In one town,there was a wise man who would listen to people's problems and try to offer advice.The problem was that it seemed like people always complained about the same problems over and over again.

The wise man gave good advice to these people in order to help them solve their problems.But it seemed that they never actually took his advice.In fact,it almost seemed like the people simply enjoyed complaining and didn't want to listen to the wise man.

He came up with an interesting solution to this problem.Every time someone came to him with their complaint,he would tell them a joke.The joke was funny the first time they heard it.But as they came back over time with the same old complaints,the man would tell the same old joke.It got less and less funny as time went by.

Finally,one person asked," Wise man,why do you always tell the same joke over and over ?It isn't funny anymore."

The wise man replied with a question of his own. “If you can't laugh at the same joke again and again,then why do you always complain about the same things over and over again?”

1.The wise man's problem was that ______.

A.people wouldn't take his advice B.he didn't understand people's complaints

C.he couldn't give people good advice D.people didn't complain to him anymore

2.The wise man dealt with this problem by ______.

A.refusing to give anybody any advice B.telling people the same joke again and again

C.forcing people to take his advice D.telling people quite lot of jokes

3.The story mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A.taking action is better than just complaining B.complaining is a part of life

C.jokes can help us understand life D.wise people have no worries

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