Question

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __26__ one morning with his young son, __27__the horse before it died. Father and son walked, __28__the farmer did not want the horse to be__29__. 

They met two men on the road__30__said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __31__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__32__, so he rode on the horse, __33__his son walked. 

Then they met two old ladies. “__34__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__35__how tired your boy is?” __36__the farmer got down, and his son rode__37__. __38__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__39__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up　 40__his son, and they__41__. __42__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __43_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down__44__. 

It is a fact that you cannot please__45__the people all the time. 

1.	A．set out B．set up C．set down D．set

2.	A．selling B．buying C．to sell D．to buy

3.	A．so B．because C．that D．when

4.	A．very tired B．too tired C．quite tired D．tiring

5.	A．which B．who C．as D．where

6.	A．a short way B．a long way C．the right way D．the wrong way

7.	A．real B．true C．truly D．really

8.	A．while B．when C．as D．during

9.	A．What B．How C．Why D．When

10.	A．see B．watch C．look D．notice

11.	A．Because B．As C．For D．So

12.	A．thus B．yet C．instead D．either

13.	A．First B．Finally C．Near D．Next

14.	A．Sit down B．Sit up C．Get up D．Get down

15.	A．behind B．after C．beside D．above

16.	A．walked on B．rode on C．moved on D．drove on

17.	A．Some time later B．A moment ago C．In no time D．At once

18.	A．near B．long C．far D．short

19.	A．once again B．on their own C．the other day D．all the same

20.	A．both B．each of C．all D．none of

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

1.A 这题考察词组辨析：set out出发，set up建立，set down记下。句意是：他一大早就和儿子动身了。 

2.C to do sth /表示目地：想要做某事，句意是卖掉马。

3.B 他们父子步行，是因为不想马累。

4.B 解析同上题，“疲劳的”用tired

5.B who引导定语从句修饰他和two men。

6.B 根据上下文句意是：去市集还有很长的路要走。

7.B从后面的句子： so he rode on the horse,看出他知道路人说的是对的。

8.A while表示对比，他骑马而他儿子走路、

9.A  特殊疑问句：你在干什么？

10.A 句意是：难道你看不见儿子有多累吗？

11.D so表示因果关系，因此他下了马。

12.C instead副词，相反的，表示他不行，相反，儿子骑马。

13.D next表示接下来，时间的发展顺序。

14.C 从下文的句子：So the farmer got up可知此处填get up，表示“上马”

15.A 介词behind“在…后面”，坐在马上应该是儿子后面，不是旁边。

16.B 词组rode on表示继续骑马。

17.A 词组辨析Some time later过了一段时间，A moment ago片刻前，In no time很快， At once立刻，这里表示过了一段时间。

18.C上下文句意是：里集市不远了。

19.A 因为前面两人没骑马，这是再一次下来。

20.C 和后面的all the time一致，句意是：我们不可能一直让所有人满意。