Question

Once, there was a poor old shoemaker called Mike. He had a shop next to a big restaurant. Every day at lunch time, Mike would come out and eat his bread with the nice smells coming from the restaurant.

One morning, the shoemaker was asked to go to the restaurant to pay a bill.

Not knowing what had happened, he went there and pointed out that he hadn’t bought a thing from them.

The manager said, “You’re enjoying our food, so you should pay for it.” And he went on explaining, “Every day, you come and sit outside our kitchen and smell our food while eating yours, and of course, you should pay us.”

The old man didn’t say anything but smiled. He put his hand into his pocket and made the coins inside let out loud sounds.

The manager asked him, “What does it mean?” Mike replied with a big smile on his face, “I’m paying for the smell of your food with the sound of my money.”

The manager went into his office without a word.

1.The shoemaker would eat his bread with the nice smells ______.

A. from the restaurant B. from his shop

C. out of his home D. out of his office

2.Finally, the shoemaker paid the manager with ______.

A. a few coins B. the smell of the food

C. his smile D. the sounds of coins

3.From the passage, we know the shoemaker was very ______.

A. happy B. brave C. clever D. angry

Answer 1