Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work．Both were tired．They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead．
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well．" The second answered, "Nonsense （胡说）, the rain will only kill the crops （庄稼）．"
So they began to fight．Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling（争吵）．Both farmers explained about the black cloud．
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer．They all looked at the sky．The cloud was no longer there．
小题1:The two farmers were _____．
| A．going home | B．going to the field |
| C．going to work | D．going to see their friend |
小题2:The two farmers _____ on that day．
| A．had a holiday | B．didn't work |
| C．worked hard | D．wanted to fight with each other |
小题3:According to the passage, when there are black clouds in the sky, the two farmers think _____．
| A．it will rain soon | B．it will be fine |
| C．it will get hot | D．the sun is shining brightly |
小题4:The two farmers fought because _____．
| A．they were hungry |
| B．it rained |
| C．one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so |
| D．they both hoped for rain |
小题5:The third farmer came and said to the other two．He _____．
| A．wanted to make friends with them |
| B．joined them in the quarrel |
| C．wanted to know why they were fighting |
| D．had nothings to do |
