Fabel 2

 The following test is for questions 1 to 4.

“Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head, but the Gnat was not in the least disturbed.
“Do you think.” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”
The next instant he flew at the lion and stung him sharply on the nose. Mad with rage, the lion struck fiercely at the Gnat but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again, the Gnat stung the Lion, who now was roaring terribly. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the Lion gave up the fight.
The Gnat buzzed away to tell whose world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of beasts came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

1. The text tell us about ….?
   A. a lion which is annoyed by a gnat
   B. confrontation between a lion and a spider
   C. a gnat that loved to sting other animals
   D. A good relationship between a lion and a spider
2. Why did the lion give up hitting the gnat?
   A. The lion only wounded itself
   B. The gnat stopped stinging the lion
   C. The lion felt nothing from the sting
   D. The gnat flew to bother the spider
3. From the text, we can learn that one should not be ….
   A. cunning
   B. arrogant
   C. dishonest
   D. temperament
4. “… but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws.”
   The bolded word can be replaced by ….
   A. ripping
   B. poking
   C. stabbing
   D. punching

The following test is for questions 1 to 4.

Once upon a time, there were mice in a big house. They were so happy because they could get food easily. Their numbers were increasing. The mistress of the house did not like the mice. She wanted to get rid of the mice.
One day, she brought home a clever cat. The cat always guarded the pantry. She caught every mouse that came closer. No mouse had succeeded to enter the pantry. They never heard when the cat moved from its place until it was to late.
Their numbers kept decreasing. All mice started to worry and arranged a meeting to find a solution.
“The cat is very dangerous,” said the young mouse. “because she’s sly and sneaky. She tiptoes along on little padded paws. We never even hear her coming!”
“The assembled mice nodded in agreement.
“My suggestion is,” continued the young mouse. “that we tie a bell around the cat’s neck. That way we could hear whenever she tried to sneak up. We’d always have time to run and hide.”
All the mice burst into a big round of applause. This was a wonderful idea, it was generally agreed. But then and old mouse stood up slowly. He had to strain to be heard by all the mice.
“The young mouse’s idea sounds good,” the old mouse said. ” But now we have a new problem. Who will hang the bell on the cat?”
Every mouse in the meeting was silent.

1. What was the problem of the mice?
   A. The mice’ food.
   B. The mistress.
   C. The house cat.
   D. The young mouse.
2. Why did the mice feel happy in the meeting?
   A. The cat caught the mistress of the house.
   B. They had successfully taken the cat down.
   C. They got the answer for their problem.
   D. The mistress brought a cat home.
3. Why were the mice silent after they had a good solution?
   A. They did not understand the idea well.
   B. They were afraid to carry out the idea.
   C. They disobeyed to do the idea.
   D. They did not have the tool needed.
4. The mice arranged the meeting because they ….
   A. want
   B. wants
   C. wanted
   D. had wanted