Once upon a time, there was sweet little girl. Everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood, _________ (1) she always wore a red riding hood which her grandmother made for her.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Once upon a time, there was sweet little girl. Everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood, _________ (1) she always wore a red riding hood which her grandmother made for her.

One day Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said, “Here, child, take this basket to your grandmother. It’s got bread, butter, cake and berries in it. Your grandma’s feeling sick and I hope this _________ (2) her feel better. Don’t talk to strangers, don’t leave the path and walk straight to your grandma’s house.”

Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother lived half _________ (3) hour away in the woods outside the village. So Little Red Riding Hood set off. The girl had just entered the woods, when a wolf _________ (4) out of the trees. She wasn’t scared because she didn’t know wolves are dangerous.

They walked together for a while. Then the wolf said: “What lovely flowers there are here! Why don’t you _________ (5) some for your grandma?” The girl looked around and saw all those beautiful flowers. She thought that her grandmother would be delighted to have some fresh flowers and, despite her mother’s advice, she left the path.

(1) ..................

• A. although
• B. because
• C. therefore
• D. however