Question

Edison was a heavy smoker, and used to keep a number of boxes of cigar in his office. First one worker, then another, would enter the room and ask Edison some unimportant things. When they left his office, they would put their hands in one of the boxes and take three or four cigars. When Edison knew that, he called on the cigar seller and asked the man to make some "fake cigars". The seller made some cigars filled with old pieces of cloth, leaves and tea, and sent them to Edison. From then on, nobody came to Edison's office.

Then one day, Edison called at the store again, and asked the seller if he had forgotten to send the fake cigars. "I sent ten boxes of the worst cigars I could make two months ago," replied the seller, "Haven't your men finished them yet?" Edison found out that he had finished the worst cigars by himself! Then he began to buy his usual cigars. What happened then? These cigars disappeared once more!

1.Edison had fewer visitors because .

A. there weren't any cigars in his office

B. the workers didn't have anything to ask

C. the taste of the cigars was terrible

D. Edison didn't want the workers to come

2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The cigar seller didn't send cigars to Edison any more.

B. The workers finished the fake cigars.

C. The workers knew Edison began to buy usual cigars.

D. Edison wouldn't smoke any more.

3.What do the underlined words "fake cigar" mean in Chinese?

A. 过期的雪茄 B. 昂贵的雪茄 C. 特制雪茄 D. 假雪茄

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Thomas Edison's Cigars B. Edison and His Workers

C. Making the Worst Cigars D. No More Visitors

Answer 1