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河南省洛阳市汝阳县2024年中考英语一模试卷
A man made his living by collecting coconuts in the countryside.One day,he went to a small village that he had never been before.
Towards the end of the day,his wagon was filled with coconuts.He decided to head home,because it was getting late.He wished to know how long it would take to get back to his village.
He saw an old man along the roadside and stopped to ask for directions.
"Excuse me," he said, "Could you please tell me how long will it take to get to Carson from this village?When will I get to my home?"
The old man showed him the right direction and said, "If you go slowly,it will take only a short while for you to get home.But if you go quickly
The man could not understand the answer.He didn't believe the old man's suggestion was friendly.He gave the man an angry look and hit his horse to make it hurry.The horse began to run quickly.But soon,coconuts began to fall from the wagon.Each time,the man got off to collect the fallen coconuts and put them back into his wagon.
The faster he went,the more coconuts fell from his wagon,and the more time he had to take to pick them up.So he went home very late at last.However,△ ,and the man would have arrived home much earlier.
And so,as the old man said ,go slowly and it will take only a short while.
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