A small village was being troubled by a lion. It would come out at night and kill people, as well as kill their chickens and cows.
One day, the village leader sent a ___36___to a great hunter(猎人), Jones, asking him to come and kill the lion. Jones agreed and began to take action. Jones spent several ___37___waiting for the lion, but it never came out.
Finally, Jones told the village leader to kill a cow and give him its skin( 皮 ). He would___38___ the skin and pretend (假装) to be a cow so that the lion would come out. This way, he could get a chance to kill the lion. After putting the cow’s skin over his shoulders, Jones went to a farm to wait for the lion.
In the middle of the night, the villagers ___39___to the sound of shouting coming from the farm. They thought Jones was in danger and quickly ran to the farm. When they arrived, they saw Jones ___40___on the ground, crying in pain. There was no sign of the lion at all.
＂What happened, Jones? Where is the lion? Did you get hurt?＂ asked the village leader. ＂Forget the lion!＂ Jones shouted. ＂Who ___41___the bull(公牛) out?＂
36. A. map B. message C. gift
37. A. days B. mornings C. nights
38. A. wear B. use C. eat
39. A. stopped B. woke C. listened
40. A. lying B. standing C. jumping
41. A. let B. ask C. drive
【文章大意】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述一个狮子经常晚上出来杀人和鸡以及牛，村民邀请一个猎人来杀狮子。猎人花了几天晚上等待狮子无果，他想出里一个主意，他披着母牛的皮，等待狮子上钩。但是一天晚上，他正在等狮子时，却被公牛袭击了。