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Mr. Parker was born in a small poor village. As soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay (克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much.
Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”
The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing .Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”
“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker.
“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”
“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s lunch, I think!”
“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”
21. Mr. Parker was respected because .
A. he was strict with the officers
B. he cared about his soldiers
C. he was friendly to everybody
D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters
22. Mr. Parker went to the military camp to .
A. look for the soldier who wrote to him
B. punish the cooks
C. inspect the kitchens
D. find out if the matter in the letter was true
23. The soldiers didn’t say anything because .
A. they were afraid of the general
B. they thought their foods were good
C. the officer followed the general
D. the general didn’t agree with them
