A farmer had a donkey. One day it fell into a deep hole. The poor animal cried ____36____ forhours as the farmer tried to figure out what to ____37____ . Finally, he decided the ____38____ was too old,so it just wasn’t worth it to try to ____39____ it, and the hole needed to be ____40____ up anyway. Heinvited all his neighbors to come over and ____41____ him. They each ____42____ a shovel（铲子）andbegan to cover the ____43____ with dirt（泥土）. Realizing what was ____44____ , the donkey at first criedmiserably. But as more dirt fell into the hole, it quieted down ____45____ . The farmer looked down intothe hole, and was ____46____ by what he saw. When the dirt hit its ____47____ , the donkey shook it off andtook a step up on the new layer（一层）of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbors ____48____ to put dirt ontop of the animal, it would shake it off and ____49____ a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey stepped upover the ____50____ of the hole and ran away, to the shock and astonishment of ____51____ . Life is going to shovel dirt ____52____ you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to get out of the hole is tostop ____53____ , and not to let the dirt ____54____ you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each one ofour troubles in life is a stepping stone. We can ____55____ difficulties just by not stopping, never giving up! 36___________ A.angrily B.loudly C.hopefully D.slowly 37A.see B.say C.do D.take 38A.farm B.neighbor C.hole D.animal 39A.save B.punish C.feed D.sell 40A.cleaned B.shut C.climbed D.covered 41A.visit B.replace C.help D.pay 42A.made B.took C.bought D.broke 43A.farmhouse B.ground C.neighbor D.hole 44A.rising B.existing C.happening D.appearing 45A.completely B.unwillingly C.fortunately D.comfortably 46A.surprised B.worried C.moved D.disappointed 47A.eyes B.tail C.back D.legs 48A.wanted B.learned C.decided D.continued 49A.follow B.move C.watch D.change 50A.bottom B.edge C.center D.ceiling 51A.everyone B.someone C.no one D.others 52A.behind B.under C.around D.on 53A.climbing B.working C.crying D.sleeping 54A.cover B.pollute C.cure D.protect 55A.cause B.overcome C.avoid D.admit