【单选题】

　One day a farmer bought four donkeys at the market place in the village. He got 56

The back of one of 57 and began to ride home.
58 he was riding along, he noticed that 59 were only three donkeys walking 60 him.
He expected to see four. “I 61 what happened,” he said to himself, “I bought four and paid 62 four donkeys, but now it appears that I have only 63 ”. He was forgetting, of course, to 64 the donkey he was riding.
When he got home, his wife met him in front of their house. “I see you bought 65 fine donkeys,” she said, “ 66 you buy them for a good price?”
“Yes, I did,” he said. “but 67 puzzles (使惊奇) me. I bought four donkeys at the place 68 morning. And I am sure that I had all four with me when I left the village. But now it seems that I have 69 three. See?” He even counted them. “One, two, three.”
He still didn’t 70 that he climbed onto one of the donkeys in the village and was sitting on its back at that 71 moment. 72 first his wife stared 73 him; waiting for him to 74 , for she thought he was joking. Then when she noticed that he was not, she turned away and laughed. “ 75 strange,” she said, “You see only three donkeys and I see five.”
56. A. to B. at C. on D. for
57. A. donkeys B. monkeys C. them D. his
58. A. Since B. Now that C. As D. Because
59. A. they B. those C. here D. there
60. A. in front of B. beyond C. forward D. in the front of
61. A. wonder B. puzzle C. know D. think
62. A. for B. off C. back D. to
63. A. one B. two C. three D. four
64. A. number B. count C. finger D. compute
65. A. any B. some C. many D. much
66. A. Have B. Had C. Do D. Did
67. A. thing B. anything C. something D. nothing
68. A. this B. that C. the D. in
69. A. simple B. just C. mere D. only
70. A. remember B. memorize C. remind D. forget
71. A. just B. very C. exact D. instant
72. A. By B. In C. At D. Before
73. A. in B. on C. to D. at
74. A. cry B. curse C. scream D. smile
75. A. What B. How C. This D. Much