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It was a hot day, and a big lion was sleeping under the sun. Suddenly he felt something on his face. The lion was not_______as he had been enjoying his sleep. Angrily he_______whatever it was that was on his face. A tiny mouse fell to the ground.
“I shall kill you for_______me up!” the angry lion said.
“Please, I ask you to spare (饶) my life. I have a big family to _______ and in my hurry I did not notice you in time among the long grass,” the mouse said.
“_______would I spare your pitiful life? You are of no use to_______ You are even too small to eat!” the lion said.
“No one’s_______tells the value of his life,” the mouse said. “But I’ll make you a(n)________: If you spare my life, one day I shall_______that debt (债).”
The lion laughed and let the mouse go. “There is no way you could ever________a lion’s life. But go and feed your children and________show your face again.” After that he closed his eyes again and the mouse ran to safety. The mouse________to keep his promise.
One day, hunters________the lion alive and tied him to the ground with ropes (绳子). The lion lay there________, waiting for his fate (命运). Suddenly, when the lion opened his eyes, he saw a tiny mouse in front of him. The lion________the mouse as the same one he had almost________a long time ago. Without a word, the mouse got to work, and during the night, he bit through the_________
He worked tirelessly and, just before the sun rose, the lion could quietly________to safety. Before he disappeared he looked at the________mouse and said quietly, “I shall remember your________, and no longer shall lions kill mice as long as I am alive.” And so it was from that day on.【小题1】

A．annoyed

B．happy

C．confused

D．afraid

【小题2】

A．hit

B．passed

C．discovered

D．touched

【小题3】

A．picking

B．calling

C．waking

D．taking

【小题4】

A．care

B．feed

C．help

D．hold

【小题5】

A．When

B．Where

C．How

D．Why

【小题6】

A．someone

B．anyone

C．one

D．none

【小题7】

A．size

B．age

C．weight

D．wealth

【小题8】

A．request

B．apology

C．suggestion

D．promise

【小题9】

A．return

B．receive

C．repay

D．remember

【小题10】

A．end

B．guide

C．save

D．kill

【小题11】

A．never

B．always

C．still

D．just

【小题12】

A．decided

B．hesitated (犹豫)

C．pretended

D．agreed

【小题13】

A．beat

B．found

C．locked

D．caught

【小题14】

A．helplessly

B．weakly

C．calmly

D．proudly

【小题15】

A．noticed

B．accepted

C．regarded

D．recognized

【小题16】

A．kept

B．killed

C．fooled

D．misunderstood

【小题17】

A．ropes

B．fences

C．grass

D．ground

【小题18】

A．settle

B．remove

C．wander

D．escape

【小题19】

A．scary

B．exhausted

C．pitiful

D．energetic

【小题20】

A．word

B．work

C．help

D．company