The Wolf and the Goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the
thought of a fine goat dinner.

“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice,” Aren’t you afraid you will fall
down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level
ground.”

“No, thank you,” said the goat

‘’Well than,” said the wolf,” aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer
grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area “

No thank you said, “ said the goat

“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,” why dine alone?”

“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are
worrying about and not your own?”

1. What is the text about?

A. The tricky wolf
B. A very kindhearted wolf
C. The wolf afraid of the goat.
D. The friendship between wolf and the goat.

2. ”… the exasperated wolf , “ Why dine alone?”

The underlined word means….
A. Tested
B. Deceived
C. Annoyed
D. Smacked

3. What can we learn from the story….

A. Don’t easily believe in well-behaved creatures
B. Don’t judge others by their appearance
C. Don’t look down to other creatures
D. Don’t easily beat other creatures
 THE BIRDS, THE BEASTS, AND THE BAT

There was once a terrible war between the birds and the beasts .For a long time it was
doubtful which would win.
The bat said, "I am not a bird and I am not a beast, so I shall fight on neither side."

At last the beasts seemed to be gaining the victory. The bat flew to them and said, "I am a
beast. Look at my body and you will see that I am. I shall fight on your side."

New flocks of birds came to help their relatives, and the battle soon turned against the
beasts.

Then the bat skulked over to the other side. "I am a bird," he said. "I can prove it by my
wings," and he fought with the birds.

At last the war was over. The bat was hated by beasts and birds. Both made war upon
him. He was obliged to slink off and hide in dark places during the day, never showing
his face until dusk.

(Fifty Famous Fables by Lida Brown McMurry)

4. Why did the bat never show himself before the night fall?
A. Because he felt embarrassed of what he had done.
B. Because he felt that he was the winner of the war.
C. Because he was afraid of the birds and the beasts.
D. Because he was afraid of sunshine.

5. What can we learn from the story?

A. We should make good relationship.
B. We have to behave like the birds.
C. We should have firm principle.
D. We have to ignore other

6.What did the bat say to convince the birds that he belonged to the birds?
A. He said that he could fly.
B. He said that he had wings.
C. He said that he hated the beasts
D. He said that he looked like the birds

7. Who involved the battle?

A. The birds and the bat.
B. The beast and the bat.
C. The birds and the beast.
D. The birds, the beast and the bat.
 SMARTEST PARROT

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it.
The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of
the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the
parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano, however the
bird did not say the word.

At first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid
bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will
kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say
it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll
kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the
man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the
chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the
chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You
know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too,
stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was
very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three
death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and
screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”

8. Why does the man feel so angry with the parrot?

A. It can say everything except Catano. C. It was a parrot like others
B. It couldn’t say everything. D. It was a stupid parrot
9. What does the purpose of the text about?
A. To describe the smartest parrot.
B. To tell us how the smartest parrot is.
C. To entertain the readers by telling about the smartest parrot.
D. To describe in general the smartest parrot.

10. From the text we learn that … .

A. we have to respect others
B. we have to imitate others
C. we are not allowed to force others to do something.
D. we must not have the feeling as higher creature than others.

11.“… the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken …”
The word “proudly” nearly means …
A. arrogantly B. bravely C. smugly D. humbly

Little Brother, Little Sister

Maltreated by their stepmother, who was a witch, a little brother and sister fled into the woods.
After running for a while,
the brother said: 'I'm so thirsty. Let's find a spring and have a drink.'
As the young boy bent down to drink, his sister heard a voice which said: 'Who drinks
from me will turn into a fawn.' it was the witch! Too late, the sister tried to prevent her brother
from drinking. The young boy changed at once into a fawn. In tears, the little girl made a lead
and collar out of her belt, and led the fawn off into the woods. There they found an abandoned
cottage and lived together, far from any danger.
One day, however, the king was hunting in the woods, and he spied the fawn, which could
not resist the urge to wander away from the cottage. The king and his hunters chased the fawn
all the way back home. There, the king followed it into the cottage, where he found a young girl
stroking the frightened animal. She was so beautiful and gentle that the king fell in love with her
at once. He asked her to be his wife, and his words caused the maiden to cry for joy. When one
of her tears fell on the fawn, it changed back to her brother once more. Their goodness and love
had overcome the witch's evil spell, and they lived safely and happily with the king for ever after.

Taken from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990

12. Why did the brother and sister flee into the woods? Because ….
A. they had been maltreated by their stepmother C. they wanted to leave home they had
B. Theybeen treated well by their stepmother D. they felt very happy

13. .“There, the king followed it into the cottage..” The word it refers to ….
A.cottage
B. wood
C. Fawn
D. home
14.What caused the young boy turn into a fawn?
A. He left home into the woods. C. He drank something and got cursed.
B. He found an abandoned cottage. D. He said something bad to his mother.

15..How did the fawn change back to be a young boy?

A. When the King asked for his sister to marry with him.
B. When one of his sister’s tear fell on the fawn.
C. When the king chased the fawn back home.
D. When his sister cried for joy.

**** GOOD LUCK ****