四、完形填空
Late one night, Gulliver heard that some nobles wanted to kill him. Even the king of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save
1. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.

Quickly, he
2 a letter to the king, "I'm off to visit Blefuscu, as I promised (承诺)."
Then he hurried down to the sea
3 Lilliput and Blefuscu. The king of Blefuscu himself came out to meet him. "Welcome!" cried the king. "Stay as
4 as you like."
Walking on the beach a week later, Gulliver saw out at sea a small boat—but a full-sized one. It was floating (漂浮) upside down in the water.
Gulliver rushed to the king. He begged, "Can you help me repair the boat? This could be my chance to go
5. " "Of course," said the king. "Take some ships to help you."
Gulliver swam out to the boat, holding ropes from each of the ships.
With the ships
6 and Gulliver pushing (推), the boat was brought safely to shore (岸).
Gulliver and the king's men began to
7 the boat for his long journey home. Soon, the boat was finished.
"I'd like to leave now," Gulliver told the king. "But no one at home will
8 my story. Could I take some of your people with me?"
"You can't do that," said the king. "But you may take some cows and a sheep."
He also gave Gulliver fifty bags of gold coins. "I don't want you to go," he said. "But I understand
9 you have to." "Thank you," said Gulliver. "I'll never
10 you all."
After only a few days at sea in his boat, Gulliver saw a ship. He shouted and waved wildly. He was in luck! One sailor saved him. "Where have you come from?" asked the captain.
"A place called Lilliput," said Gulliver and he showed the captain the presents from the king.
( ) 1. A. life B. time C. money D. energy
( ) 2. A. wrote B. chose C. made D. found
( ) 3. A. between B. among C. upon D. during
( ) 4. A. long B. far C. often D. soon
( ) 5. A. travelling B. over C. home D. swimming
( ) 6. A. filling B. shaking C. pulling D. carrying
( ) 7. A. change B. decorate C. draw D. fix
( ) 8. A. make B. like C. treat D. believe
( ) 9. A. when B. how C. why D. when
( )10. A. forget B. leave C. trust D. wait