One cold day in the early spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing(耕地)．I, eleven years old then, was 　　1　　 the horse．I didn't do the 　　2　　 well as it was rather cold．I thought the task was a little 　　3　　 for me．

　　“Dad,”I said,“　　4　　 must I stay in the field?”“An hour,”he answered．An hour 　　5　　 a long time and I said, “I 　　6　　 if I can go home now．My 　　7　　 aches．”

　　“I'm very sorry,”said my father,“but can't you 　　8　　 till it's time for dinner?”“I think not－my headache is getting 　　9　　．”

　　“Well,” he said, taking me 　　10　　 the horse and suspecting(怀疑)that my disease was rather in my heart than my head,“you may go home．I don't want you to work 　　11　　 you are sick．Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb(大黄)．Tell her that I think it will 　　12　　 you a lot of good!”

　　There was no choice．I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 　　13　　 to my mother．I told her that I thought my head was better, 　　14　　 not to take the terrible 　　15　　．But it was of no use and it was too late．She understood my case(情况)as 　　16　　 as my father did．She knew well enough that my disease was 　　17　　．So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it．Dear me!How 　　18　　 it was!I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than be treated 　　19　　 that way．Since then I've never told another 　　20　　．

　　Honesty is the best policy．

完型填空

　　Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself．He 　　1　　 one morning with his young son, 　　2　　 the horse before it died．Father and son walked, 　　3　　 the farmer did not want the horse to be 　　4　　．

　　They met two men on the road 　　5　　 said：“Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse．It's 　　6　　 to market．” The farmer knew that this was 　　7　　, so he rode on the horse, 　　8　　 his son walked．

　　Then they met two old ladies．“　　9　　 are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you 　　10　　 how tired your boy is?” 　　11　　 the farmer got down, and his son rode 　　12　　．　　13　　, three old men stopped them．One said：“Why are you walking, farmer? 　　14　　．It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today．” So the farmer got up 　　15　　 his son, and they 　　16　　．　　17　　, a young woman passed them．“Why aren't you walking?” she asked．“It isn't 　　18　　 to market．Give your poor old horse a rest．”

　　So the farmer, and his son, got down 　　19　　．

　　It is a fact that you cannot please 　　20　　 the people all the time．

完形填空

Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States．It has completely 　　1　　 the horse as a 　　2　　 of everyday transportation．Americans use their cars for 　　3　　 90％ of all 　　4　　 business．Most Americans are able to 　　5　　 cars．The average price of a 　　6　　 made car was 20, 050 in 1950, 25, 470 in 1960 and up to 30, 750 　　7　　 1975．During this period American car manufacturers set about 　　8　　 their products and work efficiency．As a result, the yearly income of the 　　9　　 family increased from 1950 to 1975　　　10　　 than the price of cars．For this reason 　　11　　 a new car takes a smaller 　　12　　 of a family’s total earnings today．In 1951 　　13　　 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 　　14　　 to buy a new car．In 1962 a new car 　　15　　 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 　　16　　 income．In addition^①, the 1975 cars were technically 　　17　　 to models from previous years．The 　　18　　 of automobile extends throughout the economy 　　19　　 the car is so important to Americans．Americans spend more money keeping their cars 　　20　　 than on any other item．

完形填空

　　Once upon a time there was an old farmer, whose horse was almost as old as him．One morning he, as well as his son went to a market 　　1　　 the horse before it died．Father and son walked, 　　2　　 the farmer did not want the horse to be 　　3　　．

　　They met two men on the road, 　　4　　 said：“Why are you walking? You have a horse．It’s a long way to market．” The farmer knew that this was 　　5　　, so he rode on the horse 　　6　　 his son walked．

　　Then two old ladies saw them．“What are you doing up there? Can’t you 　　7　　 how tired your boy is?” so the farmer got down, and his son rode 　　8　　．

　　　　9　　, three old men stopped them．One said：“Why are you walking? 　　10　　．It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today．” So the farmer got up 　　11　　 his son, and they rode on．

　　　　12　　, a young woman passed them．“Why aren’t you walking?” she asked．“It isn’t 　　13　　 to market．Give your poor old horse a rest．”

　　There is no doubt that they got down 　　14　　．

　　From the story above, you can find it difficult to please 　　15　　 the people all the time．