四、完形填空。
A long time ago, trees in forests kept their leaves all year round. But one winter, things
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, and would never be the same again.
The cold winter winds were blowing, and all the birds were flying south where it was warm except one small bird with a broken wing.
As the injured bird watched its friends going south, it stood thinking, "I will not
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this coming winter."
The little bird hopped (跳行) along with one wing
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uselessly at its side. It came to a huge oak tree. "Please, Mr Oak," said the bird. "May I take
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on your branches?"
The oak tree huffed, "I am the king of the forest. I will never
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you on my branches."
And so, the bird came to a white birch tree. The birch tree thought it was the
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tree on all the land. When the little bird asked for help, the birch tree said, "Go away from me! You will get
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and eat my leaves. I must take care of my beautiful leaves. Move along."
The winter was fast approaching. The injured little bird finally
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a big spruce tree. "May I take shelter on your branches?" pleaded the bird. To its surprise, the spruce tree
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. "Come, little bird. I will do my best to keep you
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."
A pine tree noticed this and said, "I will stand here all
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, little bird. Do not worry. My branches will keep the
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from you. You will be safe with us."
Later, the cold north wind came to blow in the forest. It blew so
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that it knocked all the leaves from the oak and the birch. It was going to blow the leaves
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the spruce and the pine too. But its father said no, for he had seen the good work of these trees in helping the bird.
And that is why some trees
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their leaves in winter, and some do not.
1. A. happened
B. failed
C. changed
D. appeared
2. A. survive
B. solve
C. serve
D. spend
3. A. beating
B. moving
C. flying
D. hanging
4. A. food
B. shelter
C. action
D. time
5. A. invite
B. greet
C. refuse
D. accept
6. A. strongest
B. prettiest
C. tallest
D. oldest
7. A. homeless
B. helpless
C. hungry
D. happy
8. A. came to
B. came along
C. came up
D. came down
9. A. smiled
B. promised
C. explained
D. agreed
10. A. free
B. calm
C. warm
D. dead
11. A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
12. A. wind
B. cloud
C. sunshine
D. rain
13. A. wide
B. well
C. hard
D. badly
14. A. over
B. off
C. below
D. above
15. A. lose
B. blow
C. shake
D. hurt