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Pythias and Damon were close friends. They lived in a city on the Sicily Island(西西里岛). King Dionysius 1 the city. Like many local people, Pythias dreamed of a fair life 2 Dionysius's rule. He hated the king. He not only spoke up publicly to drive the king away but also 3 planned to kill the king. Unfortunately, the king soon found out the 4 , and put Pythias in prison(监狱), and sentenced 5 to death.

Before being killed, Pythias begged the king to 6 him five days to return home and say goodbye to his family. "You must think I'm 7 ! How can I be sure you'll come back?" the king laughed. Suddenly, a third 8 called out, "Let him go! I'll stay here until he returns." It was Damon, Pythias's good friend.
"What if he doesn't come back?" Dionysius asked. Damon 9 that the king could kill him instead. The king agreed to Pythias's 10 .
On the evening of the fifth day, the king 11 Damon for trusting Pythias so much. But Damon stayed 12 and calm. He was certain that his friend would come. He also said he was ready to 13 for his friend. Right after that, guards took him to the town square to kill him.
Just as the axe(斧子) was about to come down, people heard Pythias's voice from far away. Pythias got back on time. Dionysius could hardly believe his eyes. He had 14 seen such a strong friendship before. He was so surprised 15 he announced that neither of the two men would be put to death.
——文章选自《Live 互动英语》
()1. A. ruled
B. liked
C. built
D. enjoyed
()2. A. about
B. with
C. without
D. against
()3. A. quickly
B. slowly
C. really
D. secretly
()4. A. hope
B. plan
C. wisdom
D. method
()5. A. them
B. him
C. you
D. us
()6. A. give
B. hand
C. pass
D. show
()7. A. clever
B. smart
C. foolish
D. brave
()8. A. noise
B. voice
C. sound
D. word
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()9. A. asked
B. told
C. spoke
D. answered
()10. A. request
B. guidance
C. dialogue
D. project
()11. A. looked at
B. listened to
C. laughed at
D. looked over
()12. A. outgoing
B. quiet
C. honest
D. kind
()13. A. die
B. live
C. play
D. fight
()14. A. always
B. usually
C. often
D. never
()15. A. when
B. until
C. that
D. which

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C
本文讲述了皮西厄斯因反抗残暴国王被判死刑，好友达蒙自愿替他坐牢作保，两人真挚深厚的友谊打动了国王，最终被赦免死罪的故事，赞美了坚不可摧的友谊。
1. A rule 意为“统治”，符合“国王”的身份与语境。
2. C 后文提到“He hated the king.”，所以此处是“脱离统治”的愿望，without 意为“没有”，符合文意。
3. D 他不仅公开要求驱逐国王，还秘密地计划杀死他。secretly 意为“秘密地”，符合文意。
4. B 前文提到 planned to kill the king，此处对应“发现计划”。plan 计划。
5. B 此处代词指代前文的 Pythias（男性单数），故用 him。
6. A give sb. some time 意为“给某人一些时间”。
7. C 国王认为皮西厄斯会一去不返，所以觉得同意他的请求是“愚蠢的”。
8. B voice 特指“人的说话声”，符合 called out 的语境。
9. D 由上文的 Dionysius asked 可推知，这里是“回答”，故选 answered。
10. A 前文 begged the king to give him five days 是一个请求，request 意为“请求”，符合文意。
11. C 国王不相信皮西厄斯会回来，所以嘲笑达蒙的信任。laugh at 嘲笑。
12. B and 连接并列形容词，quiet 与 calm 表意相近，符合达蒙坚信朋友的状态。
13. A 前文提到达蒙愿意代替皮西厄斯受死，die 意为“死”，符合文意。
14. D 国王被两人的情谊打动，因为这种程度的信任非常罕见，never 意为“从未”，符合逻辑。
15. C "so ... that ..."是固定句型，意为“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句。