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It was a hot day, and a big lion was sleeping under the sun. Suddenly he felt something on his face. The lion was not _________ as he had been enjoying his sleep. Angrily he  _________  whatever it was that was on his face. A tiny mouse fell to the ground.

“I shall kill you for  _________  me up!” the angry lion said.

“Please, I ask you to spare (饶) my life. I have a big family to _________ and in my hurry I did not notice you in time among the long grass,” the mouse said.

“_________ would I spare your pitiful life? You are of no use to  _________  . You are even too small to eat!” the lion said.

“No one’s  _________ tells the value of his life,” the mouse said. “But I’ll make you a(n) _________ : If you spare my life, one day I shall _________ that debt (债).”

The lion laughed and let the mouse go. “There is no way you could ever _________  a lion’s life. But go and feed your children and _________  show your face again.” After that he closed his eyes again and the mouse ran to safety. The mouse  _________  to keep his promise.

One day, hunters _________ the lion alive and tied him to the ground with ropes (绳子). The lion lay there _________  , waiting for his fate (命运). Suddenly, when the lion opened his eyes, he saw a tiny mouse in front of him. The lion _________  the mouse as the same one he had almost  _________a long time ago. Without a word, the mouse got to work, and during the night, he bit through the  _________  .

He worked tirelessly and, just before the sun rose, the lion could quietly  _________  to safety. Before he disappeared he looked at the _________ mouse and said quietly, “I shall remember your  _________ , and no longer shall lions kill mice as long as I am alive.”And so it was from that day on.

1.A. annoyed       B. happy        C. confused        D. afraid

2.A. hit             B. passed       C. discovered     D. touched

3.A. picking         B. calling      C. waking          D. taking

4.A. care            B. feed         C. help            D. hold

5.A. When           B. Where        C. How            D. Why

6.A. someone         B. anyone      C. one           D. none

7.A. size          B. age         C. weight         D. wealth

8.A. request       B. apology      C. suggestion      D. promise

9.A. return         B. receive     C. repay          D. remember

10.A. end           B. guide        C. save           D. kill

11.A. never          B. always       C. still           D. just

12.A. decided        B. hesitated (犹豫) C. pretended  D. agreed

13.A. beat           B. found        C. locked        D. caught

14.A. helplessly    B. weakly      C. calmly         D. proudly

15.A. noticed        B. accepted     C. regarded      D. recognized

16.A. kept          B. killed      C. fooled        D. misunderstood

17.A. ropes         B. fences       C. grass         D. ground

18.A. settle         B. remove      C. wander         D. escape

19.A. scary         B. exhausted   C. pitiful         D. energetic

20.A. word           B. work         C. help           D. company