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Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for____ hands. Most people were reluctant(不情愿) to work on_____along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful _____that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc(浩劫,灾难) on the buildings and crops. As the farmer __   applicants for the job, he ______ a steady stream of refusals.
____, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can___when the wind blows,” answered the ____ man.
Although ____by this answer, the farmer, desperate(不顾一切的) for _____, hired him. The man worked well around the farm, ______ from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. ____ out of bed, the farmer grabbed(抓起) a lantern and ____ next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He ____ the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”
The little man ____ in bed and said ____, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to ___ him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his ___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(油布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops(鸡笼), and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand ____, so he returned to his bed to also sleep ____ the wind blew.
【小题1】
A.tookB.appliedC.hiredD.got
【小题2】
A.fieldB.farmC.gardenD.park
【小题3】
A.windsB.floodC.hurricaneD.storms
【小题4】
A.visitedB.trainedC.sawD.interviewed
【小题5】
A.acceptedB.offeredC.refusedD.received
【小题6】
A.SurprisinglyB.FinallyC.ObviouslyD.Luckily
【小题7】
A.sleepB.doC.workD.help
【小题8】
A.strongB.youngC.kindD.little
【小题9】
A.pleasedB.puzzledC.surprisedD.satisfied
【小题10】
A.workB.pleasureC.manD.help
【小题11】
A.busyB.sadC.tiredD.happy
【小题12】
A.ComingB.LeavingC.GoingD.Jumping
【小题13】
A.rushedB.ranC.wentD.moved
【小题14】
A.beatB.strokeC.shoutedD.shook
【小题15】
A.rolled overB.put onC.got upD.sat
【小题16】
A.delightlyB.happilyC.FirmlyD.angrily
【小题17】
A.killB.instructC.fireD.inform
【小题18】
A.regretB.joyC.surpriseD.sadness
【小题19】
A.expectedB.preparedC.meantD.offered
【小题20】
A.whenB.whileC.afterD.as
答案:【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
【小题6】B
【小题7】A
【小题8】D
【小题9】B
【小题10】D
【小题11】A
【小题12】D
【小题13】A
【小题14】D
【小题15】A
【小题16】C
【小题17】C
【小题18】C
【小题19】C
【小题20】B