A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door.She spent all her time taking care of the tree.But the children nearby　 drove her　 1　 by making fun of her.They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,?　 2　 “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening,a passer?by asked to　 3　 for the night.Seeing that he had an　 4　 face,she let him in and gave him a nice　 5　 .The next morning the stranger,actually a sorcerer(巫师),thanked her by granting(允准)her　 6　 that anyone who climbed up her tree　 7　 not be able to come back down until she　 8　 it.

When the children came back to steal her　 9　 ,she had them stuck on the tree.They had to beg her long　 10　 she gave the tree permission to let　 11　 go.Aunty Misery was free from the　 12　 at last.

One day another man　 13　 her door.This one did not look trustworthy to her,?　 14　 she asked who he was.“I am Death.I?ve come to take you　 15　 me,”said he.The woman thought fast and then said to the man，“Could you do me a favor to pick the golden pear on the tree?”Then man was so happy to “help” her and thus was immediately stuck to the tree.　

1.A.hopeless　　　　　　 B.painful　

C.dull　　　　　　　　　 D.crazy

2.A.calling　　　　　　　 B.shouting　

C.announcing　　　　　　 D.whispering

3.A.stay　　　　　　　　 B.live　

C.hide　　　　　　　　　 D.lie

4.A.interesting　　　　　 B.honest　

C.anxious　　　　　　　 D.angry

5.A.gift　　　　　　　　 B.kiss　

C.treat　　　　　　　　　 D.smile

6.A.suggestion　　　 　　　　B.demand　

C.permission　　　　　　　 D.wish

7.A.could　　　　　　　　 B.should　

C.might　　　　　　　　　 D.must

8.A.permitted　　　　　　 B.promised　

C.answered　　　　　　　 D.declared

9.A.branch　　　　　　　 B.food　

C.tree　　　　　　　　　 D.fruit

10.A.after　　　　　　　　 B.while　

C.since　　　　　　　　　 D.before

11.A.it　　　　　　　　　 B.them　

C.him　　　　　　　　　 D.her

12.A.trick　　　　　　　　 B.question　

C.trouble　　　　　　　　 D.difficulty

13.A.stepped into　　　　　 B.left for　

C.stopped at 　　　　　　　D.walked around

14.A.so　　　　　　　　　 B.but　

C.although　　　　　　　 D.because

15.A.with　　　　　　　　 B.off　

C.upon　　　　　　　　　 D.for