【单选题】

Long ago there was a busy marketplace in a town. People came to buy and __31___all sorts of things there. One day an old man went to the __32__to buy some vegetables. He saw lots of people _33__ them was a young man, strong and fierce.Everyone was __34__him. In front of the strong man, there was a heavy rock. Some people tried to lift it but it was too ___35__for them. The strong man said:” Look at me. I can lift this heavy rock.” The man __36__ and took hold of the heavy rock. He pulled and pulleD、His face went redder and redder. Slowly he lifted the rock __37__his head to show off. “I am the __38__ man in the world,” he crieD、Then someone shouted, “You are like a buffalo(水牛)!

A、buffalo is strong too!” _39__hearing that, all people laughed ,including the strong man himself. Just then the strong man saw the old man smiling at him. __40__ but somewhat confused, the young man shouted angrily,. “Why are you smilingAre you stronger than I am ” The old man said, “ You may be very strong. __41__ you are too prouD、You should not __42__ yourself. True, a buffalo is strong, but it has no ___43__!” The strong man felt foolish. He looked down at the ground and walked away. __44__he finally realized that it was better to be __45__ than strong.After that, no one was afraid of him anymore.
A、At
B．With
C．On
D．In