Fables(寓言) are stories which teach us what is right and what is wrong. The Lion and the Mouse teaches us that true friends always help each other when they are in1

  One hot day,some mice were playing in a  where a lion was sleeping. One of the mice did not notice where he was going, and ran over the lion's face.

  The lion 3 He was very angry, and caught the mouse at once. The little animal felt very  4 and didn't know what to do.

  "I'm sorry,sir," the mouse said. "Will you free me,please?"

  "I don't know 5 I should," the lion said. "I'm very hungry,and it's 6 to have lunch."

  "Please don't eat me," the mouse said. "I'm so 7 ,and wouldn't satisfy you. Besides, if you spare my life,I am 8 to repay(回报) your kindness one day."

  The lion 9loudly and said, "How could a great animal like me 10 your help?" But the lion had a 11 heart,and he freed his little friend.

  Several days 12 ,some men were trying to catch a lion,so they put a net in the forest. The lion was caught.

The great animal was in big trouble. The loud and angry noises could be heard 13 in the fore The mouse heard these noises and came to see 14 was wrong. He found the lion in the net and knew what he had to do. The small mouse started to cut the net with his teeth. In a short time there was a hole in the net and the lion 15 through the hole.

The lion was very happy and thanked the mouse, "My friend, you have saved me. I will believe

the power of small animals like you.”From then on,the lion and the mouse became friends. 

(   ) 1. A. silence    B. space    C. time    D. trouble

(   ) 2. A. box    B. forest    C. house    D. tree

(   ) 3. A. woke up    B. brought up    C. took up    D. used up

(   ) 4. A. thrilling    B. serious    C. afraid    D. peaceful

(   ) 5. A. why    B. how    C. where    D. when

(   ) 6. A. order    B. pity    C. use    D. time

(   ) 7. A. ugly    B. fat    C. slow    D. small

(   ) 8. A. possible    B. bright    C. born    D. sure

(   ) 9. A. laughed    B. called    C. sang    D. spoke

(   ) 10. A. show    B. spend    C. take    D. need

(   ) 11. A. polite    B. scary    C. kind    D. red

(   ) 12. A. ago    B. later    C. after    D. before

(   ) 13. A. nowhere    B. somewhere    C. where    D. everywhere

(   ) 14. A. what    B. who    C. whether    D. whose

(   ) 15. A. walked    B. escaped    C. stayed    D. killed

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