16. A. He is a retired teacher of history.

B. He thinks children were happier in the past.

C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.

D. He wants to be young again.

15. A. He was taken to church three times.

B. He stayed at home all day.

C. He played in the street.

D. He went to school.

14. A. No bus ran in that direction.

　 B. The school was near enough.

　 C. His family could not afford the bus fare.

　 D. Walking was a good exercise.

13. A. Doctor.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Farmer.

C. Scientist.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Businessman.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

12. A. They used up the plant food in the soil.

B. Farming had changed and cotton didn’t sell well.

C. Both A and B.

D. The soil didn’t have much food and farmers got in a poor cotton braves.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Cotton.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Peanuts.

C. Plant food.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. All above.

10. A. It was very difficult.

B. It was very easy.

C. It was boring.

D. It was a little more difficult than the thought.

9. A. To buy a bunch of a flowers.

　 B. To clean their car.

　 C. To pick up the woman’s parents.

　 D. To drive to meet the man’s parents.

8. A. Five years old.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Four years old.

　 C. Six years old.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It is new.

7. A. By bike.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On foot.

　 C. By car.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. By bus.