A short holiday
导读：你想去海边度假吗？你向往宁静的乡村生活吗？读一读下面的故事，看看艾伦是怎样度过他的假期的。
Alan works in an office in the city. He works very hard and really looks forward to his holidays. He usually goes to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper, "Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing."

"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll go to Willow Farm."
Four days later he returned to his office.
"Didn't you enjoy country life?" his friend Jack asked him.
"Country life was fine," Alan said. "But there was another problem."
"Oh, what?"
"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast lamb for dinner."
"Fresh meat is good."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day," Jack said.
"Let me finish," Alan said. "On the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"
阅读小帮手
look forward to 期待
seaside /'si:said/ 海边
advertisement /əd'v3:tismənt/ 广告
country life 乡村生活
fresh air 新鲜的空气
problem /'prɒbləm/ 问题
die /daɪ/ 死亡
roast lamb 烤羊羔
dare /deə(r)/ 敢于
我来试试
根据短文内容回答问题。
1. Why did Alan want to go to Willow Farm?

2. What did Alan eat during his holiday?

3. Why did Alan return on the fourth day?

1. Because he saw an advertisement about Willow Farm. It said people could enjoy country life there with good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking and fishing, and he thought it was a good idea.
2. He ate roast lamb, roast beef and roast pork.
3. Because the farmer died on the fourth day and he didn't dare to stay for dinner.

1. 从文中可知，Alan看到报纸上的广告，广告说在Willow Farm可以享受乡村生活，还有美食、新鲜空气、骑马、散步、钓鱼这些活动，他觉得这是个好主意，所以想去那里。
2. 从Alan和朋友Jack的对话中能找到，他假期里第一天吃了烤羊羔，第二天吃了烤牛肉，第三天吃了烤猪肉。
3. 根据文章最后内容，第四天农场主去世了，Alan不敢留下来吃晚餐，所以就返回了。