阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In France, there once lived a famous man named the Marquis de Lafayette. When he was a little boy, his mother called him Gilbert.
Gilbert’s father and grandfather had both been  ________  men in his village. He was proud of them, and he ________ that he might grow up to be like them.
Gilbert’s home was near a  ________. One day word came that a cruel  ________  had been seen in the woods. Men said it had killed many of the villagers’ sheep. Gilbert was only seven, but all his  ________ were about the cruel animal.
“Shall we take a  ________ ?” asked his mother.
“Oh, yes!” said Gilbert. “We may see that wolf in the forest. But don’t be ________.”
His mother smiled, ________ she felt quite sure that there was no  ________ .
They did not go far into the woods. The mother sat down under a tree and began to  ________ . Seeing Mom interested in her book, Gilbert decided to ________  the animal. He walked quietly into a wilder place. He looked  ________ around, but saw only a rabbit.
Then,  ________ , he heard footsteps. He stood still and  ________, When the animal was very  ________  to him, he jumped out of his hiding place and held it round its neck. It did not try to bite. But it threw Gilbert upon the  ________ .
Gilbert was soon on his feet again. He was not ________  at all. He looked at the animal: It was not a wolf but a calf(牛犊).
The boy felt very ________ . He hurried back to his mother, tears in his eyes. He told her what had happened.
His mother said, “You were very  ________ . You are my hero because you ________  what you thought was a great danger and you were not afraid.”

A．famous B．wise C．brave D．generous

A．wished B．guessed C．realized D．believed

A．mountain B．forest C．farm D．river

A．tiger B．lion C．bear D．wolf

A．thoughts B．questions C．plans D．complaints

A．bath B．picture C．walk D．break

A．tired B．afraid C．cruel D．surprised

A．so B．once C．but D．for

A．danger B．wonder C．use D．point

A．sing B．read C．sleep D．draw

A．give up B．worry about C．look for D．ask about

A．angrily B．hurriedly C．proudly D．carefully

A．finally B．suddenly C．gradually D．strangely

A．listened B．cried C．waited D．watched

A．close B．familiar C．blind D．harmful

A．stone B．wall C．tree D．ground

A．defeated B．bothered C．frightened D．hurt

A．annoyed B．ashamed C．nervous D．excited

A．smart B．curious C．courageous D．lucky

A．faced B．avoided C．chose D．accepted