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B. tiredC. relaxed10. A. left homeB. kept workingC. fell asleep12.根據(jù)短文理解,從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳答案填空。 King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked 1 which were strange. His people had to use words in a 2 way to answer these questions.Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of a(an) 3 . It was at this moment that Bribal entered the palace. Birbal 4 the habit of the king. He understood the 5 at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can 6 for an answer?”Akbar said, “How many crows(烏鴉)are there in the city?” Without even a moment39。s thought, Birbal 7 , “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord. “How can you be so 8 ?” asked Akbar. Birbal said, “Make your men 9 , My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have e to visit their relatives here. If you find 10 crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else. Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal39。s wise answer.1. A. questions B. help C. promises2. A. mon B. friendly C. clever3. A. habit B. order C. answer4. A. knew B. developed C. hated5. A. danger B. informationC. situation6. A. askB. wait C. try7. A. left B. replied C. asked8. A. smart B. brave C. sure9. A. catch B. discuss C. count10. A. fewerB. largerC. less13.閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 Becky had never been to the theater to see a movie before. She tried to 1 what it would be like. Mum said it was a really big screen. Dad said there were lots of speakers all around. She 2 what else she would, see and hear there. It was a long ride to the theater. Once inside, they stopped at the snack bar for a big bag of popcorn they could 3 and a large soda with three straws (吸管) in it. Then they went up to an entrance. A man checked their 4 . Becky could hardly breathe. She was so 5 ! They went down a hallway with lots of cool posters and big cardboard advertisements for the newest 6 . They found their theater and entered the dark room, going down another short walkway until they saw all of the seats. It was so big inside! There must be hundreds of chairs, she thought. People came in, sitting in rows, eating popcorn and talking 7 the movie started. The lights were turned off soon after, and the screen came on. Wow, Mum sure wasright. Then the movie 8 . Dad was right, too! Becky could feel the seats vibrate (振動(dòng)) with the loud sound. It was an amazing experience. Over an hour later with popcorn gone, soda 9 , and the movie over, Becky and her parents left the dark room. It was so bright outside. Well? Did you like it? Her parents asked as they got back in the car. That was interesting. Let39。s e here 10 sometime! Becky said happily.1. A. considerB. imagineC. expect2. A. wonderedB. doubtedC. minded3. A. shareB. treatC. cost4. A. surveysB. reviewsC. tickets5. A. scaredB. excitedC. tired6. A. moviesB. newsC. titles7. A. whenB. afterC. before8. A. startedB. continuedC. stopped9. A. brokenB. emptyC. awful10. A. laterB. foreverC. again14.閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A,B,C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was 1 that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No 2 , no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break the 3 at any time, but for some reason, they did not. He saw a 4 nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn39。t try to 5 . Well, the trainer said, when they were very 6 and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it39。s enough to hold them. As they 7 , they are conditioned (受…的影響) to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free. The man was 8 . These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn39。t, they were stuck right where they were. How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we 9 do something simply because we failed in it once before? 10 is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn39。t mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter (遭遇) failures in life.1. A. worriedB. certainC. surprised2. A. signsB. chainsC. metal3. A. ropeB. fenceC. rule4. A. geniusB. managerC. trainer5. A. run overB. get awayC. have a rest6. A. youngB. strongC. old7. A. e alongB. look forC. grow up8. A. excitedB. happyC. ashamed9. A. canB. cannotC. will10. A. TrustB. SuccessC. Failure15.閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選項(xiàng)能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 You have probably heard the expression, It39。s raining cats and dogs outside. It means that it39。s raining very hard but not that 1 cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2 , one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 3 over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling alon