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Once upon a time a farmer planted a beet. The beet grew and grew.

One day the farmer pulled on the beet, but the beet did not come up. “Horse, please help me to pull up this beet, I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “sure, I’ll help you,” said the horse. But the beet did not come up.

Then the farmer went to the cow. “Dear Cow, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cow. But the beet did not come up, so the farmer went to a goat. “My lovely goat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the goat. But the beet did not come up.

Next, the farmer went to the cat. “Dear Cat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cat. But again the beet did not come up. So, the farmer went to the mouse.” “My lovely mouse, please help me to pull up this beet,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the mouse. So the mouse pulled on the cat. The cat pulled on the goat, and the goat pulled on the cow. The cow pulled on the horse, the horse pulled on the farmer, and the farmer pulled on the beet. And the beet came up.

How did the farmer get the beet for dinner?

• He pulled on the beet with his friend.

• He asked for a help to the animals.

• He pulled on the beet by himself.

• He asked the horse and the cow.

Once upon a time a farmer planted a beet. The beet grew and grew.

One day the farmer pulled on the beet, but the beet did not come up. “Horse, please help me to pull up this beet, I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “sure, I’ll help you,” said the horse. But the beet did not come up.

Then the farmer went to the cow. “Dear Cow, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cow. But the beet did not come up, so the farmer went to a goat. “My lovely goat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the goat. But the beet did not come up.

Next, the farmer went to the cat. “Dear Cat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cat. But again the beet did not come up. So, the farmer went to the mouse.” “My lovely mouse, please help me to pull up this beet,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the mouse. So the mouse pulled on the cat. The cat pulled on the goat, and the goat pulled on the cow. The cow pulled on the horse, the horse pulled on the farmer, and the farmer pulled on the beet. And the beet came up.

“Now we can all eat dinner.” (last sentence)

What does the word “we” refer to?

• The readers and the farmer

• The writer and the animals.

• The farmer and the animals.

• The readers and the writer.

Once upon a time a farmer planted a beet. The beet grew and grew.

One day the farmer pulled on the beet, but the beet did not come up. “Horse, please help me to pull up this beet, I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “sure, I’ll help you,” said the horse. But the beet did not come up.

Then the farmer went to the cow. “Dear Cow, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cow. But the beet did not come up, so the farmer went to a goat. “My lovely goat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help,” said the goat. But the beet did not come up.

Next, the farmer went to the cat. “Dear Cat, please help me to pull up this beet. I want to eat it for dinner,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the cat. But again the beet did not come up. So, the farmer went to the mouse.” “My lovely mouse, please help me to pull up this beet,” said the farmer. “Sure, I’ll help you”, said the mouse. So the mouse pulled on the cat. The cat pulled on the goat, and the goat pulled on the cow. The cow pulled on the horse, the horse pulled on the farmer, and the farmer pulled on the beet. And the beet came up.

What is the moral value of the story above?

• Better late than never.

• We should keep our promise.

• Never waste your time carelessly.

• Helping each other, getting a good result.

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.

Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He "filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greed.

What is the best title of the text above?

• The rich old man

• The very big raven

• The golden star fruit tree

• The two brothers

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.

Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He "filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greed.

Why did the big brother and his wife come to his younger brother house?

• Because they were invited

• Because the younger brother was sibling.

• Because his younger brother constrained.

• Because they missed his younger brother.

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.

Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He "filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greed.

What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

• The younger brother invited his older brother to come to his house.

• The big brother refused to come.

• The old brother and his wife were surprised to see that he was now very rich.

• The raven told the older brother to bring a 1-meter long bag

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.

Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He "filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greed.

“He begged to it not to eat the fruits.”

The underlined word means ...

• pleaded

• pleased

• scavenged

• told

A long time ago there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, and the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From then on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree.

Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat the fruits. “If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve.”

Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to a place full of gold and you can "ll the bag full with gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flied back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury.

On the commemoration of his father’s death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother’s house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits, the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long bag.

Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He "filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on, the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older brother finally died. He died because of his greed.

What lesson can we learn from the text above?

• God always helps good people.

• The younger one must yield to the older ones.

• We should follow to the older brother.

• The old man is very powerful.

Long ago a mouse and a frog were friends. Every morning the frog would hop out of his pond and go to visit his friend who lived in a hole in the side of a tree. He would return home at noon.

The mouse delighted in his friend’s company unaware that the friend was slowly turning into an enemy. The reason? The frog felt slighted because though he visited the mouse everyday, the mouse on his part, had never made an attempt to visit him.

One day he felt he had been humiliated enough. When it was time for him to take leave of the mouse, he tied one end of a string around his own leg, tied the other end to the mouse’s tail, and hopped away, dragging the hapless mouse behind him.

The frog dived deep into the pond. The mouse tried to free himself but couldn’t, and soon drowned. His bloated body floated to the top.

A hawk saw the mouse floating on the pond’s surface. He swooped down, and grabbing the mouse in his talons, flew to the branch of a nearby tree. The frog, of course, was hauled out of the water too. He desperately tried to free himself, but couldn’t and the hawk soon put an end to his struggles.

What was the character of the frog?

• Crafty

• Irritable

• annoying

• outagious

Long ago a mouse and a frog were friends. Every morning the frog would hop out of his pond and go to visit his friend who lived in a hole in the side of a tree. He would return home at noon.

The mouse delighted in his friend’s company unaware that the friend was slowly turning into an enemy. The reason? The frog felt slighted because though he visited the mouse everyday, the mouse on his part, had never made an attempt to visit him.

One day he felt he had been humiliated enough. When it was time for him to take leave of the mouse, he tied one end of a string around his own leg, tied the other end to the mouse’s tail, and hopped away, dragging the hapless mouse behind him.

The frog dived deep into the pond. The mouse tried to free himself but couldn’t, and soon drowned. His bloated body floated to the top.

A hawk saw the mouse floating on the pond’s surface. He swooped down, and grabbing the mouse in his talons, flew to the branch of a nearby tree. The frog, of course, was hauled out of the water too. He desperately tried to free himself, but couldn’t and the hawk soon put an end to his struggles.

“The frog felt slighted because though it visited ....” (Paragraph 2)

What does the underlined word mean?

• Offended

• Unhappy

• furious

• depressed