Read the passage and finish the exercises.Once upon a time, there was a man who got a full basket of coconuts(椰子). He wanted to sell them in the market. He put the basket on his 1 . On the way, he met an old man and asked 2 it would take to get to the market."If you go 3 ,"said the old man, looking at the 4 on the horse,"you will arrive in three hours. 5 if you go fast, it will take you all day."
The man didn't do as the old man 6 . He urged his horse on, but the coconuts fell(落下) down and he had to stop to pick 7 up. Then he urged his horse all the way to make up(弥补) for the lost time, but the coconuts fell down 8 . Many times he did this, and it was late and he felt very tired. When he got to the 9 , he found many people were leaving. Now he came to know that the old man's words were 10 .
This story tells us a truth(事实): ▲ .
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}A. floor B. horse C. chair D. tree
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}A. how often B. how far C. how long D. how much
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}A. slowly B. quickly C. early D. late
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}A. drinks B. fruit C. meat D. vegetables
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}A. And B. Or C. So D. But
{#blank#}6{#/blank#}A. heard B. wrote C. said D. did
{#blank#}7{#/blank#}A. him B. her C. it D. them
{#blank#}8{#/blank#}A. again B. either C. before D. first
{#blank#}9{#/blank#}A. home B. village C. farm D. market
{#blank#}10{#/blank#}A. wrong B. right C. terrible D. interesting
Fill in the blank of the story.{#blank#}11{#/blank#}.
