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There was a farmer who owned some land along the sea. He advertised for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. Most people didn’t want to work there 21 they didn’t like the bad storms. Finally, a 22 man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him. “Well, I 23 sleep well when the wind blows,” answered the little man. Although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. The little man worked 24 around the farm, busy from morning till evening. The farmer felt very pleased with his work. Then one night the wind began to blow strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer 25 into the little man’s room. He shook the little man and cried, “Get up! A 26 is ing!” The little man said slowly, “No sir, I told you — I can 27 well when the wind blows.” The farmer was very 28 , but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. To his surprise, everything was ready outside. 29 could be blown away. The farmer 30 what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing. ( )21. A. so B. but C. because D. although ( )22. A. big B. little C. young D. strong ( )23. A. can B. must C. need D. should ( )24. A. hard B. freely C. badly D. secretly ( )25. A. walked B. rushed C. moved D. jumped ( )26. A. thief B. dog C. ship D. storm ( )27. A. work B. play C. sleep D. listen ( )28. A. afraid B. sorry C. angry D. worried ( )29. A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing ( )30. A. understood B. heard C. remembered D. did 三 、閱讀理解 (本大題有 15小題,每小題 2分,共 30分) 閱讀 A、 B兩篇短文,并做每篇短文后的題目。 to B. so。 the most B. The most。 a B. a。 ( )1. —Do you think Bill is honest boy? —Sorry, I’ve no idea. He is only stranger to me. A. a。 an ( )2. —Excuse me. Did you see a little girl in a red skirt? —Yes. She ran this street just now and turned right. A. around B. across C. near D. over ( )3. —Who helped you clean the room yesterday afternoon? — . I cleaned it all by myself. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Nobody ( )4. —What did Lisa want to say just now, Bob? —Her idea was that she wanted to stay with us for a long time. A. mon B. deep C. latest D. general ( )5. —What’s on the tonight, sir? —Fish, beef and chicken. A. menu B. record C. diary D. mail ( )6. —Danny, I have great in finishing my homework by myself. Could you help me? —No problem. A. fun B. success C. advice D. difficulty ( )7. —What a hard task it is! —Yes. I can’t it in such a short time without your help. A. try B. manage C. control D. imagine ( )8. At the end of the sports meeting, our headmaster the prizes to the three winners. A. controlled B. dug C. presented D. paid