下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。
 Marcos was a hardworking farmer. Every day his asked his only son to  26  him in the fields, but Paolo seldom got out of bed before noon. Marcos was very  27  about his only son.
 One evening Marcos’ old friend Luigi  28  , “ Marcos, why aren’t your fields ready for planting?” Marcos explained that he was old and his back hurt. He said that Paolo was  29  and did not help him with the farming. “Marcos, you need to use your  30  as much as your back. I have an idea for you.” Luigi said.
 Early the next morning Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room. “ I found your grandfather’s map!” he cried. “We may find  31  he buried（埋）his gold coins!” Paolo jumped out of bed. “I’ll start over here.” Paolo told his father. Paolo  32  in the field all day. While Paolo dug, his father  33  along, dropping something from his bag into the ground. When they went in for dinner that night, a very tired Paolo said, “I think Grandfather was old when he made his map. I don’t think I’ll dig tomorrow.”
 Paolo  34  to his lazy way and slept all morning. One day Marcos rushed into Paolo’s room and cried, “ Paolo! I found the treasure in the fields!” Paolo  35  went out to look. He said, “ There is  36  here but lines and lines of veges.”
 Marcos smiled. “ Paola, it is all around you. You have enough food to make it  37  the winter, with plenty more to sell!” Paolo was embarrassed（尴尬的）to see that his father was  38  . His one day of hard work had provided his with real treasure. He learned an important  39  . He could make a good living with a little hard work. He became a good  40  and made his father proud.
26. A. feed  B. help  C. save   D. watch
27. A. sad  B. happy        C. proud  D. bored
28. A. stood up B. moved in  C. started out  D. stopped by
29. A. busy   B. excited  C. lazy   D. free
30. A. hands  B. feet   C. brain  D. face
31. A. how  B. where  C. when  D. why
32. A. dug  B. planted  C. played  D. arrived
33. A. got  B. ate   C. sang  D. followed
34. A. listened  B. returned  C. talked  D. led
35. A. quietly  B. suddenly  C. sleepily  D. easily
36. A. everything B. something  C. anything  D. nothing
37. A. through  B. without  C. since  D. before
38. A. sure   B. right  C. rich   D. kind
39. A. plan  B. meeting  C. lesson  D. opinion
40. A. student  B. actor  C. friend  D. farmer

26. B  27. A  28.  D  29. C  30. C  
31. B  32. A  33. D  34. B  35. C  
36. D  37. A  38. B  39. C  40. D