John was a farmer. He mostly ________ on the farm, but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. One day, a terrible sound attracted (吸引) his attention in the town market. He saw ________ old cow for sale. The cow was white and black. It was looking at John in fear. John walked up ________ touched its head gently. Just at that time they both seemed to know each other for a 1ong time. How ________ it was! John bought it at once and called it Bema.
From then on, John and Bema got on well with each other. But some friends told him that it was dangerous ________ such a close relationship with an animal. They thought John ________ give up the cow.
One afternoon, John was walking ________ the forest with Bema. Suddenly Bema stopped ________ and kept pushing John with its bead. John was very surprised and looked around. There ________ a big snake in front of him. It was beautiful but poisonous (有毒的). Quickly Bema stepped on the snake’s tail with its foot and at the same time John picked up a stick and hit the snake’s head heavily. Soon the snake died.
John was very thankful for Bema’s help. If Bema didn’t stop John, he might be killed by the snake. For John, Bema was not a cow but a member of ________ family.
21. A.works | B.is working | C.worked | D.will work |
22. 23. 24. A.amazing | B.amazement | C.amazingly | D.amazed |
25. A.having | B.to have | C.have | D.had |
26. A.shouldn’t | B.couldn’t | C.should | D.could |
27. A.from | B.across | C.over | D.through |
28. A.walking | B.walked | C.to walk | D.walk |
29. 30.