One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dried up well. The animal cried 16 for hours as the farmer tried to 17 what to do. Finally, he decided that the animal was 18 , the well needed to be covered up, and 19 the donkey just wasn’t worth the 20 , so he invited his neighbors to 21 and help him bury the donkey in the well. They all held shovels (铲) and begin to shovel 22 into the well. At first, the donkey 23 what was happing and 24 cried pitifully. Then, to everyone’s 25 , he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked 26 into the well and was 27 at what he saw. 28 each shovel load of dirt that hit his back, the donkey 29 something surprising. He shook it off and took a step up! As the farmer’s neighbors 30 to shovel dirt 31 the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. The donkey stepped 32 over the edge of the well! As with the donkey, 33 is going to shovel dirt 34 you, all kinds of dirt. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, by never giving 35  . 小题1: A．happily B．hardly C．sadly D．greatly 小题2: A．carry out B．think out C．leave out D．watch out 小题3: A．young B．small C．old D．large 小题4: A．rescuing B．killing C．selling D．buying 小题5: A．money B．effort C．praise D．time 小题6: A．come around B．come over C．come down D．come to 小题7: A．stone B．earth C．dirt D．soil 小题8: A．realized B．found C．heard D．saw 小题9: A．again B．ever C．never D．once 小题10: A．joy B．amazement C．disappoint ment D．excitement 小题11: A．off B．down C．up D．over 小题12: A．astonished B．sorry C．worried D．angry 小题13: A．With B．As C．For D．On 小题14: A．did B．had C．made D．considered 小题15: A．began B．stopped C．started D．con tinued 小题16: A．at the top of B．on top of C．at the foot of D．in front of 小题17: A．luckily B．successfully C．hard D．easily 小题18: A．life B．world C．time D．work 小题19: A．off B．on C．up D．down 小题20: A．up B．away C．in D．out