The thing was a hot one! A farmer had shot two wolves on purpose. He had seen the wolves on his farm and decided to get them before they caused trouble. He knew wolves were a kind of protected animals. However, he also knew most of his neighbors would shoot wolves, too. Shortly after the farmer skinned（剥皮）the wolves, problems began. It seemed that someone didn’t like the idea of killing wolves after all. The officials had arrived. Out-of-town reporters got hold of the story. And now the farmer was on trial（审判）for his killing of the wolves.
“The thing was a hot one!”means    .

A．“The thing makes people hot.”

B．“The thing draws much attention.”

C．“The thing was against the law.”

D．“The thing changes the weather.”

The farmer did the thing because    .

A．he didn’t know about the law

B．his neighbor would do the same thing

C．he was afraid the wolves would cause trouble

D．the wolves entered his farm

Wolves should    according to this passage.

A．be protected

B．not cause trouble

C．be killed if they cause trouble

D．not enter places where people live

Which of the following is not true?

A．The story was soon known in other places.

B．Someone didn’t want wolves to be killed so the farmer was on trial.

C．The farmer was guilty（有罪）of his killing.

D．The local government took measures for the thing.