After wandering around in the city for a long time, Tom finally found himself standing in front of the royal palace. He looked _______ its golden gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of a real prince.

There were several guards standing at both sides of the gate. Tom, dressed in rags, was moving slowly past them when he _______ caught sight of a well-dressed boy who was followed by several servants. He was no doubt the prince!

Tom was _______. He wanted to get close to the prince and have a good look at him. However, a guard saw him and stopped him rudely.

The young prince, called Edward, was angry with the guard for his rudeness. He asked the guard to _______ the gate and took Tom to his room in the palace.

The two boys became good friends. They even exchanged their clothes after Tom told Edward that he had dreamt about dressing like a prince. As they stood side by side in front of a great mirror, they were surprised to find that they looked almost like twins! The two boys were in each other’s clothes when Edward suddenly noticed a bruise（瘀伤）on Tom’s hand. He soon _______ that it was caused by the guard who had treated Tom rudely. In a moment, the young prince had run out of the room. He decided to punish the guard.

_______, the guard didn’t recognize the prince who was in Tom’s old torn clothes. He hit Edward heavily on the ear and threw him out of the palace.

【1】A.at B.through C.for D.after

【2】A.suddenly B.gently C.fiercely D.heavily

【3】A.frightened B.upset C.worried D.excited

【4】A.repair B.paint C.open D.close

【5】A.decided B.realized C.discussed D.dreamed

【6】A.Besides B.So C.However D.Therefore