Ⅰ.语法填空
(2016·哈尔滨市三中第一次模拟)Aesop (伊索) was a slave living around 550 BC. We call the stories he wrote fables, as every story has a moral. Almost all the fables he wrote are __1__ (humor) and entertaining, appealing to people __2__ all ages. To date, Aesop's fables __3__ (translate) into many languages and are known all over the world. Not only have the fables themselves lived for nearly 1,500 years, but __4__ (express) from them have entered various languages.
One fable, for instance, is about a farmer who __5__ (drive) his cart along a country road. The cart got __6__ (stick) in the mud, but the farmer made no effort __7__ (get) it out. Instead, he began to pray to the gods for help. The god Hercules finally appeared and told __8__ man to get busy and push __9__. “Push your shoulder to the wheel.” Hercules advised.
