Ⅳ. 完形填空。
One morning, all the young pixies (小精灵) came to Shalbus Egbert's house.
"Please. Mr. Egbert, please tell us a story," they said.
"Maybe a little 1," replied Shalbus. He was unkind. "I am cleaning the house and I'm tired. I 2 finish it this morning."
One little pixie named Susie had a wonderful 3. "Will you tell us a story 4 we help you clean the house?" she asked.
"Yes, yes!" shouted all the other little pixies. "We will gladly do the cleaning as long as you tell us a story."
5 this, Shalbus began to laugh.
"Ho, ho, my little friends. 6 can I turn down such a fine offer as this? You clean the house, and I will 7 a wonderful story to tell you!"
So the little pixies began working. They cleaned here and there 8. As soon as they finished, Shalbus seated himself in a comfortable chair and the little pixies 9. Their brown eyes shone (发光) 10 joy as Shalbus began his story.
"Once upon a time, when your grandparents were just little pixies at your age..."
()1. A. smaller
B. slower
C. longer
D. later
()2. A. can
B. must
C. could
D. would
()3. A. idea
B. promise
C. question
D. decision
()4. A. if
B. while
C. unless
D. though
()5. A. Doing
B. Feeling
C. Reading
D. Hearing
()6. A. How
B. Why
C. What
D. When
()7. A. give out
B. set up
C. make up
D. depend on
()8. A. easily
B. happily
C. luckily
D. fairly
()9. A. woke up
B. hung out
C. came over
D. got lost
()10. A. with
B. from
C. for
D. about

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A