Question

  Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village. They were very tired and (1)       ，but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot (鍋)   The soldiers built a small cooking fire ,        (2) their pot on it,and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing,one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to (3)       what the stone soup was when they heard about it.

  "Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said. (4)       some children ran to fetch salt and pepper.

  "Stones can be used to prepare good soup,but tomatoes would (5)       it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why,I think I have a tomato or two!" She ran to get the tomatoes.

"Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup！" said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and (6)       she ran.

  "If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes,this soup would be fit for a rich man's (7)       " The villagers thought it over,and then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup,and all from a few stones!It seemed like (8)       ！

  The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk,this soup would be fit for a king!" So other villagers (9)       to get some milk.

  "The soup is ready ," said the cooks , "and we will (10)       it,but first we need to set the tables."Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better (11)       some bread and cakes."So they brought the (12)       two things and the meal was (13)       by all. Never had there been such a        (14) meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones!They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

In the morning,the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall (15)       go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."

(   ) 1. A. hungry   B. bored   C. sleepy   D. sick

(   ) 2. A. drew   B. threw   C. left   D. placed

(   ) 3. A. see   B. tell   C. imagine   D. notice

(   ) 4. A. But   B. So   C. Or   D. While

(   ) 5. A. cook   B. do   C. invent   D. make

(   ) 6. A. about   B. in   C. off   D. out

(   ) 7. A. health   B. money   C. dream   D. table

(   ) 8. A. art   B. magic   C. interest   D. supper

(   ) 9. A. tried   B. returned   C. managed   D. came

(   ) 10. A. want   B. buy   C. use   D. taste

(   ) 11. A. over   B. besides   C. with   D. like

(   ) 12. A. first   B. last   C. other   D. only

(   ) 13. A. enjoyed   B. given   C. needed   D. brought

(   ) 14. A. cheap   B. proper   C. special   D. public

(   ) 15. A. later   B. ever   C. sometimes   D. never

Answer 1

1. A根據后一句they had no food or money可知，這些士兵除了累之外還餓，故選A.

2. D "把某物放置在…-'上"為place sth. on...，故選D.

3. A此處指村民們停下來看到底什么是stone soup ,所以選A。

4. B some children ran to fetch salt and pepper是聽了士兵的話的結果，所以此處用連詞so。

5. D "make sth.  +形容詞"意為"使某物……"，故選D.

6. C "跑開"為run off ,故選C。

7. D此處意為:這道湯將會適合上有錢人的餐桌。故選D.

8. B句意為：這像魔術似的。故選B.

9. C manage to do sth.為"設法做成某事"。故選C。

10. D taste意為"品嘗"，故選 D.

11. C with意為"和……一起"，故選C.

12. B last意為"最后的"，由語境可知選B.

13. A enjoy在此意為"品嘗，享用"，故選A.

14. C從前面烹飪的過程來看，這頓飯很"特別"，故選 C.

15. D句意為:學會了用石頭做湯后，我們就再也不會挨餓了。故選D.