Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He advertised for hired hands. Most people were to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the awful that spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops. the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many .
Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, the farmer.” Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although by this answer, the farmer, for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the , busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt with the man’s work. then one night the wind howled（怒号）loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer took a lantern and next door the hired hand’s sleeping room. He shook the little man and , “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down they are blown away! The little man rolled over in bed and said , “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows” by the answer, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. , he hurried outside to prepared for the storm. To his , he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草堆）had been covered with tarpaulins（帆布）. The cows and the chickens were all in the places, and the doors were fastened. The windows were tightly . Everything was . Nothing could be blown 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. unfit B. curious C. undoubted D. unwilling
2.A. hurricanes B. storms C. earthquakes D. wars
3.A. if B. once C. as D. until
4.A. refusals B. suggestions C. rewards D. desires
5.A. approached B. interviewed C. reminded D. educated
6.A. work B. sleep C. wake D. flee
7.A. excited B. touched C. puzzled D. discouraged
8.A. convenient B. famous C. bad D. desperate
9.A. farm B. company C. ocean D. station
10.A. bored B. satisfied C. patient D. honest
11.A. walked B. slipped C. rushed D. fell
12.A. cheered B. whispered C. asked D. cried
13.A. while B. after C. before D. unless
14.A. firmly B. weakly C. strangely D. closely
15.A. moved B. angered C. beaten D. calmed
16.A. therefore B.as a result C. as usually D. instead
17.A. surprise B. regret C. horror D. sorrow
18.A. wrong B. proper C. top D.clean
19.A. painted B. stored C. secured D. destroyed
20.A. flied away B. died down C. blown away D. tied down
The glass doors have taken the place of the wooden ones at the entrance, ______ in the natural light during the day.
A. to let B. letting C. let D. having let
Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ______ sight matters more than hearing.
A. when B. whose C. which D. where
If you ______ at school, you ______ a college student now.
A. had studied hard; would have been
B. should have studied hard; should have been
C. had studied hard; would be
D. would study hard; must have been
Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.
A. eventually B. willingly
C. unexpectedly D. disappointedly
--- I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.
--- It is not your fault. With ______ rush-hour traffic and ______ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late.
A. a; a B. the; the C. /; / D. /; a
