阅读理解。
An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day
he went out with his paints and brushes (颜料和画笔) and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back
to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don`t want money. But
give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished,but your picture will still be here."
The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The
farmer smiled and answered, "It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he
comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."
1. The artist went to the countryside to ______.
A. visit his old friend
B. spend his holiday
C. visit the farmer
D. Thank the farmer
2. Every day, the artist ______.
A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming
B. went out to visit his friends
C. painted pictures
D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery
3. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ______.
A. wanted much more money
B. wanted nothing
C. didn`t want any money at all
D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money
4. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because ______.
A. the farmer was an artist too
B. the farmer liked his pictures very much
C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present
D. the farmer was rich
5. After hearing the farmer`s words, perhaps the artist would be ______.
A. very worried
B. very happy
C. very thankful
D. very disappointed
