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A There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care. But he knew that his three sons despised the farm work, and were eager to make wealth through adventure. When the farmer was old, and felt that his time had come to die, he called the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”The sons tried to get him to tell them where the gold was hidden; but he would tell them nothing more. After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it. The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing. The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold. And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.” (/news-124-90831.html) 1. Before the old man die, he told his sons_______. A. where the pot of gold is. . B. to dig for the pot of gold in the olive orchard. C. to work hard on the farm D. to make wealth through adventure. 2. What did the sons do after their father died? A. They made wealth through adventure. B. They were free to do everything they want. C. They left their home. D. They went to work to find the pot of gold; 3. What does the phrase ‘turn up’ mean in the story？ Ａ．把音量调大 　Ｂ. 出现 　Ｃ. 到达　Ｄ.　翻起，松动 4. How did the three sons get a whole pot of money? A. They dug it out round the tree-r