三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. T

三、完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when     21     a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid     22     a big tree and then     23     forward through tall grass     24     it could almost hear them talk.     25     the mother rat and her babies knew     26     had happened, the cat     27     from its hiding-place and started to run     28     them.
The mother rat and her babies all     29     at once. They hurried towards     30     home, which was under a pile of large stones.     31     the baby rats were     32     scared that they could not run very     33    . Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat could catch     34    . What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running,     35     round and faced the cat,     36    , “Wow! Wow! Wow-wow!” just like     37     angry dog. The cat was so surprised and     38     that it ran away.
The mother rat turned to her babies, “Now you see     39     important it is to learn     40     second language!”
21. A. naturally           B. suddenly           C. nearly             D. certainly
22. A. or                 B. between           C. by                D. behind
23. A. crawled            B. jumped            C. looked             D. climbed
24. A. before             B. when              C. until               D. while
25. A. Before             B. After              C. Unless             D. Otherwise
26. A. where              B. what              C. which             D. when
27. A. jumped            B. started             C. walked            D. appeared
28. A. over               B. through            C. after             D. against
29. A. stood              B. fled               C. left               D. cried
30. A. to                 B. for                C. its               D. their
31. A. Because            B. But               C. Therefore          D. Although
32. A. as                 B. much              C. so               D. very
33. A. freely              B. hardly             C. soon             D. quickly
34. A. ahead              B. down              C. that              D. them
35. A. turned            B. walked             C. jumped           D. ran
36. A. saying             B. speaking           C. shouting          D. telling
37. A. a                 B. an                 C. their             D. that
38. A. pleased            B. excited             C. frightened         D. worried
39. A. so                B. why                C. what             D. how
40. A. our               B. their                C. a                D. An21---40   BDACA   BACBD   BCDAA   CBCDC