and after five hours of search in the forest, caught the father and son staying in a small hut built on some branches of a large tree.

　　Due to being isolated from social contact for a long time, both the father and the son could only speak a little of the language of the local place.

　　After carrying out an investigation (调查) into the men's identity, they found that Thanh once lived a normal life with his family at a local village 40 years ago. But one day at that time, a bombing happened in the village, killing Thanh's mother and three of his four children on the spot. It is suspected that due to the shock, Thanh took his remaining son, 2 years old at the time, and ran away into this jungle. He and the son, now Ho Van Lang, had since lived their lonely life, without contact with anyone. Their daily foods were fruits and manioc they found in the forest. It is believed that they also planted corn for food.

　　The district government has asked the local health agency to make medical check­ups for the father and the son, the first in a process to get them back to society.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了一对越南父子为躲战乱，逃进森林，与外界失去联系四十年，最后被外界发现这一事情。

　　5．Which best describes the father and the son when they were found?

　　A．Hungry.　　　　　　 B．Frightened.

　　C．Surprised. D．Strange­looking.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Being very surprised by abnormal appearances，gestures and manners of the 'jungle men'"可知当这对父子被发现时，他们的样子看起来比较奇怪。

　　6．What probably made the father run to live in the jungle with his son?

　　A．He didn't want to contact anyone.

　　B．He was frightened by the bombing.

　　C．His village was destroyed.

　　D．There was no food in his village.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第五段中的"But one day at that time ... and ran away into this jungle."可知，四十年前，Thanh生活在当地的一个村庄，当时正逢战乱，有一天，一颗炸弹炸死了Thanh的妈妈和他四个孩子中的三个。人们怀疑，受此惊吓，Thanh带着他剩下的两岁的儿子逃进了丛林中。故B项是最佳答案。

　　7．What can we know about the father and the son's life in the jungle?

A．They didn't have normal clothes to wear.