Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __16__ one morning with his young son,
17 the horse before it died. Father and son walked,
18 the farmer did not want the horse to be
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They met two men on the road
20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __
21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. __28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up
30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__.
It is a fact that you cannot please__35__the people all the time.
小题1: | A.set out | B.set up | C.set down | D.set |
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小题2: | A.selling | B.buying | C.to sell | D.to buy |
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小题3: | A.so | B.because | C.that | D.when |
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小题4: | A.very tired | B.too tired | C.quite tired | D.tiring |
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小题6: | A.a short way | B.a long way | C.the right way | D.the wrong way |
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小题7: | A.real | B.true | C.truly | D.really |
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小题8: | A.while | B.when | C.as | D.during |
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小题10: | A.see | B.watch | C.look | D.notice |
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小题12: | A.thus | B.yet | C.instead | D.either |
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小题13: | A.First | B.Finally | C.Near | D.Next |
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小题14: | A.Sit down | B.Sit up | C.Get up | D.Get down |
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小题15: | A.behind | B.after | C.beside | D.above |
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小题16: | A.walked on | B.rode on | C.moved on | D.drove on |
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小题17: | A.Some time later | B.A moment ago | C.In no time | D.At once |
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小题18: | A.near | B.long | C.far | D.short |
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小题19: | A.once again | B.on their own | C.the other day | D.all the same |
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小题20: | A.both | B.each of | C.all | D.none of |
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