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How the dog and the cat became enemies
In the time when wise emperors ruled China, an old couple lived in a little house 30.___________ a great river. 31.___________ they had no children, they did have a cat and a dog. The couple also had a golden ring that brought good luck to 32.___________ owned it. The old couple did not know that the ring was magic, so they sold it to a merchant who lived in a big house on the other side of the river. With the ring gone, the members of the house began to suffer from ill fortune. The couple's faithful dog knew about the magic in the ring, and 33.___________ the cat to return the ring.
That night, the cat caught a mouse and told it that nothing would happen to it if it did exactly as it was told. When they 34.___________ out near the merchant's house, the cat told the mouse, "You must sneak into the merchant's counting room. There, you will find a great chest. Gnaw a hole in it and take the golden ring you will find inside!" The mouse did as the cat asked.
When the mouse came out of the house, the cat took the ring and let the mouse go. The faithful dog helped the cat to cross the river, but as soon as they reached the far side, the cat sprang away with the golden ring in her mouth. The dog was 35.___________ by surprise and the cat arrived at the house first and proudly presented the ring to the elderly couple.
They were overjoyed. "You are 36.___________ a good cat!" said the wife. When the dog came into the house, wet and muddy, the old couple were less pleased. The old man sent him out. So the dog had to spend the night outside, wet and cold, while the cat grinned from the window. That is why dogs have hated cats ever since.
30. 1) besides 2) by 3) next 4) in
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31. 1) However 2) Despite 3) Although 4) Moreover
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**32.**1) whoever 2) whatever 3) whenever 4) wherever
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**33.**1) insisted 2) enforced 3) encouraged 4) promoted
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34. 1) came 2) went 3) gave 4) turned
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**35.**1) grasped 2) seized 3) grabbed 4) taken
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36. 1) such 2) so 3) as 4) same
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