Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He__21__one morning with his young son, __22__the horse before it died. Father and son walked, __23__the farmer did not want the horse to be__24__.

They met two men on the road__25__said: ^Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's__26__to market. ̄ The farmer knew that this was__27__, so he rode on the horse, __28__his son walked.

Then they met two old ladies. ^__29__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__30__how tired your boy is? ̄ __31__the farmer got down, and his son rode__32__.

__33__, three old men stopped them. One said: ^Why are you walking, farmer?__34__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ̄ So the farmer got up  35__his son, and they__36__.  __37__, a young woman passed them. ^Why aren't you walking? ̄ she asked. ^It isn't__38__to market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ̄

So the farmer, and his son, got down__39__.

It is a fact that you cannot please__40__the people all the time.  

21. A. set out                     B. set up

C. set down                    D. set 

22. A. selling                     B. buying

C. to sell                   D. to buy 

23. A. so                         B. because

C. that                        D. when 

24. A. very tired               B. too tired

C. quite tired                D. tiring 

25. A. which                      B. who

C. as                      D. where 

26. A. a short way                 B. a long way

C. the right way                 D. the wrong way 

27. A. real                    B. true

C. truly                    D. really 

28. A. while                   B. when

C. as                      D. during 

29. A. What                   B. How

C. Why                     D. When 

30. A. see                        B. watch

C. look                        D. notice 

31. A. Because                    B. As

C. For                         D. So 

32. A. thus                    B. yet

C. instead                      D. either 

33. A. First                   B. Finally

C. Near                    D. Next 

34. A. Sit down                B. Sit up

C. Get up                      D. Get down 

35. A. behind                     B. after

C. beside                   D. above 

36. A. walked on                  B. rode on

C. moved on                D. drove on 

37. A. Some time later              B. A moment ago

C. In no time                D. At once 

38. A. near                    B. long

C. far                         D. short 

39. A. once again                  B. on their own

C. the other day                 D. all the same 

40. A. both                   B. each of

C. all                      D. none of 

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