Long, long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers(金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house
________ the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough
________to buy food.
The swan was
______ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my
_______to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much
_______than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪).She said to her
_______. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all
_______feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the swan came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers
_________chicken feathers.
Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to
_______you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will
______ come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
16. A.above | B.over | C.near | D.under |
17. A.money | B.time | C.room | D.energy |
18. A.happy | B.surprised | C.sad | D.happily |
19. A.presents | B.golden coins | C.feathers | D.collections |
20. A.bigger | B.better | C.busier | D.harder |
21. A.brothers | B.sisters | C.sons | D.daughters |
22. 23. A.heard of | B.changed into | C.looked for | D.came from |
24. A.trouble | B.help | C.teach | D.invite |
25. A.sometimes | B.always | C.usually | D.never |