A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home to see if it is a good one.Now the man had several donkeys and he knew each one's character very well.

One of the donkey was very strong and brave. Another was clever to make him laugh but quickly tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.

The man took the new donkey to the back of his house. For a moment the new donkey stood smelling his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he ran up to the lazy donkey and began eating at his side.

Though it was late in the day, the man took the new donkey out of his house, went back to the market.

"You cannot know him well, "said the merchant. "It is only ten minutes since you bought him."

"I don't need to know him any more," answered the man. "I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself.

Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him."

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1.How many donkeys did the man buy at the market one day ?

A Four.

B Several.

C Some.

D One.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文中第一句A man bought a donkey at the market one day…可知，故选D。

2.Which is NOT the character of the man’s donkeys?

A Brave.

B Lazy.

C Clever

D Hard-working

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。文中第3段分别提到他的驴有的健壮聪明，有的滑稽体弱，有的懒惰，唯独没有提到辛勤劳作，故选D。

3.Which one did the new donkey run to?

A The clever one.

B The lazy one.

C The quickly tired one.

D Stayed alone.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从文中第3段最后一句he ran up to the lazy donkey and began eating at his side.可知，故选B。

4.When did the man return to donkey?

A Late in the day.

B An hour later.

C The next day.

D After the new donkey had a baby donkey.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文中第4段Though it was late in the day…可知，故选A。

5.What character do you think the new donkey is?

A Clever.

B Brave.

C Lazy.

D Hard-working.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。从文中倒数第三行I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself.及新买的驴跑到懒驴身边进食可知，故选C。