There was once a farmer who lived near a road. It was not a 36 road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.
    Near the farm gate, there was a large 37 in the road. This hole was always full of water.
    The drivers of the cars that passed by could not 38 how deep the hole was. They thought it was probably shallow (浅的). Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive 39
because it was very deep.
    The farmer did not spend much time 40 on his farm. He spent most of time watching
the hole. When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor (拖拉机) and demanded a lot of 41 for doing this.
    One day, a driver of a car said to him: “You must make a lot of money by pulling cars out of this hole 42 .”
    “Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”
36. A. busy B. wide C. nice
37. A. stone B. bag C. hole
38. A. understand B. see C. hear
39. A. out B. away C. along
40. A. walking B. living C. working
41. A. food B. money C. questions
42. A. day and night B. from now on C. again and again

36~40 ACBAC 41~42 BA