One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very
16 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep
17 the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some
18 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked
19 , he found the sky was
20 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden
21 .
“
22 are you crying?” asked the swallow.
“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman
23 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for
24 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty
25 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the
26 from the top of my sword (寶劍)？”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and
27 it beside the woman’s needle.
28 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite
29 now.”
“That’s
30 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
| 小題1: | | A．hungry | B．tired | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小題2: | | A．among | B．above | C．below | D．between |
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| 小題3: | | A．water | B．snow | C．grass | D．milk |
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| 小題8: | | A．sitting | B．eating | C．drinking | D．cooking |
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| 小題11: | | A．jewel | B．orange | C．gold | D．diamond |
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| 小題13: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Till | D．While |
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| 小題15: | | A．because | B．though | C．if | D．whether |
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