A long time ago, there lived an old man. He raised the finest horses in all the land. His family was happy and he was rich 1 friends too.
One night, the man’s prized horse, a big black horse, was 2 . The old man was sad. 3 came to say how sorry they were. The old man just said, “What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.
Months later, the villagers saw the black horse come back, leading two white horses. The village raised a cheer, 4 for the return of the old man’s horse and the addition of two more. The old farmer thanked them for their happiness and said 5 for all to hear, “What will be, will be.” And he went back to his work.
The old man’s only son loved horses, 6 it was natural for the old man to give his son the black horse. The old man began to 7 his son to ride. Unluckily, the boy fell from the horse and broke his 8 . No one knew if he could ever walk 9 . Everyone was sad, and came to tell the old man how 10 they were. The old man just 11 them and said. “What will be, will be.” And he returned to his work.
In a few weeks, another tribe(部落) invaded(侵略) the land. The king 12 his emissaries (使者) to enlist(征募) one male child from each family to fight against the invaders. When they reached the old man’s 13 , they took one son from each home.
At the home of the old man, they found the disabled boy, so they did not take him. As he watched the 14 leaving for the dusty plains, the old man whispered to 15 . “What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.
1. A. of B. with C. from D. in
2. A. dead B. alive C. lost D. hurt
3. A. Children B. Parents C. Friends D. Classmates
4. A. brave B. happy C. rude D. polite
5. A. angrily B. quietly C. deeply D. worriedly
6. A. so B. and C. or D. but
7. A. watch B. teach C. tell D. invite
8. A. face B. legs C. arms D. nose
9. A. again B. quite C. even D. rather
10. A. sad B. surprised C. interested D. bored
11. A. shouted at B. looked at C. pointed at D. laughed at
12. A. sent B. advised C. helped D. encouraged
13. A. office B. park C. school D. village
14. A. soldiers B. friends C. villagers D. horses
15. A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
One night, the man’s prized horse, a big black horse, was 2 . The old man was sad. 3 came to say how sorry they were. The old man just said, “What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.
Months later, the villagers saw the black horse come back, leading two white horses. The village raised a cheer, 4 for the return of the old man’s horse and the addition of two more. The old farmer thanked them for their happiness and said 5 for all to hear, “What will be, will be.” And he went back to his work.
The old man’s only son loved horses, 6 it was natural for the old man to give his son the black horse. The old man began to 7 his son to ride. Unluckily, the boy fell from the horse and broke his 8 . No one knew if he could ever walk 9 . Everyone was sad, and came to tell the old man how 10 they were. The old man just 11 them and said. “What will be, will be.” And he returned to his work.
In a few weeks, another tribe(部落) invaded(侵略) the land. The king 12 his emissaries (使者) to enlist(征募) one male child from each family to fight against the invaders. When they reached the old man’s 13 , they took one son from each home.
At the home of the old man, they found the disabled boy, so they did not take him. As he watched the 14 leaving for the dusty plains, the old man whispered to 15 . “What will be, will be.” And he went on with his work.
1. A. of B. with C. from D. in
2. A. dead B. alive C. lost D. hurt
3. A. Children B. Parents C. Friends D. Classmates
4. A. brave B. happy C. rude D. polite
5. A. angrily B. quietly C. deeply D. worriedly
6. A. so B. and C. or D. but
7. A. watch B. teach C. tell D. invite
8. A. face B. legs C. arms D. nose
9. A. again B. quite C. even D. rather
10. A. sad B. surprised C. interested D. bored
11. A. shouted at B. looked at C. pointed at D. laughed at
12. A. sent B. advised C. helped D. encouraged
13. A. office B. park C. school D. village
14. A. soldiers B. friends C. villagers D. horses
15. A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves
答案
1~5. DCCBB 6~10. ABBAA 11~15. BADAC
