29146 the clever poor man reading text with exercises and keys to them

One day a poor man was riding along the road. In the afternoon he was tired
and hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree and sat down to have dinner. A rich man
came to that place and began to tie his horse to the same tree.
"Do not ______(1)________," said the poor man, "my horse is
______(2)_____"
But the rich man answered, "I'll tie ______(3)____" So he tied up
his horse and also sat down to eat his dinner. Soon they heard a
great noise. They ran up to the tree, but it was too late - the
horse of the rich man was killed.
"Oh, ____(4)_____" cried the rich man. "You must_____(5)______,"
he said to the poor man and brought him before a judge.
The judge asked the poor man, "Is it true _____(6)_____" The poor man said
nothing. The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man
didn't answer. At last the judge cried, "What can I do?________(7)__________ "
"Oh," said the rich man, "__________(8)_____________"
"Are you sure?" asked the judge. "What did he say?"
"Yes I am sure," answered the rich man. "He told me ________(9)________ "
"Oh," said the judge, "now I see. The man told you that
_______(10)_______ " Then he said to the poor man, "I asked
you a
lot of questions, but you didn't answer them. Why?"
The poor man said, "I didn't answer you because I knew
that
you would believe a rich man and not a poor man. Now the
rich
man told you everything and you know who is right."

Choose
Choose the
the correct
correct ending

ending to
to
each
sentence:
each sentence:
The
The poor
poor man
man asked
asked the
the rich
rich man
man not
not to
to tie
tie
the
thehorse
horseto
tothe
thesame
sametree
treebecause
because
there
therewas
wasno
noplace
placefor
forthe

thesecond
secondhorse.
horse.
the
therich
richman's
man'shorse
horsewas
waswild.
wild.
the
thepoor
poorman's
man'shorse
horsewas
waswild.
wild.
The
The man
man ran
ran up
up to
to the
the tree,
tree, but
but itit was
was too
too
late
late-the

thehorse
horseof
ofthe
thepoor
poorman
manwas
waskilled.
killed.
the
horse
of
the
rich
man
was
the horse of the rich man waskilled.
killed.
the
thehorse
horseof
ofthe
therich
richman
manhad
hadrun
runaway
away..
The
judge
asked

a
poor
man
The judge asked a poor man aa lot
lot of
of
questions,
but
questions, but
he
hedid
didnot
notanswer
answerthem.
them.
he
heanswered
answeredonly
onlyone
oneof
ofthem
them
he
heanswered
answeredonly
onlytwo
twoof
ofthem.
them.
"I"Idid

didnot
notanswer
answeryou
youbecause
because
IIwas
wasnot
notsure
surethat
thatmy
myhorse
horsewas
waswild."
wild."
IIdidn't
didn'tunderstand
understandyour
yourquestions."
questions."
II knew
knew that
that you
you believe
believe aa rich
rich man
man and
and not
not
aapoor
poorman"

man"

Say
Say why
why
the
poor
the poor
man
man said
said
nothing.
nothing.

Complete the
text with the
following
phrases.
my horse where I
like!
wild, it will kill
your horse. Tie it to
another tree!
pay me for it
my poor horse!
that your horse
killed his horse?
he can speak! He
spoke to me when I
met him!

his horse was
wild, so he shall
not pay for your
horse.
This man is
dumb. He cannot
speak!
tie your horse to
that tree
not to tie my
horse to the tree
where his horse
was, because his
horse was wild.

Say
Say if
if the
the statements
statements are
are true
true to
to
the
the text
text or
or false:
false:

In

In the
the evening
evening the
the rich
rich man
man was
was tired
tired and
and
hungry,
so
he
tied
his
horse
to
a
tree.
hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree.
The
The poor
poor man
man sat
sat down
down to
to sing
sing the
the song.
song.
The

poor
man's
horse
was
wild;
The poor man's horse was wild; itit killed
killed the
the
rich
rich man's
man's horse.
horse.
The
The judge
judge asked
asked the
the poor
poor man
man many
many other
other
questions,
questions, but
but the
the poor
poor man
man didn't
didn't answer.
answer.
The

The poor
poor man
man was
was guilty.
guilty.

Put the
the sentences
sentences in
in
Put
the order
order they
they come
come in
in the
the text:
text:
the
Soonthey
theyheard
heardaagreat
greatnoise.
noise.
Soon
Now the
the rich
rich man
man told
told you

you everything
everything and
and
Now
youknow
knowwho
whoisisright."
right."
you
The judge
judge asked
asked the
the poor
poor man
man many
many
The
other questions,
questions, but
but the
the poor
poor man
man didn't
didn't
other
answer.
answer.
The man
man told
told you

you that
that his
his horse
horse was
was wild,
wild,
The
so
he
shall
not
pay
for
your
horse.
so he shall not pay for your horse.
One day
day aa poor
poor man
man was
was riding
riding along
along the
the
One
road.
road.
rich man
man came
came to

to that
that place
place and
and began
began
AA rich
totie
tiehis
hishorse
horseto
tothe
thesame
sametree.
tree.
to


KEYS:
Complete the text with the following phrases.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

tie your horse to that tree
wild, it will kill your horse. Tie it to another tree!
my horse where I like!
my poor horse!
pay me for it
that your horse killed his horse?
This man is dumb. He cannot speak!
he can speak! He spoke to me when I met him!
not to tie my horse to the tree where his horse was, because his horse was
wild.
10. his horse was wild, so he shall not pay for your horse.

I) Choose the correct ending to each sentence:
1) The poor man asked the rich man not to tie the horse to the same tree because
a) there was no place for the second horse.
b) the rich man's horse was wild.
c) the poor man's horse was wild.
2) The man ran up to the tree, but it was too late a) the horse of the poor man was killed.
b) the horse of the rich man was killed.
c) the horse of the rich man had run away .
3) The judge asked a poor man a lot of questions, but
a) he did not answer them.
b) he answered only one of them
c) he answered only two of them.
4) "I did not answer you because
a) I was not sure that my horse was wild."
b) I didn't understand your questions."
c) I knew that you believe a rich man and not a poor man"

II)

Say if the statements are true or false and correct
mistakes:

1) In the evening the rich man was tired and hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree.
False. In the afternoon…
2) The poor man sat down to sing the song. False. To have dinner
3) The poor man's horse was wild; it killed the rich man's horse. True.
4) The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man didn't
answer. True.
5) The poor man was guilty. False, because he told the rich man beforehand
about his wild horse’ character.

III)

Put the sentences in the order they come in the text:

1. Soon they heard a great noise.(3)
2. Now the rich man told you everything and you know who is right." (5)
3. The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man didn't
answer. (4)
4. “The man told you that his horse was wild, so he shall not pay for your horse.” (6)
5. One day a poor man was riding along the road. (1)
6. A rich man came to that place and began to tie his horse to the same tree.(2)