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 (活著) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小題1】This story tells us ________.

A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the kingB．when the king would die
C．why the Minister diedD．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
【小題2】The Prime Minister died because ________.
A．Effendi killed himB．Effendi said he would die
C．He was badly illD．He fell off the horse
【小題3】 Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
B．Because the 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.
【小題4】The king let Effendi go because ________.
A．he hoped to live a long lifeB．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s wordD．He knew he would die two days later
【小題5】Which of the following is not true?
A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister
B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die.
C．The king was afraid of death.
D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.


【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】通過閱讀短文可知主要講述了阿凡迪是如何戲弄國王的。故選A。
【小題1】根據(jù)the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died.描述可知選D。
【小題1】根據(jù)短文第二段描述，可知這個國王主要是為了找借口，故選B。
【小題1】根據(jù)The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活著) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
描述可知選A。
【小題1】通過閱讀短文可知上文的宰相只是碰巧死了，所以即使國王死了，兩天后阿凡迪也不一定會死。故選項D，描述錯誤。

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