An artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”
【小题1】The artist in this story was __________.

An artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”

1. 1.

   The artist in this story was __________.

   1. A.
      a man of wealth
   2. B.
      a funny man
   3. C.
      a kind man
   4. D.
      a cheat
2. 2.

   While going home one day, the artist forgot about ___________.

   1. A.
      his wallet
   2. B.
      his train ticket
   3. C.
      his coins
   4. D.
      his own trouble
3. 3.

   After the meal, __________ paid the bill.

   1. A.
      The artist
   2. B.
      another man
   3. C.
      the beggar
   4. D.
      no one
4. 4.

   The artist invited the beggar to take a taxi home with him so that ___________.

   1. A.
      the beggar could pay for the taxi home
   2. B.
      he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had
   3. C.
      he could make friends with the beggar
   4. D.
      they could trust each other
5. 5.

   At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he _________.

   1. A.
      didn’t trust(信任) the artist
   2. B.
      was thankful to the artist
   3. C.
      felt sad for having paid for their lunch
   4. D.
      would make friends with the artist