二、完形填空
 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Long long ago, a man had a cat which he loved very, very much. He thought it was such an unusual animal that he decided to name it Sky.
One day, a friend said to him, “Allow me to ______16______ to you that there is something stronger than sky. I mean the clouds, for they ______17______ the sky.” “You are right,” ______18______ the man. “From now on, I’m going to give my most unusual cat the name Cloud.”
Sometime later, one of his neighbours was drinking tea at his house. “_______19_______  do you call this unusual animal Cloud? For there is ______20______ much stronger than the clouds. I mean the wind that blows away the clouds _______21_______ it.” So from then on the man called the cat of which he was so _______22_______ by the name of Wind.
But a week had not passed when the leader of the town noticed this quite unusual cat. “Wind,” he said, “seems to me a ______23______ that is not worth the quality of this animal. The wind meets his master every day. I mean the wall that it cannot ______24______through.” “Ah, so,” said the ________25________ of the cat, “my most beloved pet will be called Wall.”
A little later, a young man from a nearby school respectfully said to the man that there was something which could beat even a wall — the _________26_________ that bit a hole through it. “That is _______27_______,” said the man. “I will name my most unusual cat Mouse.”
Just then the gardener’s little son happened by. “Mouse!” ________28________ cried out. “Aha, I know something much stronger than a mouse. I mean the cat that _______29_______  the mouse and eats him up.” At this the man realized his _______30_______ . And from then on he called the animal by the most beautiful name that anyone had been able to give it — the name of Cat.
16. A. carry out B. point out C. put out D. find out
17. A. hide B. fill C. clean D. decorate
18. A. asked B. added C. replied D. doubted
19. A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
20. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
21. A. as a result of B. instead of C. in front of D. because of
22. A. scared B. proud C. tired D. sure
23. A. sport B. subject C. weather D. name
24. A. look B. blow C. walk D. wash
25. A. owner B. seller C. buyer D. hunter
26. A. fish B. dog C. mouse D. bird
27. A. true B. wrong C. necessary D. interesting
28. A. I B. you C. he D. she
29. A. touches B. finds C. hits D. catches
30. A. kindness B. foolishness C. cleverness D. sadness
本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个人给自己的宠物猫取了很多“强大”的名字，但最后又取回了“猫”这个名字的故事。