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2013 高考英语南京市一模（完形填空）强化训练（ 9）及答案 B (2013 ·潍坊质检 )A farmer once owned an old mule ( 骡子 ). One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to __21__ and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the __22__ ， the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but __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 initially was __27__ ... But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his hack, 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, or how disappointing the situation seemed, 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 life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them __37__ ， and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or selfpity, 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 well in which we fi