Spend a pound to win a penny
Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey,
36 what they were doing.
"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my
37 !” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and
38 for a moment to look after the horses,
39 ,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his
40 and both hands as full as they could
41 . Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.
Suddenly one pea fell.
"Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas
42 to drop out of his mouth. He
43 his hands in despair(绝望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no
44 . All he thought of was that one pea was gone,__
45__ he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey
46 with their pots, they all
47 their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to
48 the monkey with them. The monkey was so
49 that he gave one jump to the nearest
50 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.
"After all," said he to himself, “it was
51 one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that
52 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.
That day the monkey had to content himself with the
53 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the
54 taught him not to be so
55 in future.| 小题1: | | A．watching | B．enjoying | C．describing | D．guessing |
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| 小题2: | | A．shelter | B．neighbors | C．dinner | D．friends |
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| 小题3: | | A．turned up | B．turned away | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题4: | | A．easily | B．gently | C．safely | D．confidently |
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| 小题5: | | A．bowl | B．pocket | C．mouth | D．bag |
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| 小题6: | | A．receive | B．hold | C．support | D．put |
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| 小题7: | | A．seemed | B．began | C．hurried | D．failed |
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| 小题8: | | A．crossed | B．hid | C．touched | D．squeezed |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．time | C．notice | D．sign |
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| 小题10: | | A．so | B．because | C．although | D．if |
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| 小题11: | | A．helping | B．playing | C．mixing | D．dealing |
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| 小题12: | | A．carried | B．broke | C．waved | D．bent |
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| 小题13: | | A．attack | B．separate | C．destroy | D．bother |
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小题14:A puzzled B. disappointed C. terrified D. annoyed
| 小题15: | | A．branch | B．stone | C．pea | D．horse |
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| 小题16: | | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．almost |
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| 小题17: | | A．earlier | B．sooner | C．longer | D．later |
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| 小题18: | | A．image | B．smell | C．dream | D．taste |
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| 小题19: | | A．trick | B．disaster | C．loss | D．process |
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| 小题20: | | A．curious | B．ambitious | C．proud | D．greedy |
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