题目内容
The Farmer, His wife, and the Open Door
Once upon a time, there lived a poor farmer and his wife. One day, having finished their day’s labor and eaten their simple supper, they were sitting by the fire. 1. It was blown open by wind.
“Darling, shut the door!” said the man.
“No way, shut it yourself!” said the woman.
“I will not shut it, and you shall not shut it,” said the man, “but let the one who speaks the first word shut it.”
2.
In the middle of the night they heard a noise, and looking around, they found that a wild dog had entered the room, and that he was busy eating their food. Not a word, however, would either of these silly people say, and the dog, having eaten as much as he wanted, went out of the house.
3.
When she was out, a barber entered, and said to the husband, “Why are you sitting here all alone?” 4. The barber then shaved his head, but still he did not speak; then he shaved off half his beard, but even then the man kept silent. “The man is crazy!” cried the barber, and he quickly escaped out of the house.
At the moment, the wife returned from the shop. 5. .
“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer, “so please shut the door.”
A． His words pleased the wife, and so the old couple, well satisfied, went in silence to bed.
B． And then they had a quarrel over who should shut the door.
C． The next morning the woman went shopping by herself.
D． The old couple fell asleep happily at night.
E．The farmer didn’t answer a word.
F．She, seeing her husband in such a strange condition, cried, “Ah! What have you been doing?”
G．The farmer and his wife were stupid.
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