In some parts of the Unites States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the north-eastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

　 New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who wants to start a farm here has had to work very hard. The first job is to cut down all the trees. The next job is to dig the stumps （树桩） of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has the most difficult job of all, removing stones from his land, which never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

　 That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around the new England fields. The stone walls are not high, and can easily be climbed, but they keep the farmer’s cow from joining his neighbour’ cattle.

（　 ） 6. New England lies _______.

A. in England 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the USA

C. to the northeast of England 　　 D. to the northeast of Canada

（　 ） 7. The word ‘remove’ means _______.

A. move again 　　 B. carry out 　　　 C. take away　　 D. bring back

（　 ） 8. In what order would a farmer in New England do the following things to start a new farm?

a. Removing the stones from the soil　　　 b. Building a stone wall round his fields

c. Digging out the tee stumps.　　 d. Cutting down the trees.

A. a, b, d, c 　 B. b, c, d, a 　　　 C. d, b, c, a , 　 D. d, c, a, b

（　 ） 9. What is the great difficulty New England farmers have in their farming?

A. The soil is as hard as rock 　　　　　 B. There are too many stones

C. Plants scarcely grow 　　　　　　　　 D. The soil is too thin

（　 ） 10. New England farmers build stone walls around their fields _________.

A. to save the trouble of taking away the stones

B. to keep their neighbours from breaking into

C. because stone walls are stronger than fences

D. because stone walls are easy to build

One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery               B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house                 D. on his way back home

2.When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move                   B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery                      D. knew clearly what to do

3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger

B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost

D. wanted to hide his things there

4.When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.      

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.