题目内容
There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them _____ answers.
There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to ______.
“Let’s play a trick on the old lady,” he said, “I’ll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. ______, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I’ll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I’ll ______ my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I’ll quickly ______ it and show her the dead bird. ______ way, she’ll be wrong.”
The children agreed this was a clever plan. So ______ the hill they all went to the lady’s house.
“Granny, we have a ______ for you,” they all shouted.
“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.
“Why, of course it must be a bird.” the old lady replied.
“But is it alive or dead?” the boy asked ______.
All the boys ______ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.
The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, “It’s up to you, my child. If you’re kind enough, it’ll be alive.”
1.A.right B.funny C.possible
2.A.play with it B.go with him C.go back home
3.A.Probably B.Of course C.Successfully
4.A.close B.raise C.open
5.A.kill B.save C.fly
6.A.Each B.Both C.All
7.A.across B.down C.up
8.A.present B.bird C.question
9.A.quietly B.excitedly C.worriedly
10.A.waited for B.listened to C.thought of
