--We’re all here 　　 Lily． Where’s she？

--She’s gone to the library．

　 A． beside　　　　 B． besides　　　　 C． except　　　　 D． of

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　　　　 B. frightened　 C. frightening　 D. exciting

28. nobody　　　　　 B. everybody　 C. anybody　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　　　 B. school　　　　 C. garden　　　　　 D. park

31. rose　　　　　　　 B. slept　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　 C. an　　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　　　　B. learned　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 B. looked　　　　 C. searched　　　 D. found

35. A. he　　　　　 B. she　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　 D. that

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very _31_. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the _32_ of the cat, was lying_33_ the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the_34_. So he said to him, “What a nice cat you have! Will you _35_ it to me?”

The farmer asked, “_36_ will you give me for the cat?”

“Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?”

The farmer thought for a few minutes, then he _37_. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel _38_. May I take the bowl _39_the cat can drink with it?” But the farmer said, “I’m _40_ I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats already.”

1. A. old       B. new       C. big       D. small

2. A. teacher    B. servant    C. doctor     D. owner

3.  A. in        B. over       C. beside     D. under

4.  A. cat       B. bowl       C. bottle      D. milk

5. A. sell       B. give       C. pass        D. return

6. A. What     B. Where  　  C. How much　 D. What time

7. A. agreed    B. refused     C. replied       D. stopped

8. A. tired      B. thirsty      C. comfortable   D. excited

9. A. while     B. until        C. so that       D. though

10.A. sorry      B. happy       C. sad          D. grateful