A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

　 “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

　? “My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

　　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

??? He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

　 “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

　　The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

　　“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

　　“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?” the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

A. the farmer's friend???????? B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows???????? D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A. couldn't lie down????????? B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise? ?? D. was ill

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.????? B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.????????? D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A. to blow the tube??????

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine???

D. to put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

 A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

 “My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

 He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

　 “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

 “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

 “Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

 “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”　　“And?” the vet asked.

 “The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

A. the farmer's friend     B. a milk factory     

C. a hospital for cows     D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A. couldn't lie down     B. didn't eat the pills 　

C. couldn't make any noise   D. was ill

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.        B. A long tube.       C. Two pills.        D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A. to blow the tube          

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine       

D. to put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.     

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.　“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

　　“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

　　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

 He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

　 “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

　　The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

　　“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

　　“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?” the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

A. the farmer's friend          B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows         D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A. couldn't lie down         B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise    D. was ill

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills.           B. A long tube.

C. Two pills.               D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A. to blow the tube          B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine       D. to put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

A farm is always a busy place. One of the busiest things is when the farmer is getting land ready to grow plants.

If the farmer is going to grow wheat, he has to turn the ground over first. The farmer drives up and down the paddock（草地） on tractor（拖拉机）. When the ground is ready, the farmer sows the seeds. He does this with a machine that the tractor pulls along. Now, one farm and one machine can do as much a day as twenty men used to do without a machine. After the wheat has been sown, the farmer keeps a lookout（守望） for rain. Wheat needs rain and warm sunny days to make it grow. When the wheat has grown, it turns to a lovely golden colour.

When the wheat is fully grown, you can see the seeds on the wheat plants. These have to be out off and put in bags or big trucks to be taken to a factory where they are made into flour（面粉）.

It’s a very busy time on farm when the wheat is being cut. Everyone helps so that all the wheat can be taken from the paddocks before the rain comes. If heavy rain falls, the farm must wait for the ground dry out before the machine can cut the wheat. Farmers always have a lot to do through the year.

1. What is the busiest thing?______________________________________________

2. What does the farmer have to do when he is going to grow wheat?_______________________

3. Why was much more time spent on sowing in the past?________________________________

4. What does farmer not need when they cut wheat?_________________________________

5. Does everyone help to cut the wheat?_______________________________________