Leo was a small and thin boy who lived in a small village．Some boys in the village often made fun of（嘲弄）（13） 　　and Leo was afraid．

One day，an old wizard（术士）went by the village and saw Leo being made fun of．So when the bad boys left，he gave Leo a lion's tail．"It's a（14） 　　tail，"the wizard said．"When someone wears it and acts bravely，he or she will turn into a strong （15） 　　．"Leo hung the lion's tail behind his body and decided to teach the bad boys a lesson．

But when the boys came，Leo was afraid and tried to（16） 　　．However，they caught him．Suddenly，Leo（17） 　　the tail and remembered what the wizard had said．He became brave．He looked them in the eyes and said he would make them（18） 　　doing that．Leo felt the goose bumps（鸡皮疙瘩）all over his body．"This must be the （19） 　　that I am turning into a lion．"he thought．The boy ran away in fear．Leo wanted to catch them，but he found his legs were short（20） 　　

When the wizard saw it，he came to Leo．Leo was very happy，although a little（21） 　　because his lion body had lasted only a short time．"You are great，"said the wizard．"But have you ever seen a lion fighting？No one fights with lions（22） 　　they know how brave and strong lions are．"

It was true．Leo had（23） 　　seen a lion fighting．He understood that a truly（24） 　　boy would make the bad boys afraid and that what really worked was not the tail but the heart．

13．A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
14．A．strong	B．long	C．magic	D．beautiful
15．A．soldier	B．hero	C．man	D．lion
16．A．catch up	B．run away	C．speak up	D．go over
17．A．felt	B．got	C．hung	D．showed
18．A．regret	B．keep	C．forget	D．hate
19．A．problem	B．sign	C．chance	D．purpose
20．A．at last	B．at first	C．as well	D．as usual
21．A．shy	B．afraid	C．nervous	D．Disappointed
22．A．if	B．until	C．because	D．though
23．A．always	B．already	C．just	D．never
24．A．brave	B．clever	C．tall	D．Kind