Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house.
The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, “Why are you eating here alone?”
“Well, sir,” answered the farmer after a short pause, “the chimney(烟囱) smokes”
“That’s too bad,” said the professor. “But it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it.”
And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom(扫帚) fell on his shoulder and a woman’s voice shouted, “Go away, you old rascal（无赖）, or I’ll kill you…”
The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. “Never mind,” he said, “my chimney sometimes too.”
The professor wanted to ________.

A．help the farmer fix the chimney	B．eat supper with the farmer
C．look at the farmer’s wife	D．have a smoke

. The woman beat the professor with a broom because ________.

A．she didn’t want anyone to fix the chimney

B．the professor was too rude to her

C．she mistook(弄错) the professor for her husband

D．the professor wanted to eat supper at her house

Which of the following is true?

A．The farmer was happy to have the professor to help them fix the chimney.

B．The professor took a broom from the farmer’s house.

C．The farmer was happy to have his supper on the road.

D．The professor was surprised to see the farmer eating supper on the road.

“ The chimney smokes” means_______.

A．There was something wrong with the farmer’s chimney

B．The farmer’s wife was angry

C．They needed to fix the chimney

D．The house was full of smoke

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