Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would　 1　 the next day. The next day, The Minister 　2　 the ground from the horse and really died. When the 　3　 learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi 　4　 .

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted 　5　 , “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must 　6　 the date of your own death. Say it out,　 7 　you will die today!”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But 　8　 can I know that? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that　 9　 he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he had to keep Effendi alive as　 10　 as possible.　

(　 ) 1. A. pain　　　　 B. fall 　　C. die　　 　D. leave

(　 ) 2. A. fell off　　　 B. fell to　 C. lay on　 　D. jumped on

(　 ) 3. A. Effendi　　　 B. King　　 C. Minister　 D. soldier

(　 ) 4. A. just now　　 B. at once　 C. after that　 D. from now on

(　 ) 5. A. angrily　　　 B. happily 　C. politely　　　 D. quietly

(　 ) 6. A. talk　　　　 B. tell　　 　C. know　　　 D. say

(　 ) 7. A. but　　　　 B. and　　 C. then　　　　 D. or

(　 ) 8. A. how　　　　 B. what　 C. when　　　 D. that

(　 ) 9. A. before　　　 B. if　　　 C. when　　　　 D. unless

(　 ) 10. A. soon　　　 B. much　 C. long　　 D. many

10.It’s a _______ to us why he arrived there so late.

9.Susan likes buying clothes very much. She had _____ ______ all her money by the middle of last month.

8.______ _______ ______ the traffic! There are too many cars on the street.

7.The book was _____ taken by Ben. I saw him go into the room at that time.

6.Mr Wang overslept this morning. Of course he _____ _____ _____ the meeting.

5.The boy ‘s English book ______ on the ground while he was running.

4.I wonder who the dictionary _______ _______.