Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know what to do when it slipped from his horse and fell【C1】______the road. The sack was too heavy for him to【C2】______, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and【C3】______a hand. It was not long before a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he【C4】______him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer would have dared to ask【C5】______farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come along the road, but he could not beg a【C6】______of so great a man. However, as soon as the great man came up he got【C7】______his horse, saying "I see you've had bad luck, friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the【C8】______time. "Then he took one end of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse. "Sir, " asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?" " Easily enough, " the great man【C9】______. " Whenever you see anyone else in trouble, 【C10】______the same for him. "
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：onto“到…之上”，强调位置的变化过程；而on意为“在…之上”，单纯表示位置：off表示“从…上掉下来”。农民的小麦掉到地面上，当然用“fell onto the road”。