课时作业(十九) [必修4 Unit 4 Body language]
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.语法填空
One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously 1.________ hours as the farmer tried to figure o ut what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed 2.________ (cover) up anyway; it just wasn't worth 3.________ to save the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him . They all grabbed a shovel(铲) and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized 4.________ was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He 5.________ (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt 6.________ hit his back, the donkey was doing something 7.________ (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up.
8.________ the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over 9.________ edge of the well and happily ran off!
Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just 10.________ not giving up!