Mr.Knight had a hotel in a small town.One Friday evening thr
Mr.Knight had a hotel in a small town.One Friday evening three men came into his hotel to ask
Mr.Knight had a hotel in a small town.One Friday evening three men came into his
hotel to ask for rooms for a night.Mr.Knight told them that his hotel was
full and the three men were unhappy because they had no place to stay in for
the night.Mr.Knight then said,“I really want to help you.But can you three
men stay for the night in just one room?I only have a small room free.
“That’ll do,” the three men answered.Mr.
Knight told them that he wanted to ask for $30,$10 for each.Each gave him
%10,and they went up to Room 518.Soon Mr.Knight felt sorry.“Thirty dollars
is too much for that small room,” he thought.So he called his assistant over
and said,“Here is $5.Give it to the men in Room 518.I asked them for too
much money for that room.” The assistant took the money.
On his way to the room he began to think,
“$5 for three men?I’ll give them $1 each and kept $2 for myself.The men will
be pleased to get something back.I’ll have the money and Mr.Knight won’t
know!” So the assistant did.Here is the problem:the three men gave %30 and
got $3 back.The assistant got $2.$27
and $2 is $29.There must be another dollar,but where is it?
56.When did the three men arrive at Mr.Knight’s hotel?
A.Oneweek day B.One evening C.A week day D.One afternoon.
57.0
A.Noroom B.One room C.Two rooms D.Three rooms
58.How much did each of them give to Mr.Knight at first?
A.$5 B.$9 C.$10 D.$30
59.Why did Mr.Knight ask the assistant to give back to the three men?
A.Hethought the three men would leave the hotel.
B.Hethought his assistant would keep two dollars for himself.
C.Hethought the three men would be angry with him.
D.Hethought $25 for that room is enough.
60.From this passage we know that _________
A.bothMr.Knight and his assistant were kind
B.neither Mr.Knight nor his assistant were kind
C.Theassistant was an honest man.
D.Thethree men paid 9 dollars each for the room.