A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos．The monkeys，however，were very （66）c

lever

lever

and every kind of trap（计谋） that he set failed．
A young boy watched 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

n

n

it．He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man，"We should have a （68）m

onkey

onkey

in a few hours．"
Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot．One put his hand into the pot （69）e

asily

asily

and got a handful of peanuts，but he couldn't （70）p

ull

ull

his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot．The monkey was （71）a

ngry

ngry

and began to cry．Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand．
The boy and them an heard the noise．As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag，the monkeys all ran away （72）e

xcept

xcept

the one with its hand in the pot．The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag．The man was （73）s

urprised

urprised

and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap．"Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so （74）h

ard

ard

to get it out？"
The boy laughed and said，"The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot，but he just wasn't （75）w

illing

illing

to let go．They never are．