Question

完形填空 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then _______ to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to _______ tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.” _______ the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse how I want!” he tied up his horse and had lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible _______, the two horses were fighting. They went to them, but it was too _______. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to _______ it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he did not _______. At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb (哑的). He can’t speak.”

“Oh,” the rich man shouted _______. “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he _______?”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he _______ you. Then can you expect to get money from him?”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put down B. sat down C. set down D. turned down

2.A. other B. others C. another D. the other

3.A. So B. And C. Though D. But

4.A. song B. word C. bell D. noise

5.A. late B. slow C. hard D. quick

6.A. pay for B. look for C. care for D. wait for

7.A. write B. sing C. answer D. listen

8.A. quietly B. angrily C. happily D. heavily

9.A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say

10.A. helped B. warned C. ordered D. thanked

Answer 1