22．A．more                   B．fewer                         C．less                     D．better

21．A．at least                B．at last                  C．at times               D．at first

20．A．him                     B．his                      C．he                       D．it

19．A．past                     B．pass                     C．passes                  D．passed

18．A．give money          B．get money            C．cost                     D．pay

17．A．ever                    B．never                   C．even                    D．always

16．A．a lot                    B．much                   C．most                    D．a lot of

15．A．quiet                   B．quick                   C．happy                  D．careful

（B）

    Several years ago there was an old man in a village．He had  16  fields，horses and sheep．He had only one son，but he  17  bought any books，exercise-books，or things like that for him．Even he didn't want to  18  the teachers．Of course they wouldn't teach his son．And four years  19  ，the boy didn't know how much one and one was．

Now the boy was eleven，he couldn't read or write．And the teachers didn't take  20 back．The old man couldn't teach his son himself．He thought and thought，  21  he decided to get a tutor（家庭教师）to teach the boy．He wanted a man who could work but eat  22  ．

    One of the villagers learned this and decided to play a joke  23  him．He said to the old man, “I know a young man．He can teach your son and he wants no pay．’’

    “Does he eat much?”

    “No，   24  but the northwest wind．”

    The old man was happy．Just as he was going to get the young man，his wife came out and said，“Don't leave so soon．What are you going to do   25   the wind blows from the southeast?”

14．A．first                       B．second                 C．next                    D．1ast

13．A．excited                B．interested             C．confident             D．relaxed