A long time ago there were no donkeys in Guizhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.
The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.
After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they were still afraid of it.
One day the donkey became very angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.
"That must be all it can do when it is angry," they said. Then all the tigers jumped on the donkey and killed it.
When the donkey ____, tigers ran away.（ ）
- A.brayed
- B.mowed
- C.crawled
- D.screamed
正确答案及解析
正确答案
解析
根据文章第二段最后一句话可得出A答案。Whenever it brayed they all ran away as far as their feet could carry them.此句中的it指代donkey，they指代tigers。
