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Read the following text and then state the following statements true (T) or false (F).

Correct the false ones

Once upon a time, in a remote village there lived a man of nobility who was poor but

proud. He had a daughter, his only child( who had reached a marriageable age. He wanted to

get her married to a promising young man. So, one day he set out on a jotirney in search for a

suitable young man for his future son-in-law.

He visited So-ang one after another, hoping to find a young man for his daughter.

One evening he came to a So- ang, where he was received as an overnight guest. !hile

young aspiring scholars were wor"ing on their evening studies, he was observing each one of

them with purposeful eyes. He finally found a handsome and promising young man.

#ejoicing, he opened his heart to the tutor, who gladly accepted his proposal. . $he young

man, the tutor told him, was his own son. $hen, a%bay after the wedding was chosen.

#eturning home with the good news, father of the bride-to-be was waiting for that

happy wedding day for his daughter. $hat day finally arrived. As it was customary, the

bridegroom was coming to the bride%s house for the wedding. &ut her father noticed that the

bridegroom was not the yang-ban, an aristocrat, do' He was bewildered and awfully

disappointed, but thought that there was no other decent way available than marrying his

daughter off to that disappointing youngman.

$his young man was not the tutor%s son he was the tutor%s servant boy. $he tutor had

been ta"ing care of this boy since he lost both of his parents. Since the boy was found to be

good for nothing more worthwhile, the tutor had him collect firewood for his family. $hough

the boy reached a marriageable age, no one ever wanted him as a son-in- law. So, the tutor

had decided to marry the. boy, instead of his son, off to the girl.

)ive years went by since his daughter%s marriage. Her father was an*ious to see his

only daughter and how she was managing. One day he went to her place for a visit and found

that she seemed to be living much better than he had e*pected. +evertheless, still feeling

sorry for her about what had happened to her wedding, he told her he was very sorry. She told

her father that he had nothing to regret and that she was in fact uite happy. And she showed

him what she and her husband had in a large chest.

$he chest was full of money, How did you get all that money' as"ed father,

showing a visible sign of concern. on%t worry, father. He has earned all this by diligently

collecting and selling firewood all these yeajs. after a while, father heard a grunting sound


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outside his son-in-low had just returned from the mountain and was unloading firewood

collected that day. +ow, the once ugly and stupid-loo"ing young man loo"ed dependable and

promising.

$en more years had passed away. His son-in-low became a very rich man. +ow he

decided to put his frame carrier away and study. He went into a secluded mountain hut to

study single-mindedly. After three years of hard wor", lie passed "wa-go, the state

e*amination, and became a respectable state official. And the couple lived happily ever after.

/eanwhile, the son of the tutor lived as an aspiring scholar in poverty manners were very

polite. /r. #ichard and his family collected their bags and went to 0ondon !elcome es".

$hey arranged the transfer to a hotel.

$he hotel was a well-"nown four-star hotel. $he room had perfect view of the par".

$he room had its own bathroom and toilet. 1nstead of "eys for the room, they inserted a "ey-

card to open the door. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving Asian and 2uropean

food. $hey had variety of food.

$he two wee" in 0ondon went by fast. At the end of the 34-day, they were uite tired

but they felt very happy.

3. $he man of nobility in the story was a rich person

5. $he nobleman wanted to find a man for his servant

6. $he tutor%s son loo"ed handsome and promising

4. $he man%s son in law was the tutor%s son

7. At first, the nobleman was disappointed by his daughter%s marriage

8. +o one wanted the tutor%s son as a son - in 9 law

:. After her wedding, the nobleman%s daughter%s life was much better than what her

father had predicte

;. $he man%s son - in - law became a very rich man by stealing the nobleman%s money


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Read the following short story and then answer the following questlonsl

$here was once upon a time a far sighted, craft peasant whose tric"s were much

tal"ed about. $he best story, however, is now he once got hold of the devil, and made a fool

of him. $he peasant had one day been wor"ing in his field, and as twilight had set in, was

ma"ing ready for the journey home, when he saw a heap of burning coals in the middle of his

field, and when full of astonishment, he went up to it, a little blac" devil was sitting on the

live coals

Are you sitting upon a treasure' said peasant

>es, in truth, replied the devil, On a treasure which contains more gold and silver than you

have ever seen in your life

$he treasure lies 1n my field and belongs to me %said the peasant.

it is yours answered the devil% 1f you will for two years give me one half everything your

field produces.

/oney 1 have enough, but 1 have a desire for the fruits of the earth. $he peasant

agreed to bargain.(n order, however, that is dispute may arise about the decision, he said

2verything that 1s above ground shall belong to you, and what is under the earth to me.

$he devil was uite satisfied with that, but the cunning peasant had sown turnips.

+ow when the time for harvest came, the devil appeared and wanted to ta"e away his

crop. &ut he found nothing but the yellow withered leaves, while the peasant, full of delight,

was digging up his turnips.%>ou have had the best of it for once, said the devil, &ut the ne*t

time that won%t do. !hat grows above ground shall be your, and what is under it, mine.

1 am willing, replied the peasant.

&ut when the time came to sow, he did not again sow turnips, but wheat. $he grain

became ripe, and the peasant went into the field and cut the full stal"s down to the ground.

!hen the devil came, he found nothing but the stubble, and went away in a fury down 1nto a

cleft in the roc"s. $hat is the way to cheat the devil, said the peasant, And went and

fetched away the treasure.

1. What is the characteristic of the peasant? Answer:

2. Who did the peasant see at the middle of the field? Answer

3. According to the devil, what was the treasure? Answer

4. What was the first bargain?

. What did the! get when the first harvest came?

". What did the peasant plant for the second harvest?

#. What did the peasant do on the second harvest?


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$. What did the devil do after he got nothing?

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