READING ( 7 Form)
SWIFT AND HIS SERVANT
Jonathan Swift, a famous English
writer, was one day travelling on horseback with a servant. The weather was
bad; it was raining and the roads were muddy. In the evening the two men came
to an inn. Before going to bed, Swift told his servant to clean
his boots as they were dirty. But the servant was very lazy and did not do what
his master had said.
The next morning when Swift saw
the dirty boots, he asked the servant why he had not executed the order. ”The
roads are muddy. What is the use of cleaning the boots now? They will soon be
dirty again,” the servant answered.
Swift didn’t say anything and
soon told the servant to get ready because they would start at once. But the
servant looked very displeased and said that he had not eaten his breakfast
yet. Swift answered that they would go without any
breakfast. ”What is the use of eating now? You will be
hungry again”, he said.
SWIFT AND HIS SERVANT
1.
Jonathan Swift was a(an) ______ English writer.
A. well-known B. busy C. unpopular D.
difficult
2.
The weather was ____.
A. sunny B.
not very good C. frosty D. dangerous
3.
The servant seemed to dislike ...
A. his master C.
cleaning shoes
B. work D.
bad weather
4.
Swift’s servant was _____.
A. kind C.
responsible
B. not hard-working D. polite
5.
The next morning the boots were _____.
A. clean C.
sold
B. dirty D.
dry
6.
The servant tried _______.
A. to make excuses C.
to make Swift clean his boots himself
B. to clean the boots D.
to run away
7.
The roads were really ______.
A. clean B.
muddy C. dry D.
good
8.
Swift ______.
A. said nothing C.
punished the servant
B. argued with the servant D. wanted the servant to go away
9.
The servant was _____.
A. relaxed C.
happy
B. tired D.
unhappy
10.
Swift didn’t let his servant ______.
A. go home C. eat his breakfast
B. take his boots D.
go to bed
II. Answer the
questions.
1. Is it a funny story? 2. Why do you think so?
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