John was well known in his village as a mean(吝啬的) man. One day, he said to a poor hungry boy, “I will give you three meals and twenty-five pence if you are willing to do a day’s work for me.” The boy agreed. But in fact, he was more interested in the meals than the money.
“You can have breakfast,” said John, “and then you can start work.” After John gave the boy a very small breakfast, he said, “Now you can have your lunch. This will save us a lot of time.” The boy agreed and had a poor lunch. Then John said, “What about having dinner now?”
When the boy finished his dinner, John looked very pleased and said, “Now you can do a long day’s work.” “Sorry,” said the boy as he stood up to leave John’s house, “I never work after dinner.”
The boy agreed to work for John because he wanted to __________.
A. work hard
B. get food
C. help John
What did the boy get from John at last?
A. Three small meals and no money.
B. Three big meals and twenty-five pence.
C. Threesmall meals and twenty-five pence.
After dinner the boy __________ for John.
A. did all the work
B. did something
C. didn’t work
We know from the passage that John would feel ________ about the boy at last.
A. angry      B. glad      C. sorry
John let the boy have meals first because he wanted to let the boy ________.
A. go home early
B. thank for his goodness
C. have more working hours