I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __
16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __
17__， I was returning alone to the place where I had __
18__ up my tent. I was tired __
19__ hungry. It was getting __
20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __
21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __
22__， dark forest. All of a __
23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __
24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __
25__ on me.
My heart __
26__. What could I do? Should I jump __
27__ the river and hope to save my life __
28__ swimming? I looked to the __
29__. In the river there was a __
30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __
31__ open. I was so __
32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __
33__. I heard branches moving __
34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __
35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.
| 小题1: | | A．practicing | B．studying | C．planting | D．travelling |
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| 小题2: | | A．day | B．night | C．the time | D．the year |
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| 小题3: | | A．turned | B．put | C．made | D．brought |
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| 小题5: | | A．colder | B．warmer | C．brighter | D．cooler |
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| 小题7: | | A．thick | B．strong | C．tall | D．short |
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| 小题8: | | A．shock | B．joy | C．sudden | D．surprise |
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| 小题9: | | A．could | B．can | C．must | D．should |
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| 小题10: | | A．live | B．depend | C．look | D．jump |
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| 小题11: | | A．beat | B．sank | C．ached | D．jumped |
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| 小题12: | | A．across | B．over | C．into  | D．from |
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| 小题14: | | A．front | B．back | C．left | D．right |
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| 小题16: | | A．long | B．short | C．wide | D．narrow |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．excited | C．frightened | D．surprised |
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| 小题20: | | A．Just | B．Even | C．Still | D．Only |
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