外研版初中英语八年级下册Module 5 Unit 1 随堂小练笔

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  One day a little mouse was thirsty(口渴的)．She looked everywhere for water to drink．She climbed up on a table．And she saw a bottle on the table．The mouth of the bottle was 1  ．The little mouse looked inside the bottle．“Aha，there is 2  milk in it．That's great．''She went into it and drank．

    She drank and drank．After a moment she had drunk enough．Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come   3the bottle．She cried for help．Just then a cat came up to the table．  4 he heard the cry the cat jumped onto the table so 5 ，“You'll be my nice lunch．''The little mouse was very clever and she6 for a moment and said，“Brother Cat，you mustn't roll(滚)the bottle．”“ 7  ?”asked the cat．“l would get dizzy(头晕目眩的)，”said the mouse．The cat said that he would let her  8quickly．So he began to roll the bottle．Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into  9 ． The little mouse ran  10 as fast as she could．When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her，the mouse had already gone into her home．

    A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbours would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his woods. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

    "Yes, "said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed(毁掉) a good apple tree!"