Once upon a time, long ago, there lived a rich wizard who
was famous in all parts of the land. Nobles, high officials, and other
important people had great respect for him. They came to the wise man for
advice.
But there was one noble who did not like the wizard and
wanted to do away with him. The noble thought
long and hard about how to do this. At last, one day he came up with a plan.
The noble went along to the king." Your Majesty, you
say that you rule this land and all its people," he said. " But this
is not so. The truth is that the people do not look upon you as their king.
Instead, they obey the wizard. He tells them what to do .The people think of
him as their leader. But this wizard tells many lies to them. He even lies
about you, oh King. I fear he is a threat to your throne."
The king was very angry when he heard this news. He called
ten of his guards. The king told them to bring the wizard to the palace at
once. Then the king spoke to his servants. " I want you to end the
wizard's life as soon as I give you the signal," he said.
Soon the wizard was found. The guards dragged him in front
of the king. " I have heard that you lie to my people," the king said
in a loud voice. " You take their money, but tell them lies. Is this true?
Tell me who are you? What do you do for living?
The king listened to the wizard. Then, the king said to him,
" You say you are a wise man. Then, I will ask you one more thing. Perhaps
you can tell me the answer. When am I going to die?
The wizard thought for a while. Then, he said," Your
Majesty will die the day after I die."
All the king's servants trembled when they heard this. They
believed in the wizard and his dealings with the future. The king also shook
with fear. He gave no signal to end the wizard's life. Instead, the king told
his servants to treat the wizard as the great man he was.
From that day, the wizard lived at the king's palace. The
people loved and respected him more than ever. And the king did all that he
could to make sure that the wizard lived a happy and long life.
1. The underlined words "
to do away with" in paragraph
# 2 mean_________
a) to help
b) to
get rid of
c) to love and
respect
d) speak to the servants
2. The wizard was a wise man because ______________.
a) he took money for
offering services
a)
he
always knew who to speak to
b)
he
loved the king
d) he
always had good answers to difficult questions
3.The
wizard's answer to the king's question was really wise because it_______.
a) proved that
he could see in the future
b) made the
king happy all the time
c) changed the king's mind about killing him
d) made the king
live a long life
4. The king asked his
servants to take care of the wizard and treat him well because_ ________.
a) he believed that he would stay alive as long as the wizard
was alive
b) all people
loved and respected the wizard.
c) his servants
trembled when they heard the wizard's answer
d) the noble
didn't like the wizard
5.The passage is mainly talking about____________ .
a) how the wizard saved his life with his wisdom
b) how the wizard
became rich
c) lies of the wizard
d) the servants
of the King
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