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D. His bag was stolen. ( )2. The farmer didn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because . A. the bag was broken B. the horse went away C. the bag was too heavy D. the farmer was ill ( )3. Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man . A. couldn’t see him B. could take away his bag C. could take away his horse C. couldn’t help him ( )4. Who helped the farmer? A. A great man. B. Another farmer. C. A poor man. D. A friend. ( )5. What does the story mainly (主要地 ) tell us? A. Everybody should bee a great man. B. We should help the man who is in trouble. C. Everybody couldn’t do as the farmer did. D. We should pay for other’s help. 四、口語交際 (共 30分,每小題 3分) (一)根據(jù)實(shí)際情況或想象,回答下列問題。 Jack is an English teacher at a college. He moved to New York City 1 all the members of his family. Jack is an excellent teacher, so we’ve all 2 him very much since he left. It was not long before Jack came back to North Carolina for a short 3 . The teachers and students held a small party for him. At the party, people walked around and 4 with each other. I certainly would not give up that good chance to learn English. So I tried to think of all kinds of topics to talk with Grace, another _____5____teacher. Just before I was about to run out of my topics, suddenly I 6 Jack say to others loudly, “I dig New York!” I immediately asked Grace, “Is it really difficult to find a 7 in New York? Why does Jack have to do 8 work since he is such a good teacher?” Grace didn’t seem to 9 what I said, “Why do you think that?” she asked. “Haven’t you heard him say that he is digging New York? Is he building an underground passage (地下通道 )?” I asked. When she finally realized (明白 ) what I meant, Grace laughed to tears. She then asked us whether (是否 ) we 9 the meaning of “I dig New York.” All of 10 shook heads and said no. So Grace asked Jack to explain it to us. It turns out that “ I dig New York.” means “I love New York.” in American slang (俚語