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Then he took some money from his pocket. He held the coins next to the restaurant
owner’s ear, and shook them, so that they made a jingling noise.
“What was that?” asked the restaurant owner.
“That was payment for you,” answered Roger West.
“What do you mean? That was just the sound of coins!” protested the restaurant
owner.
“The sound of the coins is payment for the smell of the soup.” answered Roger
West. “Now go back to your restaurant.”

21. What food did the poor man have?
A. soup B. bread C. biscuits D. nothing

22. Why did he hold it over the soup?
A. so the soup would go into the bread
B. so he could warm his hand
C. so the steam would go into the bread
D. so the owner could get angry at him

23. Why did the restaurant owner bring him to Roger West?
A. Because Roger was a judge
B. So that Roger could pay for the soup
C. Because Roger was his relative
D. So that Roger could scold the poor man

24. Roger West ______ the coins.
A. tossed B. flipped C. jingled D. paid

25. What was the sound of the coins for?
A. to make the restaurant owner angry
B. to give it to the poor man
C. to pay the owner for the smell of the soup
D. to show proof to the restaurant owner

Passage II For each question from 26 to 30, choose the best answer.

Long, long ago, there used to be nine suns in the sky. The world did not know what
darkness was, as one sun rose when another set. Their heat charred the farms and
burnt the trees. Men and animals died of thirst and hunger. Despite the situation, the
Emperor Qin Shi Huang, continued to send hundreds and thousands of young men to
construct the Great Wall of China. The men, of course, could not stand the heat of the 5
nine suns. They died by the hundreds each day.