She spent all, her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her（1）________ by making fun of her. The would climb her tree and then run away with pears,（2）________ "Aunty Misery" at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to（3）________ for the night. Seeing that he had an（4）________ face, she let him in and gave him a nice（5）________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting（允准）her（6）________ that anyone who climbed up her tree（7）________ not be able to come back down until she（8）________ it. When the children came back to steal her（9）________, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long（10）________ she gave the tree permission to let（11）________ go. Aunty Misery was free from the（12）________ at last. One day another man（13）________ her door. This one not took trustworthy to her,（14）________ she asked who he was. "I am Death. I've come to take you（15）________ me," said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I'd like to（16）________ some pears from my pear tree to remember the（17）________ it brought to me in this life. But I am too（18）________ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so（19）________ as to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree（20）________ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery, would not allow the tree to let Death go.（1）

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all, her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her（1）________ by making fun of her. The would climb her tree and then run away with pears,（2）________ "Aunty Misery" at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to（3）________ for the night. Seeing that he had an（4）________ face, she let him in and gave him a nice（5）________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting（允准）her（6）________ that anyone who climbed up her tree（7）________ not be able to come back down until she（8）________ it.
When the children came back to steal her（9）________, she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long（10）________ she gave the tree permission to let（11）________ go. Aunty Misery was free from the（12）________ at last.
One day another man（13）________ her door. This one not took trustworthy to her,（14）________ she asked who he was. "I am Death. I've come to take you（15）________ me," said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I'd like to（16）________ some pears from my pear tree to remember the（17）________ it brought to me in this life. But I am too（18）________ to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so（19）________ as to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree（20）________ and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery, would not allow the tree to let Death go.
（1）
A. hopeless
B. painful
C. dull
D. crazy
（2）
A. calling
B. shouting
C. announcing
D. whispering
（3）
A. stay
B. live
C. hide
D. lie
（4）
A. interesting
B. honest
C. anxious
D. angry
（5）
A. gift
B. kiss
C. treat
D. smile
（6）
A. suggestion
B. advice
C. permission
D. wish
（7）
A. could
B. should
C. might
D. must
（8）
A. permitted
B. promised
C. answered
D. declared
（9）
A. branch
B. food
C. tree
D. fruit
（10）
A. after
B. while
C. since
D. before
（11）
A. it
B. them
C. him
D. her
（12）
A. trick
B. question
C. trouble
D. difficulty
（13）
A. stepped into
B. left for
C. stopped at
D. walked around
（14）
A. so
B. but
C. although
D. because
（15）
A. with
B. off
C. upon
D. for
（16）
A. choose
B. pick
C. shake
D. hit
（17）
A. honor
B. pleasure
C. hope
D. excitement
（18）
A. light
B. short
C. old
D. thin
（19）
A. light
B. kind
C. fine
D. smart
（20）
A. disappointedly
B. cheerfully
C. unwillingly
D. eagerly