A Cap Seller and the Monkeys
There was a cap seller in acity. He used to go from village to village to sell his caps. His way laid A____a forest. It was a hot summer day and he got tired. To get some rest he satunder a tree. Soon he fell B____ . Many monkeys lived on that tree. When theysaw the caps, they climbed down the tree and took the caps. Then they climbedup the tree C ____ .
The cap seller woke up aftersome time. He found that his caps were missing. He looked up and saw themonkeys wearing his caps. He tried his best to get his caps D____ but hecouldn’t. Suddenly an idea occurred to him. He took off his own cap and threw iton the ground. The monkeys did the same, since they are imitators. The capseller collected all his caps and went E____ happily.
1) again; 2) asleep; 3) around; 4) away;5) back; 6) thorough; 7) through.
Schools in the Past
One (A)____ years ago schoolswere very different. Children did not wear (B)____. They used to wear theireveryday clothes to school.
Children learned to read,write and do mathematics. They had (C)____ and geography lessons but they didnot (D)____ science.
They used to write on slateswith (E)____ chalk. When the children finished their work, they cleaned theirslates with a rag so that they could write on them again and again.
1) uniforms; 2) expensive; 3) history;4) playground; 5) hundred; 6) white; 7) learn.
Thanksgiving
The (A)____ Thanksgivingin America lasted three whole days. From the forests the Pilgrims got wildturkeys, (B)____ and ducks.
The Indians got five deer.From the waters they (C)____ lobsters, oysters and pounds of fish.From the gardens they gathered cucumbers, carrots, cabbagesand (D) ____ vegetables. Corn was cooked in many ways. There waspopcorn, too! There were wild fruits for dessert. Thanksgiving was a timefor (E)____ and for sharing. All of the Pilgrims took part. So didtheir Indian friends.
1) eating; 2) more; 3) geese; 4) first;5) caught; 6) other; 7) thankful.