Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. 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?” “We can ask each other riddles (謎語),” the farmer said, “You start” “Let's make the rules first,” the businessman said, “And Let's make the game more interesting. Let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a 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 know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” “That's true.” The businessman said, “What do you think we should do?”“ If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you $50,”the farmer said. “The businessman thought about this, then he said,” “OK, that's fair. Who will go first?” “I will” the farmer said, “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated (重復(fù)) the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.”

He gave the farmer $100, and then said, “Tell me the answer, what has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don't know” the farmer said, and gave him $50.

1．The story happened ________________.

       A．in a shop                                             B．on a farm           

       C．between two passengers                       D．before a long plane journey

2．What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?

       A．Something to help make rules                B．Something to win money

       C．A kind of game on doing business        D．A difficult question to find the answer to

3．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

       A．Because he thought he knew more than the farmer

       B．Because he made much more money than the farmer

       C．Because he was interested in making riddles

       D．Because he was better at playing riddle games

4．The farmer ____________.

       A．spend all his money on the plane ticket  

       B．won fifty dollars by playing the riddle games  

       C．didn't want to pay even one dollar 

       D．enjoyed himself on his long journey 

5．Which of the following is not true? 

       A．The businessman knew the answer to his riddle

       B．The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

       C．The farmer was cleverer than the businessman.

       D．The two men made rules for their riddle game.

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