阅读下面的短文，从A，B，C，中选出能回答问题或完成句子的最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）

???? Mr and Mrs Jackson bought a big farm and they were always busy working on it .They had a good harvest every year.One of their sons Victor studied at a high school.The boy studied hard and did well in his lessons.It made them happy.

????? Last month Victor finished high school and passed the university entrance examination.Mrs Jackson was very happy and told almost all her friends about it .

????? Yesterday morning she went to the town to buy something for her son.On the bus she met one of her friends and they hadn’t seen each other for fifteen years.She told her friend how clever her son was.She spoke very loudly.All the people on the bus could hear her.

?????? “Which university will your son study in?”a man next to her asked.

?????? “Oxford University,”said Mrs Jackson happily.

?????? Most of the people on the bus looked at her.Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”

?????? A woman sitting opposite her said, “I’m sure he’ll meet Jim White.”

?????? “Who’s Jim White?”

?????? “He’s my son,”said the woman with smile.

?????? “Does he study in the same university?”

?????? “No.He is one of the professors(教授）.”

1.The underlined word “harvest”probably means “_______”in Chinese.

A.? 庄稼????????????? B.? 收成??????????? C.? 成就??????

2.Mr and Mrs Jackson were happy because________.

A.their son did well in his lessons

B.they bought a big farm

C.they had a good time on the farm

3.Mrs Jackson wanted everyone to know_________.

A.her som finished high school

B.her son was brave

C.her son was going to study in a famous university

4.Mrs Jackson spoke so loudly on the bus that________.

A.her friend could hear her

B.all the people could hear her

C.all the people looked at her

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Mrs Jackson met some of her friends on the bus.

B.The woman was Mrs Jackson’s friend.

C.The woman wanted to stop Mrs Jackson from talking about her son.

Jim is a young farmer. He was once put into prison( 监狱).

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 (挖 ) all the fields(田地 ) 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 is much 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 the fields. I can’t understand it. It seemed that they were looking for something. What should 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 money

2.In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to______.

A. dig the fields???????????? B. dig for the money

C. ask others for help???????? D. go to the 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( 监督员)????? D. Jim’s brothers

4.What would it say in Jim’s second letter?

A. I will go out of prison very soon.

B. You can plant potatoes now, dear mother.

C. I can’t help you, dear mother.

D. The guards will plant potatoes.