IntheUnitedStatestherewasanunusualtaletellingofthedaughterofamechanic(技工).Onedaywhilewalkingalongthebank（岸）ofalakethegirl16tosee20eggslaidbyawildgoose.Aftersometimethegirl17themotherwould

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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank（岸） of a lake the girl 16 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 17 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 18 to take them home. There she carefully 19 the eggs in the heat of a lamp（灯）. Several days20 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 21.

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 22，to these young geese the girl was their mother.

As they 23 the girl was able to 24 her birds to run across the grass but she could not teach them to 25 . The girl became increasingly worried about this both when 26 and in her dreams. later she had an 27 She would pilot a plane to guide them in 28 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.

Caring about 29 safety the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However the birds did not 30 or follow him and 31 slept in the grass.

One day the girl 32 into the plane started it and soon left the 33 Seeing their mother take to the air the birds 34 flapped (拍打) their wings and 35. She flew the plane freely in the sky her young birds following.

16. A. managed   B. attempted     C. happened       D. supposed

17. A. realized    B. expected      C. imagined       D admitted

18. A. helped     B. decided       C. afforded       D. meant

19. A. placed     B. protected      C. treated        D. examined

20. A. ago       B. out           C. later          D. long

21. A. family    B. lake           C. home         D. world

22. A. But       B. Also          C. Thus         D. Still

23. A. increased  B. improved       C. rose         D. grew

24. A. ask       B. lead           C. want         D. allow

25. A. fly        B. race           C. swim        D. sing

26. A. asleep     B. away          C. around        D. awake

27. A. idea       B. opinion        C. explanation    D. excuse

28. A. sky       B. heaven         C. flight         D. plane

29. A. his        B. her           C. their           D. its

30. A. respect    B. remember       C. recognize      D. receive

31. A. so        B. instead         C. hardly         D. too

32. A. climbed    B. looked        C. reached        D. fell

33. A. house      B. floor          C. water         D. pound

34. A. secretly     B. disappointedly  C. patiently      D. eagerly

35. A. looked away  B. set out        C. went by       D. turned back

Answer 1

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