题目内容：

    A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. The bartender(酒吧招待) was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “ I do not want to pry, but could you explain why you order three beers all the time?” The man replied, “ It seems strange, doesn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one in France and the other in Italy. We have made an agreement that every time we go to pub, each of us will order two extra beers and it will help keep up the family bond.”

Soon all the town has heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three-Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with a bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news. Some people prayed for the soul of one of the brothers and others quietly grieved(悲痛).

When the man came to the pub next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him, “ I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother.” The man considered this for a moment and then replied, “ Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

1.Why did the man order three beers all the time?

A.He was fond of drinking beers in this pub.

B.He missed his two brothers living abroad very much.

C.He made an agreement with his brothers.

D.This would help him become a local celebrity.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.News traveled fast in the town.

B.The man was famous as a heavy drinker.

C.The man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much.

D.The man was strong-minded to give up drinking.

3.Why did the bartender serve the man with a bad feeling?

A.He would earn less money than before.

B.He thought the man should order three beers.

C.He thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away.

D.The man decided to give up drinking

4.What does the underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Gratitude. B.Appreciation.

C.Surprise. D.Pity.