YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Heconstantlyadvertisedfor36.________hands.Mostpeoplewerereluctant（不情愿）toworkon37._______alongtheAtlantic.Theydreadedtheawful38.________thatraged
YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlanticseacoast.Heconstantlyadvertisedfor36.________hands.Mostpeoplewerereluctant（不情愿）toworkon37._______alongtheAtlantic.Theydreadedtheawful38.________thatragedacrosstheAtlantic，wreakinghavoc（浩劫，灾难）onthebuildingsandcrops.Asthefarmer39.________applicantsforthejob，he40._________asteadystreamofrefusals.
41._________，ashort，thinman，wellpastmiddleage，approachedthefarmer.“Areyouagoodfarmhand？”thefarmeraskedhim.
“Well，Ican42._________whenthewindblows，”answeredthe43.________man.
Although44._________bythisanswer，thefarmer，desperate（不顾一切的）for45.________，hiredhim.Themanworkedwellaroundthefarm，46.________fromdawntodusk，andthefarmerfeltsatisfiedwiththeman'swork.
Thenonenightthewindhowledloudlyinfromoffshore.47._________outofbed，thefarmergrabbed（抓起）alanternand48.________nextdoortothehiredhand'ssleepingquarters.He49.________thelittlemanandyelled，“Getup！Astormiscoming！Tiethingsdownbeforetheyblowaway！”
Thelittleman50________inbedandsaid51.________，“Nosir.Itoldyou，Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”
Enragedbytheresponse，thefarmerwastemptedto52.________himonthespot.Instead，hehurriedoutsidetoprepareforthestorm.Tohis53.________，hediscoveredthatallofthehaystacks（干草垛）hadbeencoveredwithtarpaulins（油布）.Thecowswereinthebarn，thechickenswereinthecoops（鸡笼），andthedoorswerebarred.Theshuttersweretightlysecured.Everythingwastieddown.Nothingcouldblowaway.
Thefarmerthenunderstoodwhathishiredhand54.__________，sohereturnedtohisbedtoalsosleep55.________thewindblew.
36.A.hired B.applied C.took D.got
37.A.field B.garden C.farm D.park
38.A.winds B.storms C.huricane D.flood
39.A.interviewed B.trained C.saw D.visited
40.A.accepted B.received C.refused D.offered
41.A.Surprisingly B.Luckily C.Obviously D.Finally
42.A.work B.do C.sleep D.help
43.A.strong