The Hare and the Torroise A hare is an animal that can run very fast.A slowly is an anmial that can move only very slowly.One day, a hare laughed at a tortoise that was moving slowly past him.The torroise, who did not like being laughed at because he waw slow, said to the hare, “Although you can run faster than I, I will beat you in a race.”
The hare, thinging that the tortoise could not do this, said,“Very well, I will race you.”
The two animals asked a fox to be the judge and to choose the place for the race.On the day of the race, the fox told the animals where the race would begin and where it would end.
The fox then said,“One , two, three, go!”and the race began.The hare ran off and was soon a long way in front of the tortoise.He was so far in front that he stopped running to have a rest and soon fell asleep.The tortoise, howerve, just kept on moving slowly forward.When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise had paed him and was now a long way in front of him.He ran as fast as he could to catch up and pa the tortoise, but before he could do this, the fox judge the tortoise to be the winner of the race.
Tht Boy Who Cried Wolf A shepherd boy looked after the sheep belonging to the people of the village.One day he cried,“Wolf!Wolf!”Hearing him, the villagers ran to help him drive away the wolf.Howerver, when they reached him, there was no wolf to be seen.The boy thought is was very funny.“You weren’t quick enough,”he said to them.“The wolf has run away.”
Thinking he was very clever, a few days later he shouted “Wolf! ”again.Again, the villagers came to help him, and again he said,“You weren’t quick enough.The wolf has run away.”The angry villagers went back to their work in the village.
A week later, the boy shouted “Wolf!”again, but the villagers did not believe him.However, this time there really was a wolf, and it killed all the sheep because no one came to drive it away.
Ⅰ.Are these sentences correct? Write “T”for true and “F”for false.1. ________ A tortoise is an animal that can run very fast.2. ________ The tortoise did not like being laughed at.3. ________ The two animals asked a fox to be the judge.
4. ________ The fox only told the animals where the race would begin.5. ________The tortoise took a nap during the race.ⅡChoose the best answer.1. Why did the hare laugh at the tortoise? a. Because the tortoise moved very slowy.b. Because the tortoise made a funny face.c. Because the tortoise said he would win the race.2. Why did the tortoise want to race the hare? a. Because he thought the hare was too slow to win.b. Because he did not like fast animals.
c. Because he did not like being laughed at.3. Why did the hare stop to have a rest?
a. Because he was so far ahead of the tortoise.b. Because his legs hurt.
c. Because he reached a rest area.4. What is the leon in this fable?
a. Fast and quick gets you the prize.b. Slow and steady wins the race.
c. Never fall asleep under a tree.Ⅳ.Write the sentences in the correct order. The hare fell asleep during the prize. The hare laughed at the tortoise. The tortoise said that he wanted to race the hare. The tortoise went slowly, but he won the race.1.______________________________________________________________________
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ⅠAre these sentences corret? Write “T”for true and “F”for false.
1. ________ The shepherd boy looked after the sheep belonging to be the King.2. ________ The shepherd boy told the villagers they were not quick enough to see the wolf.
3. ________ The shepherd boy shought his trick was not very funny.
4. ________ The villagers came to help the boy twice.5. ________ The villagers drove the wolf away before it killed all the sheep.ⅡChoose the best answer.1. Why did the the shepherd boy cry“Wolf!Wolf!” when there was no wolf?
a. Because he wanted to protect the sheep.b. wanted to pay a joke on the villages.
c. Because he shought he saw a wolf.2. Why did the shepherd boy think he was very clever? a. Because the villages were tricked by him.b. Because he pay a joke on the wolf.
c. Because he made the villages very happy.3. Why didn’t the villages come when the shepherd boy cride“Wolf!”a third time?
a. Because they thought the boy was lying again.b. Because they were too tired to help the sheep.
c. Because they saw the wolf in the village.4. What is the moral in this fable?
a. You should not call for help when you do not need it.b. It is OK to lie if you are just playing a game.
c. Some shepherd boys are not afraid of wolves.Ⅳ.Write the sentences in the correct order. A shepherd boy played a trick on the people from his village. The next time, there really was a wolf. the villagers did not come to help the shepherd boy they came to help him twice, but there was no wolf.1.___________________________________________________________________________
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