Once upon a time， there was a man called Zheng．（1） 　　lived in a small town． One day he wanted to buy himself a new pair of shoes． He measured （测量） his（2） 　　with a ruler and then（3） 　　down his size on a piece of paper． After that he went shoe shopping．

When he arrived at the（4） 　　， he reached into his pocket （口袋），（5） 　　he found the paper was not there． So he said to the shop keeper， "I have left the paper at home and I don't know the size． I'll go back home to（6） 　　it．" With these words， he ran out of the shop．

He ran back home， found the paper and then ran to the shop again． But it took him（7） 　　hours and the shop was（8） 　　． He spent the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last． Someone asked him， "Did you want to buy the shoes（9） 　　yourself？"

"Of course，" he answered．

"Then why don't you（10） 　　the shoes by yourself？"

"I trust the ruler more than my feet．" he answered．

（1）A． They	B． I	C． She	D． He
（2）A． hands	B． feet	C． arms	D． legs
（3）A． wrote	B． sat	C． cut	D． fell
（4）A． post office	B． fruit shop	C． shoe shop	D． parking lot
（5）A． and	B． but	C． or	D． so
（6）A． throw	B． borrow	C． get	D． sell
（7）A． few	B． a few	C． little	D． a little
（8）A． open	B． opened	C． close	D． closed
（9）A． for	B． to	C． by	D． with
（10）A． come on	B． turn on	C． try on	D． get on