There was once a cobbler（补鞋匠）who seemed to be happy throughout the day. He couldbe heard singing as he worked. Whatever he got from his work was just enough for food and clothing, yet he was always happy.
His neighbor was a rich banker, living in a large and grand house. Unlike the cobbler, heseemed to be unhappy all the time. No one ever saw him smile or laugh. And of course he neversang.
One afternoon, while sleeping, the banker was woken up by the cobbler ’s singing. Feelingangry, he thought, “I must put a stop to this! ” He went over to the cobbler ’s house. The cobblergreeted him cheerfully.
“What makes you sing so much?” asked the banker.
“I’m a happy man,” said the cobbler simply.
“Don’t you need more money to make you and your family happier?”asked the banker.
“Don’t you want to buy more beautiful things for your family and live in a bigger house? ”
“Well,”said the cobbler, “I’ve never worried about those things because I cannot affordthem.” “I’ll help you,” said the banker.
“If you look after my bag of gold coins, I’ll pay you well.”
The cobbler thought that was easy. He dug a hole in his garden and hid the bag of coins in it. But now he had something to worry about. He worried that thieves might come and steal thegold coins.
He worried so much that he stopped singing. He could not eat or sleep properly. His homewas silent. Seeing him so worried, his wife and children were unhappy too. A few days later, the cobbler realized that the gold coins had destroyed his happiness. Hedug up the bag of coins and gave it back to the banker. After that, he sang as happily as before.
From the first two paragraphs, we know that__________ .
A.the banker led a happy and rich life
B.the banker led a and rich life
C.the cobbler led a happy and rich life
D.the cobbler led a and happy life
Why was the banker angry that afternoon?A.Because the cobbler was richer than he.
B.Because the cobbler was happier than he.
C.Because he was treated rudely by the cobbler.
D.Because he was disturbed by the cobbler’s song.
What did the banker ask the cobbler to do?A.To sing songs for him.
B.To clean up his house.
C.To take care of his coins.
D.To wake him up every day.
With the bag of coins in his garden, the cobbler worried that .A.he would be too busy to sing
B.the coins would be stolen
C.the banker would get the coins back
D.his wife and children would use the coins
What did the cobbler do to become happy again?A.He returned the coins to the banker.
B.He spent some time with his family.
C.He sang as he looked after the coins.
D.He used the coins by himself.