Question

Cloze.

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would   1  ."      Blue interrupted, "You only think about the   2  , but consider the sky and the sea.   3   the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be   4  ."      Yellow chuckled (笑道), "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and   5   into the world."      Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be   6  , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky   7  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another   8   to any of you."      Red could stand it   9   and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to  10  truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."      Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝)…      The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own  11 . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down  12 . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down  13 , drawing close to one another for comfort.      In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting  14  yourselves, each trying to dominate  15 . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,  16 ? Join hands with   17  and come to me."       Doing as they were told, the colors  18  and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain  19  the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to  20  one another.

(     )1. A. stay             (     )2. A. earth             (     )3. A. That is           (     )4. A. anything         (     )5. A. warmth            (     )6. A. usual             (     )7. A. at midnight       (     )8. A. gift             (     )9. A. for more         (     )10. A. turn to           (     )11. A. superiority       (     )12. A. gently         (     )13. A. with care         (     )14. A. amongst           (     )15. A. others           (     )16. A. equal and simple  (     )17. A. each other       (     )18. A. combined         (     )19. A. cleans           (     )20. A. appreciate     B. leave               B. moon               B. I am               B. nothing             B. sadness             B. normal             B. at noon or at night B. honor               B. any more           B.  fight for         B. disadvantages       B. quietly             B. in fear             B. by                 B. themselves         B. ordinary and similar B. me                 B. separated           B. washes             B. quarrel with       C. go out                  C. star                  C. It is                 C. something              C. depression               C. common                C. at sunrise or sunset   C. thought                  C. very much              C. struggle with         C. inferiority            C. violently               C. by chance               C. for                    C. the other             C. more or less            C. one another           C. united                  C. brightens              C. ignore             D. die                         D. sun                     D. This is                   D. everything              D. anxiety                     D. scarce                    D. during the day          D. respect                     D. no longer                 D. bend over                 D. weakness                D. peacefully                  D. on purpose                D. against                   D. the rest                  D. unique and different      D. them                      D. divided                   D. dampens                     D. praise

Answer 1

1-5: DACBA  6-10: DCCDB  11-15: ACBAD  16-20: DCCBA