Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would
    .”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the      , but consider the sky and the sea.       the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be
    .”
Yellow chuckled(笑道), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and    （5）   into the world.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the colour of health and strength. I may be      , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky      , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another       to any of you.”
Red could stand it       and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the colour of danger and of bravery. I am willing to       truth. I am also the colour of passion and of love.”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…
The colours went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own
    . their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning thunder. Rain started to pour down
    . The colours crouched(蜷缩)down      , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colours, fighting       yourselves, each trying to dominate      . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose,      . Join hands with       and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colours       and joined hands. They formed a colourful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain       the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to       one another.
 

A．stay	B．leave
C．go out	D．die

 

A．earth	B．moon
C．star	D．sun

 

A．That is	B．I a
C．It is	D．This is

 

A．anything	B．nothing
C．something	D．everything

 

A．warmth	B．sadness
C．depression	D．anxiety

 

A．usual	B．normal
C．common	D．scarce

 

A．at midnight	B．at noon or at night
C．at sunrise of sunset	D．during the day

 

A．gift	B．honor
C．thought	D．respect

 

A．for more	B．any more
C．very much	D．no longer

A．turn to B．leave C．struggle with D．bend over

A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness

A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully

 

A．with care	B．in fear
C．by chance	D．on purpose

 

A．amongst	B．by
C．for	D．against

 

A．others	B．themselves
C．the other	D．the rest

 

A．equal and simple	B．ordinary and similar
C．more or less	D．unique and different

 

A．each other	B．me
C．one another	D．them

 

A．combined	B．separated
C．united	D．divided

 

A．cleans	B．washes
C．brightens	D．dampens

 

A．appreciate	B．quarrel with
C．ignore	D．praise