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| Just before giving a wasteful party at his yard, the rich businessman had his swimming pool filled with poisonous snakes. He called the guests together and announced, "To anyone brave enough to swim across this pool, I'll give the choice of thousands of square meters of my oil fields, 10000 cows or my daughter's hand in marriage." As soon as his words were finished, a young man jumped in, swam across the pool and climbed out to safety but breathlessly. "Congratulations!" the rich man said excitedly. "Do you want my oil fields?" "No!" said the guest. "The 10000 cows?" "No!" the young man shouted. "Well, how about my daughter?" "No!" "You must want something," said the businessman. "I just want to know the name of the fellow who pushed me in!" |
| 1. The businessman was ______. |
| A. was fooled by the young man B. cruel and hard-hearted C. friendly only to the rich guests D. always keeping his word |
| 2. _____ pushed the young man into the pool. |
| A. No one B. The businessman himself C. One of the guests D. A certain bad fellow unknown |