TwoCanPlayatThatGame
Anoldfarmerwasnearlydead.Hewashard-heartedandneverkindtohiswifeandhischildren.Hecalledhiswifetohisbedside.
“AfterIdie,”hesaid,“Iwantyoutosellmybestcowinthemarket.Thecowisworthalotofmoney.Withthemoney,Iwantyoutobuymeaveryfinegravestone.Youmustaskagoodworkertocutmynameonitandpainttheletterswithgold.Willyoudothisforme?”
“Yes,Iwill.”saidthewife.
Afterthefarmerdied,hiswifetookhisbestcowandacattothemarket.Thereweremanypeopleinthemarket.Somewerebuyingandsomewereselling.
“Howmuchisyourcow?”
“Fivedollars”,saidthefarmer'swife.
“Onlyfivedollarsforsuchafinecow?”
“That'sright,”shesaid,“Butifyoubuythecow,youmustalsobuymycatandIwantthreehundreddollarsforthecat.”
Themanagreedandpaidthemoneytothewoman.
Thefarmer'swifewenthomehappily.Shespentfivedollarsonagravestoneforherdeadhusbandandkeptthreehundreddollarsforherselfandherchildren.
Notes
1.hard-heartedadj.心狠的
2.marketn.市场
3.gravestonen.墓碑
4.paintv.漆
Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
A
Theoldfarmerwasdying.
B
Theoldfarmerwaskind-hearted.
C
Theoldfarmerwashard-hearted.
D
Theoldfarmerwasneverkindtohiswifeandchildren.
Howmuchdidthewomanaskforthecowandthecat?
A
300dollarsforthecowandfivedollarsforthecat.
B
300dollarsforthecowandcat.
C
Fivedollarsforthecowandcat.
D
300dollarsforthecatandfivedollarsforthecow.
Howmuchdidthewomanspendonherdeadhusband?
A
Shespentnothingonhim.
B
Shejustspentfivedollarsonhim.
C
Shespent300dollarsonhim.
D
Shespent305dollarsonhim.
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