Long ago, there was a man called Ye Gong who loved dragons deeply. In his house, pictures of ____1____ could be found everywhere—on the walls, doors, and windows. Later, a real dragon heard about Ye’s ____2____. The dragon felt surprised, “I never thought someone cared so much about us. I should ____3____ him!” One day, when Ye was painting a dragon, the sky suddenly became dark and the dragon appeared at the window. As soon as Ye saw it, he was so ____4____ that he jumped up, ran to his bedroom, and hid under the bed. Finally, people realized Ye didn’t ____5____ love dragons. He only loved pictures of dragons, not real ones. Now, the idiom Ye Gong Hao Long is used to describe people who say they love something but don’t actually love it.

1.1.

A cats

B dogs

C dragons

D snakes

解析：选C。解析：短文开头点明叶公非常喜欢龙，所以他家到处都能看到龙的图画。cats猫；dogs狗；dragons龙；snakes蛇。故选C。

2.2.

A story

B advice

C decision

D purpose

解析：选A。解析：后来，一条真龙听说了叶公的这个故事。story故事；advice建议；decision决定；purpose目的。故选A。

3.3.

A beat

B visit

C eat

D hate

解析：选B。解析：真龙很惊讶，没想到有人这么喜爱龙，决定去拜访他。beat打败；visit拜访；eat吃；hate讨厌。故选B。

4.4.

A bored

B moved

C scared

D excited

解析：选C。解析：叶公一看见真龙，吓得跳起来，跑回卧室躲到床下。bored无聊的；moved感动的；scared害怕的；excited兴奋的。故选C。

5.5.

A silently

B blindly

C safely

D truly

解析：选D。解析：最后大家明白了，叶公并不是真的喜欢龙。silently默默地；blindly盲目地；safely安全地；truly真正地。故选D。