21. The lawyer would choose life imprisonment because ___.

　　A. he was younger than the banker         B. capital punishment was immoral

　　C.it was better than capital punishment   D. the banker would give him  $200,000

　　22. The author considers the bet between the lawyer and the banker ___.

　　A. interesting         B. ridiculous

　　C. capricious         D. instructive

　　23. The word "company" in the first paragraph refers to____.

　　A. companions        B. bankers

　　C. lawyers      D. prisoners

　　24. The banker was extremely excited because

　　A. he was too rich to care for the money   B. he was sure of his winning the bet

　　C. the lawyer would give up in 15 years   D. the lawyer would give up before 5 years

　　25.In the end, the banker considers his bet with the lawyer ___.

　　A. rational       B. reasonable

　　C. beneficial      D. unreasonable