Question

There was once a bad king. All the people hated him. One day in a summer he was swimming alone        a river.

The king was good at _   , but while he was in the middle of the river, he suddenly felt ill. He cried out, “Help! Help!” At that time two farmers were working nearby. They _    ran over, jumped into the water _    saved him. They didn’t know that he was the king before he was pulled out of the water.

The king was     , so he said to the farmers, “You have saved my life. Now you may     anything, and I’ll give it to you.”

One of the farmers said, “My son is ill. Please send him to a good _    .” The king promised (承诺) to do so. Then he spoke to the old farmer. “And _    can I do for you, old man?” The old man _    for some minutes and then he answered, “You can do a very important thing for me.” “What is that?” asked the king. “Don’t tell     that we have saved you.” The old man answered.

1.A. at              B. in      C. on   D. of

2.A. swimming       B. swims    C. to swim  D. swim

3.A. clearly          B. quickly  C. hardly D. strongly

4.A. but             B. or     C. and      D. though

5.A. sad             B. angry   C. upset  D. happy

6.A. ask for          B. thank for  C. care for    D. pay for

7.A. teacher          B. scientist  C. driver    D. doctor

8.A. when           B. what   C. where    D. how

9.A. heard           B. said   C. thought  D. took

10.A. someone       B. one    C. anybody   D. nobody

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个国王被两个农民救了的故事。以前有个恶毒的国王，人们都憎恨他。有一天，他正独自一人在河里游泳，他突然生病了，于是喊救命。在岸边的两个农民很快跑过来，救了他。当这个国王问他们有什么要求时，其中一个老人说，“不要告诉任何人我们救了你。”

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考点：故事类短文。