My younger brother Mike and I went to the woods one late summer day. He walked behind me, touching everything with his 1. When he saw a hornets' nest(马蜂窝), I smelled trouble and shouted, "Don't 2 your stick at the hornets. They are dangerous."
Mike laughed, "You beg me and I won't."
I was very 3 and walked away. Then came a loud sound. "I threw the stick!" Mike shouted as he ran fast past me, "Run for your life! There must be thousands of them."
4 I turned, there were angry hornets. As I headed for a small 5, so did the angry hornets. I waved my arms, hoping not to get stung(蜇) by any hornets.
I jumped into the river as soon as I got there. After a while, the hornets were gone. I saw Mike near the river. "You must be crazy!" I screamed. "6 did you get stung?"
"More than 10," Mike answered. "What's the use of jumping into the river? By the looks of your face, you weren't so lucky. I'm 7 you got stung."
"I don't think I can stand the hurt," I said. "Maybe 8 I chew(咀嚼) some hickory leaves and put the juice on the stings, it would be less painful."
9 this, Mike ran to the hill and back, chewing bitter hickory leaves like a hungry goat. The stings were still painful, but I smiled to 10. It was happy to know that Mike would go back home with green teeth.
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B
) 1. A. fingers B. stick C. hat D. pen
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B
) 2. A. join B. throw C. jump D. wash
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D
) 3. A. happy B. nervous C. friendly D. angry
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A
) 4. A. Everywhere B. Nowhere C. Someway D. Anyway
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C
) 5. A. corner B. park C. river D. zoo
(
A
) 6. A. How many times B. How much C. How soon D. How long
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D
) 7. A. crazy B. different C. helpless D. sorry
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D
) 8. A. as B. because C. for D. if
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C
) 9. A. Reading B. Looking C. Hearing D. Tasting
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C
)10. A. herself B. himself C. myself D. yourself
