The older brother had to go to town, so the carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, nailing, and hammering on his own. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all.
It was a bridge-a bridge stretching from one side of the stream to the other! Then the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across, his hand outstretched.
The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands and hugged. They turned to see the carpenter lift up his toolbox on his shoulder.
“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other projects for you,” said the older brother.
“I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have many more bridges to build.”
69. What was the life like for the two brothers before the quarrel?
A. They lived a poor life.
B. They lived in peace.
C. They lived on the same farm.
D. They never spoke to each other.
70. The older brother wanted to build a fence in order to _________.
A. avoid seeing his brother
B. protect himself
C. separate the fields
D. make his farm beautiful
71. We can learn in the underlined sentence that the carpenter may __________.
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