三、完形填空(每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
One hot afternoon, a fox walked through a dry forest. He was very 31 and his mouth felt like sandpaper. Suddenly, he saw a vine (葡萄藤) hanging from an old tree, full of big, purple grapes. They looked so sweet and 32.
"That's perfect," the fox thought, his tail dancing 33 from side to side. He lowered his body first, held his back legs close, and jumped as high as he could. He 34, and the grapes were always an inch away every time he tried.
However, the fox didn't 35. He stepped back a few steps and jumped again, even 36 this time. His tail stood straight up in the air, but the grapes were still out of reach. He tried for almost an hour, jumping, climbing the tree, even trying to shake the vine, but he couldn't get the grapes.
Finally, the fox was 37 and sweaty (满是汗的). He lay down under the vine, looking up at the grapes he couldn't reach. He started to feel 38. Then, he stood up, kicked the tree, and said loudly to the 39 forest though nobody could hear, "Those grapes were probably sour. They were not sweet at all anyway. Only a foolish man would want them." He walked away with his head held high, but he 40 looking back at the grapes he couldn't have.
31. A. short
B. thirsty
C. tired
D. lonely
32. A. healthy
B. unusual
C. soft
D. juicy
33. A. happily
B. difficultly
C. hard
D. slowly
34. A. flew
B. remained
C. missed
D. tried
35. A. go on
B. stand up
C. sit down
D. give up
36. A. quicker
B. lower
C. higher
D. newer
37. A. sad
B. excited
C. hungry
D. tired
38. A. angry
B. happy
C. different
D. worried
39. A. green
B. empty
C. big
D. small
40. A. like
B. kept
C. start
D. stop

31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. B