Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 5:
A. die
B. díed
C. dying
D. dead
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 3:
A. collect
B. buy
C. sell
D. save
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 1:
A. leave
B. left
C. live
D. lived
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 6:
A. poor
B. foolish
C. sociable
D. generous
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 4:
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excitedly
D. excitingly
Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
Question 2:
A. to
B. for
C. about
D. of
IV. Choose the word of phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Once a farmer (1) ______________ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing (2) ______________ his family. One day, he went to (3) ______________ the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (4) ______________ to his wife, “We’re rich”. His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all, the chickens were (5) ______________. There were no more eggs of any kind for the (6) ______________ farmer and greedy wife.
1. A. leave B. left C. live D. lived
2. A. to B. for C. about D. of
3. A. collect B. buy C. sell D. save
4. A. exciting B. excited C. excitedly D. excitingly
5. a. die B. died C. dying D. dead
6. A. poor B. foolish C. sociable D. generous
IV.Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.
Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!” His wife (29)______ to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (30)______ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
26. A. lived B. live C. lives D. living
27. A. selling B. sell C. sells D. sold
28. A. go B. goes C. went D. is going
29. A. run B. runs C. is running D. ran
30. A. cutting B. to cut C. cut D. A&B
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
Once a farmer lived a (17)__________life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.One day, he went to collect the eggs and (18) __________one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted (19)__________ to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”. His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find (20) __________ gold eggs. (21)__________, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.There were (22) __________ more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
17.A.poor B. comfortable C. uncomfortable D. unsuitable
18.A.discover B. to discover C. discovering D. discovered
19.A.excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly
20.A.more B. most C. many D. much
21.A. Fortunate B. Unfortunate C. Fortunately D. Unfortunately
22.A.no B. not C. none D. any