A crow, having stolen a piece of cheese, held it firmly in her mouth and stood in a tree. A fox, who was very hungry, took the following ways to get the cheese for himself.

“How handsome is the crow!” he said. “How beautiful is her shape and how fair her feather! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she might rightly be called the queen of birds!”

This he said in a soft voice. The crow, anxious to show that her voice was equal to her other attractions, made a loud caw, and dropped the cheese.

The fox caught it as it fell. “My good crow,” said he, “ your voice is all right, but your brain is not good.”

1.A crow stood ____.

A.on a flower B.in a tree C.on the tree D.in the sky

2.How did the crow feel when she heard what the fox said?

A.happy B.nervous C.anxious D.relaxed

3.The fox got ____from the crow at last.

A.the crow’s feather B.the crow’s voice C.cheese D.a leave

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