Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and    36   when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful   37  . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.

The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they  38  them, he held onto them even tighter.

The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (闪亮) red in the    39  , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his    40   at first.

A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t    41  , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).

The apples became    42  , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands    43  . What if he just let go (释放)?

Letting go of such    44   things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He   45   the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.

Like that little monkey, we    46   carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But    47  : only with open hands can we receive something else.

1.	A．walking B．shouting C．resting D．crying

 

2.	A．bananas B．pears C．stones D．apples

 

3.	A．picked B．carried C．saw D．enjoyed

 

4.	A．rain B．sun C．shade D．wind

 

5.	A．appearance B．hunger C．danger D．home

 

6.	A．stop B．look C．relax D．breathe

 

7.	A．heavier B．larger C．taller D．cheaper

 

8.	A．full B．dirty C．wet D．flat

 

9.	A．inexpensive B．delicious C．strange D．valuable

 

10.	A．finished B．dropped C．sold D．passed

 

11.	A．always B．seldom C．never D．sometimes

 

12.	A．copy B．write C．remember D．Hope

 

  Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

                              The Monkey with the Wooden Apples

     There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and   36   when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful   37  . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.

     The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys   38   them, he held onto them even tighter.

     The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened (闪亮) red in the    39  , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn't even notice his   40   at first.

     A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn't   41   , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails.

     The apples became  42  , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands   43  . What if he just let go?

     Letting go of such   44   things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He  45   the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.

     Like that little monkey, we   46   carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go off them seems crazy. But   47  : only with open hands can we receive something else.

36. A. walking                      B. shouting                   C. resting                            D. crying

37. A. bananas                            B. pears                        C. stones                      D. apples

38. A. pinked                       B. carried                            C. saw                         D. enjoyed

39. A. rain                           B. sun                          C. shade                       D. wind

40. A. appearance                 B. hunger                            C. danger                            D. home

41. A. stop                           B. look                         C. relax                        D. breathe

42. A. heavier                       B. larger                       C. taller                        D. cheaper

43. A. full                            B. dirty                         C. wet                          D. flat

44. A. expensive                   B. delicious                   C. strange                     D. valuable

45. A. finished                      B. dropped                    C. sold                         D. passed

46. A. always                       B. seldom                     C. never                       D. sometimes

47. A. copy                          B. write                        C. remember                 D. hope