Onedayafarmerandhissondecidedtoselltheirhorseatthevillagemarket,sevenmiles1fromtheirhome.Whentheyleftthefarm,aneighbourcalledtothem:“2areyoubothwalkingwhenyouhaveahorse”Whentheyheardthis,thesonrodeandthefarmer3byhisside.Whentheywentonfortwomiles,twowomencameupandoneofthemsaid:“Lookatthatboy.He’syounger4hisfather,buttheoldmanhastowalk.”Thenthefatheraskedhissontoget5andheclimbedupthehorsehimself.Theywerenearlyhalfwaytherewhentwomencameupandasked:“Whydoesthatpoorboyhavetowalk.”Isn’tyourhorsestrongenoughtocarryyouboth?”6theboyclimbedontothehorsetoo,andtheybothrodeon.Theyrodeonforawhilewhensomechildrenshouted:“Lookatthatpoorhorse.It7tocarrytwobigmen.Whydon’tyoucarryyourhorseforachange”Andthatwasexactlywhattheydidinthe8.Sotheytiedthehorsetoapole（杆）,andtheycarriedthepoleovertheirshoulders（肩）.Thenthey9itallthewaytothemarket.Thepeopleatthemarkethadneverseenlikethatbefore.Theylaughedaboutthefarmerandhissonwhotriedtopleaseeverybody.

　　I’mnot10ifyouthinktheyarebothveryclever.

　　（）1.A.longB.farC.behindD.away

　　（）2.A.WhatB.WhenC.WhyD.what

　　（）3.A.ranB.sangC.walkedD.went

　　（）4.A.thanB.asC.soD.but

　　（）5.A.ofB.downC.upD.on

　　（）6.A.AndB.OrC.ButD.So

　　（）7.A.hasB.haveC.mustD.musthave

　　（）8.A.finishB.overC.endD.ended

　　（）9.A.soldB.broughtC.tookD.carried

　　（）10.A.afraidB.sureC.sorryD.idea

　　1.D2.C3.C4.A5.B6.D7.A8.C9.D10.B