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Text 1

A long time ago, there lived an old man in the Penanggungan Mountain. His name was Kiai Gede

Penanggungan. He had supernatural power. Kiai Gede Penanggungan had a beautiful daughter named

ewi !alangangin who was not married "et. Kiai Gede Penanggungan pra"ed da"s and nights for her

daughter to have a husband.

#ne da", a "oung handsome man $ame to his pla$e. The name of the man was %a&a Pandelengan.

He wanted to be Kiai Gede Penanggungan's student. Kiai Gede agreed to have %a&a as his student with

one $ondition that he would marr" her daughter. %a&a Pandelengan and ewi !alangangin soon gotmarried. Kiai Gede Penanggungan taught %a&a man" things.

After several "ears, now it was time for the $ouple to live separatel" from Kiai Gede

Penanggungan. The" would move to another village. Kiai Gede gave some seeds of pari or padd" to the

$ouple. He as&ed the $ouple to plant the seeds. He also warned the $ouple not to be arrogant when the"

were ri$h. He wanted the $ouple to help poor people. The $ouple started a new life. The" planted the

seed. (oon, the seeds grew and be$ame a lot of ri$e. )ow the $ouple be$ame ver" ri$h. The poor

neighbors $ame to the $ouple to as& for some pari seeds, but the $ouple refused to help them.Kiai Gede heard about the $ouple's bad behavior. (oon he visited the $ouple. He met them when

the $ouple was wor&ing in the field. Kiai Gede tal&ed to the $ouple. He reminded the $ouple not to be

arrogant, but the $ouple ignored him. The" said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai Gede got ver" angr". Then

he said, *+ou two are li&e temples. +ou do not listen to me*. ight after he said those words, an

in$redible thing happened. (lowl", %a&a and ewi turned into temples. -e$ause the temples stood

among the pari, people then named them as Pari Temples.A. ind the $losest meaning/

)o !ords Meaning 0losest meaning

1. 0ondition solate, remote, $ut apart

2. 0ouple 3iving $lose b", nearb" resident

4. (eparate, separatel" Manner, attitude, eti5uette, moral

6. !arned, warn, warning )otif", signal, alert

7. Arrogant 8nbelievable, ridi$ulous, absurd,

impossible

9. )eighbors 0ir$umstan$e, situation, predi$ament

:. efuse )egle$t, re;e$t, forget


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Text 2

The Magi$ -ox

#n$e upon a time, there was a poor farmer who lived with his wife. #ne da", he dug up his field

and found a big box. He too& it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife $leaned the box and

&ept it in their house.

#ne sunn" morning his wife dropped an apple into it. (uddenl" the box began fill up with apples.

)o matter how man" the apples were ta&en out, more apples too& their pla$e, (o the farmer and his wife

de$ide to sell the apples and in short time the" were able to live 5uite $omfortabl". #ne da", the farmer dropped a gold $oin into the box. At on$e, apples disappeared and the boxbegan to fill itself with $oins. ver"da", the farmer and his wife $olle$ted hundreds of gold $oins from

the box. (oon the" be$ame ver" ri$h.

Having heard that his son had gone ri$h, the farmerBs grandfather visited the $ouple. He was not

ver" strong and he $ould not go out to wor& an"more. (o the farmer as&ed the old man to help him ta&e

the mone" out of the box. !hen his grandfather told his son that he was tired and wanted to have a rest,

the farmer shouted at him,C wh" are "ou so laD"? !h" $anBt "ou wor& harder?C The old man didnBt sa" an"thing, and $ontinued to wor& until he fell into the box and suddenl"

died. At on$e, the mone" disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers.

The farmer had to pull them out and bur" them. To do this, he had to spend all the mone" he had

$olle$ted. !hen he had used up all the mone", the box bro&e and the farmer was ;ust as poor as he was

before.

A. ind the $losest meaning/


1. ind, ound all, bring down, overthrow

2. rop, dropped Gather, a$$umulate, $ome together

4. e$ide Eanish, $ease, fade awa"

6. 0olle$ted epart se$retl"

7. Tired !ill, determine, $hoose, sele$t

9. (houted is$over, treasure, meet with

:. (udden, suddenl" 8nexpe$t, happening 5ui$&l", immediatel"

. -rea&, bro&e xhausted, wear", overwor&ed

-. Multiple $hoi$e/

7. How was the farmer a$$ording to the writer ? He wasF.

a. mean $. generous

b. humorous d. ri$h

9. The $ompli$ation started when FF

a. the farmer dug up a big box in his field, too& it home, and showed it to his wife.

b. his wife dropped an apple into a big box and suddenl" the box filled up with apples.

$. the farmer dropped a gold $oin into the box

d. the apple disappeared and the box began to fill itself with $oins.

:. !hi$h statement is T8 a$$ording to the stor" ?

a. His wife $leaned and &ept the box for her.b. The farmer spent all his mone" to bur" the dead grandfather

$. The poor farmer was finall" &illed b" his grandfather

d. The farmerBs wife was happ" after the grandfather passed awa"


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others. His famil" alwa"s ignored people. ThatBs wh" Pa& PesutBs famil" alwa"s lived alone and never

mingled with others.

t was a ver" long dr" season. All the ri$e fields $ould not get water properl". The villagers

$ould not harvest the ri$e. Therefore, all villagers were planning to leave their village and find other

pla$e to sta". Then the" sent some "oung men to loo& for a pla$e that had enough water for their ri$e

fields. After several wee&s loo&ed for a new pla$e.

inall" those "oung men arrived. The" brought good news. There was a waterfall and it was

enough to water their ri$e fields. 3ater, all the villagers rushed to the new pla$e. (ome villagers went toPa& PesutBs house to inform about the waterfall. Although Pa& Pesut was sting", the villagers did nothate him. @Bm not going with "ou/ will sta" here. have enough ri$e for m" famil". !e will survive/C

said Pa& Pesut arrogantl". The villagers &new it was useless to as& Pa& Pesut to ;oin them. (o, the" all

left him and his famil" alone in the village. !hen the" arrived at the new pla$e, the" all were ver"

happ". The" had enough water from the waterfall.

n the mean time, Pa& Pesut and his famil" were beginning to worr". Their ri$e slowl" was

gone. (oon the" would not have enough ri$e to eat.t was in the morning when Pa& PesutBs wife was $oo&ing their last portion of ri$e. (uddenl",

someone &no$&ed the door. A beggar $ame to his house.

@Go out/ donBt have enough ri$e,C said Pa& Pesut. He was l"ing.

@Please mer$" me. Bm so hungr". Give me a little ri$e please,C as&ed the beggar.

Pa& Pesut immediatel" as&ed his famil" to eat the ri$e. He was worried the beggar would enter

his house and stole the ri$e.@-ut the ri$e is still in the $oo&ing pot. Mother is still $oo&ing it. f we eat the ri$e, it will be ver" hot,C

said his son.

@ donBt $are/ f "ou all donBt eat now, "ou will never eat again,C said Pa& Pesut.

3ater, Pa& Pesut and his famil" ate the ri$e. t was ver" hot. The" needed water to drin&. The" rushed to

Maha&am iver. t was so hot that the" finall" ;umped to the river.

The beggar saw the in$ident. He then pra"ed to God. AmaDingl", Pa& Pesut famil" slowl" $hanged intofish. The fish loo&ed li&e dolphin. (in$e then, ever"bod" named the fish as Pesut fish.

A. ind the $losest meaning/)o !ords Meaning 0losest meaning

1. (ting", stinginess (uitable, appli$able, fit, appropriate

2. Mingle, mingled Hurr", urgen$", swiftness, dash

4. Proper, properl" At on$e, right awa", dire$tl"

6. 3oo& for, loo&ed for Hunt out, sear$h, see&, ta&e something

without permission

7. ush, rushed -lend, ;oin, mix, unite, $ompound

9. -eg, beggar, begging e5uire, want, wish

:. mmediatel" e5uest, appl" to, demand, propose to


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12. !hat $an we learn from the passage above?

a. !e have to $are and share to an"one needs

b. !e must be $areful with the strange man

$. !e must wor& hard to get su$$ess

d. !e must be patient to fa$e our life

Text 6

3ong time ago, there was a good loo&ing girl. (he had white and reddish s&in li&e ripe are$a nut

$olor. The people there $alled it ripe are$a nut prin$ess. His beaut" spread ever"where. (o man" bo"s$ame to suit her, but the ripe are$a nut prin$ess did not intend to get married with an"one. The beaut" ofripe are$a nut prin$ess was also heard b" badfa$ed King in %ava sland. The King was well&nown as

strong, ri$h and respe$ted King. The badfa$ed King had a ver" wide territor" under his authorit", but

she was still single. He $ame to suit ripe are$a nut prin$ess after hearing that she was ver" prett".

The ripe are$a nut prin$ess was ver" $onfused, if she refused him, he would be ver" angr" and

the war would be happened. n the other hand, she did not want to be badfa$ed &ingBs wife. Afterwards,

the prin$ess sought a wa" to defeat his marriage proposal. inall", she answered, @ am agree to be "ourwife if "ou build me a big pala$e $ompleted with household furnishing, swimming pool, and beautiful

garden in one night. (he gave him time from the sunset until the sunrise the da" after. f "ou fall, "ou

will not get married with me, and "ou have to give me all of "our wealth.C

The badfa$ed &ing agreed to fill her re5uirement. His as&ed his troops to gather immediatel".

!hen sun had set, the" started to build the pala$e. At midnight, their ;ob to build the pala$e almost

finished. )ow, the ;ob left was to build the beautiful garden. ipe are$a nut prin$ess was ver" afraid. Allnight long, she $ould not sleep tightl". (he loo&ed for a wa" to defeat the &ingBs effort. After that, she

went to the $hi$&en $oop and brought several bright lamps. Those $hi$&ens assumed that the sun had

risen. The" $rowd and $alled ba$& and forth. -e$ause of the $rowd, the &ing as&ed his troops to stop

their ;obs shortl".

@!h" we must stop this ;ob, +our Ma;est"? #ur ;ob is almost finished and the sun has not risen

"et,C the troops said. @-ut the $rowds of $hi$&en have heard. ThatBs m" promise to the prin$ess. As a&night, must be $onsistent with m" promise/C the &ings said. All of the troops stopped their ;ob at that

moment. Therefore, he gave all of his wealth to the ripe are$a nut prin$ess. The &ing was ver" sad andhis heart had bro&en be$ause he had failed to suit the beautiful prin$ess. He even be$ame impoverished.

However, b" realiDing the &ingBs sin$erit" and honest", ripe are$a nut prin$ess $hanged her words. (he

finall" a$$epted the &ingBs married proposal to her.

@(in$erit", honest", and $onsisten$" of +our Ma;est" ma&e me a$$ept +our Ma;est"Bs marriedproposal,C ripe are$a nut prin$ess said. The badfa$ed &ing was ver" aghast he did not believe with the

prin$ess statement. -e$ause of his happiness, the badfa$ed &ing ;umped down to the swimming pool he

had made. His fa$e $hanged to be handsome at the time. n the end, ripe are$a nut prin$ess had lived

then $alled are$a nut $ountr". Are$a nut in ;avanese was ;ambe. The Kings in %ava sland $alled it %ambe

$it" and now it be$omes %ambi Provin$e.



1. (pread 0arr", $onve", ta&e

2. (uit !ea&en, ruin

4. ntend Propose, appl"

6. (ought aithful, trustworth", open minded

7. -ring, brought Transfuse, disseminate, expanse

9. Troop (ho$&ed, ver" surprised, amaDed

:. mpoverished esired, wanted, wished


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16. !hat did the prin$ess do when she &new the pala$e was almost finished?

a. (he was ver" afraid and $ould not sleep tightl"

b. (he wo&e up all the $rows as if the sun had risen

$. (he went to the $oop and brought several bright lamps

d. (he went to the pala$e and as&ed the troop to stop wor&ing

17. The se$ond paragraph tells us about F.

a. The man who li&ed the Prin$ess ver" mu$h

b. The $ondition to marr" the prin$ess$. The &ingBs wife who disli&ed the prin$essd. The troops that wanted to help the &ing

19. !hat is the moral value of telling the text?

a. The beaut" $an repla$e tha man li&e a woman

b. !e ma" not for$e someone in life

$. (trength $an ma&e all people fall in love

d. (in$erit", honest" and $onsisten$" $an $hange oneBs feeling

Text 7

#n$e, there lived a widow of a ri$h man in a village on Tanimbar island, Malu&u. (he had two

$hildren, who had alread" grown into a "oung man and a "oung woman the" were both ver" mean and

spoiled. The" used to have sevants when their father was still alive, but the servants left after the man

died. )ow, it was their mother who too& $are of them and did all the house hold $hores ,from $o&ing thefood to washing their $lothes. The two $hildren treated their mother li&e a slave.

#ne da" the two laD" "oung people wo&e up late. there was no food served on the table, whi$h

was ver" unusual. instead, the food was still $oo&ing on the stove .their mother was nowhere to be

seen .the $hildren got so angr" that the" smashed the $oo&ing pots on floor .

The" then went out loo& for their mother. the" suspe$ted that she was still washing their laundr"

and the dishes at the river near their house. True enough, the" soon saw her s$rubbing their dirt" $lotheson the river stones. The" went to her, and while one of them held ba$& her arms, the other started to beat

her up vi$iousl". The mother $ried piteousl" and begged for mer$", but the two wi$&ed $hildren didnBtpa" attention to her $ries. The" hit her again and again. The poor women &ept on $r"ing and struggling

to free herself but it was in vain.

(uddenl" she stopped $r"ing and her bod" went limp. The $hildren heard her sa" in a low voi$e,

@"our father left us a lot of ri$hes, but it wonBt last forever. ven though it was onl" who brought "ouinto this word, from now on "ou are no longer m" $hildren. +ou are the in$arnation of the devil himself.

wonBt go ba$& to our home. o whatever "ou want, donBt $are.C

After the said this, she dragged herself to a big boulder on the riverban& and said, @dear big stone,

please open "ourself. 3et me $ome inside "ou. 3et me be$ome a white sweet smelling ;asmine to prove

and la" herself down. (lowl" the stone $losed over her.

After a few da"s a small beautiful plant started to grow from under the big stone. t grew andgrew. t had plent" of leaves and its flowers were white and sweet smelling. The people from the

surrounding villages $alled the big stone @-atu -adaunC.

And what be$ame of the two wi$&ed $hildren? After the people found out what the" had done, the

angr" villagers threw them out of the village. The ri$hes were ta&en awa" and given to the poor and

need". The wi$&ed $hildren were never heard from again.



1. Mean and spoiled 8ngenerous, selfish, miser, turn bad

2. 8nusual vil, amoral, naught", bad4. (mash, smashed -ang, hit

6. (uspe$t, suspe$ted Trial, battle, $ombat, $onfli$t, fight

7. Pit", piteousl" #dor, perfume, essen$e, fragran$e

9. !i$&ed n$redible, remar&able, astonishing

:. (truggle, struggling Move, pull


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-. Multiple $hoi$e

1:. !hat did the two $hildren do to the mother?

a. The" too& $are of her

b. The" smashed her

$. The" loved her

d. The" help her

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=. 3oo& li&e (hade, dus&, refle$t

1>. !onderful !asteful, negligent, hast", irresponsible

-. Multiple $hoi$e21. !hat does the text tells us about?

a. (hadow puppet

b. The $lever priest

$. The emperor and his wife

d. The legend of shadow puppet22. !hat made the pries get an idea to ma&e shadow puppet?

a. The sad emperor

b. The si$& emperorBs wife

$. The shadow of the $otton ball

d. The shadow of the dolls when the $hildren pla"ed them

24. !hat is the main idea of the last paragraph?

a. The emperor re$overed from his sadness be$ause of shadow puppetsb. The priest $ould ma&e the stor" of the life of the wifeBs emperor

$. The priest was not sad an"more be$ause of the shadow puppet

d. The $hildren pla"ed the shadow puppet happil"26. !hat $an we learn from the stor" above?

a. !e must be $reative

b. !e $an learn from $hildren$. People must not be sad

d. (adness $ould not relieve the pain

Text 2

Among the ADte$ people of Mexi$o, it is said that a long time ago there was a great fire in the

forests that $overed our arth. People and animals started to run, tr"ing to es$ape from the fire. #ur

brother owl, Te$olotl, was running awa" also when he noti$ed a small bird hurr"ing ba$& and forthbetween the nearest river and the fire. He headed towards this small bird.

He noti$ed that it was his brother the IuetDal bird, IuetDaltototl, running to the river, pi$&ing up

small drops of water in his bea&, then returning to the fire to throw that tin" bit of water on the flame.

#wl approa$hed Iuetsal bird and "elled at himJ *!hat are "ou doing brother? Are "ou stupid? +ou are

not going to a$hieve an"thing b" doing this. !hat are "ou tr"ing to do? +ou must run for "our life/*

IuetDal bird stopped for a moment and loo&ed at owl, and then answeredJ * am doing the best $anwith what have.*

t is remembered b" our Grandparents that a long time ago the forests that $overed our arth were

saved from a great fire b" a small IuetDal bird, an owl, and man" other animals and people who got

together to put out the fire

27. !ho was tr"ing to put out the fire?

a. Peopleb. Te$olotl

$. An owl

d. IuetDal

29. !hat was IuetDaltototl doing while the other animals were running awa" to save their

life?

a. He noti$ed them sadl"

b. He was struggling to put out the fire

$. He was drin&ing some water

d. He was hurriedl" returning to the rivers

2:. At first an owl regarded the small bird F.a. nno$ent

b. oolish

$. )egligent

d. !ear"

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2=. !hat $an we learn from the stor"?

a. )ever mo$& something from its appearan$e

b. (ave our forest

$. -ig things starts a small $ase

d. Give the best and never give up

Text 4

There was a horse whi$h was wal&ing through the woods one dar& night. The horse was

somewhat upset that he had to wal& home so late, and the dar&ness made him a little down.All of a sudden, out of nowhere it seemed, the horse fell into a deep dar& hole. The horse

s$reamed out, @ Help/ t is so dar& down here, and $anBt get out .C no oe answered the horse ba$&.

The horse s$reamed out on$e more, @Please someone help me/C @ have fallen down into a deep

dar& pit and $anBt get out of here.C

(till no one answered the horse. The horse then started to pani$. He thought @Bm never going to

get out of the hole.C The horse started to fight against the dar&ness, he started to &i$& and s$reamed,

@Help me/CThe dirt was fl"ing ever"where. He &i$&ed and s$reamed more and more. -efore the horse

realiDed it he was staring at the top of the hole. The horse dug himself out of the predi$ament he was in.

he ne$er ever gave up.

4>. !hile wal&ing, the horse fell into F.

a. A deep riverb. A dirt

$. A deep dar& pit

d. A bright hole

41. The text is about F.

a. A horse whi$h struggled out of a hole

b. A horse s$reaming for help$. An unlu$&" horse who never get out of a pit

d. A horse wal&ing through a wood at a dar& night42. How did finall" the horse su$$eed out of the hole?

a. )o one heard his s$reaming

b. He helped himself out b" &i$&ing the dirt un$ons$iousl"

$. -" giving up &i$&ing the dirt ever"whered. -" running out of the dar&ness

44. The stor" tea$hes us F.

a. to fight the dar&ness

b. to &eep struggling in fa$ing problems

$. not to be upset

d. $ount on others to en$ourage us46. The horse dug himself out of the predi$ament he was in. the underlined word means

a. (ad event

b. 0omfortable pla$e

$. Harmless $ir$umstan$e

d. iffi$ult situation

Text 6

A Mouse who alwa"s lived on the land, b" an unlu$&" $han$e, formed an intimate a$5uaintan$e

with a rog, who lived, for the most part, in the water.

#ne da", the rog was intent on mis$hief. He tied the foot of the Mouse tightl" to his own. Thus;oined together, the rog led his friend the Mouse to the meadow where the" usuall" sear$hed for food.

After this, he graduall" led him towards the pond in whi$h he lived, until rea$hing the ban&s ofthe water, he suddenl" ;umped in, dragging the Mouse with him.

The rog en;o"ed the water amaDingl", and swam $roa&ing about, as if he had done a good deed.

The unhapp" Mouse was soon sputtered and drowned in the water, and his poor dead bod" floating

about on the surfa$e.

A Haw& observed the foating Mouse from the s&", and dove down and grabbed it with his talons,

$arr"ing it ba$& to his nest. The rog, being still fastened to the leg of the Mouse, was also $arried off aprisoner, and was eaten b" the Haw&.


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47. !here did the frog lead the mouse?

a. To the meadow

b. To the water

$. To the land

d. To the s&"

e. To the food

49. !hat did the frog do in the ban&s of the water?a. He pla"edb. He wal&ed

$. He ;umped in

d. He ran 5ui$&l"

e. Ho observed

4:. !hat did the haw& observe from the s&"?

a. The frogb. The fish

$. The floating mouse

d. The floating frog

e. The talons

Text 7

3ong time ago, in %apan several $hildren were pla"ing at a seaside when the" found a turtle.The" began to abuse the turtle. After a while, a "oung man $ame and said to them, @(top it/C The

$hildren went awa".

@ reall" appre$iate "our &indness. reall" would li&e to invite "ou to a wonderful pala$e now,C

the turtle said. As soon as the "oung man got on the ba$& of the turtle, he was ta&en to a se$ret pla$e

under the sea. !hen he arrived, he was ver" surprised and said , @!hat a ni$e pla$e/C.

The pala$e was ver" beautiful and the &ing of the turtled hosted a feast for him.. he had neverexperien$ed su$h a grand feast. He re$eived a warm wel$ome and he was ver" satisfied with ever"thing.

He thought there no other pla$e ni$er than that. He said to the turtle, @Than& "ou, am glad to have met"ou.C

!hen he left, the turtle said,C am going to give "ou two boxes, but "ou $an onl" open one of the

boxes. +ou must not open both. onBt forget/C

@Allright. will open onl" one,C he promised. After sa"ing goodb"e, he returned to land. #n arrivalhome, he opened the bigger box. To his amaDement, there was a great deal of gold in it.

@Heavens/Che said loudl". He was ri$h now. He thought, @The other one must also be full of mone".C He

$ould not refrain from opening the other box, so he opened it.

As soon as he opened the box, he be$ame an old man. His hair turned white and he was wrin&led,

li&e an old man of over eight" "ears of age. t all happened in an instant. After that he regretted what he

did. @%ust be$ause bro&e m" promise,C he said, but it was too late.4. !hat is the moral value of the stor"?

a. !e should respe$t to ea$h otherBsb. eeling sin$ere gives us happiness

$. 3etBs do an"thing whole heartedl"

d. !e should alwa"s &eep our words

61. To his amaDement, there was a great deal of gold in it.

t refers to F.

a. The landb. The turtle


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$. The big box

d. The small box

Text 9

A long time ago, there was an or$hard owned b" a ri$h $ouple and filled with the most deli$ious

tamarind trees. #ne da", a fair" de$ided to test the $oupleBs generosit". (he arrived at the or$hard,

dressed as a poor, an old woman and begged for a few fruits sin$e she was ver" hungr". The selfish

$ouple let their dogs loose on her. The old woman was bitten b" the dogs and badl" in;ured. (he tou$h

the giant tamarind tree and $ursed, @+our greed shall be punished/C As the woman wal&ed awa", the s&"dar&ened and a fero$ious storm bro&e out. The downpour $ontinued until late at night.

The next morning, the s&" was $lear and blue. The $ouple $ame to tend their or$hard and the"

were bewildered to find their entire or$hard gone. nstead, there was water ever"where. !hen the"

loo&ed down into the water, the" $ould still see their pre$ious tree at the bottom of the la&e. People $all

the la&e @(ampalo$ 3a&eC whi$h means Tamarind 3a&e in nglish.

62. !hat is the text about?

a. The most deli$ious tamarind fruitb. A ri$h $ouple and old woman

$. A ver" poor, hungr" old woman

d. The legend of (ampalo$ 3a&e

64. !h" did the fair" de$ide to $hange herself into a poor old woman?

a. (he wanted to taste the deli$ious tamarind trees

b. (he wanted to test the ri$h $oupleBs generosit"$. (he needed help from the or$hardBs owner

d. Knew that the ri$h $ouple was greed"

66. !hat is the main idea of the se$ond paragraph?

a. The or$hard was buried at the bottom of the la&e

b. The or$hard had gone before the heav" rain fell down

$. The ri$h $ouple was glad to see the s&" was $lear and blued. The disappearan$e of the or$hard made the $ouple $onfused

67. !hat $an we learn from the stor" above?a. !e must share with others and should not be sting"

b. !e must be extra $areful with strangers

$. !e must wor& hard to be su$$essful

d. -e patient in our livesText :

#n$e upon a time, there was a beautiful girl $alled Maria. (he was tall, with bla$& e"es, and long

shining hair. The $olor of her s&in was a $lear light brown.

#ne morning, while she was $olle$ting firewood, she met a "oung man. He loo&ed li&e a hunter.

He was tall, handsome and ver" neatl" dressed. )o one &new who he was or where he $ame from nordid an"one &now his name.

Maria did not &now this but he was an anito or a spirit from the s&".

The" be$ame friends. Although the" were good friends for a long time, the "oung man never as&ed

Maria to be$ame his wife.

This made Maria ver" unhapp". @ have no parents or brothers or sisters,C she said. @+ou too are

alone. am sure we $ould be happ" together.C@ didnBt want to tell "ou this,C the "oung man said, @but am an anito. $annot marr" a human

being. have to return to the s&".C

Maria was surprised. (he did not &now what to sa". (he held his hands tightl".

@Please let me go,C said the "oung man. @ had hoped "ou would never find out who am.CThere was a blinding flash of light and the "oung man disappeared. -ut as Maria was holding on to

his hands so tightl", he left them behind.#f $ourse, Maria was frightened. (he ran home and buried them in her garden. (oon she saw a

strange plant growing where she had buried them. The plant grew fast.

Then some fruit appeared. t was "ellow and shaped li&e a manBs hand with fingers on it. t was the

first banana, originated a$$ording to the legend.

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d. +oung $oupleBs dream

6:. !hat happened to the man after the flash?

a. ied

b. isappeared

$. an to the moon

d. Hid behind the tree

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