One night, a little swallow(燕子) flew over the city. He was very
_______ and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue(雕像) of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep between the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing(翅膀), some
_______ fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked up, he found the sky was so clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden
_______“
_______ are you crying?” asked the swallow.
“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman sitting at a table. She's sewing(缝制)clothes for
_______ women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He's asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty
_______ the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the jewel(珠宝)from the top of my sword (宝剑)?”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask. ”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince's sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman's room and
_______ it beside the woman's needle(针).
_______ he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It’s strange,” he added, "It's so cold but I feel quite
_______ now. "
“That’s
________ you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
16. A.hungry | B.tired | C.angry | D.sad |
17. A.water | B.feet | C.grass | D.milk |
18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. A.Before | B.After | C.Till | D.Where |
24. 25. A.because | B.though | C.if | D.whether |