题目内容：

    Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it _______.Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too _______. They_______two men on the road who said, "Why are you _______, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to walk to the market."

The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they     met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the _______is? " So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead. _______, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up on the horse. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today, " So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.

Some_______later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking? " she asked, "It isn't far to the market. _______your poor horse a rest."  So the farmer, and his son, got down_______ again. It is true that you cannot listen to all the people__________.

1.A.ran B.died C.walked D.rode

2.A.heavy B.unhappy C.expensive D.tired

3.A.looked B.talked C.met D.listened

4.A.riding B.walking C.selling D.doing

5.A.boy B.farmer C.horse D.woman

6.A.Second B.Thirdly C.Next D.Last

7.A.time B.days C.months D.years

8.A.Take B.Bring C.Put D.Give

9.A.more B.once C.twice D.then

10.A.all the time B.at that time C.on time D.many times