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A man walked into a small pub and ordered three beers. The waiter 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. This repeated several times and shortly after people of the town were whispering about the man.

A couple of weeks later, the waiter decided to clear this out and asked, “Why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied, “You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment. We have made an agreement that every time we go to the pub, each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond.”

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity(名人). People 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 the pub and ordered only two beers. The waiter served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about that—some people prayed for the soul of one of the brothers, others were quietly sad.

When the man came to the pub again, the waiter said, “I am sorry for the death of your brother.” The man thought for a moment and replied, “Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

1.Why was the waiter surprised?

A The man came to the pub alone.

B The man’s brothers worked abroad.

C The man ordered three beers at a time.

D The man came to the pub again and again.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第一段第二句 The waiter was surprised, but he served that man three beers.可知服务员是因为男子点三杯啤酒而感到吃惊，故选C。

2.Why did the man order three beers each time?

A He likes drinking beers too much.

B He was named as the Three Beer Man.

C His story was liked by all the people in the town.

D He and his brothers agreed to order extra two for the other two.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句We have made an agreement that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond.可知是因为他和他的两个兄弟一致决定，他们到酒吧时就要为另外两人点酒，所以他每次都点三杯酒，故选D。

3.What did the local people do to show their love for the story?

A They told this story to newcomers.

B They told this story to tourists.

C They invited tourists to the pub.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句People of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.可知人们喜欢这个故事，于是会告知新来的人和游客这个故事，还会邀请他们去酒吧看这个“三杯啤酒男士”A、B、C三个选项均在其中，故选D。

4.Why did the man order two beers only?

A He decided to give up drinking.

B One of his brother was dead.

C Something bad happened.

D He was sad for his brother’s death.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.可知这个人最后只点两杯啤酒，是因为他承诺自己要戒酒，故选A。