Do you know one bird whose name is crow(乌鸦)?Here is a story about one of them. There was once a lazy crow, who thought it was too much trouble to food. “Caw! Caw!” he said, “If someone brought me my food every day, I’d be very !”
One day, he saw a(n) pigeon flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself. So the crow the pigeon until they came to a . There were some other there too. Before long, an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw!Caw!” said he. “Can I you?”
“No, you can’t!” the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you.”
The crow went home feeling . But he suddenly had a(n) . “I’ll paint my grey,” he said, “and then the pigeons will I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give lots to me!” he said loudly. , the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him .
Sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him, they asked him to . They did not him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt than before. His own did not want him, the pigeons wouldn’t let him into their group.
“What looks easier isn’t always so,” the crow said to himself. “I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”
1.A. pick outB. look forC. put awayD. hand in
2.A. lovelyB. healthyC. happyD. pretty
3.A. boringB. funnyC. oldD. fat
4.A. followedB. caughtC. protectedD. taught
5.A. squareB. forestC. parkD. house
6.A. menB. visitorsC. pigeonsD. crows
7.A. helpB. joinC. seeD. believe
8.A. explainedB. advisedC. shoutedD. continued
9.A. luckyB. asleepC. tiredD. sad
10.A. ideaB. choiceC. changeD. accident
11.A. headB. feathersC. feetD. legs
12.A. understandB. guessC. hopeD. think
13.A. welcomedB. discoveredC. noticedD. attacked
14.A. StrangelyB. FinallyC. SuddenlyD. Interestingly
15.A. waitB. stopC. cryD. leave
16.A. go awayB. give upC. set offD. hurry up
17.A. missB. likeC. knowD. forget
18.A. colderB. worseC. busierD. stronger
19.A. brothersB. friendsC. parentsD. sisters
20.A. thoughB. butC. asD. and
Though they hadn’t met for many years, they _____ each other at first sight.
A. realized B. recognized
C. regretted D. remembered
Hearing the funny joke, all the audiences burst ________.
A. into laughing B. out laughing
C. out laughter D. into tears
If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the present one.
A. on purpose B. join in
C. go through D. come up with
I’d like to know _____ Chinese.
A. when he began to learn
B. when did he begin to learn
C. when did he begin learning
D. for how long he began learning
Rather than ______ his own car work, he preferred ______ public transport.
A. to drive ; to take B. driving ; taking
C. drive ; to take D. drive ; taking
