Years ago a farmer owned the land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for 1       hands. Most people were reluctant (不情愿) to work on a 2       along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful 3       that raged across the Atlantic,wreaking havoc (浩劫,灾难) on the buildings and crops. As the farmer 4       applicants for the job,he 5      a steady stream of refusals. 6     ,a short,thin man,well past middle age,approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm-hand?” the farmer asked him.

  “Well,I can 7      when the wind blows ,” answered the 8      man.

Although 9      by this answer,the farmer,desperate for 10     ,hired him. The man worked well around the farm,11       from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore.

12 out of bed,the farmer grabbed (抓起) a lantern and 13       next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He 14      the little man and yelled, “Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!”

  The little man 15      in bed and said 16     ,“No,Sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows. ”

  Enraged by the response,the farmer meant to 17      him on the spot. Instead,he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his 18     ,he discovered that all of the hay-stacks (干草操) 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 be blown away.

  The farmer then understood what his hired hand 19,     so he also returned to his bed to sleep 20      the wind blew.

(   ) 1. A. hired   B. applied

       C. taken   D. got

(   ) 2. A. field   B. garden

      C. farm   D. park

(   ) 3. A. winds   B. storms

   C. hurricane   D. flood

(   ) 4. A. interviewed   B. trained

      C. saw   D. visited

(   ) 5. A. accepted   B. received

      C. refused   D. offered

(   ) 6. A. Surprisingly   B. Luckily

      C. Obviously   D. Finally

(   ) 7. A. work   B. do

      C. sleep   D. help

(   ) 8. A. strong   B. young

      C. little   D. kind

(   ) 9. A. pleased   B. satisfied

       C. surprised   D. puzzled

(   ) 10. A. help   B. pleasure

       C. man   D. work

(   ) 11. A. happy   B. sad

       C. tired   D. busy

(   ) 12. A. Coming   B. Leaving

       C. Jumping   D. Going

(   ) 13. A. ran   B. rushed

       C. went   D. moved

(   ) 14. A. beat   B. shook

       C. shouted   D. stroke

(   ) 15. A. put on   B. rolled over

       C. got up   D. sat

(   ) 16. A. firmly   B. happily

       C. delightly   D. angrily

(   ) 17. A. kill   B. instruct

       C. fire   D. inform

(   ) 18. A. surprise   B. joy

       C. regret   D. sadness

(   ) 19. A. expected   B. prepared

       C. offered   D. meant

(   ) 20. A. before   B. as

       C. after   D. while


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