Oneday,apoorman,whohadonlyonepieceofbreadtoeat,waswalkingpastarestaurant.Therewasalargepotofsouponthetable.Thepoormanheldhisbreadoverthesoup,sothesteamfromthesoupwentintothebread,andgaveitago
Oneday,apoorman,whohadonlyonepieceofbreadtoeat,waswalkingpastarestaurant.Therewasalargepotofsouponthetable.Thepoormanheldhisbreadoverthesoup,sothesteamfromthesoupwentintothebread,andgaveitagoodsmell.Thenheatethebread.
Therestaurantownerwasveryangryatthis,andheaskedthemanformoney,inexchangeforthesteamfromthesoup.Thepoormanhadnomoney,sotherestaurantownertookhimtoNasreddin,whowasajudgeatthattime.Nasreddinthoughtaboutthecaseforalittlewhile.
Thenhetooksomemoneyfromhispocket.Heheldthecoinsnexttotherestaurantowner'sear,andshookthem,sothattheymadeadingling(叮当声)noise.
"Whatwasthat?"askedtherestaurantowner.
"Thatwaspaymentforyou,"answeredNasreddin.
"Whatdoyoumean?Thatwasjustthesoundofcoins!"protestedtherestaurantowner.
"Thesoundofthecoinispaymentforthesmellofthesoup,"answeredNasreddin."Nowgobacktoyourrestaurant."
25.Thepoormanheldhisbreadoverthesoupto___.
A.makeitheated
B.warmhiscoldhands
C.avoidpayingtherestaurantowner
D.makeitsmellandtastealittlebetter
26.WhydidNasreddinmakeanoisewiththecoins?___
A.Tomakethepoormanrelaxed.
B.Topayforthesmellofthesoup.
C.Tomaketherestaurantownerhappy.
D.Toshowthathewasarichperson.
27.Nasreddinthoughtthatthesmellofthesoup___.
A.wasworthless B.shouldbepaid C.waspleasant D.couldbesold
28.Thewriter'spurposeintellingthestoryismainlyto___.
A.showtherestaurantowner'sgreed
B.describethepoor'sunhappylife
C.showNasreddin'sclevernessandhumour
D.provethevalueofthesoundofcoins.