There was once a boy who always treated his mother rudely, shouting at her. It didn’t matter to him how ________ he made her.
One day, without knowing how, he woke up in a lonely place. He was sitting on a rock where four huge pillars (柱子) rose up into the ________ , which seemed to support the whole world.
He was all alone, and then came a pretty girl. “Have you come ________ us?” the girl asked the boy.
The boy was surprised ________ her words. The little girl explained, “This is the centre of the Earth. These pillars support the whole planet, and this rock keeps the pillars in place. Do you think you’re the best person for the job? If we don't look after this rock, it will break and everything ________ .”
“But I’ve never looked after a rock before!”
“If you ________ to look after it, you will disappear.”
Looking at the ground under him carefully, the boy could see that rock was made up of little children looking up to ________ mothers, grandparents, brothers, sisters and the other elders.
Next to his feet, he could see he ________ at his mother. ________ he understood respect (尊重) was supporting the world.
The boy, filled with regret, stayed there and looked after the rock for many days. He carried out his job happily, going without sleep until he was so ________ that he fell asleep.
When he woke up, he was back in his bed at home, and he didn’t know whether it had all been a dream. However, he decided to get on well with his mother from then on.
26. A.sad | B.happy | C.excited | D.relaxed |
27. A.mountain | B.sea | C.sky | D.land |
28. A.to manage | B.to ask | C.to help | D.to fight |
29. 30. A.was disappearing | B.has disappeared | C.disappeared | D.will disappear |
31. A.will refuse | B.refuse | C.are refusing | D.refused |
32. 33. A.talked | B.shouted | C.said | D.spoke |
34. A.Carefully | B.Greatly | C.Hardly | D.Suddenly |
35. A.tired | B.active | C.funny | D.serious |