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Jim, a young farmer, was once put into prison.
One day, he got a letter from his mother. "I'm so worried about our farm," she wrote. "It's time to plant
potatoes. I can't dig all the fields by myself. "
Jim read the letter and became sad. "What can I do?" he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote
to his mother, "Don't dig the fields, there's a pot of money in the earth. Don't plant potatoes until I come
home."
Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, "Two days ago, about ten men came to
our farm and dug all our fields. I can't understand it. It looks as if they were looking for something. What
shall I do?"
Jim smiled when he read his mother's letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short.
Guess what it would say?
1. Jim's mother was much worried about __________.
A. him
B. their farm
C. the potatoes
D. the pot of money
2. In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to __________.
A. dig the fields
B. dig the pot of money
C. ask others for help
D. go to th
e prison to see him
3. Jim's mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be __________.
A. farmers
B. Jim's friends
C. prison guards(监狱看守人)
D. Jim's brothers
4. Why did Jim smile when he read his mother's second letter?
A. Because he would go home soon.
B. Because the men didn't find the money.
C. Because his mother could plant potatoes.
D. Because he got another letter from his mother.
5. What would it say in Jim's second letter?
A. I would go out of the prison very soon.
B. You could plant potatoes now, dear mother.
C. I couldn't help you, dear mother.
D. The guards would plant potatoes.
