英语完形“荟萃”

Long, long ago, in a dense forest there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. They were happy, but __1__ of themselves. Among them there also a(an) __2__ tree whose branches were badly twisted. All the trees made __3__ of that ugly tree.

“How are you, hunchback?” the other __4__ always shouted and their laughter made the ugly tree __5__. The ugly tree thought, “I wish I were as __6__ as the other trees. Why did God do this to me? Neither can I provide shade to the travelers. Nor can the __7__ make their nests on me. Nobody needs me.”

One day, a woodcutter came to the __8__. He took a look at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must __9__ them.” As soon as he picked up his axe, the trees became __10__. “Chop, Chop, Chop.” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to fall.

“None of us is going to __11__.” screamed one of the beautiful trees.

But when the woodcutter came near to the ugly tree. He had just raised his axe when suddenly h e noticed how __12__ the ugly tree was. “Hmm! This crooked tree seems to no __13__ to me.”, he thought. Then he moved towards another beautiful tree. The ugly tree breathed a huge sigh of __14__. He realized that by making him ugly, God had actually given him a boon. From that day on, the ugly tree never __15__. He was happy with his crooked branches. He never forgot how he had escaped from the woodcutter’s axe, only because he was crooked and ugly.

1. A. proud B. short C. tired D. full

2. A. strong B. ugly C. thin D. straight

3. A. light B. fun C. sense D. use

4. A. directions B. persons C. trees D. animals

5. A. surprised B. angry C. sad D. moved

6. A. short B. long C. hard D. beautiful

7. A. fish B. pets C. hens D. birds

8. A. forest B. shop C. office D. hospital

9. A. cut B. put C. bring D. take

10. A. puzzled B. frightened C. amused D. satisfied

11. A. appear B. escape C. remove D. lie

12. A. soft B. flexible C. bent D. tall

13. A. doubt B. harm C. use D. way

14. A. desperation B. anger C. sorrow D. relief

15. A. complained B. grew C. spoke D. waited

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