Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .

They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”

“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .

“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”

“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”

The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair(公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”

“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”

The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”

The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”

“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”

The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”

“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .

1.At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

A.the farmer didn’t like the teacher         B.the teacher didn’t like the farmer

C.the farmer liked to tell jokes               D.they didn’t know each other

2.The farmer wanted to __________ .

A.make the journey interesting .             B.see if the teacher was lucky

C.know if the teacher was clever .            D.make friends with the teacher .

3.The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .

A.would fail the game                      B.knew more then he.

C.could answer any riddles .                 D.would win the game .

4.From the short story we know that __________ .

A.the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .

B.an educated man is not always clever.

C.both of the two men could know the answer

D.Neither of the two men was clever.

5.The best title of this story is __________ .

A.How to Answer Riddles .                  B.A Rich Teacher.

C.A Way of Getting Money.                  D.A Clever Farmer.

 

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