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One day little Johnny went to visit his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot (弹弓) to play
with. He practiced in the woods, but he could1hit the target (靶子).2he got discouraged (气馁), he
went back for lunch.
As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck.3thinking, he took out the4 , shot the duck
in the head and5it. He knew Grandma loved that duck. She would be very6if she knew the truth, he
thought. Then he hid the dead duck in the wood pile (堆), only to see his sister Sally7 . She had seen it all,
but she said8 .
After lunch Grandma said, 'Sally, let's wash the dishes.' But Sally said, 'Grandma, Johnny told me he
wanted to help in today, didn't you, Johnny?' And then she whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?'
So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked10the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm sorry, but I need Sally
to help me make supper.' But Sally11and said, 'Well, Johnny told me he wanted to help you.' And then
she whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Sally went fishing and Johnny had to12at home.
After several days of Johnny doing13his work and Sally's, he finally14stand (忍受) it any longer. He
came to Grandma and said what he had done. Grandma said, 'Johnny, I know. You see, I was standing at the
window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I15you. I was just wondering how long you
would let Sally make a slave () of you.'
( )1. A. always
( )2. A. Before
( )3. A. Without
( )4. A. knife
( )5. A. hurt
( )6. A. happy
( )7. A. watching
( )8. A. something
( )9. A. balcony
( )10. A. when
( )11. A. laughed
( )12. A. stay
( )13. A. none
( )14. A. can
( )15. A. forgive B. never
B. After
B. With
B. gun
B. hunted
B. excited
B. hearing
B. nothing
B. bedroom
B. that
B. cried
B. play
B. both
B. can't
B. know C. usually
C. Until
C. For
C. stone
C. killed
C. lonely
C. listening
C. everything
C. study
C. whether
C. smiled
C. fish
C. all
C. couldn't
C. remind D. ever
D. While
D. Through
D. slingshot
D. saved
D. sad
D. reading
D. anything
D. kitchen
D. why
D. shouted
D. wash
D. neither
D. could
D. change