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Mary and her husband Dimitri loved each other. They 1 in the small village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary’s prize possessions was a little white 2 which her husband had given her. She kept it 3 to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every 4 . One evening, however, the lamb 5 . The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been 6 .
When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once 7 to find the thief. He knew it would not be 8 , in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the 9 , Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had 10 acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily 11 him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better 12 it or he would call the police. Aleko didn’t 13 taking it and led Dimitri into his back yard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he 14 , but his lamb was black. 15 of having acted so rudely, Dimitri 16 to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko’s house 17 the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was 18 to find that the little black lamb was almost 19 . Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been 20 clean by the rain!
【文章大意】这篇文章主要讲了Dimitri的白色小羊羔丢了, Dimitri发现Aleko 突然获得一只新的小羊羔。Aleko辩解称自己的羊羔是黑色的。就在这时下雨了, Dimitri 待在Aleko的房子里, 直到雨停。雨停后, Dimitri惊奇地发现Aleko的小黑羊几乎变成了白色。
1. A. traveled
B. arrived
C. lived
D. worked
【解析】选C。Mary 和她的丈夫Dimitri住在一个小村庄。
2. A. lamb
B. dog
C. cow
D. horse
【解析】选A。由下文One evening, however, the lamb _________. 可知Mary最珍视的财产之一是一只白色的小羊羔。
3. A. attached
B. added
C. tied
D. applied
【解析】选C。由to a tree in a field可知白天把小羊羔拴在一棵树上。tie. . . to. . . 用绳子把……拴于……。
4. A. day
B. hour
C. week
D. evening
【解析】选D。由One evening, however, the lamb _________. 可知每天晚上把小羊羔取回来。
5. A. was running
B. was missing
C. removed
D. lost
【解析】