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請閱讀下面的短文，然后做后面的題目。

Four friends live in a small town. Their names are John, Miller, Smith and Carte. They all have different jobs. One is a policeman, one is a cook, one is a farmer, and one is a doctor. Its Tuesday afternoon. Johns son breaks his leg and John takes him to the doctors. The doctors sister is Smiths wife. The farmer isnt married. He has a lot of hens.

Miller often buys eggs from the farmer. The policeman sees Smith and Miller every day because they are neighbours.

Now guess: Who is the policeman? Who is the cook? Who is the farmer? Who is the doctor?

()1. John is a _______.

A. doctor B. farmer C. policeman D. cook

()2. Miller is a _______.

A. doctor B. policeman C. cook D. farmer

()3. Smith is a _______.

A. farmer B. policeman C. cook D. doctor

()4. Carter is a _______.

A. doctor B. policeman C. cook D. farmer

這是一篇推理性文章，要求根據所給出的提示，猜出各自的職業。答案分別為C、A、C、D。

分析： 1. 因為John 的兒子腿摔斷了要去看醫生，故可推知John不是doctor。 2. 因為醫生的妹妹是Smith的妻子，故Smith不是doctor(否則兄妹結婚，不合情理)。3. 由于 farmer 沒有結婚，所以 Smith 和 John 都不是farmer (因為Smith 有妻子，John 有兒子)。4. 因為警察每天看到Smith，所以 Smith不是policeman。