care of everything alone.She has decided to go back to the city, but she hopes to leave her beloved farm in good hands.

　　Although it's been valued at around $450,000, she doesn't want to sell her farm.She wants to give it away to a couple who can best explain why they would be her best choice in a 200­word essay."To me, there's no better thing in life than raising organic food，" Norma said."I'm looking for a couple who have experience and training in organic farming and are willing and able to put in the long days and hard work that farming requires.The only thing they don't have is an actual farm."

　　The "A Gift of Good Land" essay contest gives farmers the chance to live the life they've always dreamed of.Apart from the $300 entry fee, there are a few important conditions.First of all, applicants (申请人) must have the "experience and training" required to operate an organic farm.Secondly, the contest mentions "couples" for the reason that the farm can't be operated successfully by a single person.Ever since Norma made public the news of her essay contest, her phone hasn't stopped ringing."It just kind of exploded，" she said.

　　If you've always wanted to be an organic farmer but couldn't afford a farm, this is your chance.Head over to the Bluebird Hill Farm website, and sign up for the contest.Norma would pick the winning couple at last.

　　语篇解读：本文是记叙文。最近，诺玛·柏恩斯决定将自己苦心经营的农场赠送给别人。然而她确定人选的方式非常特别，申请人必须是一对夫妇且必须用200词阐述自己接管农场的理由，谁写得最好，谁就是人选。

　　5.What does the underlined part "turn over a new leaf" in Paragraph 1 mean?

　　A．Live a new life.　　　　 　B．Depend on others.

　　C．Help those in need. D．Make things better.

　　解析：选A　词义猜测题。由画线部分后的内容及第二段"She has decided to go back to the city"可知，诺玛·柏恩斯想把自己苦心经营的农场赠送给别人，自己到城市里过新的生活，故画线部分意为"过上新的生活"。

　　6．Why does Norma want to give her farm away?

　　A．She is in need of more organic food.

　　B．The life on the farm is boring and lonely.

　　C．She wants to help new farmers get started.

　　D．It requires more work than she can handle.

解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段" ...but running it takes a lot of work, and after Norma's husband died in 2005, she's been having a tough time taking care of everything alone."可知，自