Cloze 8[2013·湖北]题材：童话故事　词数：291

Zigfried， a little mouse， blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today， he thought__1__。 It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)。

This farmhouse had been__2__too long. It needed a family. Zigfried‘s___3__ made a noise. He realized that he hadn‘t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿)， grabbed a___4__ from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mike‘s.

Farmer Mike‘s house had been a great place for the little mouse__5__ the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried___6__when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he___7__into the room where grain was stored and was quite___8__as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he___9__a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat__10___，and without thinking he started to run and luckily__11__the cat‘s paws (爪子)。

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a___12__family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried‘s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to___13__with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long， a car came ___14__ the road leading to the house， with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.

Zigfried‘s Christmas miracle did arrive!

The house came___15__ the next few days. Zigfried__16__ every single hour of them. __17__， the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a__18__ smile at the door of his home， he heard the__19__ of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The__20__ froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while， he at last found his voice: "Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

1. A. carefully B. excitedly

C. hopefully D. proudly

2. A. shabby B. noisy

C. messy D. empty

3. A. mouth B. nose

C. stomach D. throat

4. A. bag B. stick

C. bowl D. coat

5. A. although B. until

C. whereas D. unless

6. A. leapt B. sniffed

C. trembled D. withdrew

7. A. broke B. marched

C. paced D. stole

8. A. curious B. nervous

C. pitiful D. sensible

9. A. took B. released

C. felt D. drew

10. A. strongly B. irregularly

C. slowly D. wildly

11. A. escaped B. seized

C. rubbed D. scratched

12. A. close B. happy

C. new D. young

13. A. celebrate B. communicate

C. compete D. compromise

14. A. across B. from

C. off D. up

15. A. alive B. loose

C. open D. still

16. A. counted B. enjoyed

C. missed D. wasted

17. A. However B. Instead

C. Moreover D. Therefore

18. A. bitter B. forced

C. polite D. satisfied

19. A. introduction B. discussion

C. comment D. debate

20. A. blood B. smile

C. tear D. Sweat