阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从26～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并填在答卷相

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从26～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并填在答卷相应的位置.
During the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago,people had to send gifts to the emperor.Once,a man called Mian ____26____ to take some swans(鹅) in cages to the emperor.__27______ he was passing a lake,he found that the swans were hot and dirty.He wanted to let the swans loose so they ____28____ have a bath in the lake.____29____ the swans flew away as soon as they were let out.Only a few feathers(羽毛) were left.___30_____ frightened the man was when he saw that.Suddenly,he got ___31_____ idea.He picked up a feather from the ground and left for the capital.
The emperor ___32_____ valuable gifts from officials.Everyone was surprised when Mian presented his feather.Mian then began to sing,“I’ve come a thousand li ___33_____ you the gift.But I lost my swans at a lake.My gift is not ___34_____,but my love and respect for you are true.” The emperor was pleased at Mian’s wit.Instead ___35_____ punishing him,he gave him a big reward.
People then drew the idiom,“a swan feather sent from a thousand li away.”
26.A.was asked\x05B.asks\x05C.were asked \x05D.was asking
27.A.Before\x05B.After \x05C.Until\x05D.When
28.A.should\x05B.may\x05C.need\x05D.could
29.A.And\x05B.So\x05C.But\x05D.Though
30.A.What\x05B.How\x05C.What a\x05D.How an
31.A./\x05B.an\x05C.a\x05D.the
32.A.accepted\x05B.was accepted\x05C.has accepted\x05D.was accepting
33.A.sending\x05B.sent\x05C.to send\x05D.send
34.A.heavier\x05B.heaviest\x05C.heavily\x05D.heavy
35.A.of \x05B.in\x05C.with\x05D.to

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