Many years ago, there was a rich businessman. He had twenty servants. One day he wanted to make a trip to another town. He also wanted to take things to sell. He decided to take ten servants with him. They carried the things to sell and food to eat. The businessman was very kind. He said to one of his servants, “You are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants You can’t carry a heavy bag. You may choose the lightest bag to carry.”
The servant thanked his master. He picked out the biggest bag. This was bread for them to eat on the journey. “You are foolish,” said the businessman. “That is the biggest and heaviest bag.” But the servant lifted up the bag happily and the journey began. They walked for four hours, then they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. The servant’s bag grew smaller and lighter every day. At the end of the journey, the smallest servant had nothing to carry. Do you think the smallest servant is clever or foolish?
【小题1】The businessman had ________ servants.
【小题2】The businessman decided to take the servants with him to ________.
| A．carry the things to sell | B．carry the food to eat | C．both A and B |
【小题3】The businessman let the smallest servant___________.
| A．carry the lightest bag | B．not carry the bag | C．carry the heaviest bag |
【小题4】When they had a rest on the journey, they all ________.
| A．drank some water | B．ate some bread | C．ate some meat |
【小题5】From the passage the smallest servant is very___________.
