完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to
1 her. One day, he went to the farmer to
2 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that
3 . I’m going to release (释放)
4 bulls, one at a time. If you can
5 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,
7 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door
8 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He
9 that one of the next bulls had to be a better
10 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull
11 .
A few
12 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so
13 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the
14 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next
15 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A
16 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he
17 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and
18 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his
19 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.
20 catch the first one.
| 小题1: | | A．call | B．recognize | C．respect | D．marry |
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| 小题2: | | A．remember | B．copy | C．ask | D．answer |
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| 小题3: | | A．field | B．forest | C．river | D．building |
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| 小题4: | | A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．cut | C．catch | D．discover |
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| 小题6: | | A．Immediately | B．Quietly | C．Finally | D．Proudly |
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| 小题7: | | A．talking about | B．thinking of | C．looking for | D．waiting for |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．opened | C．broke | D．closed |
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| 小题9: | | A．decided | B．noticed | C．suggested | D．learned |
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| 小题10: | | A．rule | B．help | C．choice | D．reason |
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| 小题11: | | A．get up | B．go back | C．fall down | D．pass through |
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| 小题12: | | A．seconds | B．days | C．hours | D．months |
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| 小题13: | | A．famous | B．big | C．short | D．beautiful |
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| 小题14: | | A．house | B．wall | C．ground | D．door |
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| 小题15: | | A．fish | B．horse | C．bird | D．bull |
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| 小题16: | | A．pity | B．shame | C．smile | D．tear |
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| 小题17: | | A．explained | B．said | C．sang | D．flew |
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| 小题18: | | A．jumped | B．escaped | C．stopped | D．shouted |
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| 小题19: | | A．anger | B．surprise | C．joy | D．excitement |
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| 小题20: | | A．Never | B．Often | C．Seldom | D．Always |
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