Amantriedtocatchmonkeystosellthemtozoos．Themonkeys，however，werevery（66）candeverykindoftrap（计谋）thathesetfailed．Ayoungboywatchedtheman'seffortsandthentookapotwithanarrow（狭窄的）neck．He

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A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos．The monkeys，however，were very （66）c___ and every kind of trap（计谋） thathe set failed．
A young boywatched the man's efforts and then took a pot with a narrow（狭窄的） neck．He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts （67）i___ it．He then tied the pot to atree and he told the man，"We should have a （68）m___ in a few hours．"
Some monkeys soondiscovered the peanuts and the pot．One put his hand into the pot （69）e___ and got a handful of peanuts，but he couldn't （70）p___ his hand with peanuts out of the narrow openingof the pot．The monkey was （71）a___ and began to cry．Some of the other monkeystried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand．
The boy and theman heard the noise．As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag，themonkeys all ran away （72）e___ the one with its hand in the pot．The boypacked the monkey and the pot into the bag．The man was （73）s___ and asked the boy the secret of his monkeytrap．"Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so （74）h___ to get it out？"
The boy laughedand said，"The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanutsin the pot，but he just wasn't （75）w___ to let go．They never are．

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66．clever      考查形容词及上下文理解       根据题干可知该空处在句中作表语，结合下文every kind of trap（计谋） that he set failed．可知他设计的各种计谋都失败了，结合首字母c可推知猴子非常聪明，故填入形容词clever"聪明的"在句中作表语，故答案为clever
67．in/inside     考查介词及上下文理解        根据上文He placed a few peanuts around the pot 可知他在罐子的周围放了一些花生，结合题干 and put lots of peanuts （67）i…it．可知该空处在这里和前面的around 相对，结合首字母i可知在罐子的外面和里面都放了一些花生，故填介词in或inside均可意为"在…里面"
68．monkey       考查名词及上下文理解         根据上文的意思可知，这个人想要抓住猴子但是屡屡失败，一个小孩想了一个捉猴子的办法，结合题干We should have a （68）m…in a few hours．"可知该空处前为不定冠词a，后接可数名词单数，结合首字母m可推知几个小时以后我们应该捉住一只猴子，故填monkey
69．easily            考查副词及上下文理解         根据下文and got a handful of peanuts抓了满满一把的花生结合题干One put his hand into the pot （69）e…可知该空处在句中作状语修饰动词put，结合首字母e，可推知一只猴子轻易地把手放进了罐子，故填入副词easily在句中作状语，故答案为easily
70．pull                考查动词及上下文理解           根据题干but he couldn't （70）p…his hand with peanuts out of the narrow openingof the pot可知该空格前为情态动词，后接动词原形，根据上文意思"一只猴子轻易地把手放进了罐子里抓了一把花生"根据连词是but，表示转折的意思，结合首字母p，及关键词out of，可联想pull sth out of…意为"把某物从…拉出来"该句意为"但是抓有一大把花生的手却从窄口的罐子里拿不出来了"，故填pull
71．angry             考查形容词及上下文理解        根据上文提到这只猴子的手从罐子里拿不出来了，结合下文began to cry"开始大喊"，结合题干The monkey was （71）a…可知该空处在系动词后作表语，结合首字母a可推知猴子很生气，故填形容词angry在句中作表语，故答案为angry
72．except             考查介词及上下文理解            根据上文可知As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag，themonkeys all ran away 这个男孩拿着袋子走进这只猴子时，猴子都跑了．结合题干e…the one with its hand in the pot首字母e可推知除了这只手在罐子里的猴子其他猴子都跑了，故填except"除…之外"故答案为except
73．surprised          考查形容词及上下文理解           根据上文可知男孩把猴子和罐子一起放到了包里，结合题干The man was （73）s…and asked the boy the secret of his monkeytrap，结合首字母s可推知这个人很惊讶，故填入形容词surprised"感到惊讶的"，在句中作表语，故答案为surprised
74．hard                 考查形容词及上下文理解        根据上文可知这只猴子是由于手从罐子里拿不出来而被捉住的，结合题干Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so （74）h…to get it out？"可知该空处和上文的形容词easy相对，结合首字母h，可推知为什么猴子轻易地把手放进罐子里却很难拿出来了呢，故填入形容词hard意为"困难的"，故答案为hard
75．willing              考查形容词及上下文理解         根据上文可知这只猴子如果把手里拿的花生放下，他是可以把手拿出来的，结合题干but he just wasn't （75）w illing  to let go可知该空格前为be动词was，空格后为动词不定式，结合首字母为w，可推知该句的句型是be willing to do sth意为"愿意做某事"该句意为但是他就是不愿松手，故填willing