Ⅳ. 完形填空
Once,there were five peas living together in a pod(豆荚). As time passed,the peas grew bigger and they started to
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about their future. “What will happen in the future?” the smallest pea asked all the time. “Will we stay here forever?”
“What will happen will happen!” the biggest pea always answered.
Suddenly one day,they felt a pull at the pod. It was a boy who
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the pod and put the peas in his peashooter(玩具枪),shooting them out one by one.
“We shall soon be let out!” said another pea
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. That was just what they all wanted.
The first pea flew into the sky,wasting no time to start his
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. The second pea made his way to the sun,while the next two decided to sleep wherever they landed. “What will happen will happen? What does it
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?” The smallest pea was still thinking when he finally found himself in a crack(缝隙)under a window. Lying alone,the little thing couldn't help feeling
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,“What will happen?”
That window belonged to a small apartment where a poor woman lived with her sick daughter. The mother worked hard to
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her. The girl had been ill in bed for long.
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came. Snow gradually disappeared. The warm sunshine
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the pea to grow fast. Early one morning,the girl fixed her
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on the crack. “Mum,” she asked,“what can that little green thing be?”
“Oh! It
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a little pea p
lant. How did it end up here? Anyway,here is a little garden for you,” the mother said in surprise.
Every day,the girl watched the new leaves grow hard to
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the sun. “What a lovely and healthy plant!” She smiled. “I feel healthier,too.”
Later,a little
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flower came out.
The mother noticed that her daughter's cheeks(脸颊)were pink,too. “Thank you,little plant,for filling our home with
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!” thought the mother.
Never could the little pea
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the hope and joy he brought to the family. He finally understood that “What will happen will happen!”.
1. A. argue
B. wonder
C. know
D. hear
2. A. pushed
B. ate
C. picked
D. planted
3. A. nervously
B. naturally
C. normally
D. excitedly
4. A. journey
B. chance
C. lesson
D. work
5. A. hope
B. mean
C. cost
D. hide
6. A. happy
B. cold
C. worried
D. surprised
7. A. cheer
B. raise
C. train
D. love
8. A. Spring
B. Summer
C. Autumn
D. Winter
9. A. planned
B. followed
C. allowed
D. asked
10. A. nose
B. mouth
C. ears
D. eyes
11. A. looks through
B. looks at
C. looks for
D. looks like
12. A. hit
B. leave
C. reach
D. face
13. A. white
B. yellow
C. green
D. pink
14. A. food
B. friend
C. life
D. creativity
15. A. mind
B. imagine
C. remember
D. find