It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear. I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.”

　　“No, no,” said the woman. “He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”

　　The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.”

　　“No, no,” said the woman. “I don’t think so. He must forget something.”

　　“Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…”

　　1. The old man came to the inn _______.

　　A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at night

　　2. The owner and his wife wanted to _______.

　　A. get the man’s bag B. steal the man’s money

　　C. make the man pay them more D. hide the man’s bag

　　3. The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because _______.

　　A. the old man always forgot something B. they wanted to make the food better

　　C. they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn D. they wanted to know if the grass was useful

　　4. According to the passage the old man forgot _______.

　　A. to take his bag away B. to tell the owner when he left

　　C. to close the door when he went to sleep D. to pay them the inn money

　　5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Both the owner and his wife were clever. B. The owner of the inn got nothing from the old man.

　　C. The old man left the inn without his bag. D. The woman forget to put the grass into the food.

　　(1—5 CACDB)

　　【答案与解析】本文讲述了一对贪财的夫妻为了占有一个老头的背袋，在他的饭里放了“遗忘草”，结果反害了自己的故事。

　　1. C。细节题。根据文章第 1 段第 1 句 It was already dark when an old man came to a small town 可推知此题答案为 C。

　　2. A。细节题。根据文章第 1 段最后一句 I want to steal it when he is asleep 可推知此题答案为 A。

　　3. C。细节题。根据文章第 2 段倒数第 3 句妻子所说的话 If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away 可推知此题答案为 C。

　　4. D。推断题。根据文章倒数第 3 段的描述：第二天早晨，房门开着，老头及他的背袋已经不见了，也就是说，老头没付住宿费，从而可推知此题答案为 D。

　　5. B。推断题。根据文章倒数第 2 段的描述：第二天早晨，老头不但没留下背袋，连住宿费也没有付，从而可推知此题答案为 B。

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