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　　The people were walking along the street, first a big man, then a young woman, and then an old man. The first two went round the corner. Suddenly the old man saw a piece of paper on the ground. He picked it up. It was five pounds. A few minutes later, the young woman came back. She was crying. “I have lost five pounds,”she said.

　　“Don't cry,” said the old man. “Here it is.” The young woman thanked him and went away. After a while, the big man came back. He was looking for something. Suddenly a window opened and a small man looked out. “I saw five pounds fall from your pocket ,”he said, “but that man gave it to a young woman.”The big man was very angry. The old man was much too afraid and gave him another five pounds from his own pocket. When he had gone, the young woman came back to get her one third of the total, and the small man came out to get his.

1．What did the small man say?

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2．Who really lost money?

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3．How many pounds did they get from the poor man's own pocket?

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4．How was the old man?

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Answer 1

答案：
解析：

1．He said he saw five pounds fall from the big man's pocket but the old man gave it to a young woman. 　　2．The old man did. 　　3．Five pounds. 　　4．He was afraid.