Once upon a time, some children were playing at the seaside when they found a turtle. They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and shouted, “Stop!” The children ran
36 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like
37 you to a wonderful place now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he
38 the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a very
39 . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very
40 everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,
__41 you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one.” The young man promised. At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.
After he went back
42 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried, “I’m
43 now.” Then he thought, “Things in
44 box must be valuable, too.” He couldn’t wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face
45 an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.
小题1:
| A．through | B．away | C．into | D．out |
| 小题2: | | A．wanting | B．asking | C．to let | D．to invite |
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小题3:
| A．left for | B．arrived in | C．arrived at | D．got away |
小题4:
| A．big dinner | B．poor dinner | C．common dinner | D．small dinner |
| 小题5: | | A．pleased with | B．strick with | C．angry with | D．sorry for |
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小题7:
| A．to home | B．home | C．to the sea | D．the sea |
小题8:
| A．a poor man | B．a rich man | C．an old man | D．a young man |
小题9:
| A．another | B．other | C．the others | D．the other |
| 小题10: | | A．liked | B．felt like | C．looked like | D．looked |
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