题目内容：

A nobleman (贵族) and a businessman once met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The businessman asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit (承认) that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime, for which he was hanged(绞刑）I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The businessman believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the businessman, “Sir, why do you weep?” The businessman, who now saw that the nobleman had cheated him, answered, “____________”

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.The underlined words “ashamed” in the passage most probably means ____.

A. being sad B. crying C. nodding

2.This story teaches us ______.

A. not to believe everything you hear

B. not to eat soup that is too hot

C. to cry when we burn our mouth

3.The nobleman did not tell the truth because he ______.

A. was a nobleman B. felt ashamed C. was in a restaurant

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The nobleman had no brother who was hanged

B. The nobleman had never eaten soup

C. The nobleman knew the soup was too hot

5.“ _______” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Sir, I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.

B. Sir, I am weeping because I burned my mouth.

C. Sir, I am weeping because I had the same brother like you, too.