9. A. in　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

8. A. long before　 B. before long C. after long　 D. long after

7. A. climbed away B. ran away　　 C. flew away　 D. got away　

6. A. safety　　　　 B. safe　　　　 C. saved　　　 D. safely

5. A. onto　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. at　

4. A. them　　　　　 B. one　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. this

3. A. a leaf　　　　　　 B. leaves　　　 C. leaf　　　　 D. the leaf　

2. A. trouble　　　　　 B. a trouble　　 C. danger　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

1. A. flying　　　　　　 B. brought　　　 C. flowing　　　 D. carried

15. B。“It be + 形+for sb. + to do” 表示对某人来说做某事怎样(简单、困难、重要……)而of sb.表示人的性格或品质，如kind, bad, nice 等。

A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was　 1　 away by the running water.

A kind bird saw that the bee was in　 2　 . It picked　 3　 off a tree and threw　 4　 into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed　 5　 the leaf, and it was brought　 6　 to the land. The bee thanked the bee a lot and then　 7　 .

Not　 8　 that, the bird was sitting　 9　 the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw　 10　 the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s　 11　 and stung(刺蜇) him. The　 12　 in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to　 13　 the bird, and the bird flew away.

14　 the bee,　 15　 life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird.