Question

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I enjoy telling stories. To those parents and teachers who telling children’s stories, I have an important — tell your story seriously. No matter how silly you think it is, ________ it is good enough to tell, you should tell it seriously. You should tell the story ________ the attitude (態(tài)度) of the children towards it. Perhaps I can make it by telling a story.

A few students of a class had prepared the story of “The Fisherman and His Wife”. The first girl felt that it was a silly story. She tried to tell it ________ , but some parts of it ________ her feel ashamed. When she came to the words, “Oh, man of the sea, come, listen to me. For Alice, my wife …” she said them very ________ . The next time she came to the same words, she said them so fast and so low that they ________ be heard. And when she tried to repeat the words the last time, she could ________ go on.

Of course everybody laughed, but the flavor (意味) of the story was broken.

Now, it was Kate’s turn to tell the ________ story. Each of her rising and falling tones (聲調(diào)) showed her ________ attitude to the story. When she repeated the words, “Oh, man of the sea, come …”, the whole class could ________ the fisherman’s feeling.

Those words may ________ silly, but they are important for expressing the fisherman’s feeling. If the person who tells the story thinks they are silly, ________ can see no flavor at all! So please tell your story seriously.

1.A. forget B. finish C. prefer D. hate

2.A. mistake B. trouble C. decision D. suggestion

3.A. so B. until C. if D. although

4.A. in B. with C. about D. without

5.A. clearer B. louder C. more important D. more successful

6.A. simply B. well C. badly D. quietly

7.A. left B. got C. watched D. made

8.A. slowly B. easily C. quickly D. impolitely

9.A. need B. needn’t C. could D. couldn’t

10.A. hardly B. still C. always D. mostly

11.A. latest B. oldest C. same D. different

12.A. negative B. serious C. general D. strange

13.A. hide B. change C. invent D. imagine

14.A. sound B. taste C. smell D. feel

15.A. tellers B. listeners C. singers D. Members

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