Several years ago there was an old man in a village. He had 46 fields, horses and sheep. He had only one son, but he 47 bought any books, exercise-books, or things like that for him. Even he didn’t want to 48 the teachers. Of course they wouldn’t teach his son. And four years 49 , 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 50 back. The old man couldn’t teach his son himself. He thought and thought, 51 he decided to get a tutor（家庭教师）to teach the boy. He wanted a man who could work but eat 52 .
One of the villagers learned this and decided to play a joke 53 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, 54 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 55 the wind blows from the southeast?”
46. A. a lot B. much C. most D. a lot of
47. A. ever B. never C. even D. always
48. A. give money B. get money C. cost D. pay
49. A. past B. pass C. passes D. passed
50. A. him B. his C. he D. it
51. A. at least B. at last C. at times D. at first
52. A. more B. fewer C. less D. better
53. A. against B. for C. on D. with
54. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
55. A. if B. how C. whether D. since

第50题选什么？A
take (him) back