阅读下面短文,从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项.

阅读下面短文,从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项.
An Indian put his ear to the ground.He 21 the horses.They were coming his way.He ran to 22 his people.He was a 23 .That was for Indians to send message.People in other countries sent 24 ,too.One man beat his drum(鼓).In the next village people heard the drum and 25__ their drums,too.The message went from village to village by 26 .Some armies kept many pigeons(鸽子).These pigeons always 27 back.When a soldier was sent far away from his own country,he might take a pigeon along.He could tie a 28 to the bird’s leg.It would fly back 29 the soldier’s message.These are slow ways to send messages.Can you think of 30 ways?
21.A.saw B.found C.heard
22.A.shoot B.tell C.kill
23.A.boy B.father C.runner
24.A.horses B.messages C.men
25.A.knocked B.hit C.beat
26.A.animals B.runners C.drum
27.A.flew B.ran C.swan
28.A.pen B.message C.book
29.A.and B.to C.with
30.A.faster B.farther C.more quickly
三、阅读理解（每题2′,共30′）
1.词语配伍题
31.It is the day before today.A.winter
32.It is the coldest season of the year.B.telephone
33.It is the fifth month of a year.C.stamp
34.People don’t go to work on that day.D.May
35.People need it when they post a letter.E.yesterday
F.Sunday
G.winter