Several years ago there was an old man in a village．He had 1

Several years ago there was an old man in a village．He had 16 fields,horses and sheep（完形填空）
Several years ago there was an old man in a village．He had 16 fields,horses and sheep．He had only one son,but he 17 bought any books,exercise-books,or things like that for him．Even he didn't want to 18 the teachers．Of course they wouldn't teach his son．And four years 19 ,the boy didn't know how much one and one was．
Now the boy was eleven,he couldn't read or write．And the teachers didn't take 20 back．The old man couldn't teach his son himself．He thought and thought, 21 he decided to get a tutor（家庭教师）to teach the boy．He wanted a man who could work but eat 22 ．
One of the villagers learned this and decided to play a joke 23 him．He said to the old man, “I know a young man．He can teach your son and he wants no pay．’’
“Does he eat much?”
“No, 24 but the northwest wind．”
The old man was happy．Just as he was going to get the young man,his wife came out and said,“Don't leave so soon．What are you going to do 25 the wind blows from the southeast?”
16．A．a lot B．much C．most D．a lot of
17．A．ever B．never C．even D．always
18．A．give money B．get money C．cost D．pay
19．A．past B．pass C．passes D．passed
20．A．him B．his C．he D．it
21．A．at least B．at last C．at times D．at first
22．A．more B．fewer C．less D．better
23．A．against B．for C．on D．with
24．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
25．A．if B．how C．whether D．since