四、完形填空。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. There wasn't any 1 for almost a month. If it 2 rain soon, the crops on our farm would die.
One day, when I was cooking lunch in the 3, I saw my five-year-old son, Billy, 4 the woods. A few minutes 5, he ran back 6 then once again walked towards the woods. He went on doing this for nearly an hour.
Finally, I decided to 7 him. When I came into the woods, I saw 8 sight. A deer 9 in front of him. The little 10, lying on the ground, was lapping(舔着喝) the water in my son's hands. After that, Billy ran back to the house. I 11 him running back to a water tap.
Billy turned it 12, letting the water drop into his hands. When he turned around, he found I was there in front of him. His eyes were just 13 tears.
“I'm not wasting water, Mum,” he said. “No, Billy, I am 14 to see that!” I said.
Luckily, the rain came later that day. It 15 our farm, just as my boy saved a dying deer.
1. A. sunshine
B. wind
C. snow
D. rain
2. A. didn't
B. doesn't
C. don't
D. haven't
3. A. fields
B. garden
C. kitchen
D. living room
4. A. walking towards
B. sleeping in
C. climbing up
D. getting out of
5. A. ago
B. before
C. later
D. early
6. A. so
B. or
C. for
D. and
7. A. catch
B. follow
C. hit
D. kick
8. A. more amazing
B. the most amazing
C. the most amazed
D. less amazed
9. A. ran
B. flew
C. appeared
D. walked
10. A. stone
B. boy
C. tree
D. deer
11. A. told
B. saw
C. looked
D. heard
12. A. on
B. off
C. up
D. down
13. A. full
B. full of
C. full with
D. filled
14. A. sure
B. tired
C. glad
D. afraid
15. A. saved
B. destroyed
C. took
D. made

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A