Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had       time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and talked       anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were       than young people. Then one of the old      said that young men were stronger than old men.           of them agreed that this was true,       Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised      what he said. “Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used      to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not      . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still     . So, I am as strong as when I was young.”

A．many B．a lot C．lots of D．lot

A．for B．to C．with D．about

A．clever B．cleverer C．cleverest D．a clever

A．man B．woman C．men D．women

A．All B．None C．Both D．Neither

A．so B．or C．and D．but

A．at B．to C．of D．on

A．trying B．try C．to try D．to trying

A．strong enough B．enough strong C．weak enough D．enough weak

A．can B．can’t C．could D．couldn’t