Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .
Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.
"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.
Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.
Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"
The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.
The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?
| 小题2: | | A．Above | B．Across | C．below | D．through |
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| 小题3: | | A．Applicants | B．peasants | C．workers | D．engineers |
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| 小题4: | | A．arrivals | B．refusals | C．approvals | D．finals |
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| 小题5: | | A．well | B．Too | C．very | D．pretty |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．before | C．after | D．because |
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| 小题7: | | A．Pleased | B．puzzled | C．surprised | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．fired | B．scolded | C．hired | D．ordered |
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| 小题9: | | A．Disappointed | B．satisfied | C．excited | D．tired |
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| 小题10: | | A．loudly | B．Slightly | C．hardly | D．silently |
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| 小题11: | | A．Jumping | B．Rising | C．Getting | D．Falling |
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| 小题12: | | A．Stand up | B．Get up | C．Sit down | D．Lie down |
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| 小题14: | | A．rolled over | B．jumped over | C．rolled up | D．jumped up |
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| 小题15: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．likewise | D．Instead |
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| 小题16: | | A．expectation | B．imagination | C．amazement | D．sorrow |
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| 小题17: | | A．Something | B．Everything | C．Anything | D．Nothing |
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| 小题19: | | A．prepared | B．finished | C．determined | D．En |
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| 小题20: | | A．beat | B．win | C．desire | D．fear |
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