四、缺词填空。(每空一词)
One day, a snake was looking for food. She f
found
a hole and went into it. "Hooray! It's a mouse's house," she said to herself h
happily
. There she saw some baby mice. "They are a good dinner for me!" She went to them and asked, "Where are your parents?" The babies answered, "They went out for food." "Good!" said the snake. "Listen! I come here to t
tell
your parents not to steal people's grain(谷物) any l
longer
, or I will kill you all. " The little mice worried about their own s
safety
. "Don't be afraid. My body is like a hole. It is a safe place. When I open my mouth, you can come into it one by one. Then we can w
wait
for your parents to come back. Are you clear?" The little mice went into the snake's mouth one by one.
A moment l
later
, the m
mice's
parents came back with some grain. They found the snake in their house and they asked, "Who are you? Why did you come into our house? Where are our b
babies
?" The snake answered coldly, "Your babies are in my body. Don't you want to see them?" W
With
these words, the snake flew at(扑向) the mice.