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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time
taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her1by fun of her. They would climb her
tree and then run away with pears,2'Aunty Misery' at her.
One evening, a passer by asked to3for the night. Seeing that he had an4face, she let him in and
gave him a nice5 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting
(允准) her6that anyone who climbed up her tree7not be able to come back down until she8it.
When the children came back to steal her9 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long
10she gave the tree permission to let11go. Aunty Misery was free from the12at last.
One day another man13her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,14she asked who he
was. 'I am Death, I've come to take you15me.' said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, 'Fine, but I'd like to16some pears from my dear tree to remember
the
17it brought to me in this life. But I am too18to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so19as
to do it for me?' With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree20and was immediately stuck to it. No
matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
( )1. A. hopeless
( )2. A. calling
( )3. A. stay
( )4. A. interesting
( )5. A. gift
( )6. A. suggestion
( )7. A. could
( )8. A. permitted
( )9. A. branch
( )10. A. after
( )11. A. it
( )12. A. trick
( )13. A. stepped into
( )14. A. so
( )15. A. with
( )16. A. choose
( )17. A. honor
( )18. A. light
( )19. A. proud
( )20. A. disappointedly B. painful
B. shouting
B. live
B. honest
B. kiss
B. demand
B. should
B. promised
B. food
B. while
B. them
B. question
B. left for
B. but
B. off
B. pick
B. pleasure
B. short
B. kind
B. cheerfully C. dull
C. announcing
C. hide
C. anxious
C. treat
C. permission
C. might
C. answered
C. tree
C. since
C. him
C. trouble
C. stopped at
C. although
C. upon
C. shake
C. hope
C. old
C. fine
C. unwillingly D. crazy
D. whispering
D. lie
D. angry
D. smile
D. wish
D. must
D. declared
D. fruit
D. before
D. her
D. difficulty
D. walked around
D. because
D. for
D. hit
D. excitement
D. thin
D. smart
D. eagerly