There was a little boy his
grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓)to play with, out in the woods. He in
the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little ,
he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly,
hit the duck in the head, and it.
He was shocked and upset. In , he
hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally
had seen it all, she
said nothing.
lunch
that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said,
“Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the
kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _
___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted
to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___
to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well,
that’s but Johnny told
me he wanted to help.” the
duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and
Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any
longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the
duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug(拥抱),and
said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the
whole thing. But because I love you, I you.
But I was just how long you would
let Sally make a slave of you.”
1.A. helping
B. visiting
C. attending D. respecting
2.A. practised
B. played
C. worked
D. hunted
3.A. exhausted
B. tired
C. pleased
D. discouraged
4.A. caught
B. injured
C. killed
D. bothered
5.A. surprise
B. disappointment C. anger
D. fear
6.A. watching
B. crying
C. laughing
D. avoiding
7.A. so
B. and
C. instead
D. but
8.A. At
B. After
C. Before
D. Cooking
9.A. work
B. stay
C. help
D. get
10.A. high
B. low
C. angry
D. friendly
11.A. the children
B. Sally
C. Johnny
D. Grandma
12.A. all of you
B. one of you
C. Johnny
D. Sally
13.A. easy
B. all right
C. amusing
D. impossible
14.A. Searching
B. Hiding
C. Remembering D. Loving
15.A. homework
B. housework
C. farm work D. cooking
16.A. stand
B. change
C. like
D. cover
17.A. boiled
B. hated
C. loved D.
killed
18.A. knew
B. heard
C. saw
D. understood
19.A. missed
B. excused
C. congratulated D. punished
20.A. wondering
B. saying
C. imaging
D. expecting