Slowly， I opened my eyes and found my legs hard to move．

    A jar and a whip （鞭子） were in my sight． I smelled old plants． Stinky! I looked inside the jar． It was a dark liquid （液体）．I guessed this gift might be able to make people get（1）　　．I tried it．It tasted awful， so it must be good for us!

    Wow! It（2）　　． I wasn't tired any more! I held a rope with one hand and slid all the way down． Then I tied the rope to the top of the cliff and slid down again with its help．

    "Woohoo!" I screamed to my friends． They got out of my way quickly． I（3）　　the ground and bounced （反弹） back up． "I met the Emperor of Medicine， and he looks like all of you!" I shouted with excitement． "I've got medicine…and…a whip． Not sure（4）　　the Emperor of Medicine gave me a whip， but it's lots of fun! Let's go!" At my words， they were very（5）　　， but followed me．

    We hurried toward the（6）　　but took a path that ended in a bush． There were too many grasses and other plants for us to move forward． I used my whip to cut through the bush． Then I tasted the juice of the plants I had cut． Suddenly， my tongue （舌头） （7）　　feeling anything．

    I now knew the value of the whip． "This juice would be useful for（8）　　．" I said． "My tongue is unable to feel．" I turned to my friends． "See， all the medicines people need are already here，（9）　　． We only need to find and share them．"

    Our friends worked in groups． Some went on to take the medicine jar to the village． Others explored with me． In that bush， I began to（10）　　．My friends helped me make detailed notes about every plant， including my feelings．

    We travelled together， looking for（11）　　． We found the red mushroom which cured me after I couldn't breathe because of a poisonous （有毒的） plant． And every night， we wrote down what we had learned． "This plant can cure a bad stomach．" "Don't have this， or it may hurt you．"

    We also knew what we had to do． I had to try every plant． My friends had to（12）　　the knowledge． Then people would live and be healthy． We all knew that one day I would eat a plant that would（13）　　me． And my friends would write everything about it． Then（14）　　else would die from eating that poison． We didn't talk about what would happen， but we knew．

    ……

    I happened on top of a cliff． I took a bite of a plant and felt my insides（15）　　． My friends ran to me．Their faces were the face of the Emperor of Medicine．I could not look away from my last view．There was too much beauty．

（1）A． smart	B． well	C． curious	D． interested
（2）A． moved	B． smelled	C． appeared	D． worked
（3）A． cleaned	B． visited	C． hit	D． set
（4）A． when	B． why	C． where	D． how
（5）A． excited	B． touched	C． relaxed	D． surprised
（6）A． forest	B． mountain	C． village	D． farm
（7）A． began	B． continued	C． stopped	D． risked
（8）A． pain	B． hunger	C． mood	D． sleep
（9）A． growing	B． guarding	C． changing	D． passing
（10）A． dream	B． wait	C． plant	D． eat
（11）A． fruits	B． medicines	C． friends	D． doctors
（12）A． accept	B． avoid	C． share	D． shape
（13）A． kill	B． bite	C． cure	D． save
（14）A． somebody	B． nobody	C． anybody	D． everybody
（15）A． wake	B． breathe	C． reduce	D． break