My grandfather had a small farm. He also worked in a factory.

One autumn, he promised to help his ______ harvest their corn, but after harvesting his own corn, Grandpa’s little corn picker broke. At the same time, the factory______ Grandpa worked in began to require overtime. He had to leave home early in the morning and didn’t get back______ after sunset. It now seemed______ to help out his neighbor.

One night, Grandpa ______ that he wouldn’t let his neighbor’s harvest rot(腐烂) in the field.______ a machine, he’d harvest it by hand.

“When do you think you’d have time to do it?” asked my grandma. “______, it’d be too dark.”

“I know of one night that I could do it!” he said. “There’s still one more full moon in October. If the weather is clear, I think I can do it.”

A few days later, after a long shift(轮班工作) at the factory, my grandpa made his way to the field. The weather was cold ______ clear, and the moon was glowing. He worked through the night to ______ his word.

Sometimes, when I want to ______ off responsibilities(责任), I’d see my grandfather cutting corn in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after cow of corn stocks(玉米秸) stand at attention(立正) in respect for a man who keeps his word.

1.A.boss B.neighbor C.worker

2.A.which B.what C.who

3.A.when B.unless C.until

4.A.unnecessary B.impossible C.important

5.A.wondered B.decided C.noticed

6.A.By B.Through C.Without

7.A.Besides B.However C.Instead

8.A.and B.but C.or

9.A.keep B.act C.speak

10.A.turn B.run C.put

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