LongagotheEmperordecidedtoholdaswimmingracebetween13dif...

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Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animals. The order in which they finished would decide the order of their   1   (appear) in the Chinese calendar. All the animals lined up on the river bank and   2   (give) the task of getting to the opposite shore. The cat wondered how he would get across   3   he was afraid of water. The ox worried how he would cross   4   his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat   5   (jump) onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat ran behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed   6   into the water. As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first.   7   the rat got the first year   8   (name) after him and the ox got the second year.   9   the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar. From that day the cat,   10   never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat.

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1．appearance       2．were given      3．because / as    4．with

5．jump            6．him            7．So / Thus     8．named

9．When / After      10．who

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