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　　Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. Theylive next to each other and their farms are both atthe foot of the mountain. So they can help eachother. But neither of them likes to use his head.They're both poor though they work hard. Mostvillagers have built new houses, but they still live inthe low and broken houses. They never find out why.

　　Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard theapples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. Theydecided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends andbought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on atractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few dayslater they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to theirvillage.

　　"I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit(盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.

　　"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples ona truck next time!"

　　"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"

　　1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.

　　A. they hope to save money

　　B. they're both poor

　　C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

　　D. they're not far from their farms

　　2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.

　　A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

　　C. meet their friends D. make a profit

　　3. the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.

　　A. theirs weren't as good as the others'

　　B. theirs were much less than the others'

　　C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

　　D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

　　4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.

　　A. they had sustained losses in business

　　B. they had lost some money in the city

　　C. something was wrong with the tractor

　　D. other people profited in the city

　　5. Which of the following is true?

　　A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

　　B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

　　C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

　　D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

　　KEY: BDCAC