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Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
(
A. how Effendi fooled the king
B. when the king would die
C. why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
(
A. Effendi killed him
B. Effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill
D. he fell off the horse
(
A. Because he wanted to know when he himself would die.
B. Because he wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.
D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
(
A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words
D. he knew he would die two days later
(
A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.
B. The king was afraid of death.
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
(
A
) 1. This story tells us ______. A. how Effendi fooled the king
B. when the king would die
C. why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
(
D
) 2. The Prime Minister died because ______. A. Effendi killed him
B. Effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill
D. he fell off the horse
(
B
) 3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death? A. Because he wanted to know when he himself would die.
B. Because he wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.
D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
(
A
) 4. The king let Effendi go because ______. A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words
D. he knew he would die two days later
(
D
) 5. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.
B. The king was afraid of death.
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
答案
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. D
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. D
解析
1. 故事主要讲述Effendi如何利用智慧让国王不敢杀他，即愚弄了国王，A选项符合主旨；B选项国王何时死故事未提及；C选项部长死的原因不是故事重点；D选项Effendi并不知道所有人死期，只是机智应对。
2. 文中明确说“the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died”，所以部长是从马上摔下来死的，D选项正确；A选项Effendi没杀他；B选项Effendi说他死不是真正死因；C选项文中未提及生病。
3. 国王生气想杀Effendi，以让他说出自己死期为借口，B选项符合；A选项国王不是想知道自己何时死；C选项国王不知道Effendi死期；D选项不是主要目的。
4. 国王以为杀Effendi自己两天后也会死，他想长寿，所以放了Effendi，A选项正确；B选项不是害怕Effendi；C选项他相信了Effendi的话；D选项他不是知道两天后自己会死。
5. A选项Effendi和部长开玩笑，文中开头提到；B选项国王怕死，从他放Effendi可看出；C选项Effendi不知道国王何时死，符合文意；D选项Effendi说“我比你早死两天”是骗国王的，不是事实，所以D选项错误。
2. 文中明确说“the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died”，所以部长是从马上摔下来死的，D选项正确；A选项Effendi没杀他；B选项Effendi说他死不是真正死因；C选项文中未提及生病。
3. 国王生气想杀Effendi，以让他说出自己死期为借口，B选项符合；A选项国王不是想知道自己何时死；C选项国王不知道Effendi死期；D选项不是主要目的。
4. 国王以为杀Effendi自己两天后也会死，他想长寿，所以放了Effendi，A选项正确；B选项不是害怕Effendi；C选项他相信了Effendi的话；D选项他不是知道两天后自己会死。
5. A选项Effendi和部长开玩笑，文中开头提到；B选项国王怕死，从他放Effendi可看出；C选项Effendi不知道国王何时死，符合文意；D选项Effendi说“我比你早死两天”是骗国王的，不是事实，所以D选项错误。
