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作者：施竹军

来源：《中学生英语·学生综合天地》2011年第09期

Who Was More Stupid?

谁更愚蠢?

One day, two rich men were talking when they were eating bread and drinking coffee at their country pub(酒吧). One of them said to the other one, “My driver is really stupid(愚蠢的). You don’t think so? Let me show you.”

So he called his driver, Banta, over and said, “Banta, here is a ten-dollar bill. Go to the car shop and buy me a Benz (奔驰).” Banta replied (回答), “Yes, Sir! Right away!” and rushed off to the shop. The rich man turned to his friend and said, “See, I told you he was stupid.”

The other rich man said, “That’s nothing. I will show you something really stupid.” And he called his driver Santa over, “Santa, go home now to see if I’m at home.” Santa said, “Yes, Sir!Right away, Sir.” Then he ran away.

“See what I told you? He doesn’t even have enough brains to know that I cannot be at home if I am here.”

Later on, the two drivers met on the road. Banta said to Santa, “Eh, you know m y boss is so stupid. He gave me 10 dollars and asked me to go to the car shop and buy him a Benz ... Doesn’t he know that today is Sunday? The shop is closed!” Santa replied, “You think he is stupid, huh? My boss is more stupid. He asked me to go home to s ee if he is at home ... He’s got a cell phone, right? He can just call home to ask!”

阅读短文并回答下列问题。

1. Where were the two rich men?

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2. How much money did Banta’s boss give him to buy a Benz?

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3. What did Santa’s boss ask him to do?

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