Question

  Mr Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work,and he lost his work. So he had 1 time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and 2 anything they liked.

  One day,some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that old people were 3 than young people. Then one of the old 4 said that young men were stronger than old men.

5 of them agreed that this was true, 6 Mr Black didn't. He said, "No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.”His friends were surprised 7 what he said.

  "Well," said Mr Black, "near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used 8 to move it,but I couldn't, because I was not 9   . I am an old man now, and when

  I try to move it,I still 10   . So,I am as strong as when I was young."

(   ) 1. A. many    B. a lot    C. lots of    D. lot

(   ) 2. A. talked for    B. talked to    C. talked with    D. talked about

(   ) 3. A. clever    B. cleverer    C. cleverest    D. a clever

(   ) 4. A. man    B. woman    C. men    D. women

(   ) 5. A. All    B. None    C. Both    D. Neither

(   ) 6. A. so    B. or    C. and    D. but

(   ) 7. A. at    B. to    C. of    D. on

(   ) 8. A. trying    B. try    C. to try    D. to trying

(   ) 9. A. strong enough    B. enough strong    C. weak enough    D. enough weak

(   ) 10. A. can    B. can't    C. could    D. couldn't

Answer 1

l. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 

7. A be surprised at sth.意为"对……感到惊讶"。8. C used to do sth.意为"过去常常做某事"；be used to doing sth.意为"习惯于做某事"。由句意应选C。

9. A 10. B由"I am an old man now"可知此处应用一般现在时；又结合文意，此处表示"我仍然不能"，所以应选B。