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____ anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in the world. They all agreed that 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.”
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A.many |
B.a lot |
C.lots of |
D.lot |
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A.talked for |
B.talked to |
C.talked with |
D.talked about. |
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A.clever |
B.cleverer |
C.cleverest |
D.a clever |
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A.man |
B.woman |
C.men |
D.women |
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A.All |
B.None |
C.Both |
D.Neither |
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A.trying |
B.try |
C.to try |
D.to trying |
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A.strong enough |
B.enough strong |
C.weak enough |
D.enough weak |
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A.can |
B.can’t |
C.could |
D.couldn’t |
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