One very cool day in the spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing, and I, nine years old, was 1 the horse.I didn't do the 2 very well as it was rather cold.It was a little 3 than I could do to manage the task.
"Dad," said I, "how long 4 I stay in field?"
"About an hour," he answered.
An hour 5 a great while and I said, "I 6 I could go home now-my 7 aches."
"I am very sorry," said my father, "but can't you 8 till it is time to go home for dinner?"
"I think not-my headache is getting to be pretty 9 ."
"Well," said he, 10 me off the horse, doubting 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 much!"
There was no choice.I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 13 to my mother.I told her, 14 , that I thought my head was better, 15 not to take the terrible 16 .But it was of no use and it was too late.She understood my case as 17 as my father did.She knew well enough my 18 was laziness.So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it.Dear me! How bitter it was! I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than to be doctored in that way.Since then I never told another 19 .
Honesty is the best policy. 20 it, though there is another and a better reason.
1.A feeding B.riding C.handling D.controlling
2.A adventure B.situation C.career D.task
3.A less B.better C.more D.rather
4.A must B.can C.should D.would
5.A seemed B.kept C.waited D.equaled
6.A think B.wish C.believe D.plan
7.A hand B.leg C.head D.heart
8.A argue B.develop C.work D.stay
9.A serious B.normal C.simple D.pleasant
10.A putting B.taking C.falling D.seeing
11.A because B.if C.before D.unless
12.A make B.protect C.devote D.benefit
13.A news B.excitement C.match D.message
14.A but B.and C.however D.then
15.A hoping B.deciding C.considering D.expressing
16.A drink B.medicine C.juice D.soup
17.A soon B.long C.well D.total
18.A opinion B.similarity C.difficulty D.disease
19.A lie B.speech C.story D.joke
20.A Bring in B.Watch out C.Depend on D.Get away from