A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. The bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired, “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied,“It seems strange, doesn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one in France and the other in Italy. We have made an agreement that every time we go to pub, each of us will order two extra beers and it will help keep up the family bond ”.
Soon all the town had heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity( 名人). Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists
and even invited them to that pub to look at Three-Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with a bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news. Some people prayed for the soul of one of the brothers and others quietly grieved.
When the man came to the pub next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender told him, “I would like to offer sympathy to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied, “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
24. The man ordered three beers all the time because .
A. he was fond of drinking beers in this pub
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond
D. this would help him become a local celebrity
25. We can infer from the passage that .
A. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
B. the man became famous in the town as a heavy drinker
C. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
D. news traveled fast in the town.
26. The bartender served the man with a bad feeling because .
A. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
B. he thought the man should order three beers
C. he would earn less money than before
D. the man decided to give up drinking
27. When seeing the man order 2 beers, the bartender felt ..
A. grateful B. angry C. sympathetic D. surprised