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 (谜语),” 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 (重复) 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.

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?” the businessman asked.

“We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said.

“OK. Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said, “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $100.”

“That’s not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” the farmer said.

“That’s true.” The businessman said, “What do you want us to do?”

“If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, 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 begs when it flies?”

The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer.”

“I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.

(   )1. The story happened_____.

A. on a farm  B. in a shop  C. before a long plane journey  D. between two passengers

(   ) 2. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?

A. Something to win money.

B. Something to help to make rules.

C. A difficult question to find the answer to.

D. A kind of game in doing business.

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

A. He made much more money than the farmer. 

B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He was better at playing riddle games.

(   ) 4. The farmer _____ .

A. didn’t enjoy himself on his long journey

B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar

C. spend all his money on the plane ticket

D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

(   ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The two men made rules for their riddle.

B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.

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

D. The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . 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 ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the 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 are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .
【小题1】At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . 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 ?” the teacher asked .

“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”

“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the 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 are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”

“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”

The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”

The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”

“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”

The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”

“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .

1.At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .

A．the farmer didn’t like the teacher         B．the teacher didn’t like the farmer

C．the farmer liked to tell jokes               D．they didn’t know each other

2.The farmer wanted to __________ .

A．make the journey interesting .             B．see if the teacher was lucky

C．know if the teacher was clever .            D．make friends with the teacher .

3.The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .

A．would fail the game                      B．knew more then he.

C．could answer any riddles .                 D．would win the game .

4.From the short story we know that __________ .

A．the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .

B．an educated man is not always clever.

C．both of the two men could know the answer

D．Neither of the two men was clever.

5.The best title of this story is __________ .

A．How to Answer Riddles .                  B．A Rich Teacher.

C．A Way of Getting Money.                  D．A Clever Farmer.