3. A.had covered　　 B.have covered　　 C.were covered　　 D.have been covered

2. A.meet　　　 B.to meet　　　 C.meeting　　　 D.to have me

1. A.hurn　　　 B.to hurnt　　　 C.hunting　　　 D.to be hunted

15. A.through　　　 B.with　　　 C.off　　　 　　D.into

(98年宁波市初三英语竞赛决赛)

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Llewellyn , Prince of North Wales , had a faithful dog , Gelert , that went with him everywhere and that he was very fond of . But one day the Prince went out __1__ and he told Gelert to stay at home and guard the Prince’s baby son . Gelert obediently lay down by the cradle of the baby , and Llewellyn went away.

When he returned in the evening, Gelert came out joyfully __2___ him , and the Prince was horrifiled to see that the baby’s cradle was overturned , the bedclothes and floor _3___ with blood and there was blood round Gelert’s mouth . The baby was nowhere __4__ . The Prince thought the dog __5__ the child and wild with rage and fear he drew his sword and thrust it into Gelert’s heart .The _6___ cry of the dog __7__ by a child’s cry . Llewellyn looked round hastily , and there , under the torn and bloodstained blankets was his baby son , quite safe .

And beside it was the baby of a huge wolf that Gelert had killed in __8__his mater’s son .

Llewellyn was so filled with sorrow that it _9___ he never smiled again .He buried Gelert , and ever since , the place __10__ as Beddgelert , which means “The Grave of Gelert”.

14. A.do　　　 　　B.give　　　 C.mean　 　　　D.bring

13. A.agree　　 　B.think　　 　　C.try　 　　　D.say “no”

12. A.join　　　 B.leave　 　　　C.please　　　 D.help

11. A.a thousand　　　 B.thousands　　　 C.one thousand　　　 D.several thousand

10. A.writing　　 　　B.studying　　 　C.singing　 　　　　D.saying

9. A.with　 　　　　B.of　　 　　　　C.off　　 　　D.from