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Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he , “and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died, the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard
1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____
A. he knew he was dying
B. he need their help
C. he wanted to give them his treasure
D. he wanted to ask them something
2.The farmer told his sons that _____
A. there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’fields
B. he was going to hide some money in the fields
C. they must put more earth all over the fields
D. they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure
3.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____
A. he knew they would have a good harvest
B. it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned
C. he liked rice
D. he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers
4.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____
A. a poor one
B. a good one but not so good as that of their neighbors
C. not a good one
D. better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields
