二、完形填空
Mr Black had a wonderful pool. He
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five signs to forbid people from fishing in it.
For a long time, nobody dared to fish in that pool, but Tom decided to
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the rule. His friend warned him, “There are all kinds of surprises in Mr Black’s pool. You’ll catch something
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if you fish there.”
But Tom didn’t listen. He liked fishing so much. So one
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with his fishing pole (鱼竿) in his hand, Tom went to the pool to fish. He got up so early that he fell asleep while
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for the fish.
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, the pull from the fishing line woke him up. “It must be the biggest trout (鳟鱼).” He was very excited. He pulled for ten minutes before seeing that it was not a trout, but a huge catfish (鲶鱼). How could he be so
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?
Then something
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happened. The water turned bright red then dark as that catfish became a whale. As big as three houses, it looked very
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which made Tom afraid. Tom started to
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. But it was too late. That whale reached for Tom and was ready to
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him.
Now he wished he’d listened to his
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. Just as the whale was about to eat him, Tom woke up. It was only a
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, though there was a small goldfish on his line. He
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it back where it was, in Mr Black’s pool.
Later, when friends asked him what happened there, Tom said, “I do like
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, but there’re just too many surprises in Mr Black’s pool.”
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A
) 11. A. put up B. put out C. put on D. put away
(
A
) 12. A. break B. find C. follow D. make
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B
) 13. A. important B. dangerous C. wonderful D. satisfying
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C
) 14. A. evening B. afternoon C. morning D. night
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D
) 15. A. asking B. caring C. searching D. waiting
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C
) 16. A. Finally B. Slowly C. Suddenly D. Luckily
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B
) 17. A. right B. wrong C. awful D. careful
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D
) 18. A. exciting B. interesting C. boring D. strange
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C
) 19. A. sad B. happy C. horrible D. surprised
(
B
) 20. A. walk B. run C. jump D. climb
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D
) 21. A. hide B. lose C. save D. bite
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C
) 22. A. parent B. teacher C. friend D. doctor
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B
) 23. A. mistake B. dream C. problem D. story
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D
) 24. A. pushed B. hit C. kept D. threw
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A
) 25. A. fishing B. swimming C. boating D. sailing
