题目内容：

阅读下在短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her     by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,         “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to          for the night. Seeing that he had an     face, she let him in and gave him a nice         . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her            that anyone who climbed up her tree     not be able to come back down until she         it.

When the children came back to steal her           , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long          she gave the tree permission to let         go. Aunty Misery was free from the           at last.

One day another man           her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,           she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you          me,” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to           some pears from my pear tree to remember the          it brought to me in this life. But I am too          to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so         as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree _        and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

1.A. hopeless      B. painful     C. dull         D. crazy

2.A. calling       B. shouting    C. announcing   D. whispering

3.A. stay         B. live        C. hide         D. lie

4.A. interesting   B. honest      C. anxious    D. angry

5.A. gift         B. kiss        C. treat      D. smile

6.A. suggestion    B. advice      C. permission D. wish

7.A. could        B. should      C. might        D. must

8.A. permitted     B. promised    C. answered   D. declared

9.A. branch        B. food       C. tree       D. fruit

10.A. after        B. while       C. since      D. before

11.A. it          B. them       C. him       D. her

12.A. trick      B. question   C. trouble    D. difficulty

13.A. stepped into B. left for    C. stopped at D. walked around

14.A. so           B. but         C. although   D. because

15.A. with         B. off        C. upon       D. for

16.A. choose       B. pick        C. shake     D. hit

17.A. honor        B. pleasure    C. hope       D. excitement

18.A. light       B. short       C. old        D. thin

19.A. proud        B. kind        C. fine       D. smart

20.A. disappointedly  B. cheerfully    C. unwillingly   D. Eagerly