A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories.
There were only a
few villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had
to pass through wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother
and brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave,
her brother said “it is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the
forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her
baby. When they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They
began to run to avoid the danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down.
At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, “please eat
my own son instead.” Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the
wolves and took her nephew away. Everyone understood that this was because the
woman was very good and kind. She had offered her own son’s life to save her
nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched
thick sticks and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw
something very strange. Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were
playing with him.
1. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New
Territories?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
C. Forests
D. Hills
E. Towers and logs
2. Who was Ah Tim?
A. The young woman’s brother
B. The young woman’s son
C. The young woman’s brother and nephew
D. The young woman’s brother’s son
E. One of the men who fetched a stick
3. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?
A. Ah Tim
B. The woman
C. The woman’s son
D. Her brother’s nephew
E. The baby and his mother
4. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?
A. He was afraid
B. He was stumbled by a stone
C. He ran slowly
D. The woman cried
E. The wolves were good runners
5. The woman gave her son to the wolves because
A. She loved her nephew than her son.
B. She thought about how her brother would be
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves
D. She was crazy
E. She kept a grudge on his brother
6. “all men in the village fetched thick stick … “The word “fetched” has a similar
meaning to
A. Received
B. Caught
C. Got
D. Hit
E. Lifted
A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot
like it.
It was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He
would not say the name of the town where he was born. The name of the
town was Catano.
The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not
say the word. At first the man was very nice, but then he got angry. “You
are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano, or I will kill you!”
but the parrot would not say it. Then the man got to so angry that the
shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t
talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man
got very angry. He picked up the bird and threw him into the chicken house.
“You are more stupid than the chickens. Soon I will eat them, and I will eat
you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were for
Sunday’s dinner. The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The
next day the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and
stopped. He was very surprised at what he saw! He saw three dead chickens
on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken, “Say Catano, or
I’ll kill you!
7. Where does the story take place?
A. Indonesia
B. Brazil
C. Puerto Rico
D. New York
E. Jepang
8. From the text we learn that…
A. We have to follow others
B. We have to respect pet owner
C. We have to imitate others
D. We are not allowed to force others
E. We are not allowed to help others
9. Which statement is false according to the text?
A. Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B. The man got angry at the parrot
C. The parrot couldn’t say Catano
D. The man killed the parrot
E. The parrot could say Catano
10.“It was very, very smart”. The underlined word “It “refers to…
A. The chicken
B. The man
C. The Catano
D. The city
E. The bird