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阅读理解 Henry, an office worker, enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the sea, but one year he saw an ad (广告) in a newspaper. "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Walking. Fishing. Exciting and interesting." "This sounds great," he thought. "I'll spend a month there." He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he came back.
"What was wrong?" his best friend Ed asked him.
"Didn't you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was very good." Henry said. "But there was another problem."
"Oh. What?"
"Well," he said, "the first day I was there a sheep died(死亡), and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner. "
"Wow! Fresh mutton is the best. "
"I know, but on the second day some chickens died, and we had roast chicken for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand, " Henry said, "on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork (猪肉) for dinner. "
"Different meat every day," Ed said, "and you are complaining!"
"Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died, and I was afraid to stay for dinner!"