There was a large berry tree on the bank of a river. On this tree, there was a monkey called Rhesa. He was a clever and _________monkey. He offered berries to all the animals and birds who came to the river to quench their thirst. In the river, there _________a crocodile named Magar with his wife.
One day Magar came to the river bank to catch his prey. It was a hot and sunny day and Magar had caught _____________the whole day. Tired and hot, he _________himself with great effort to the shade of the berry tree for some rest. Then he heard somebody calling out to him, “Hello friend. I am here.”
Magar _________to find Rhesa smiling down at him. The monkey picked a handful of juicy berries and threw them down to Magar.
“Eat them. They will quench your thirst.”
“Thank you,” said Magar and ate the delicious berries.
From then on, every day, Magar would come to the river's _________and eat the berries dropped by Rhesa. Both of them became good friends.
One day Magar took some berries home to his wife. She found them delicious. "Mmm…If the berries are so tasty, how delicious the monkey's _________would be after eating these berries for years," she said. “I want to eat it.”
“I can't do that!” replied Magar. "He is my friend. _________can I kill him?" But his wife would not accept no for an answer. "If you don't bring me his heart, I will starve _________to death," she cried.
So Magar went to meet Rhesa. "My wife liked the berries you sent her very much. She wanted to invite you home for dinner," said Magar to Rhesa.
"I __________surely come," said Rhesa,"but I cannot swim."
"Do not worry," said Magar, "I will carry you on my back."
Rhesa jumped on to Magar's back. Magar began to swim away from the bank. __________reaching the middle of the river, the crocodile began to dive under water. "Hey! What are you doing?" panicked Rhesa. "I told you I cannot swim."
"Sorry my friend," replied Magar. "My wife wants to eat your heart. So I have to kill you".
Rhesa __________that he was in great danger. But he came up with a good idea. "Is it my heart you want?" he asked in a __________voice. "Why didn't you say so before? I would have gladly given it to you. But we will have to go back because my heart is at home now."
The foolish crocodile turned around and swam back towards the bank.
Rhesa immediately jumped down from Magar's back and jumped up the berry tree. "You are a fool Magar. How could I be alive __________I left my heart behind? You are not a __________friend. Our friendship is over," said Rhesa.
Word Bank
quench解渴 crocodile鳄鱼 prey猎物 starve饿死 panic恐慌【小题1】A.brave | B.kind | C.active | D.wise |
【小题2】【小题3】A.something | B.anything | C.nothing | D.everything |
【小题4】A.pulled | B.jumped | C.walked | D.ran |
【小题5】A.looked for | B.looked at | C.looked back | D.looked up |
【小题6】A.water | B.bank | C.bridge | D.surface |
【小题7】A.meat | B.berries | C.food | D.heart |
【小题8】【小题9】【小题10】A.may | B.could | C.would | D.might |
【小题11】【小题12】A.saw | B.heard | C.thought | D.realized |
【小题13】A.calm | B.nervous | C.scared | D.worried |
【小题14】A.since | B.if | C.though | D.when |
【小题15】A.helpful | B.powerful | C.true | D.clever |