2024年湖北省荆楚初中联盟中考英语模拟试卷（三）.pdfVIP

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1.(15)Onceuponatime,therelivedanemperorwhohadnoson.Oneday,heannouncedacompetitionto

choosehisheir(#k7A.).Heinvitedboystohispalaceandgavethemeachone(1)__.Theboywhowould

showthebestresultwiththeseed()aftersizmonthswould(2)_ecompetitionandbecomethenext

emperor.

Manyboyscame,AmongthemwasJohn.John(3)gardeningandcaredforeveryplantinhisparents

garden.Thevegetableshegrewwerethe]_inhisvillage.Liketheotherboys,John(5)___carried

theemperorsseedhome.Heplanteditinaflowerpot,waterediteverydayandwaitedforthefirstleafto(6)

Theseedsthattheotherboysinhisvillagehadplantedbegantosprout(),but(7)grewfromJohns

pot.Hecouldntunderstandit.Heputhisseedina(8)pot.Butstill,itdidntgrow.Sixmonthspassed.All

theboysinJohnsvillagenowhadbig,strongplants(9)fromtheirpots.

WhatshallIdo?Johnsaidtohisparents.

John,saidhismother.Youdidyourbest.

Atthepalace,alltheboysarrivedwiththeirbigbeautifulplantsandthey(10)___shim.Theemperorwalked

upanddown,lookingattheplants.

WhenhecametoJohn,heasked,Whydidyoubringmea(an)(11)____spot?

Johnwantedtocry.Yourmajesty(fttF),hesaid.Iplanted(12)_seedwiththebestsoilIcouldfind.I

watereditandwatchediteveryday.Butitjustdidntgrow.Im(13)_

Theemperorsmiledandturnedtotheotherboys.TheseedsthatIgaveyouhadbeen(14)_,sonothing

couldgrowfromemlJwanteda(an)(15)persontobemyheir,andIhavefoundhim.Thisboywillbe

thenextemperor!