题目内容：

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