A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station.The restaurant often stayed o

pen until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there.He was asleep.The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed.She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping.Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, "You have wakened him six times now, but, why haven't you sent him away？ It's very late."

"Oh, no, I don't want to send him away," answered her husband."You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."

1.Who was the owner of the small restaurant？

AThe farmer

B.The wife

C.The husband

D.Both the men and the wife.

2.Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight？

A.Because they liked the restaurant.

B.Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C.Because it was cheap to eat there.

D.Because you could sleep there after meal.

3.Why was the farmer asleep at a table？

A.Because he had missed the train.

B.Because he was too tired.

C.Because he was drunk.

D.The story does not tell us.

4.The wife wanted to send the farmer away because_____.

A.she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B.she didn't like him

C.she wanted to clean the table

D.she wanted the farmer to pay more

5.The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get _____ money from him.

A.much

B.more

C.less

D.little