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Hot SoupA nobleman and a businessman once met in a restauran

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Hot Soup
A nobleman and a businessman once met in a restaurant.For their lunch they both ordered soup.When it was brought to the table,the nobleman took a taste,but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth,and tears came to his eyes.
Seeing this,the businessman asked him why he was weeping.The nobleman felt shame to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered,"Sir,I once had a brother who committed (犯罪) a great crime for which he was hanged,and I was thinking of his death,which made me weep."
The businessman,believing this story,began to eat his soup.He also burned his mouth,so that he had tears in his eyes.Noticing this?the nobleman asked him,"Sir,why do you weep?" The man,who now understood that the nobleman had cheated him,answered,"Ah,I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother."
1.The story teaches us______.( )
A.not to taste hot soup B.never to tell the truth
C.not to be too honest D.never to believe everything easily
2.The nobleman was weeping because ______.( )
A.he felt greatly ashamed
B.his mouth had got badly burned
C.he suddenly thought of his brother
D.he didn't want to tell the truth
3.At first the businessman believed the nobleman_____.( )
A.because he was rather honest
B.so he began to eat his soup,too
C.and he felt very sorry
D.so he began to weep
4.Even though the nobleman had burned his mouth should have ______.( )
A.admitted he felt shameful B.had no tears in his eyes
C.told them truth D.spoken out his mind
5.What the nobleman did was really _ (
A.foolish B.noble C.reasonable D.acceptable
DBCCA