One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Isee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”
The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.”
The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”
The student was very hungry because ___________.
A.he was poor. |
B.he was ill. |
C.he had nothing to eat for a long time |
D.he walked |
The man wanted to _______ the student .
A.help | B.sell | C.save | D.play a joke on |
The man was surprised to find the student ate _______steamed bread .
A.two | B.ten | C.five | D.seven |
In fact, ___________.
A.the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student. |
B.The student didn’t really like steamed bread. |
C.the student fooled the man. |
D.the man fooled the student. |
The student ___________.
A.wanted some tea. |
B.didn’t like tea. |
C.didn’t want any tea. |
D.didn’t like to drink tea in cups. |