听第二篇短文,回答第16至20小题。
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C
)16. What was Nian like?
A. It was friendly.
B. It was small and cute.
C. It had long horns.
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B
)17. Where did Nian live?
A. In the mountains.
B. In the sea.
C. In the village.
(
C
)18. What did people do to be away from Nian?
A. They fought with Nian.
B. They stayed at home and slept.
C. They went to the mountains to hide.
(
C
)19. What made Nian afraid and run away?
A. The smell of food.
B. Green paper on the doors.
C. Red paper, bright light and firecrackers.
(
A
)20. What can we know about the old man in the passage?
A. He knew Nian's weaknesses.
B. He was a man with special abilities.
C. He was just lucky to get Nian away.
