Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly advertised for hired _ 1 ___. Most people were unwilling to work on farms along the Atlantic．They __2___ the terrible storms that became violently across the Atlantic would destroy lives, buildings and crops. As the farmer ___3___ applicants for the job, he received a world of ___4___.

  Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, __5___ the farmer. “Are you a good __6___?” the farmer asked him. “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows.” Answered the __7___man. Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, __8___for help, hired him. The man worked well __9___ the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __10___ the man’s work.

  Then one night the __11___ howled loudly in from off-shore. __12__ out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and __13___ next door to the hired hand’s sleeping room. He __14__ the man and called, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down ___15___ they blow away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said ____16___, “No, sir. I told you that I can sleep when the wind blows.”  Enraged by the __17___, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. ___18___, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.  To his ___19___ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆) had been covered with tarpaulins(防水油布).The doors were locked. The windows were tightly closed. Everything was ___20____. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

1．A．taxies              B．boats             C．cows             D．hands

2．A．feared              B．fought            C．met               D．approached

3．A．selected            B．examined          C．interviewed        D．observed

4．A．letters             B．refusals           C．arrivals           D．invitations

6．A．farmhand          B．cook             C．cowboy           D．mechanic

7．A．strong             B．rich               C．gentle            D．little

8．A．ready              B．desperate         C．fit               D．famous

9．A．over               B．on              C．in                D．with

10．A．satisfied with      B．tired of           C．surprised  at     D．discontented with

11．A．rain              B．snow            C．wind              D．wolf 

12．A．Walking          B．Stepping         C．Rolling            D．Jumping

13．A．rushed           B．tiptoed           C．crawled           D．walked

14．A．moved           B．shook            C．struck            D．slapped 

15．A．after             B．until             C．before            D．when 

16．A．sadly             B．quietly           C．firmly             D．sad

17．A．storm            B．wind            C．shout             D．response 

18．A．Instead          B．Therefore        C．Luckily           D．Unfortunately 

19．A．disappointment  B．amazement         C．fear              D．sorrow

20．A．washed away   B．blown away       C．broken down           D．tied down

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a  1  word to hear there. It is recorded that at least  2  big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the  _3  century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake _4_ San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their   5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one  _6_.  Many people were killed in their cars. A few  7  ones were not hurt, but many thousands became   8 . A large number of weak buildings didn't  _9  in the quake and the  10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.                 

1. A. terrible     B. sad                   C. usual            D. funny

2. A. two          B. three                C. four             D. five

3. A. 17^th          B.18th                  C. 19th             D 20th

4. A. shook        B. felt                 C. discovered       D. moved

5. A. offices      B. homes                C. factories        D. schools

6. A. above        B. nearby               C. below            D. round

7. A. young        B. tall                 C. strong           D. lucky

8. A. homeless     B. jobless              C. friendless       D. childless

9. A. put up       B. go up                C. stay up          D. turn up

10. A. company's   B. school's             C. country's        D. city's

第一节：完形填空

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a  1       word to hear there. It is recorded that at least  2        big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the  _3        century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake _4       San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their  5     . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one    6     _.  Many people were killed in their cars. A few  7       ones were not hurt, but many thousands became   8     . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9        in the quake and the     10      electricity was cut off for several days, too. 

(    ) 1. A. terrible      B. sad     C. usual D. funny

(    ) 2. A. two    B. three   C. four    D. five   

(    ) 3. A. 17th   B.18th     C. 19th    D 20th

(    ) 4. A. shook        B. felt    C. discovered  D. moved

(    ) 5. A. offices       B. homes C. factories     D. schools

(    ) 6. A. above        B. nearby       C. below D. round

(    ) 7. A. young       B. tall     C. strong D. lucky

(    ) 8. A. homeless    B. jobless       C. friendless   D. childless

(    ) 9. A. put up B. go up        C. stay up       D. turn up

(    ) 10. A. company's       B. school's      C. country's    D. city's

 第一节：完形填空

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a  1       word to hear there. It is recorded that at least  2        big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the  _3        century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake _4       San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their  5     . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one    6     _.  Many people were killed in their cars. A few  7       ones were not hurt, but many thousands became   8     . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9        in the quake and the     10      electricity was cut off for several days, too. 

(    ) 1. A. terrible      B. sad     C. usual D. funny

(    ) 2. A. two    B. three   C. four    D. five   

(    ) 3. A. 17th   B.18th     C. 19th    D 20th

(    ) 4. A. shook        B. felt    C. discovered  D. moved

(    ) 5. A. offices       B. homes C. factories     D. schools

(    ) 6. A. above        B. nearby       C. below D. round

(    ) 7. A. young       B. tall     C. strong D. lucky

(    ) 8. A. homeless    B. jobless       C. friendless   D. childless

(    ) 9. A. put up B. go up        C. stay up       D. turn up

(    ) 10. A. company's       B. school's      C. country's    D. city's