About one hundred and seventy years ago there 1 a great general 2 name was Napoleon Bonaparte. He was leader of the French army, and France was 3 with nearly all the countries around. He wanted very much to take his soldiers into 4 , but between France and Italy there are high mountains called the Alps, 5 are covered with snow.

“Is it possible to cross the Alps?”said Napoleon.

The men who had been sent to look at the 6 over the mountains shook their heads.

Then one of them said,“It may be possible, but…”

“Let me hear 7 ,” said Napoleon. “ 8 to Italy.”

People 9 the thought of an army of sixty thousand men 10 the Alps when there was 11 road. 12 Napoleon waited only to see that everything was in good order, and then he gave the 13 to march.

The long line of soldiers and horses and cannons 14 for twenty miles. When they came to a 15 place where there seemed to be no way to go further, the trumpets(小号) sounded “ 16 !” Then every man 17 , and the whole army moved right forward.

Soon they were 18 over the Alps. In the next four days they were marching 19 the plain of Italy. “The man who has made up his mind to win,”said Napoleon,“will never say: 20 .”

1.A.lied　　　　 B.had　　　　 C.seemed　　　 D.lived

2.A.his　　　　　 B.who’s　　　 C.whose　　　　 D.which

3.A.at war　　　 B.angry　　　 C.fought　　　 D.satisfied

4.A.England　　　 B.Russia　　　 C.Italy　　　　 D.Germany

5.A.which tops　 B.they　　　　 C.there　　　 　　D.the tops of which

6.A.maps　　　　 B.passes　　　 C.ways　　　　 D.sky

7.A.no longer　　 B.it　　　　　 C.no more　　　 D.your advice

8.A.Forward　　　 B.Back　　　　 C.Give up　　　 D.Cross

9.A.agreed to　　 B.were excited C.doubted　　　 D.laughed at

10.A.across　　　 B.over　　　　 C.crossing　　 D.being on

11.A.no　　　　　 B.not　　　　 C.only　　　　 D.narrow

12.A.Though　　 B.So　　　　　 C.But　　　　　 D.For

13.A.whistle　　 B.order　　　 C.suggestion　　 　D.clothes and food

14.A.marched　　 B.stretched　 C.walked　　　 D.reached

15.A.steep　　　 B.large　　　 C.wild　　　　 D.wet

16.A.Rest　　　　 B.Climb　　　 C.Move　　　　 D.Charge

17.A.stopped　　 B.did his best C.laughed　　　 D.encouraged

18.A.hungry　　　 B.cold　　　　 C.safe　　　　 D.lucky

19.A.on　　　　　 B.by　　　　　 C.in　　　　　 D.at

20.A.can’t　　　 B.difficulty　 C.dangerous　　 D.impossible