Aphrodite loved Adonis more than she did to heaven, for 1.________
　　He was a brisk, lovely young hunter. She residence
　　at Olympus and took to the woods, where she dressed
　　herself up like a huntress and kept the youth companion all day 2.________
　　long. With him she roved through bushy grounds and groves and
　　over hills and dales, cheering hounds and pursuing game of a
　　harmless sort. They had a great time together. However, she
　　warned him many times to chase wild beasts like lions and 3.________
　　wolves, but the young man just laughed at the idea.
　　One day, after warning him thus, she left to Olympus in 4.________
　　her chariot. Quite by chance Adonis’ hounds found a boar, that 5.________
　　roused Adonis to enthusiasm. He hit the beast with a dart, and 6.________
　　the boar, turning on him ,buried its white tusk deep into his
　　tender side and trampled him to death.
　　When Aphrodite came back to find her lover cold in death,
　　she burst into a passion of tears. Unable to wrest him back from
　　the low world, she sprinkled nectar on Adonis’ blood and 7.________
　　turned it into anemone, a delicate purple flower.
　　Aphrodite was, therefore, still inconsolable. In grief and 8.________
　　despair she flew to Zeus and implored him to restore Adonis to
　　her. Though she had Zeus’ sympathy, Hades was by no means
　　prepared to comply with her request. After the much dispute a 9.________
　　compromise was worked out under which Adonis was to spend
　　half the year above ground with Aphrodite, but the rest six 10.________
　　months in the Elysian Fields. Therefore, in spring time Adonis
　　came back to the loving embrace of Aphrodite,
　　came he had to return most reluctantly to Hades.

　　答案
　　1. to → / 2. companion → company 3. times ∧ to → not 4. to → for 5. that → which 6. and → but 7. low → lower 8. therefore → however 9. the → / 10. rest → remaining