One day some soldiers who were passing through the wood found Androcles in the cave.They knew(1) he was, and so took him back to his cruel master.
It was the law at that time (2) a slave who ran away from his master had to fight a hungry (3).So afierce lion was (4) up for a whole day without food, and a time was (5)for the fight.
When the day came, thousands of people (6) to see the fight. The door opened and poor Androcles was brought in. His face was white with (7)for the roars of the lion could (8)be heard.He looked up, and saw that there was no (9)in the thousands of faces around him.
Then the hungry lion came in and (10) at the poor slave .Androcles gave a great (11), not of fear ,but of joy .It was his old friend, the lion of the cave.
The people, who had (12)they would see the man (13)by the lion,were filled with (14).They saw Androcles put his arms around the lion's(15), they saw the lion lie down at his feet licking them (16);they saw the great beast rub his bead against the slave's face.They could not understand what it all (17).
After a while they asked Androcles to (18) them about it.So he stood up (19) them, and,with his arm around the lion's neck, told (20)he and the beast had lived (21) in the cave. "I am a man,"he said, "but no man has ever made me his (22).This poor lion alone has been kind to me;and we love each other (23)brothers."
The people were very pleased with the (24) and they suggested that Androcles should be set free.
And so Androcles got his (25) and the lion was given to him for his own..
1.A.how B.who C.where D.whom
2.A.that B.when C.which D.while
3.A.tiger B.animal C.monkey D.lion
4.A.eaten B.looded C.shut D.tied
5.A.set B.ordered C.marked D.allowed
6.A.wanted B.crowded C.started D.were
7.A.powder B.flour C.color D.fear
8.A.hardly B.almost C.already D.enough
9.A.pity B.smile C.worry D.feeling
10A.looked B.rushed C.walked D.climbed
11,A,surprise B.laugh C.jump D.cry
12.A.thought B.guessed C.wish D.idea
13.A.wounded B.playing C.killed D.won
14.A.pleasure B.wonder C.anger D.sadness
15.A.tail B.back C.leg D.neck
16.A.lovingly B.angrily C.terribly D.slightly
17.A.said B.expressed C.meant D.wanted
18.A.explain B.tell C.announce D.show
19.A.beside B.among C.with D.before
20.A.how B.where C.when D.that
21.A.separately B.hard C.together D.alone
22.A.slave B.friend C.enemy D.relative
23.A.for B.with C.upon D.as
24.A.story B.lie C.news D.happening
25.A.place B.money C.freedom D.chance
adv. 些微地,苗条地