Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain.In particular,there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女).Not all of these 21 are the friendly,people-loving characters that appear in Disney films,and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering.This is true in the tales about the Changeling.These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 23 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 24 to the parents.It was then
25 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 26 the human baby with a fairy Changeling.There were many ways to prevent this from happening:hanging a knife over the baby抯 head while he slept or covering him with some of his
father抯 clothes were just two of theha recommended 27 .However,hope was not lost even if the baby had been 28 .In those cases there was often a way to get the 29 baby back.You could 30 the Changeling on the fire梩hen it would rise up the chimney,and you would hear the sound of fahiries?laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.
21.A.babies B.believers C.fairies D.supermen
22.A.powerful B.cruel C.frightened D.extraordinary
23.A.sick B.slim C.short D.small
24.Ah.uncomfortable B.unbelievable
C.unacceptable D.unrecognizable
25.A.feared B.predicted C.heard D.reported
26.A.covered B.changed C.replaced D.terrified
27.A.cases B.tools C.steps D.methods
28.A.missed B.stolen C.found D.lost
29.A.little B.pale C.sad D.real
30.A.seize B.burn C.place D.hold
答案 21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.D 28.B 29.D 30.C
