阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____（1）____ for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的) boy who showed little ____（2）____ in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____（3）____ he didn’t have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up ____（4）____ mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a ____（5）____ friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and ____（6）____ at the same time every morning. One day, when they were ____（7）____, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing (打鸣). An ____（8）____ came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to play swords (剑)?” ____（9）____ he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords ____（10）____ the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how ____（11）____ in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history ____（12）____ and put all their energy into reading books. ____（13）____ , they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, ____（14）____ of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their ____（15）____ came true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
（1）
| A． |
ready |
B． |
famous |
C． |
late |
D． |
sorry |
（2）
| A． |
pride |
B． |
respect |
C． |
interest |
D． |
kindness |
（3）
| A． |
realized |
B． |
decided |
C． |
imagined |
D． |
promised |
（4）
| A． |
his |
B． |
her |
C． |
its |
D． |
their |
（5）
| A． |
rich |
B． |
busy |
C． |
same |
D． |
close |
（6）
| A． |
picked up |
B． |
got up |
C． |
gave up |
D． |
made up |
（7）
| A． |
fighting |
B． |
discussing |
C． |
sleeping |
D． |
reading |
（8）
| A． |
order |
B． |
idea |
C． |
exam |
D． |
ability |
（9）
| A． |
Because |
B． |
Unless |
C． |
If |
D． |
Though |
（10）
| A． |
as well as |
B． |
as much as |
C． |
as good as |
D． |
as soon as |
（11）
| A． |
long |
B． |
dry |
C． |
cold |
D． |
quiet |
（12）
| A． |
carefully |
B． |
politely |
C． |
probably |
D． |
recently |
（13）
| A． |
In this way |
B． |
By the way |
C． |
In their way |
D． |
On his way |
（14）
| A． |
either |
B． |
all |
C． |
both |
D． |
neither |
（15）
| A． |
mistakes |
B． |
dreams |
C． |
hobbies |
D． |
difficulties |