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An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to hoe(锄地) his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son helped him before. But now he was in prison. The old man talked about it in a letter.

Dear Son,

I am feeling bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be hoeing a garden. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would hoe the garden for me if you weren’t in prison.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

After receiving the letter, the son said something to FBI agents and policemen. At 4 a.m. the next morning, many FBI agents(联邦调查局特工) and local police officers showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns.

In puzzlement, the old man wrote another letter to his son, telling him what had happened and asking him what to do next.

His son answered: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.”

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1.Who hoed the garden before?

A The old man.

B The old man’s wife.

C The old man’s son.

D Nobody.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句But he was in prison. 可知因为儿子在监狱，所以没办法帮老人挖地，故选A。

2.How did the son know his father’s problem?

A His father called him.

B His father wrote to him.

C The police told him.

D His mother told him.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第五句The old man wrote a letter to his son and talked about this 可知老人在信中提及了此事，儿子是通过信件获知此事的，故选B。

3.Who hoed the garden in the end?

A The mother.

B The son.

C The old man.

D FBI agents and policemen.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段 At 4 a.m. the next morning, many FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns.可知是联邦调查局的官员和当地警察将园子翻了底朝天，即挖了地，故选D。

4.What did the son most probably say to FBI agents and policemen?

A He said his father needed help.

B He said his mother loved planting time.

C He said they should help his father hoe the garden.

D He said there were guns in his father’s garden.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段儿子的回信Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.可知儿子是故意这样说的，是为了让警察去搜枪最终实现挖地的目的，故选D。

5.What do you think of the son?

A He was dangerous.

B He was stupid.

C He was clever.

D He was handsome.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章内容可知儿子在狱中不能帮助父亲挖地，所以采取谎称园子有枪的方式让警察帮助父亲挖地，因此可推知儿子是聪明的，故选C。