Ⅲ. Cloze test.（完形填空。）
One day, the little prince told me about the big problem with baobab trees(猴面包树) on his planet.
“Sheep eat bushes(灌木丛),so they eat baobabs too, right?” he asked.
“I 1 that... Baobabs are huge trees instead of little bushes. Even many elephants together couldn't eat one baobab.”
But then he said something wise, “2 they grow so big, the baobabs start out by being little.”
“That's true,” I 3.“But why do you want sheep to eat little baobabs?” I had to think hard to understand.
On his planet, good plants come from good seeds(种子),and bad plants are from bad seeds. Seeds are 4, sleeping underground until waking up. Then a little plant grows. If it's nice, one lets it grow. But if not, one must 5 it up.
His planet had many bad baobab seeds. They had a bad 6 on the planet. If one doesn't dig out(挖出) a small baobab 7, it becomes hard later. If the planet is small and 8, too many baobabs can break it apart(撑破)!
“So I made rules and followed them 9. After I wash myself in the morning, I must carefully pull out the little baobabs as soon as I see them. Waiting means trouble.”
I drew that planet according to his 10. And I want to say, “Children, watch out for the baobabs!”
—Adapted from The Little Prince
()1. A. doubt B. prove C. refuse D. repeat
()2. A. After B. Before C. Once D. Because
()3. A. shut B. explained C. wondered D. agreed
()4. A. lost B. hidden C. punished D. shown
()5. A. pull B. set C. take D. hold
()6. A. idea B. effect C. opinion D. dream
()7. A. at the same time B. by the time
C. at a time D. in time
()8. A. powerful B. ugly C. weak D. beautiful
()9. A. secretly B. strictly C. partly D. wildly
()10. A. introduction B. tradition C. resolution D. education

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