Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人) loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out. But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
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- Why did the young man stop playing jokes on the servant Because ______. A: the servant showed kind and nice behaviour to him B: the servant told him the truth C: he wanted to be a good man D: his father told him to do so
- What did the servant do in return to the young man A: He stole something from the house. B: He gave a smile to the young man. C: He had a fight with him. D: He put mud into the young man's coffee.
- The man tried his best to satisfy his daughter with everything because ______. A: he was very rich B: he liked his daughter very much C: She knew plenty of important persons D: She wasn't afraid of anybody
- Dick had to work after class and during his holidays because () A: his parents told him to make more friends B: he wanted to become a rich man C: he couldn’t go on with his studies without enough money D: he had nothing to do at home
- He played a joke on the servant because ______. A: he hated him B: he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him C: he wanted to get pleasure D: he liked to show off himself