The famous London Royal Circus came on a performing tour to my city,Hangzhou.My family were ( 21 ) enough to get the free tickets,so on a holiday afternoon we all went to ( 22 ) the show.My two nephews were excitedly talking about it ( 23 ) the way.
A Russian hostess ( 24 ) the beginning of the performance with a loud clear voice.Then there ( 25 ) the routine program performed by wild animals.Under the whip of the tamer(驯养员),three lions and two tigers ran quickly one moment and stood ( 26 ) their hindlegs the next.They even once brushed past each other on a narrow single-log bridge.
Next,a Russian couple performed air stunts(绝技) for us.( 27 ) of the acrobats used any safety device,( 28 ) made the program alarmingly dangerous.In the air about five or six meters ( 29 ) the ground,the husband grasped his wife tightly,( 30 ) all kinds of breathtaking postures.The kids around me were jumping with joy without noticing the husband was in fact ( 31 ) his wife’s life.But my heart beat with fear at what I saw,I could ( 32 ) bring myself to look at them.However, their faces jumped out at me:the wife tried to put on an air of cheerfulness ( 33 ) the husband took frequent glimpses at her with great worry.That ( 34 ) was too intense(强烈的) to hide and was finally relieved the moment his wife ( 35 ) the ground.
Few people stayed and applauded when the curtain fell.As I was standing there,tears began to sting at the back of my eyelids and ( 36 ) rush out at any moment.I finally realized that a circus show was not ( 37 ) I used to think was like,( 38 ) a show full of danger and cruelty.Those people get away from their ( 39 ) risk their lives,animals are starved but still have to ( 40 ) unnaturally.Is that supposed to be the kind of fun and entertainment that a circus show would bring us?
21. A. good | B. bad | C. lucky | D. happy |
22. A. see | B. visit | C. experience | D. watch |
23. A. by | B. all | C. in | D. along |
24. A. announced | B. told | C. spoke | D. reported |
25. A. went | B. came | C. started | D. began |
26. A. by | B. for | C. on | D. at |
27. A. Both | B. Either | C. None | D. Neither |
28. A. that | B. which | C. it | D. and |
29. A. above | B. on | C. over | D. up |
30. A. making | B. made | C. to make | D. being made |
31. A. killing | B. taking | C. fetching | D. risking |
32. A. sadly | B. happily | C. nearly | D. hardly |
33. A. when | B. as | C. however | D. while |
34. A. cheerfulness | B. worry | C. air | D. fear |
35. A. got | B. arrived | C. reached | D. landed |
36. A. happened to | B. were about to | C. were going to | D. had to |
37. A. what | B. that | C. the thing | D. the show |
38. A. and | B. as well as | C. but | D. or |
39. A. villages | B. countryside | C. factories | D. hometown |
40. A. do | B. act | C. make | D. play |