave the country. There is a huge green monster called Shrek who lives in a forest and all the fantasy characters hide in his home, although Shrek doesn’t want them to. Shrek visits Farquaad. Farquaad agrees that the fantasy characters can e back if Shrek can find the beautiful princess that Farquaad wants to marry. Shrek goes to look for the Princess Fiona. He finds her and discovers that at night she bees as ugly as him. When Farquaad discovers that Fiona is ugly, he doesn’t want to marry her. But the monster and the princess get married, and the princess decides to stay ugly all the time for love ( )26. The meaning of the phrase “fantasy stories” is _______. A. 童話故事 B. 喜劇故事 C. 恐怖故事 D. 科學(xué)故事 ( )27. Shrek goes to find the princess because _______. A. he wants to marry her B. he wants to kill the princess C. Farquaad wants to marry her D. he wants Farquaad to let the fantasy characters live in the country ( )28. The princess was called _______. A. Farquaad B. Shrek C. Duloc D. Fiona ( )29. Which of the following sentences is True? A. Fiona decides to stay ugly because she loves Shrek. B. Fiona decides to stay ugly because she wants to marry Farquaad. C. Fiona decides to stay ugly because she can’t bee beautiful again. D. Fiona decides to stay ugly because she isn’t the princess. ( )30. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Farquaad is a bad ruler of the country. B. Characters from fantasy stories are in trouble. C. The love between a monster and a princess. D. Shrek saves Fiona so that he can bee a hero. B One day in Overtown, Florida, million dollars fell from the sky! It happened when a truck turned over. There was money everywhere! One man said, “The streets were like gold.” Some people took off their shirts and filled them with money. Police officers went from door to door in the neighborhood. They asked people to return the money. After six hours, the total returned: zero. No one in Overtown was surprised. Many people in this town are poor. They need the money to buy food for their children. They think that God sent the money to them. The police say this is a serious crime. “People took thousands of dollars. It’s not their money, and they have to return it.” The police also say it’s dangerous to keep the money because everyone knows the story from the news. People have money in their pockets and their b