单选题 One day a businessman was going to another town to sell his goods (货物). He decided to take ten servants(仆人) with him. They would carry his goods and also some food to eat on the way. He said to one of the servants, "You are the smallest and the shortest one. You may carry the lightest load (担子). "The servant thanked him but took the biggest load. This was the bread to eat on the way.
The man said, "You"re foolish. That is the heaviest load." But the servant took up the load happily, and so they set off. After four hours they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. Every time they ate some bread, the load became smaller and lighter. At the end of the trip, the servant had nothing to carry, and all the other servants still had a lot of things to carry.
单选题 On their way to the other town ______ .
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由第二段可知：只有一个仆人挑着吃的食品。
单选题 The businessman lived in ______ .
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节推断题。由第一句中“... going to another town”可知：这位商人住在城镇里，不是住在乡村或城市中。可排除选项A、C。
单选题 One day the rich man went to ______ .
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 选项B“sell something”与文章中“sell his goods”均表示“卖东西”之意。符合文意。
单选题 The servant who carried food was a ______ man.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 通观全文，从他主动挑最重的担子到他最后没东西挑，不难判断：这个仆人是个很聪明的人。
单选题 They stopped ______ to eat some bread and have a rest.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从第二段中“After four hours they stopped for a rest”和“Every time they ate some bread， the load became smaller and lighter”可推断：他们不止停下来两三次。