Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.
“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.
Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”
Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.
When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.

A．searched B．advertised C．hunted D．waited

A．afraid B．tired C．fond D．certain

A．damaging B．watering C．destroying D．hurting

A．heavy B．strong C．kind D．thin

A．farmer B．boss C．master D．host

A．work B．sleep C．stay D．survive

A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．shocked

A．work B．service C．support D．help

A．satisfied B．excited C．angry D．disappointed

A．walked B．stepped C．rushed D．marched

A．shook B．dragged C．pulled D．pushed

A．after B．before C．once D．while

A．seriously B．jokingly C．impatiently D．firmly

A．desert B．abandon C．fire D．strike

A．excitement B．disappointment C．amazement D．shame

A．covered B．hidden C．wrapped D．packed

A．closed B．locked C．opened D．fixed

A．tended B．promised C．intended D．meant

A．prepared B．willing C．careful D．courageous

A．since B．so that C．because D．in case