A Russian,a Cuban(古巴人),an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train travelling across England.The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka(伏特加酒),gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.

“Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.

“There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian.“And we really have more than we will ever use.”

A little later,the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars(雪茄煙).Then he threw the rest out of the window.

“I thought Cuba is not a rich country,”the businessman said.“But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”

“Cigars,” the Cuban answered,“are the cheapest in my country.We have more of them than we know what to do with.”

The American businessman sat quietly for a moment.Then he got up,caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.

1.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to 　　　.

A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

B. prove that they were rich

C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

D. make the businessman happy

2.When the businessman said “I thought Cuba is not a rich country”,he meant “　　　”

A. Russia is richer than Cuba.

B. America is richer than Cuba and Russia.

C. You shouldn’t throw those very good cigars away.

D. Do you have more cigars than me?

3.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A. I want to buy some vodka.

B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D. If you need lawyers,come to America.

4.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Travelling across England

B. Four Rich Men

C. You’re Wasting Too Much

D. There’s Too Much

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