There was a boy and his family was very rich．One day his father took him on a trip to a place．
He wanted to show his son how poor people were there．They spent several days on a farm．There were many poor families living on the farm．
On their way home，the father asked the son，“How was the trip?”“It was great，Dad，”the son answered．“Did you notice how poor people were there? ”asked his father．“Oh，yes，”said the son．“So，tell me，”said his father．The son said，“Well，we have one dog and they have four．We have a pool in our garden，while they have a river that has no end．We have expensive lanterns，but they have stars above their heads at night．We have only a small piece of land to live on，while they have the endless fields．We buy our food，but they grow theirs．We have high walls around our houses to protect us．but they don’t need walls．because their friends will protect them．”
The father had nothing to say．Then the boy added，“Thank you，Dad，for letting me see how
poor we are．”
The father wanted to show his son      ．

A．how people on the farm worked

B．how poor people were on the farm

C．how beautiful the farm was

D．how far it was from the city to the farm

When the father asked the son how the trip was，the son thought it      ．

A．great

B．tiring

C．terrible

D．boring

According to the boy，people on the farm can see           at night．

A．expensive lanterns	B．a lot of cars
C．stars above their heads	D．many horses

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The boy was from a very poor family．

B．The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm．

C．People on the farm have high walls around their houses．

D．The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life．

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