A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman look a s

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问题     A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman look a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes. The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had bumed his mouth and answered, "Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death , and that made me weep. " The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too bumed his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, "Sir, why do you weep?"The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived him, answered, "My lord(= master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother. "
It is probable that the nobleman______.

选项 A、had no brother who was hanged
B、had a very good brother
C、knew the soup was too hot
D、had never eaten soup

答案A

解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知,这位贵族很可能没有兄弟。故选A。
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