Question

One day a man and his donkey（驢）were walking down the road. They __ a traveler on the road and the traveler wanted to hire（租用）the donkey. The owner __, but he said to the traveler, “ This animal is very ___. I always have to use a stick（枝條）to make it move. I __ that I go with you. You can ride on the donkey’s back while I __ behind.”

Then they started out. At noon, the weather was so hot that they decided to stop and have a __. The only shade（陰涼處）they could find was __ the donkey.

Both men tried to sit there but there wasn’t enough __. The owner said, “ I should be the one to sit under the donkey __ this is my donkey.”

“ But I ___ for the ride,” said the traveler.

“ No,” said the owner. “ You paid to ride on the donkey, ___ not to sit under the donkey. So the shade belongs to ___.”

They argued on and on. When they ___ stopped arguing, they found that the donkey and the shade were both gone. The traveler had to ___ to his town while the owner had to spend hours ___ his lost donkey in the sun.

1.A. fooled B. bothered C. met D. hurt

2.A. agreed B. volunteered C. escaped D. refused

3.A. clever B. lazy C. silly D. polite

4.A. dream B. notice C. suggest D. wonder

5.A. cover B. follow C. drop D. pack

6.A. rest B. swim C. shower D. talk

7.A. at B. in C. on D. under

8.A. space B. food C. time D. money

9.A. so B. because C. unless D. if

10.A. asked B. thanked C. cared D. paid

11.A. or B. but C. and D. although

12.A. me B. you C. it D. him

13.A. actually B. easily C. finally D. quickly

14.A. drive B. walk C. sail D. ride

15.A. waiting for B. picking up C. making up D. looking for

Answer 1