Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __16__ one morning with his young son, 17 the horse before it died. Father and son walked, 18 the farmer did not want the horse to be 19 . They met two men on the road20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. __28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up 30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.” So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__. It is a fact that you cannot please__35__the people all the time.
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文章通过一个小故事告诉大家我们不可能一直让所有人都满意。
小题1:短语辨析。A出发；B建立；C定居，解决；根据句意可知这对父子出发去卖马。
小题2:上下文串联。解析同上。
小题3:上下文串联。因为他们担心把马搞得太累，所以才步行。
小题4:词义辨析。A非常累；B太累；C相当累；D让人累；解析同上。
小题5:语法分析、根据句子结构可知这是一个定语从句。关系代词who指代two men;
小题6:上下文串联。根据下文可知离市场真的很远。
小题7:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题8:连词辨析。While意为然而，表示转折。
小题9:句意辨析。根据句意可知那两个女士问：你在做什么？难道你没有看见儿子这么累吗？what作为doing 的宾语。
小题10:代词辨析。A看见；B长时间的看，注视；C看（动作）；D注意；解析同上。
小题11:连词辨析。听了两位女士的话，于是农夫下马，代替他的是他儿子骑上了马。
小题12:副词辨析。解析同上。
小题13:上下文串联。根据下文可知他们又遇见了三个老者。
小题14:动词辨析。根据上下文可知老者让他也骑上马。
小题15:介词辨析。根据句意可知那个农夫骑上了马坐在儿子的后面。
小题16:上下文串联。由上文可知父子俩个是骑着马向前。
小题17:词义辨析。A过了一会；B不久之前；C立刻；D立刻，马上。根据句意可知过了一会，一个年轻人经过，说：离市场不远，你们为什么不让马休息一下呢？
小题18:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题19:词义辨析。A再一次；B单独；C前一天；D一直；根据句意可知他们再一次下马步行。
小题20:语法分析。这是一个not 与all连用的部分否定句。句意：你不能一直让所有人都满意。