A  Deaf  Person's  Joke
Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.
One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.
When was Jack deaf of both ears?

A．After he came back from work.	B．After a serious illness.
C．After seeing a doctor.	D．After being a doctor.

Why did Jack not like people to know he was deaf?

A．He was afraid to lose his work.

B．He was afraid of his friends.

C．He didn't want to lose his face.

D．He was afraid that his wife would leave him.

What did Jack do after hearing his friend's joke?

A．He laughed as loudly as others.	B．He didn't laugh.
C．He laughed louder than anyone else.	D．He only smiled.

Jack laughed because _____.

A．all the others were laughing

B．he could tell the same joke himself, too

C．he wanted to show that there was nothing wrong with his ears

D．his friend's joke was interesting

Jack's friends laughed a lot louder than before because _____.

A．the joke he told was more interesting

B．it was as interesting as the first

C．all his friends liked his joke better

D．it was the same joke as his friend's

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