An old man wanted to spade (铲) his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son was in prison (监狱). The old man wrote a letter to him:

Dear Son,

I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I’m just too old. If you were here, all my troubles would be over.

Love,

Dad

Shortly, the old man received this telegram (电报):

Dad, don’t dig up (挖) the garden! I buried (埋) the guns (枪) in it!

The next morning, some policemen showed up and dug up the garden. But they didn’t find any guns. The old man wrote another note to tell his son what had happened. Soon he received a telegram:

Plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.

【小题1】Where was the old man’s son?

A．He was at home.	B．He worked in a prison.
C．He was in prison.	D．He worked in a police station.

【小题2】The old man couldn’t plant potatoes because ________.

A．he was lazy	B．he was too old
C．he didn’t have money	D．he was sick

【小题3】The underlined word “Shortly” means ________.

A．Soon

B．Finally

C．Later

D．Slowly

【小题4】Which of the following is WRONG?

A．It was difficult for the old man to plant the potatoes.

B．The son buried the guns in the garden.

C．The son sent two telegrams to his father.

D．The policemen went to the old man’s house.

【小题5】We can learn from the story that the son is ________.

A．lazy

B．honest

C．clever

D．brave