Ⅱ Cloze test.
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag __1__ from his horse onto the road. He did not know __2__ to do about the bag because it was so heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and __3__ him a hand.
Just at this moment, a man who was riding a horse came __4__ to him. But the farmer __5__ heart when he saw who the man was. It was the great man that lived nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man __6__ him to come along and help him. He couldn't ask such a great man to help him. But to his surprise, the great man __7__ his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I think you __8__ help, friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer the other; they together raised it and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I __9__ you?”
“It's quite easy,” the great man replied with __10__. “Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”
() 1. A. falling
B. fell
C. fallen
() 2. A. what
B. how
C. that
() 3. A. send
B. borrow
C. lend
() 4. A. up
B. back
C. away
() 5. A. gave
B. lost
C. gained
() 6. A. as
B. like
C. to
() 7. A. got off
B. got on
C. got to
() 8. A. needs
B. need
C. to need
() 9. A. pay
B. cost
C. offer
() 10. A. smiles
B. smile
C. a smile

B
A
C
A
B
B
A
B
A
C