Threesoldierswereontheirwayhomefromthewar.Theyarrivedatasmallvillage;theywereverytiredand1 buttheyhadnofoodormoney.Theonlythingtheydidhavewasacookingpot(锅).
Thesoldiersbuiltasmallcookingfire2 theirpotonitandpouredinsomewater.Whenafewvillagersaskedwhattheyweredoingoneofthesoldiersansweredthathewasmakingstonesoup.Afewmorevillagerswalkingbystoppedto3 whatwasgoingonwhentheyheardaboutit.
"Anysoupneedssaltandpepper”thefirstsoldiersaid4 somechildrenrantofetchsaltandpepper.
"Stonescanbeusedtopreparegoodsoupbuttomatoeswould5 itsomuchbetter"thesecondsoldieradded.Onewomansaid"WhyIthinkIhaveatomatoortwo！"Sherantogetthetomatoes.
"Somecabbagewouldbeaproperchoiceforagoodstonesoup！”saidthethirdsoldier.Anotherwomansaid"IthinkIcanprobablyfindsomecabbage"and6 sheran.
"Ifonlywehatabitofbeefandsomepotatoesthissoupwouldhefitforarichman's7 "Thevillagersthoughtitoverandthenrantofetchwhattheyhadintheirhomes.Arichman'ssoupandallfromafewstones!Itseemedlike8 ！
Thesoldierssaid"Ifonlywehadalittlemilkthissoupwouldbefitforaking！”Soothervillagers9 togetsomemilk.
"Thesoupisready"saidthecooks"andwewill10 itbutfirstweneedtosetthetables."Someofthevillagerssaid" Suchagreatsoupwouldbebetter11 somebreadandcakes.Sotheybroughtthe12 twothingsandthemealwas13 byall.Neverhadtherebeensucha14 meal.Neverhadthevillagershadsuchdelicioussoupandallmadefromstones!Theyateanddrankanddancedwellintothenight.
Inthemorningthevillagersgatheredtosaygoodbye."Manythankstoyou”，theysaid"forweshall15 gohungrynowthatwehavelearnedhowtomakesoupfromstones."
( )1.A.hungry B.bored C.sleepy D.sick
( )2.A.drew B.threw C.left D.placed
( )3.A.see B.tell C.imagine D.notice
( )4.A.but B.so C.or D.while
( )5.A.cook B.do C.invent D.make
( )6.A.about B.in C.off D.out
( )7.A.health B.money