In a faraway country, there were two carpenters(木匠)who were both so good at their job that no one could tell who was better.
One day, the country’s king thought of a way to _______ which one was better. He would have them compete _______ each other in a contest. The winner would become the official royal carpenter.
The king sent for the two carpenters and the contest _______. The carpenters were given three days to carve(雕刻)a _______ mouse. Whoever carved the most lifelike mouse would be the winner.
The first carpenter carved a fine mouse _______ vivid (生动的)and lifelike features. The second carpenter’s mouse, _______, looked quite rough. In fact, it barely(几乎不)even looked like a mouse at all. The king and his ministers _______ that the first carpenter was the winner.
The second carpenter said, “This judgment is unfair. We should ask a _______ which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than humans, _______.”
The king thought this was a reasonable(合理的)________. He ordered his ministers to catch several cats and ________ them to judge the carpenters’ mice. ________ all of the cats were more attracted to the second carpenter’s mouse.
The king asked the second carpenter, “________ did you make the cats believe that your mouse looked more real?”
The carpenter said, “Your Majesty(陛下), if you look closely, you can see that I carved a mouse ________ fishbone! The cats care not about how real it ________, but how delicious it might taste.”
1. A.look for | B.find out | C.work out | D.take out |
2. A.against | B.down | C.for | D.about |
3. A.went | B.began | C.ended | D.practised |
4. A.golden | B.metal | C.wooden | D.stone |
5. 6. A.however | B.therefore | C.but | D.so |
7. A.showed | B.told | C.agreed | D.shouted |
8. 9. A.in all | B.above all | C.after all | D.for all |
10. A.idea | B.answer | C.question | D.order |
11. A.make | B.bring | C.carry | D.put |
12. A.Excitedly | B.Sadly | C.Luckily | D.Surprisingly |
13. 14. A.drinking | B.playing | C.holding | D.taking |
15. A.smells | B.looks | C.feels | D.tastes |