题目内容：

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ______ for hours as the farmer tried to figure out ______ to do. Finally he decided the animal was ______ and the well needed to be ______ up anyway, so it just wasn’t ______ it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his ______ to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel ______ into the well. At first, the donkey ______ what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s ______, he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked ______ the well and was ______ at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that ______ his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would ______ it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors ______ to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another ______ up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the ______ of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of ______ out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our ______ is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest ______ just by not stopping, never ______! Shake it off and take a step upward!

1.A. sadly    B. confidently    C. frequently    D. gradually

2.A. how    B. what    C. that    D. which

3.A. strong    B. old    C. stubborn    D. powerful

4.A. dug    B. flowed    C. covered    D. emptied

5.A. important    B. possible    C. necessary    D. worth

6.A. neighbors    B. relatives    C. partners    D. friends

7.A. dust    B. pain    C. stone    D. dirt

8.A. determined    B. recognized    C. realized    D. allowed

9.A. relief    B. surprise    C. fear    D. joy

10.A. down    B. around    C. for    D. after

11.A. annoyed    B. delighted    C. surprised    D. disappointed

12.A. attacked    B. packed    C. recovered    D. hit

13.A. shake    B. blow    C. take    D. wash

14.A. decided    B. continued    C. pretended    D. volunteered

15.A. base    B. stage    C. step    D. breath

16.A. bottom    B. track    C. appearance    D. entrance

17.A. holding    B. getting    C. sorting    D. sticking

18.A. troubles    B. happiness    C. successes    D. losses

19.A. reality    B. distance    C. caves    D. wells

20.A. setting up    B. blowing up    C. giving up    D. picking up