A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a train station. The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.
At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake up and go, but each time she looked, the farmer was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have woken him six times now, but why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”
“Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,” answered her husband with a smile. “You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill(账单), and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."
The persons who come to the restaurant are those who .
A.want to stay for night |
B.want to meet friends |
C.wait for the train |
D.want to buy train tickets |
The wife did not go to bed because she was waiting for the farmer to _____.
A.get on the train | B.talk to her |
C.pay his bill | D.wake up and go |
The underlined phrase “send him away” may mean _____.
A.invite him to stay longer |
B.make him leave |
C.tell him to drink more |
D.ask him to pay the money |
Why didn't the man send the farmer away?
A.Because he wanted the farmer to sleep a little longer. |
B.Because he wanted the farmer to feel sleepy |
C.Because he wanted the farmer to give more money |
D.Because he wanted the farmer to have more food |
From the passage we know the husband is _____.
A.honest | B.gentle |
C.unkind | D.warm-hearted |