Long, long ago, there lived a couple who already had seven sons. They wanted a daughter, and soon they had one. One day, the father needed _______ for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to _______ and the jug fell into the well.
The boys were _______ afraid to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. “_______ are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have _________ the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!” shouted the father _______. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was _______, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.
In time, the girl grew up and _______ she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.
For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their _______ . To enter, she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have. ________ a hunter’s help, she finally killed one and got the key. She ________ the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a little from ________ of them.
She accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her into the ________ cup. Later, the birds returned for their ________. The girl hid behind the door and watched. ________ the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it at once. It was his parents' ring. At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were humans again.
1.A.water B.food C.clothes D.fruit
2.A.dance B.sing C.work D.fight
3.A.too B.so C.much D.very
4.A.How B.Where C.What D.Who
5.A.worried about B.thought about C.forgotten about D.cared about
6.A.quickly B.angrily C.clearly D.politely
7.A.surprised B.satisfied C.stressed D.scared
8.A.agreed B.discovered C.insisted D.regretted
9.A.garden B.home C.cup D.table
10.A.By B.To C.For D.With
11.A.knocked B.locked C.opened D.broke
12.A.either B.both C.each D.none
13.A.first B.second C.third D.last
14.A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.meal
15.A.When B.Since C.Because D.Unless
—Thanks for sharing your masks with us!
—________.
A.My pleasure. B.Never mind. C.That’s right. D.I'd like to.
— Amy, your pronunciation is so beautiful now. How do you make it?
— Thanks. Just as the saying goes, “________.”
A.Each dog has its day B.Many hands make light work
C.Practice makes perfect D.The early bird catches the worm
— Mary, could you tell me ________ this novel?
— Oh, I bought it on the Internet last Sunday.
A.where did you buy B.where will you buy
C.where you bought D.where you will buy
Time waits for no man． But some people won't realize the importance of time______it's gone．
A. as B. since C. when D. until
We are close friends. ________, we know everything about each other.
A.As well as B.After all C.Above all D.As a result
