The Four Puppets_Reading Exercise_1

Once there was a ​ (a)   maker who had a son named ​ (b)   . The father always hoped his son would grow up to be a ​ (c)   like himself. But to Aung, such a life was ​ (d)   . “Father,” said Aung one day, “I’ve decided to leave home and ​ (e)   .”

• puppet
• Aung
• puppet maker
• far from exciting
• seek my fortune

The puppet maker looked up ​ (a)   from his work. “I wish you would stay, my son. The life of a puppet maker is an ​ (b)   . But if you must go, let me give you ​ (c)   for your journey.”

He showed his son four ​ (d)   he had carved, painted, and ​ (e)   . “Each puppet,” he said, “has its own virtue and value.”

• sadly
• honorable one
• companions
• wooden puppets
• costumed

The ​ (a)   was the ​ (b)   . The puppet maker said, “The ​ (c)   is ​ (d)   .” The second puppet was a ​ (e)   . “The ogre’s virtue is strength.” The third was a mystic sorcerer. “The sorcerer’s virtue is knowledge.” The fourth was a holy hermit. “The hermit’s virtue is goodness.”

• first puppet
• king of the gods
• god’s virtue
• wisdom
• green- faced ogre

The first puppet was the king of the gods. The puppet maker said, “The god’svirtue is wisdom.”

The second puppet was a green- faced ogre. “​ (a)   virtue is​ (b)   .”

The​ (c)   was a ​ (d)   . “The sorcerer’s virtue is ​ (e)   .” The fourth was a holy hermit. “The hermit’s virtue is goodness.”

• The ogre’s
• strength
• third
• mystic sorcerer
• knowledge

The first puppet was the king of the gods. The puppet maker said, “The god’svirtue is wisdom.”

The second puppet was a green- faced ogre. “The ogre’s virtue is strength.”

The third was a mystic sorcerer. “The sorcerer’s virtue is knowledge.” The ​ (a)   was a ​ (b)   . “The ​ (c)   is ​ (d)   .”

• fourth
• holy hermit
• hermit’s virtue
• goodness

He told his son, “Each of these ​ (a)   can help you on your way. But

remember, ​ (b)   must always serve ​ (c)   .” Aung started off the next day. On his ​ (d)   he carried a ​ (e)   , with food and clothing tied at one end, and the puppets hanging by their strings from theother.When night came, Aung found himself deep in the jungle. He stopped beneatha banyan tree. “This looks like a good place to sleep,” he said to himself. “But I wonder if it’ssafe.”

• virtues
• strength and knowledge
• wisdom and goodness
• shoulder,
• bamboo pole

He told his son, “Each of these virtues can help you on your way. But

remember, strength and knowledge must always serve wisdom and goodness.” Aung started off the next day. On his shoulder, he carried a bamboo pole, with ​ (a)   tied at one end, and the​ (b)   from the other. When night came, Aung found himself ​ (c)   . He stopped beneath a ​ (d)   . “This looks like a ​ (e)   ,” he said to himself. “But I wonder if it’s safe.”

• food and clothing
• puppets hanging by their strings
• deep in the jungle
• banyan tree
• good place to sleep

Then Aung had a​ (a)   . “I think I’ll ask one of the ​ (b)   !” He turned with a smile to the ​ (c)   . “Tell me, is it safe here?” To his ​ (d)   , the puppet came alive. It got down from the pole and ​ (e)   . “Aung,” said the god, “open your eyes and look around you. That is the first step to wisdom. If you fail to see what is right before you, how easy it will be for others to misguide you!”

• funny idea
• puppets
• king of the gods
• amazement
• grew to life size

Then Aung had a funny idea. “I think I’ll ask one of the puppets!” He turned with a smile to the king of the gods...... Reorder the following

• “Aung,” said the god, “open your eyes and look around you.

• If you fail to see what is right before you, how easy it will be for

  others to misguide you!”

• It got down from the pole and grew to life size.

• “Tell me, is

  it safe here?” To his amazement, the puppet came alive.

• That is the first step to wisdom.

Reorder the sentences before ........... When he awoke the next morning, he saw a caravan coming along the road below. A dozen bullock carts were piled high with costly goods.

• When Aung had gotten over his shock, he looked carefully all around the tree.

• There in the soft earth were the tracks of a tiger! That night he slept not on the ground but in the branches above.

• The next day took Aung into the mountains, and at sunset, he left the road and camped a little way up the mountain side.

• And the next moment, the puppet was hanging again from the pole.

• And he was glad he did, for in the middle of the night, he saw a tiger come prowling below him.