One day, the wind starts an argument with the sun. "I'm much ( 1 ) than you are!" says the wind. "No." answers the sun, "I'm much stronger than you are!"

While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy ( 2 ) . The sun says to the wind "Now let ( 3 ) see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know ( 4 ) is stron­ger. "

First the ( 5 ) tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is ( 6 ) with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, "Now it's your ( 7 ) . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat "The sun ( 8 ) to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man ( 9 ) his coat. The argument is ( 10 ).

1.A. strong         B. strongest        C. strongly         D. stronger

2.A. trousers       B. hat          C. coat        D. shoes

3.A. us             B. we           C. ourselves        D. our

4.A. whose          B. who          C. when         D. what

5.A. sun            B. rain             C. cloud        D. wind

6.A. happy          B. worried      C. angry        D. sad

7.A. way       B. home         C. hope         D. turn

8.A. began          B. begins       C. begin            D. beginning

9.A. takes off      B. takes down   C. puts on      D. puts down

10.A. out           B. over             C. on            D. off   

One day, the wind starts an argument with the sun. “ I’m much _36_ than you are !” says the wind. “No!” answers the sun, “I’m much stronger than you are!”

　　 While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy _37_ . The sun says to the wind, “ Now let _38_ see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know _39_is stronger.”

　　 First the _40_ tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is_41_with the man. Then the wind says to the sun,

“ Now it’s your_42_ . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat.” The sun _43_ to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man _44_ his coat. The argument is _45_.

( ) 36. A. strong　　　　 B. strongest　　　　 C. strongly　　　　 D. stronger

( ) 37. A. trousers　　 　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　C. coat　　　　　　 　 D. shoes

( ) 38. A. us　　　　　　　　 B. we　　　　　　　 C. ourselves　　　　 D. our

( ) 39. A. whose　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 　 D. what

( ) 40. A. sun　　　　　　 B. rain　 　　　　　　 C.cloud　　　　　　 D. wind

( ) 41. A. happy　　　　B. worried　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　 D. sad

( ) 42. A. way　　　　　 B. home　　　　　 　 C. hope　　　　　 　 D. turn

( ) 43. A. began　　　 B. begins　　　　　 C. begin　　　　　　　 D. beginning

( ) 44. A. takes off　 B. takes down　　 C. puts on　　　　　 D. puts down

( ) 45. A. out　　　　 B.over　　　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 D. off