Gradually March seems to be in a state of（）

单项选择题Which of the following is the cause of working longer hours stated by the writer（）

A．Expansion of basic needs.
B．Cultural differences.
C．Increase in real earnings.
D．Advertising.

单项选择题As the story proceeds, March begins to feel under the spell of（）

A．the light.
B．the trees.
C．the night.
D．the fox.

单项选择题At the beginning of the story, the fox seems to be all EXCEPT（）

A．cunning.
B．fierce.
C．defiant.
D．annoying.

单项选择题The message the writer attempts to convey throughout the passage is that（）

A．poor countries should be given equal opportunities in trade.
B．"the least-developed country" status benefits agricultural countries.
C．poor countries should remove their suspicions about trade liberalization.
D．farmers in poor countries should also receive the benefit of subsidies.

单项选择题In addition to the economic considerations, there is a（）motive behind Bush's signing of the new farm bill.

A．partisan
B．social
C．financial
D．cultural