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A farmer once owned an old mule(骡子). One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and it began to   21   and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the   22  , the farmer felt sorry for the mule, and   23   that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his   24  together and told them what had happened and   25   them to help shovel (铲) some dirt to bury the old mule in the   26   and put him out of his suffering.     Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule was   27 . But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly   28   him. He was   29   that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his   30  , he should shake it off and step up！So he did, blow after blow. He repeated "Shake it off and step up!" to   31   himself. No matter how painful the blows were, the old mule just   32   on shaking it off and stepping up!     As you might have guessed, it was not long   33   the old mule finally stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise   34   him actually blessed him because of the manner in which he   35   his adversity (逆境).       36   is also true in life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them   37  , and refuse to give in to panic, suffering, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us   38   have the potential to   39   and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are   40   in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves. 21．A．sink                B．leave                   C．struggle                     D．sigh 22．A．location         B．ground                C．position                     D．situation 23．A．doubted         B．decided                     C．complained        D．responded 24．A．brothers         B．relatives                     C．neighbors           D．children 25．A．requested            B．required                     C．demanded         D．recommended 26．A．house            B．water                   C．hole                            D．well 27．A．excited          B．amused                     C．disappointed            D．surprised 28．A．came                    B．happened           C．struck                  D．occurred 29．A．aware            B．awake                 C．afraid                  D．ashamed 30．A．chest                     B．stomach                     C．tail                       D．back 31．A．enjoy                     B．express               C．encourage          D．praise 32．A．held                B．kept                    C．moved                D．relied 33．A．when             B．before                 C．until                     D．since 34．A．save                      B．protect                C．desert                 D．bury 35．A．solved                   B．refused               C．handled                     D．experienced 36．A．That                      B．How                     C．As                       D．What 37．A．readily                  B．positively            C．passively            D．willingly 38．A．continuously         B．seldom                C．never                   D．usually 39．A．affect                           B．direct                   C．benefit                D．conduct 40．A．cheerful                B．hopeful                C．       harmful                D．helpful 答案：CDBCA    DACAD    CBBDC  ABDCD

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