Mary got a little white lamb. She tied it to a tree in her field during the day

Mary got a little white lamb（羊羔）. She tied it to a tree in her field during the dayand went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone.Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, shetold him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.

It was easy to find the thief in the small village.Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ houseand said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”

Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it wasblack. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little blacklamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking,it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When hewent outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which hadbeen black half an hour before, was now almost white.

“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered,“black or white?”

1.When her husband came back Mary told him __________.

A．she had got alamb

B．someone hadstolen the lamb

C．she had tiedthe lamb to the tree

D．her son wasgone

2.Henry said to Alex, “If you ______ return the lamb to me, I’ll go tothe police office.”

A．will              B．won’t           C．don’t           D．have to

3.Henry didn’t leave the neighbor’s home ______.

A．until itbegan to rain

B．until itstopped raining

C．when it wasraining

D．before itbegan to rain

4.To his surprised, he found a _______ lamb there instead.

A．big              B．black             C．small             D．white

5.Which of the sentences is right?

A．The lamb wasstolen by Alex.

B．The lamb wasbought by Alex.

C．The lambcould change its colour.

D．The lamb wentto Alex’s house by itself.

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

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