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BUMP! Suddenly the house hits the ground. Dorothy wakes up. “Good morning, Toto,” she says. Toto wakes up too and puts his cold little nose in her face.

The tornado(龙卷风) has stopped. The house isn’t moving now. Dorothy looks around and listens. It’s light now and the room is full of sunshine! She can hear birds. “Where are we, Toto?” she says. “We aren’t in Kansas. There aren’t any birds there. ”
The little dog jumps off the bed and goes to the door. He starts barking. Dorothy follows him. She opens the door and looks out.
“Oh!” she says. “What a wonderful place!” She can see a beautiful country in front of her. There’s green grass everywhere. There are tall trees with all kinds of fruit on them. There are brightly coloured birds in the branches of the trees. There are lots of flowers and pretty butterflies. There’s a stream of clear water. It’s very different from the grey prairies(大草原) of Kansas.
Then Dorothy sees some people. They are coming towards the house. There are three men and one woman. They are very strange. They are small but they are old. The men have got long beards and the woman has got white hair and lots of wrinkles. They’re all wearing tall hats. There are bells on them. The bells make a tinkling noise when the people move their heads. The men’s hats are blue and their clothes are blue too. The woman’s hat is white. Her dress is also white and it’s covered with silver stars. She walks up to Dorothy and says, “Welcome to the land of the Munchkins! Thank you for killing the Wicked Witch of the East for us. Now our people are free. ”
“You’re very kind but you’re wrong,” Dorothy replies. “I don’t know the Wicked Witch of the East. ”
“Look!” the old woman says. “She’s there! Under your house! You can see her feet!”
Dorothy looks and sees a pair of feet in silver shoes. She can’t see the rest of the body because it’s under the house.
“I’m the Witch of the North,” the woman says. “There are four witches in Oz. I’m a good witch. The Witch of the South is also a good witch. She lives in the land of the Quadlings. But the Witch of the West is very, very wicked(邪恶的). ”
Then she picks up the silver shoes and gives them to Dorothy. “These shoes are for you,” she says. “You must wear them. They’re very special. ”
The shoes are very pretty. Dorothy takes them and puts them on. They are her size and fit her well.
—Taken from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
()12. What wakes Dorothy up?
A. The bright sunshine outside the house.
B. The singing of the birds in the tall trees.
C. The noise of the house hitting the ground.
D. Dog Toto’s cold nose and his loud barks.
()13. What’s the correct order of the following things?
a. Dorothy sees a beautiful country.
b. The Wicked Witch of the East dies.
c. Dorothy’s house moves.
d. Four people come to Dorothy’s house.
e. Toto jumps off the bed and runs to the door.
A. c-b-e-a-d
B. e-a-c-b-d
C. c-e-a-b-d
D. e-a-b-d-c
()14. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?
A. The hats.
B. The people.
C. The bells.
D. Their heads.
()15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Dorothy and Toto know the Witch of the East well before.
B. All the witches in Oz are kind except the Witch of the East.
C. There are many birds and flowers on the prairies of Kansas.
D. People on the land of the Munchkins thank Dorothy very much.