A Clever Farmer

A Clever Farmer
An man was liking for things of old times.One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which liked very old.The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it.A farmer,the owner of the cat,was lying beside the bowl.In order not to draw the farmer’s attention (注意)to the value（价值） of the bowl,the man said t him in a soft voice,“What a nice cat you have!Won’t you sell it to me?”
“How much would you give me for it?” the farmer opened his eyes and asked.
“Twenty dollars.Would it be enough?”
A few minutes later,the farmer agreed.After he paid the farmer,the man said,“My cat will certainly feel thirsty.May I take the bowl so that cat can drink milk?”
But the farmer said,“I’m sorry I can’t give it to you.Thanks to the bowl,I have already sold twenty cats.”
( ) 1 The farmer kept the bowl so that he could ________.
A.let another cat use it B.sell more cats C.sell more bowls D.use the bowl himself
( ) 2 From the story we can see the farmer ____________.
A.had only one bowl B.was very poor C.didn’t like cats D.was clever
( ) 3 Why did the man want to buy the cat?Because__________.
A.it was very lovely B.the cat cost more money than the bowl
C.he thought he could easily get the bowl if he bought the cat
D.he hadn’t enough money to buy both the cat and the bowl
( ) 4 The man liked_________.
A.keeping old things B.traveling from village to village C.meeting farmers D.buying cats
( ) 5 After he bought the cat,the man asked the bowl,because he thought_______
A.the bowl should go with the cat B.the bowl had a beautiful colour
C.the farmer didn’t know the value of the bowl D.the cat could not live without the bowl

1 C
2 D
3 C
4 A
5 A