閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D) 中，選出最佳選項。
Some myths are stories told since
ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that
explains why there are changes of (1) ______ is about Demeter, the goddess of
the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades,
god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (2)
______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (3) ______. Zeus did not
want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not
agree to the marriage, but neither would he (4) ______ it. Hades, therefore,
decided to take the girl without (5) ______. When Persephone was picking
flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When
Demeter (6) ______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (7) ______ that
she caused all plants to (8) ______ People were in (9) ______ of starving. But
Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (10) ______ her daughter,
Persephone, was returned to her. (11) ______, still not wanting to disappoint
Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (12) ______. She could go back
to her mother if she had not (13) ______ anything while she was in the
underworld. Demeter (14) ______ it because she did not know that Persephone had
eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (15) ______ this, he agreed
that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (16) ______, but he added
that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the
underworld. And so it (17) ______ that when Persephone is in the underworld,
Demeter is sad and therefore (18) ______ not let the crops grow. That is (19)
______ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter
is (20) ______, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
1.A.
periods B.
seasons C. time D.
age
2.A.
winner B. ruler C.
advisor D. fighter
3.A.
wife B. lover C.
partner D. daughter
4.A.
forbid B. forgive C.
admit D.
accept
5.A.
arrangement B. warning C.
reason D. permission
6.A.
let out B. worked
out C. thought out D. found out
7.A.
excited B. tired C.
angry D.
serious
8.A.
grow fast B. start growing C.
stop growing D. grow slowly
9.A.
danger B. hope C.
turn D.
case
10.A.
since B. until C.
after D.
when
11.A.
Persephone B. Zeus C.
Demeter D. Hades
12.A.
return B. change C.
marriage D.
journey
13.A.
stolen B. found C.
eaten D.
heard
14.A.
understood B. refused C.
doubted D. accepted
15.A.
discovered B. studied C.
forgot D. prepared
16.A.
daughter B. mother C.
god D.
ruler
17.A.
works B. remains C.
happens D. starts
18.A.
should B. can C.
dare D.
will
19.A.
where B. because C.
why D. how
20.A.
nice B. friendly C.
fresh D.
happy
