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Years ago, a farmer owned some land along the Atlantic coast. He often advertised for assistants, but he got no reply as most people feared the terrible storms across the Atlantic coast.      Finally, a short, thin man came to the farmer. "Well, I can sleep when the wind     1   ," said the little man.      Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, badly in need of help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt    2    with the man's work.      Then one night the wind blew loudly in from the shore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer caught a lantern (提灯) and    3    next door to the little man. He shook the little man and shouted, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down    4    they are blown away!"      The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No, Sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows." The farmer was very    5    and hurried outside to prepare for the storm himself.    6   , he discovered everything was tied down.      The farmer then    7    what his hired man had said. When you're prepared, you have    8    to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

(     )1. A. blows          (     )2. A. excited       (     )3. A. broke         (     )4. A. before        (     )5. A. upset         (     )6. A. To his surprise (     )7. A. explained      (     )8. A. something       B. flies        B. satisfied      B. rushed     B. after                        B. angry        B. To his sorrow  B. remembered  B. nobody       C. flows         C. amazed      C. fled       C. as                       C. calm          C. To his joy  C. added        C. nothing    D. moves                       D. worried                   D. knocked                  D. when                         D. confident                        D. To his disappointment   D. understood                      D. anything

Answer 1

1-4 ABBA   5-8 BADC