Question

Far out in the sea lived three Sirens，the three sisters of magic song.Half human and half bird，the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers， 36 in voices that excited the hearts of men.The attractive songs were so2 that ships were attracted to the3 and struck to pieces on the rocks.No sailor nor ship had ever been known to4 the island of the Sirens without being attracted to5 .
Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful6 against the Sirens.Before their ships came to where they could7 the song, Odysseus had himself8 the mast (桅杆), stuffed (堵住) the9 of his men with wax (蜡) and ordered them to10 his orders and gestures when they were passing the11 island.
Soon they came in sight of the12 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of13. It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to14 himself and shouted for his men to15 the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters. But16 paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were17 out of hearing.18 his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears. For19 the Sirens had sung with no20 . The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      talking
   2. B.
      calling
   3. C.
      yelling
   4. D.
      singing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      strange
   2. B.
      sweet
   3. C.
      terrible
   4. D.
      loud
3. 3.
   1. A.
      flowers
   2. B.
      sea
   3. C.
      island
   4. D.
      rocks
4. 4.
   1. A.
      visit
   2. B.
      approach
   3. C.
      pass
   4. D.
      leave
5. 5.
   1. A.
      disaster
   2. B.
      success
   3. C.
      peace
   4. D.
      loss
6. 6.
   1. A.
      communication
   2. B.
      preparation
   3. C.
      action
   4. D.
      attention
7. 7.
   1. A.
      sing
   2. B.
      accept
   3. C.
      hear
   4. D.
      enjoy
8. 8.
   1. A.
      tied to
   2. B.
      standing along
   3. C.
      facing to
   4. D.
      seated on
9. 9.
   1. A.
      eyes
   2. B.
      mouth
   3. C.
      nose
   4. D.
      ears
10. 10.
    1. A.
       miss
    2. B.
       ignore
    3. C.
       carry
    4. D.
       take
11. 11.
    1. A.
       friendly
    2. B.
       lovely
    3. C.
       deadly
    4. D.
       lonely
12. 12.
    1. A.
       rocky
    2. B.
       sunny
    3. C.
       windy
    4. D.
       sandy
13. 13.
    1. A.
       Partherope
    2. B.
       Sirens
    3. C.
       Circe
    4. D.
       Odysseus
14. 14.
    1. A.
       beat
    2. B.
       free
    3. C.
       relief
    4. D.
       order
15. 15.
    1. A.
       go around
    2. B.
       keep off
    3. C.
       turn towards
    4. D.
       run away from
16. 16.
    1. A.
       no one
    2. B.
       anyone
    3. C.
       everyone
    4. D.
       someone
17. 17.
    1. A.
       completely
    2. B.
       luckily
    3. C.
       quickly
    4. D.
       naturally
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Still
    2. B.
       Then
    3. C.
       But
    4. D.
       Again
19. 19.
    1. A.
       the moment
    2. B.
       long
    3. C.
       ever
    4. D.
       once
20. 20.
    1. A.
       meanings
    2. B.
       points
    3. C.
       effects
    4. D.
       efforts

Answer 1

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