important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.

( )56. Trees are important to man in ways.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4

( ) 57. Which sentence is true?

A. Trees give food to both man and animals.

B. Trees only provide animals with food.

C. Trees give food to neither man nor animals.

( ) 58. On a hot summer day, .

A. people are eager to have a rest

B. people usually walk a long way

C. animals don't need and shade

D. the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals

( )59. In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to

A. give us food B. give us shade C. prevent drought and floods

( ) 60. In this story the underlined word "He" means .

A. farmer B. man C. worker