问题补充：
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He 16 one morning with his young son, 17the horse before it died. Father and son walked,18the farmer did not want the horse to be 19.
They met two men on the road20said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. Its 21to market.” The farmer knew that this was22, so he rode on the horse, 23his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “24are you doing up there, farmer? Can you25how tired your boy is?” 26the farmer got down, and his son rode27. 28, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?29. Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up30his son, and they31. 32, a young woman passed them. “Why aren you walking?” she asked. “It isn 33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
So the farmer, and his son, got down34.
It is a fact that you cannot please35the people all the time.
【小题1】A．set outB．set upC．set downD．set【小题2】A．sellingB．buyingC．to sellD．to buy【小题3】A．soB．because C．thatD．when【小题4】A．very tiredB．too tiredC．quite tiredD．tiring【小题5】A．whichB．whoC．asD．where【小题6】A．a short wayB．a long wayC．the right wayD．the wrong way【小题7】A．real B．trueC．trulyD．really【小题8】A．whileB．whenC．asD．during【小题9】A．WhatB．HowC．WhyD．When【小题10】A．seeB．watchC．lookD．notice【小题11】A．BecauseB．AsC．ForD．So【小题12】A．thusB．yetC．instead D．either【小题13】A．First B．FinallyC．NearD．Next【小题14】A．Sit down B．Sit upC．Get upD．Get down【小题15】A．behindB．afterC．besideD．above【小题16】A．walked on B．rode onC．moved on D．drove on【小题17】A．Some time laterB．A moment agoC．In no timeD．At once【小题18】A．near B．longC．farD．short【小题19】A．once againB．on their ownC．the other dayD．all the same【小题20】A．bothB．each ofC．allD．none of16-20A C BB B 21-25BBAA A 26-30 DCDCA 31-35 B ACA C
答案：
(答案→)16-20A C BB B 21-25BBAA A 26-30 DCDCA 31-35 B ACA C
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【小题1】短语辨析。A出发；B建立；C定居，解决；根据句意可知这对父子出发去卖马。
【小题2】上下文串联。解析同上。
【小题3】上下文串联。因为他们担心把马搞得太累，所以才步行。
【小题4】词义辨析。A非常累；B太累；C相当累；D让人累；解析同上。
【小题5】语法分析、根据句子结构可知这是一个定语从句。关系代词who指代two men;
【小题6】上下文串联。根据下文可知离市场真的很远。
【小题7】形容词辨析。解析同上。
【小题8】连词辨析。While意为然而，表示转折。
【小题9】句意辨析。根据句意可知那两个女士问：你在做什么？难道你没有看见儿子这么累吗？what作为doing 的宾语。
【小题10】代词辨析。A看见；B长时间的看，注视；C看（动作）；D注意；解析同上。
【小题11】连词辨析。听了两位女士的话，于是农夫下马，代替他的是他儿子骑上了马。
【小题12】副词辨析。解析同上。
【小题13】上下文串联。根据下文可知他们又遇见了三个老者。
【小题14】动词辨析。根据上下文可知老者让他也骑上马。
【小题15】介词辨析。根据句意可知那个农夫骑上了马坐在儿子的后面。
【小题16】上下文串联。由上文可知父子俩个是骑着马向前。
【小题17】词义辨析。A过了一会；B不久之前；C立刻；D立刻，马上。根据句意可知过了一会，一个年轻人经过，说：离市场不远，你们为什么不让马休息一下呢？
【小题18】形容词辨析。解析同上。
【小题19】词义辨析。A再一次；B单独；C前一天；D一直；根据句意可知他们再一次下马步行。
【小题20】语法分析。这是一个not 与all连用的部分否定句。句意：你不能一直让所有人都满意。
