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In1960-1961,Chad（乍得）harvested9800tonsofcottonseedforthefirsttimeinitshistory,andputouttheflagalittletoosoon.Theeffortsoftheauthoritiestogetthepeasantsbacktowork,astheyhadslackedoff（松懈）agreatdealthepreviousyearduringindependencecelebrations,largelycontributedtoit.Also,rainswerewellspaced,andcontinuedthroughthewholemonthofOctober.Ifthe1961-1962totalisbacktotheregionof45000tons,itismostlybecauseeffortsslackenedagainandsowingwasstartedtoolate.

TheaveragedateofsowingisaboutJuly1st.Ifthisdateissimplymovedupfifteenortwentydays,30000to60000tonsofcottonaregained,dependingontheyear.ThepeasantinChadsowshismillet（小米）first,anditishardtocriticizethisinstinctiveprioritygiventohisdailybread.Anessentialreasonforhislatenesswithsowingcottonisthatatthetimewhenheshouldleavetopreparethefieldshehasjustbarelysoldthecottonofthepreviousseason.Theworkrequiredtosow,ingreatheat,ispsychologicallyfarmoredifficultifone'spocketsarefullofmoney.Thedateofcottonsalesshouldthereforebemovedforwardasmuchaspossible,andpurchasesofequipmentanddraughtanimalsencouraged.

Peasantsshouldalsobeencouragedtosavemoney,tohelpthemthroughthedifficultperiodbetweenharvests.Ifnecessarytheyshouldbeforcedtodoso,byhavingthepaymentsforcottongiventothemininstallments（分期付款）.Thelastpaymentwouldbemadeafterproofthatthepeasanthasplantedbeforethedeadline,thedatebeingadvancedtotheendofJune.Thosewhohavedonesowouldreceiveextramoneywhereasthelastplanterswouldnotreceivetheirlastpaymentuntillater.

Onlythefirststepsarehard,becauseonceworkhasstartedthepeasantscontinuewillinglyontheirway.Educationalcampaignsamongthepeasantswillplayanessentialroleinthisbasicadvance,earlysowing,onwhichalltheothersdepend.Itisnotamatterofcontrollingthepeasants.Eachpeasantwillremainmasterofhisfields.Onecould,however,suggesttheneedforthetimebeingofkindbutfirmrule,which,aslongasitcannotberealizedbythepeople,shouldatleastbeforthepeople.

21.In1960-1961,Chadhadagoodharvestofcottonbecause.

A）thegovernmentgreatlyencouragedpeasants

B）rainsfavoredthegrowthofcotton

C）Chadgainedindependenceinthepreviousyear

D）BothA）andB）

22.Welearnfromthepassagethatthedateofsowingcottonisusually.

A）onJune15th

B）onJuly15th

C）onJuly1st

D）onJuly20th

23.Asusedinthethirdsentenceofthesecondparagraph,dailybreadrefersto.

A）breakfast

B）breadandbutter

C）rice

D）millet

24.Inordertohelpthemthroughthedifficulttimebetweenharveststhepeasantshaveto.

A）sellcottoninadvance

B）beencouragedtosavemoney

C）sowcottonintime

D）plantmilletfirst

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A）Educationalcampaignsareveryimportanttoearlysowing.

B）Ofalltheadvancesthatthewriterhopesfor,earlysowingisthemostimportant.

C）Peasantsshouldremainthemastersoftheirfields.

D）Governmentmightaswellmakegoodandfirmruleforpeasants.