完形填空 Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.He advertised for hired hands.Most people were 1 to work on farms along the Atlantic.They feared the awful 2 that spread across the Atlantic, damaging the buildings and crops. 3 the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received many 4 . Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, 5 the farmer.” Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him. “Well, I can 6 when the wind blows,” answered the little man. Although 7 by this answer, the farmer, 8 for help, hired him.The little man worked well around the 9 , busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 10 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 11 next door the hired hand's sleeping room.He shook the little man and 12 , “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down 13 they are blown away! The little man rolled over in bed and said 14 , “No sir.I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows” 15 by the answer, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. 16 , he hurried outside to prepared for the storm.To his 17 , 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 18 places, and the doors were fastened.The windows were tightly 19 .Everything was 20 .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