Dear USDA Secretary Mike Johanns:
My friend Jerry, who lives in a small valley, just received a check from the government for not
raising hogs. So I want to get into the “not raising hogs” business. As I see it, the hardest part of this
program will be keeping an accurate inventory of how many hogs I haven’t raised. Now, these hogs
I will not raise will not eat approximately 100,000 bushels of corn. I understand you pay farmers for
not raising corn. In view of these circumstances, the government will consider me totally
unemployed, so I plan to file for unemployment benefits and food stamps as well.
Gratefully yours,
Name withheld by request
【題組】38.aWhich of the following is closest in meaning to “hog”?
(A) An abandoned child (B) A wild animal
(C) A farm animal (D) A false alarm