One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas when they saw a horseshoe (马蹄铁) on the ground. The father said to his son, “Look at the horseshoe on the ground. Go and the horseshoe and put it in your bag, my son.” But Thomas said, “If I do so, it will waste my time.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and some strawberries with the money.
The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the . They soon drank up all their water and there was not a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father gave him a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him strawberry and once again, his son got it quickly and put it in his mouth.
And so they . The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son, ____ you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own to eat. Always remember the lesson: if you don't worry about the little things, you will find it difficult ____ the great things.
1.A. give up B. put up C. pick up D. take up
2.A. got on B. got to C. got off D. got down
3.A. threw B. bought C. sold D. found
4.A. sky B. sea C. river D. ground
5.A. so B. very C. quite D. too
6.A. another B. other C. else D. the other
7.A. carried on B. turned on C. went on D. worked on
8.A. Or B. If C. Unless D. Until
9.A. water B. money C. horseshoe D. strawberries
10.A. to do B. to use C. to eat D. to drink
— Give me a minute to check out, and I’ll meet you at the gate.
—_______, Mike. I’m not in a hurry.
A. Take your time B. Enjoy yourself
C. Leave me alone D. Don’t mention it
–Why are you still here? It’s time to start.
–I’m busy searching the Internet for the photos of some famous singers ____ I can use in my speech.
A. what B. which C. who D. whom
–Your bag is Prada which is the famous brand. Could you tell me ________ ?
–Yes. Though it’s a little expensive, it really has good quality.
A. how much does it cost B. how much it cost
C. if it cost a lot of money D. that it costs
–How long ________ you _________ these two books?
–For nearly two weeks. I’ll return them to the library tomorrow.
A. have; borrowed B. have; bought
C. have; had D. have; kept
We all know that the Yellow River is __________ the Yangtze River.
A. longer than B. as long as
C. so long as D. not so long as