Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village. They were very tired and _______ but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅). 

  The soldiers built a small cooking fire， _______ their pot on it，and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to _______ what the stone soup was when they heard about it.

  "Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said. _______ some children ran to fetch salt and pepper.

  "Stones can be used to prepare good soup,but tomatoes would _______ it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why, 1 think I have a tomato or two!" She ran to get the tomatoes.

  "Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup！" said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and _______ she ran.

  "If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's _______ " The villagers thought it over,and then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup,and all from a few stones！It seemed like_______！

  The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk,this soup would be fit for a king!" So other villagers_______ to get some milk.

  "The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and we will _______ it,but first we need to set the tables. " Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better _______ some bread and cakes. " So they brought the _______ two things and the meal was _______ by all. Never had there been such a _______ meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones！They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

  In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall_______ go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."

1.A. hungry    B. bored    C. sleepy    D. sick

2.A. drew    B. threw    C. left    D. placed

3.A. see    B. tell    C. imagine    D. notice

4.A. But    B. So    C. Or    D. While

5.A. cook    B. do    C. invent    D. make

6.A. about    B. in    C. off    D. out

7.A. health    B. money    C. dream    D. table

8.A. art    B. magic    C. interest    D. supper

9.A. tried    B. returned    C. managed    D. came

10.A. want    B. buy    C. use    D. taste

11.A. over    B. besides    C. with    D. like

12.A. first    B. last    C. other    D. only

13.A. enjoyed    B. given    C. needed    D. brought

14.A. cheap    B. proper    C. special    D. public

15.A. later    B. ever    C. sometimes    D. never

How much time do you usually spend    to the news programme ?

A. to listen    B. listen

C. listening    D. to be listening

My daughter prefers     when she is free.

A. to compose music rather than doing sports

B. to compose music rather than do sports

C. composing music to do sports

D. composing music than doing sports

The two girls are so     that they always sit    together, talking to each other.

A. close; close    B. closely; closely

C. close; closely    D. closely; close

It is the teacher's job to make sure that every student      the best score he can.

A. will get    B. gets

C. have got    D. are getting

It is the first time that he     to Beijing.

A. is    B. has been

C. will be    D. was

Whether you will be admitted to a famous university is     I can tell.

A. better than    B. other than

C. more than    D. rather than

Learning foreign languages as well as keeping fit      the main hobbies of  the working ladies.

A. become    B. have become

C. are becoming    D. has become

Well done!   The students seemed     by your wonderful speech.

A. to impress    B. to have impressed

C. to be impressed    D. to be impressing

I rang the doorbell several times but I couldn't make anyone    .

A. heard    B. hearing

C. hear    D. to hear