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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