单选题
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

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A、

[A] to
B、

[B] with
C、

[C] about

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“一些老人在谈论他们村里的年轻人”。talk to的意思是“和某人谈话”，talk with的意思是“和某人谈判”，talk about的意思是“谈论什么内容”。

A、

[A] all
B、

[B] every
C、

[C] everyone

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 在这个句子中，both充当的是同位语，指的是Nasreddin和his friends。

A、

[A] the young
B、

[B] young
C、

[C] the little

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] the和形容词连用，指的是一类人。这里指的是青年人。

A、

[A] Every
B、

[B] Nobody
C、

[C] All

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 根据题意，应该是所有的人除了Nasreddin外都同意这种观点。

A、

[A] am
B、

[B] was
C、

[C] will be

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“我仍然像我年轻的时候一样强壮”，可知应该是过去的时态。

A、

[A] will
B、

[B] must
C、

[C] shall

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] shall一般与第一人称连用。

A、

[A] Because
B、

[B] After
C、

[C] When

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 在3个选项中，只有when可以引导时间状语从句。

A、

[A] move
B、

[B] get
C、

[C] carry

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据最后一句话，可知是“移动”(move)。

A、

[A] maybe
B、

[B] still
C、

[C] sometimes

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 最后一句话的意思是“现在我老了，我依然搬不动它，就像我年轻时一样”。

A、

[A] old
B、

[B] big
C、

[C] young

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 根据全文的意思可知他仍然和年轻时一样搬不动它。