Long， long ago， a man had a cat which he loved very，very much．He thought it was such an unusual animal that he decided to name it Sky．

    One day，a friend said to him，"Allow me to （1）　　to you that there is something stronger than sky．I mean the clouds，for they （2）　　the sky．" "You are right，" （3）　　the man．"From now on， I'm going to give my most unusual cat the name Cloud．"

    Sometime later， one of his neighbors was drinking tea at his house． "（4）　　do you call this unusual animal Cloud？ For there is （5）　　much stronger than the clouds． I mean the wind that blows away the clouds （6）　　it．" So from then on the man called the cat of which he was so（7）　　by the name of Wind．

    But a week had not passed when the leader of the town noticed this quite unusual cat． "Wind，" he said， "seems to me a （8）　　that is not worth the quality of this animal． The wind meets his master every day．I mean the wall that it cannot （9）　　through．" "Ah，so，" said the （10）　　of the cat， "my most beloved pet will be called Wall．"

    A little later， a young man from a nearby school respectfully said to the man that there was something which could beat even a wall ﹣ the （11）　　that bit a hole through it．"That is （12）　　，" said the man． "I will name my most unusual cat Mouse．"

    Just then the gardener's little son happened by． "Mouse!" （13）　　cried out． "Aha，I know something much stronger than a mouse．I mean the cat that （14）　　the mouse and eats him up．" At this the man realized his （15）　　． And from then on he called the animal by the most beautiful name that anyone had been able to give it ﹣ the name of Cat．

（1）A． carry out	B． point out	C． put out	D． find out
（2）A． hide	B． fill	C． clean	D． decorate
（3）A． asked	B． added	C． replied	D． doubted
（4）A． When	B． Where	C． How	D． Why
（5）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（6）A． as a result of	B． instead of	C． in front of	D． because of
（7）A． scared	B． proud	C． tired	D． sure
（8）A． sport	B． subject	C． weather	D． name
（9）A． look	B． blow	C． walk	D． wash
（10）A． owner	B． seller	C． buyer	D． hunter
（11）A． fish	B． dog	C． mouse	D． bird
（12）A． true	B． wrong	C． necessary	D． interesting
（13）A． I	B． you	C． he	D． she
（14）A． touches	B． finds	C． hits	D． catches
（15）A． kindness	B． foolishness	C． cleverness	D． sadness