Question

The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.

The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.

The servant was not angry, but smiled.

Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.

Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”

The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”

1.The young man went to a town to __________.

A. studyB. workC. spend his holiday

2.He played a joke on the servant because __________.

A. he hated him

B. he had nothing to do

C. he wanted to get pleasure

3.When the young man played a joke on him, the servant just smiled because __________.

A. he was afraid to be fired(解雇)

B. he liked the young man’s action

C. making the young man laugh is his job

4.The young man thought the servant showed kind to him, so at last he __________.

A. got angry

B. stopped playing jokes

C. laughed loudly again

5.What did the servant do in return to(回报) the young man?

A. He stole something from the house.

B. He gave a smile to the young man.

C. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：一个年轻人喜欢恶作剧取乐，他总是坏他的仆人，但是仆人从来都只是微笑。后来他决定不再对仆人恶作剧了，因为仆人是善良的。但是事实上，仆人都是往年轻人的咖啡里放淤泥来报复他的。

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