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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