Read and choose. (阅读短文，选择正确的答案)

     My Uncle Tom has a small farm.  He has a lot of chickens.  Twice a week we put the eggs in

the boxes and take them to the town. There my uncle sells them.  He gets a lot of money.

     My uncle's hens are rather stupid and noisy, I think. They are very useful because they lay

(下) the eggs, but I don't like them very much.  I like the baby chickens and the cocks.  My uncle

has some white ducks, too. They often play in a pond (池塘) at his farm. There are rows of

trees around the pond.

1. I like _____ at the farm.      

A. hens            

B. ducks            

C. baby chickens and the cocks

2. My uncle has some _____ ducks.   

A. yellow        

B. gray                

C. white

3. _____ can lay the eggs.        

A. Hens          

B. Cocks              

C. Horses

4. Uncle Tom sells _____.          

A. chickens      

B. eggs                

C. hens

5. The hens are _____.             

A. quiet                  

B. clever              

C. noisy

6. — Where do the ducks play?

    — They play in a _____.        

A. lake    

B. pond    

C. nest

7. Are there any trees around the pond?        

A. Yes, there are.    

B. No, there aren't.     

C. We don't know.