Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would  1  the next day. The next day, The Minister  2  the ground from the horse and really died. When the  3  learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi  4  .

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted  5  , “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must  6  the date of your own death. Say it out,  7  you will die today!”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But  8  can I know that? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that  9  he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he had to keep Effendi alive as  10  as possible. 

(  ) 1. A. pain     B. fall 

C. die      D. leave

(  ) 2. A. fell off    B. fell to

    C. lay on    D. jumped on

(  ) 3. A. Effendi    B. King

    C. Minister   D. soldier

(  ) 4. A. just now   B. at once

    C. after that   D. from now on

(  ) 5. A. angrily    B. happily

    C. politely    D. quietly

(  ) 6. A. talk     B. tell

    C. know    D. say

(  ) 7. A. but     B. and

    C. then     D. or

(  ) 8. A. how     B. what

    C. when     D. that

(  ) 9. A. before    B. if

    C. when     D. unless

(  ) 10. A. soon    B. much

     C. long     D. many

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