閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從11—25各小題所給的A、B、C和D選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

    In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 11__________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose (野鵝). After some time the girl 12__________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully 13__________the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 14__________.

    Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. Thus，to these young geese，the girl was their mother.

    As they 15__________，the girl was able to 16__________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 17__________. The girl became increasingly worried about this，both when 18__________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an 19__________：She would pilot a plane to guide them in 20__________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (組裝) a small aircraft for her.

    Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 21__________ or follow him, and instead slept in the grass.

    One day, the girl 22__________ into the plane, started it and soon left the 23__________. Seeing their mother take to the air，the birds 24__________ flapped (拍打) their wings and 25__________.  She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

11. A. managed　　　   B. attempted              C. happened                       D. supposed

12. A. realized              B. expected               C. imagined                 D. admitted

13. A. placed               B. cured                          C. treated                    D. examined

14. A. family               B. lake                   C. home                      D. world

15. A. increased           B. improved              C. rose                           D. grew

16. A. ask                   B. lead                   C. want                      D. allow

17. A. fly                    B. race                  C. swim                      D. sing

18. A. asleep                B. away                   C. around                   D. awake

19. A. idea                   B. opinion                C. explanation              D. excuse

20. A. sky                   B. heaven                      C. flight                      D. plane

21. A. respect              B. remember             C. recognize                D. receive

22. A. climbed             B. looked                 C. reached               D. fell

23. A. house                B. floor                 C. water                     D. ground

24. A. secretly             B. disappointedly  C. patiently               D. eagerly

25. A. looked away      B. set out                C. went by               D. turned back