题目内容：

Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and –‘Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!’ Vegetarian food is not good for him, yet he could not eat meat, so he ate freshwater fish with butter—not a vegetarian dish, yet one could not say that it was meat. He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, who had once been an officer’s servant and could cook after a fashion. This Alan was usually standing at the door with his arms folded; with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”

1.What is the relationship between Ben and Alan?

A. Teacher and student.          B. Friends.

C. Family.                       D. Employer and employee

2.Why didn’t Ben keep a female servant?

A. Because he was afraid of other people’s opinion about him.

B. Because he couldn’t afford one.

C. Because Alan used to work for an officer.

D. Because he could not eat meat.

3.What does the underlined word “mutter” probably mean?

A. To cook after a fashion.  B. To speak very quietly.

C. To fold one’s arms.      D. To sigh deeply.