Mr.Williams lives in a nice house in the country with his wife.From Monday to Friday each week he works in a factory in a big town but he is free on Saturdays and Sundays.He has got a nice garden round his house, and he often works in it on Saturdays and Sundays, because he likes flowers and en-joys working with his hands.A lot of Englishmen work in their gardens on Saturdays and Sundays, and during their holidays.
Last Saturday, Mr.Williams put some old clothes on after his breakfast and began digging in his garden.He dug for half an hour, and then he found something on the ground neat his feet.He looked at it.It was five pence(便士).He put it in one of his pocket and began digging again.
Then he found another five pence on the ground and put that in his pocket too.He was very happy now.He stopped digging for a minute and shouted to his wife,“Elizabeth, come quickly.Someone's hidden a lot of money in our garden, and I'm finding it.”
His wife stopped cooking the lunch and ran out into the garden.She was very happy and said,“A thief(贼)stole a lot of money from one of the banks near here a few weeks ago.The police caught him, but they did not find any of the money.Did the thief bring it here and hide it in our garden?”
Mr.Williams began looking for more money in the ground, but then he felt something cold in his trousers.It ran down one of his legs and it was like cold water.Mr.Williams put his hand down quickly and five pence fell into it.He had a hole in his pocket.
(1)
What does Mr.Williams do?He is a ________.
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A.
worker
B.
farmer
C.
doctor
D.
teacher
(2)
What do many Englishmen usually do on Saturdays, Sundays or their holidays?
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A.
Travel in the park.
B.
Work in their offices.
C.
Borrow books in the library.
D.
Work in their gardens.
(3)
When did he find some money on the ground?
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A.
Before he dug in the garden.
B.
After he dug in the ground for half an hour.
C.
Just before he had lunch.
D.
After he had lunch.
(4)
Which of the following sentences is wrong?
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A.
Mr.Williams's garden is round his house.
B.
Mr.Williams called his wife after he found ten pence.
C.
Maybe a thief stole the money from the bank and hid it in the garden.
D.
Williams's wife stopped cooking when she heard her husband's shout.
(5)
Why did Mr.Williams feel cold when he began looking for more money?