Soon all the town have 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 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 pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

　　When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offercondolences 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.”

　　4.The man ordered three beers all the time because _______.

　　A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub.

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

　　C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.

　　D. this would help him become a local celebrity.

　　5.We can infer from the passage that______.

　　A. news traveled fast in the town.

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