21. The word it in Lebai then dipped
his hand into the water to get it and...
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the flask
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the chili
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the water
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the edge of the sampan
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his hand
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Text 5
The Old Man and the Pears
Once upon a time there lived a
farmer who grew beautiful, big pears. He made a good living selling his pears
in the market. Over the years, his pears grew juicier and sweeter, and he asked
more and more money for them. Now and then a neighbour or a relative in need
would come to him and ask for help. The farmer's business was blossoming. He
had built a large farmhouse. He and his wife had no children of their own, but
they had every luxury they could ever need. "Please," one of his poor
friends or neighbours would say, "I could use a little money to tide me
through this rough time. Perhaps you can help."
"I work hard to earn my
living," the farmer would answer. "No sense in giving what I earn
away, is there?" The neighbor or friend would sadly shake his head.
"No sense, I suppose." "No sense at all," said the farmer.
"If you work hard, you may get lucky, too," and then he would clap
his friend or neighbour on the back and laugh his hearty laugh and raise the
price of his pears a penny more. "Everyone loves them. I can sell them for
a little more."
Now one day while he was busy
selling in the marketplace, a Taoist priest came along. The priest wore worn
and ragged clothes and his face had a weathered look. He was obviously a poor
man. "Pardon me," the priest said, "I wonder if you might give
me a pear to eat. I haven't eaten in many days. Your pears look so
delicious." "Shoo," said the farmer. "Go away. I do not
give things away." "But just one cannot hurt," said the priest.
"You have dozens of pears in your cart." "Go away now or I shall
call the authorities to take you away," snapped the farmer. "But
please, " the priest asked once more, and now the farmer lost his temper
and screamed at the man. "Get lost! Don't you understand what I'm saying?
I'm saying no. Begone with you."
But the priest persisted, and the
farmer grew angrier and his voice grew louder. Before long the two men had
attracted a crowd. "What's going on?" someone asked. "The greedy
farmer will not give a pear to the poor priest, " someone else answered,
and soon everyone was arguing and taking sides, and the farmer and the priest
were surrounded.
When the market policeman saw what
was happening, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a few coins. These he
handed to the farmer. "Let me buy the man a pear," he said. The
farmer said, "Of course." He handed a big juicy pear to the police
officer. "You can give it to him," and so the policeman did.
"Thank you so much," said
the priest, bowing. Then he turned to face the crowd who surrounded him.
"Who would like to eat this beautiful pear?" he cried. "I'm
giving it away to anyone who wishes to eat a pear. "Now the crowd was
perplexed. "Why don't you eat the pear yourself, old man? You are
starving, aren't you? Why would you give away the pear?"
"I need only one seed," he
said. "I plan to plant the seed and grow my own pear tree."
Everyone laughed, with the farmer
laughing hardest of all. "What a fool," he said. "He'll grow a
pear tree, ha!"
While everyone laughed, the priest
knelt and with his fingers dug a small hole in the ground. Into this he popped
one pear seed, and then he covered the seed with dirt. "Can anyone give me
water?" called the priest. A nearby peddler offered him a pitcher of
water, and everyone watched in amazement as he poured the water over the
planted seed.
"Is he mad?" people
whispered. "What can he be thinking?"
"Now watch," said the
priest. "Watch that spot." Everyone stared at the spot, including the
farmer, and sure enough, soon they saw a stem, and this grew taller and pears
began to appear -- in fact, masses of pears appeared. They were thick and ripe,
just like the farmer's, and the priest began to pluck them one by one. He
handed them out to the crowd.
Before long he had given away all
the pears that grew on his magical stalk. Then the priest took an axe from
beneath his robes and chopped down the stalk. He put it atop his shoulder and
walked away.
The farmer watched all this in
puzzlement, but once the priest was gone, he wiped his brow and returned to his
cart. All his pears were gone. And then he saw that the handlebars on his cart
were gone too, and he realized that the priest had tricked him. He had stolen
the farmer's cart handle, and it was this that appeared to be a magical stalk,
and all the pears were the farmer's own pears. He turned quickly to chase the
priest, but the man had disappeared, and everyone in the market began to laugh.
22. This story is about
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A successful farmer who had
farmhouse and was willing to help a neighbour or a relative in need.
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A farmer who could run his
business successfully and had poor neighbours and relatives.
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A farmer who had successfully
built a large farmhouse but his wife was not happy.
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A farmer who had a successful
business and was mean to the poor neighbours and relatives.
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. A farmer and his family who had
every luxury they could ever need.
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23. "You have dozens of pears
in your cart." Dozens in this sentence means
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12 pears
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lots of pears
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100 pears
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1000 pears
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1000.000 pears
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24. The priest was obviously a poor
man and this was indicated by
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the statement: "Go away now
or I shall call the authorities to take you away,"
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the worn and ragged clothes he
wore and a weathered look on his face.
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once more request of a pear from
the priest
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25. The statement of the farmer:
"Go away now or I shall call the authorities...
Question 25 options:
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disappointed
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frustrated
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a compliment
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a threat
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anger
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26. How did the poor priest get a
pear?
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The farmer finally gave a pear to
the priest after the market policeman asked him to do so
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The market policeman bought a pear
for the priest.
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Someone in the market managed to
negotiate with the farmer
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The two men in the crowd
approached the greedy farmer for one pear
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No one can persuade the farmer to
give a pear to the hungry priest
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27. Into this he popped one pear
seed, and then he covered the seed with ...
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dirt
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pear seed
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a small hole
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the ground
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seed
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28. "Now the crowd was
perplexed. "Why don't you eat the pear yourself, old ...
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felt release
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felt annoyed
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felt puzzled
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felt comfortable
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felt disappointed
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29. in fact, masses of pears
appeared. They were thick and ripe, just like ...
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masses of pears and masses of
pears
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the farmer and the priest
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masses of pears and the priest
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masses of pears and the crowd
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masses of pears and the people
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30. When did the farmer realize that
the priest had tricked him?
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When the farmer wiped his brow and
returned to his cart.
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When the priest grew on his
magical stalk
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When the farmer watched all this
in puzzlement
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When the priest took an axe from
beneath his robes and chopped down the stalk.
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When the priest
Note: Jawaban ini hanya untuk membantu bapak ibu mendapatkan nilai standar, untuk nilai sempurna silahkan berimprovisasi.. terima kasih
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