Once upon a time, there lived a mouse and his wife in a village. They had a beautiful daughter and they loved(1) very much. As time went by, the daughter grew old enough to marry.The mouse and his wife decided to(2) the strongest husband in the world for their daughter.
They thought that the strongest man in the world was(3) so they went to the Sun in a hurry and asked the Sun to marry their daughter. (4) the Sun smiled and said,"The Cloud is a lot stronger than me.(5) the Cloud is covering me, I lose my power completely."
Then the mouse and his wife went to the Cloud and said,"You are the strongest man.Please marry our daughter. We will give you most of our wealth. "
The Cloud said,"I am not that strong. When the Wind is(6) hard, I am pushed away."
The mouse and his wife then went to the Wind,and asked him to marry their daughter. "There is the Wall who is much(7) than me.I can not push him away no matter how hard I may blow," said the Wind.
The mouse and his wife went to the Wall quickly. They asked him to marry their daughter and be a strong husband. And they (8) they would give the Wall most of their wealth.
"Thank you, but you don' t understand. No matter how big I may be, a mouse can easily dig under my feet and make me fall down," said the Wall.
"What? Then the strongest man in the world is a mouse?" The(9) were surprised to know that they were strong in others' eyes.
(10) , the mouse and his wife found a best mouse husband for their daughter. They lived happily ever after that.
(1)A. him |
B. you |
C. her |
(2)A. look for |
B. look after |
C. look up |
(3)A. the Moon |
B. the Sun |
C. the Earth |
(4)A. Although |
B. But |
C. Or |
(5)A. When |
B. Where |
C. What |
(6)A. pushing |
B. pulling |
C. blowing |
(7)A. weaker |
B. bigger |
C. stronger |
(8)A. promised |
B.prevented |
C. protected |
(9)A. color |
B. couple |
C. cousin |
(10)A. Usually |
B. Generally |
C. Finally |