One day a farmer"s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously
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hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed
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(cover) up anyway; it just wasn"t worth
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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
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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
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(astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt
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hit his back, the donkey was doing something
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(amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up.
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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
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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
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not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
答案:covering/to be covered[解析] 本题考查非谓语动词。need表示“需要被…”既可以接不定式的被动式...