The King of the Frogs

    One day，a tiger saw¹ a frog．He had² never seen³ a frog before．He said⁴，“I want to eat you．But first tell me who you are．”
    The frog said，“I am the king⁵ of the frogs！I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”
    “Really？”said the tiger，“can you show me what you can do？”
    “All right．Let's jump across⁶ the river．I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．They came⁷ to the river．The tiger jumped across it．To his surprise，he saw the frog in front of him．“I've been waiting for you，Mr Tiger．”said the frog，laughing．While⁸ the tiger was⁹ ready for his leap，the frog seized¹⁰ the tiger's tail and bit¹¹ off¹² some tiger's hair But the tiger did¹³ not know．“Why do you have some tiger's hair in your mouth？”asked the tiger He was afraid．“Oh，”said the frog，“yesterday I killed¹⁵ a tiger and ate¹⁶ him．These are just a few¹⁷ hair I couldn't digest¹⁹．”
    The tiger quickly ran²⁰ away．On his way home he met a fox．“What makes you run so fast，Mr Tiger？”asked the fox．The tiger told him the reason²¹．The fox laughed at the tiger．He said that he could¹⁸ kill¹⁴ the frog easily²²．“If you think you can kill him，I will go back with you，”said the tiger，“but，when you see him，I know you will be afraid and will runaway²³．We'd better tie our tails together so that we can help each other．So the tiger and the fox tied their tails together．Then they went to meet the frog．The frog saw them He was very clever．He cried．“You，sir，area great fox．Is that the tiger you have brought²⁴ along²⁵ for my evening meal²⁶？”
    The tiger ran away，dragging the fox behind him．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①Who killed and ate a tiger？
    ②How many animals are there in this story？

1 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

4 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

5 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

6 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

7 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

8 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

9 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

10 seized   

抓住( seize的过去式和过去分词 )； 逮捕； 捉拿； 俘获

参考例句：

• Another fit of coughing seized him. 他那咳嗽又一次发作了。
• He seized power in a military coup in 1997. 他在 1997 年的军事政变中夺取了政权。

11 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

12 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

13 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

14 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

15 killed   

adj.被杀死的，断开的v.杀死( kill的过去式和过去分词 )；使停止[结束，失败]；破坏，减弱，抵消；使痛苦，使受折磨

参考例句：

• The family was killed in an air raid. 这家人在一次空袭中遇难。
• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。

16 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

17 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

18 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

19 digest   

vt.消化；领会，领悟，融会贯通；整理，做…的摘要；vi.消化；n.摘要，文摘

参考例句：

• It often takes a long time to digest new ideas.吸收新思想往往需要很长一段时间。
• I read only this digest of the novel.我只读过该小说的摘要。

20 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

21 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

22 easily   

adv.容易地，轻易地，顺利地

参考例句：

• Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.钱来得容易往往也花得容易。
• Let's not take the car,we can easily walk over. 我们不用坐车，走着去很方便。

23 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

24 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

25 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

26 meal   

n.膳食，一餐，谷物粗粉；vi.进餐

参考例句：

• Did you enjoy the meal?你喜欢这顿饭吗？
• Mother cooked us a good meal.妈妈给我们做了一顿可口的饭。