Question

“It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.” The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife ,“Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home . “A few days later, the farmer got anther letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards(監(jiān)獄看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.” The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.

1.The farmer was put in prison ________.

A. because he had done something wrong

B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields

C. The writer didn’t say anything about why the farmer was put in prison

D. For nothing

2.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .

A. her husband B. their farm

C. planting potatoes D. herself

3. The farmer told his wife _______ first.

A. not to dig the fields

B. to dig the fields

C. to ask the prison guards for help

D. to find the gold in the fields

4. Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________.

A. They wanted to help the farmer

B. Their leader ordered them to do so

C. The farmer asked them to do so

D. They wanted to find out the gold

5. Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ?

Because _____.

A. their fields had been dug

B. the gold was found out

C. the prison guards asked him to do so

D. the prison guards were digging the fields

Answer 1