Cloze.
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important.
I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would
1 ."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the
2 , but consider the sky and the sea.
3 the water that is the
basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be
4 ."
Yellow chuckled (笑道), "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and
5 into the world."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be
6 , but I am
precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky
7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives
another
8 to any of you."
Red could stand it
9 and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of
bravery. I am willing to
10 truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝)…
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own
11 . Their quarreling became louder and
louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down
12 . The
colors crouched (蜷缩) down
13 , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting
14 yourselves, each
trying to dominate
15 . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,
16 ? Join hands with
17 and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors
18 and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on,
whenever a good rain
19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to
20 one another.
( )1. A. stay
( )2. A. earth
( )3. A. That is
( )4. A. anything
( )5. A. warmth
( )6. A. usual
( )7. A. at midnight
( )8. A. gift
( )9. A. for more
( )10. A. turn to
( )11. A. superiority
( )12. A. gently
( )13. A. with care
( )14. A. amongst
( )15. A. others
( )16. A. equal and simple
( )17. A. each other
( )18. A. combined
( )19. A. cleans
( )20. A. appreciate |
B. leave
B. moon
B. I am
B. nothing
B. sadness
B. normal
B. at noon or at night
B. honor
B. any more
B. fight for
B. disadvantages
B. quietly
B. in fear
B. by
B. themselves
B. ordinary and similar
B. me
B. separated
B. washes
B. quarrel with |
C. go out
C. star
C. It is
C. something
C. depression
C. common
C. at sunrise or sunset
C. thought
C. very much
C. struggle with
C. inferiority
C. violently
C. by chance
C. for
C. the other
C. more or less
C. one another
C. united
C. brightens
C. ignore |
D. die
D. sun
D. This is
D. everything
D. anxiety
D. scarce
D. during the day
D. respect
D. no longer
D. bend over
D. weakness
D. peacefully
D. on purpose
D. against
D. the rest
D. unique and different
D. them
D. divided
D. dampens
D. praise |