Long time ago, there lived a king. He was irresponsible(不负责任的). He ________ cared about his country and people. All his people complained(抱怨)about this.
One day, the king went hunting in the forest. After some time, he felt ________. He came to a lake. When he drank water from the lake, he saw a swan(天鹅) ________ on a big stone nearby. “I want to catch the swan!” he thought.
As soon as he held up his bow(弓), the swan was gone. ________ his surprise, he heard a sweet voice, “I am the swan. ________ you want to catch me, you must come to the wonderland(奇境).”
The king said, “Please ________ me the way to the wonderland!”
“Do good things for your people, and my messenger(信使)will come and lead you there,” the ________ replied.
With this in mind, the king dressed up and went out into the streets. He gave some ________ to a poor old man. After the old man ________ it happily, he began to chat with the king. When they talked about peoples life in the country, the old man became ________ and said, “Do you know why I’m so poor? It’s because of our king! He has done ________ for us.”
________, the king heard the swan’s voice again. “Listen! It seems that you are doing something ________ only because you want to go to the wonderland. That’s not enough. You should always ________ all your people and be kind to them.” the swan said.
The king realized this was ________. He became responsible and worked very hard. Finally, he understood that making his country a great place was like making a wonderland of his own.
1.A.always | B.usually | C.often | D.never |
2.A.full | B.thirsty | C.hungry | D.tired |
3.A.standing | B.running | C.swimming | D.flying |
4.5.A.While | B.Although | C.Unless | D.If |
6.A.ask | B.invite | C.show | D.warn |
7.A.sound | B.bell | C.noise | D.voice |
8.A.water | B.time | C.money | D.knowledge |
9.A.accepted | B.refused | C.borrowed | D.returned |
10.A.angry | B.happy | C.shy | D.smart |
11.A.everything | B.nothing | C.anything | D.something |
12.A.Luckily | B.Certainly | C.Suddenly | D.Recently |
13.A.boring | B.interesting | C.bad | D.good |
14.A.laugh at | B.take care of | C.keep away from | D.give up |
15.A.impossible | B.crazy | C.true | D.wrong |