Oncetherelivedinourtownapoorfamily.Theywereso thattherewasalmostnothinginthehousebutapotunderabrokentable.Inittherewasalittlerice fromtheirneighborforthecomingNewYear.OnNewYear'sEvethewifehadalreadyfallenasleepbutthehusbandwas inbedworryingabouttheirlife.Suddenlyheheardsomeonebreakingintothehouse."Itmustbea "hethought"butitdoesn'tmatter.Thethiefcanstealnothing."Hedidn'tshoutormovebuthekeptwatchingoverthethief.
Thethiefcameintothehouseandwasonlyinterestedinthericeunderthetable."But canItakeitaway?"thethiefthoughthard.Thenhehadanidea.Hetookoffhiscoatputitonthegroundbetweenthebedandthetableandturned totakethepot.
Nowthehusbandknewwhatthethiefwoulddo.He upthecoatquicklyandcoveredhimselfwithit thethiefturnedback.
Thethieftookthepotandpouredthericeontothecoat.Thenhebegantofeelit.Buthewas tofindthathiscoatwasgone."Hey!"heshoutedout.Thevoicewokeupthewife.Sheaskedherhusband"Didyouhearanysound?Maybethereisathiefintheroom."
"Shutup!"repliedherhusband."Gobacktosleep.Thereisnothiefintheroom."
"That'simpossible"thethiefsaid ."Ifthereisn'tathiefthenwhereismycoat?"
1.A.good B.kind C.happy D.poor
2.A.borrowed B.asked C.lent D.taken
3.A.speaking B.lying C.talking D.looking
4.A.daughter B.mouse C.son D.thief
5.A.what B.why C.how D.when
6.A.around B.off C.over D.on
7.A.hung B.called C.picked D.put
8.A.before B.after C.until D.because
9.A.afraid B.surprised C.pleased D.excited
10.A.slowly B.politely C.carefully D.loudly