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THE KING AND THE PAINTER

There was a king who thought that he could paint very well. His pictures were bad, but the people to whom he showed them, were afraid of the king. They all said they liked his pictures very much. One day the king showed the pictures to a great painter who lives in this country and asked: “I want to know what you think of my pictures. Do you like them? Am I a good painter or not?” The painter looked at the king’s pictures and said, ”My king, I think that your pictures are bad, And that you will never be a good painter”. The king was very angry and sent the painter to the prison. After two years the king wanted to see the painter again. “I was very angry with you”, he said, “because you didn’t like my pictures. Now forget all about it. You are a free man again, and I am your friend”. For many hours the king talked to the painter and even invited him to dinner. After dinner the king showed his pictures to the painter and asked: ”Well, how do you like them now?” The painter didn’t answer. He turned to the soldier who was standing near him and said,… “Take me back to the prison”.

1. There was a king who thought that he could __ .

a) paint very well

b) sing very well c) dance very well d) write poems very well

2. His pictures were __ . a) good b) talented c) bad d) beautiful

3. The people to whom he showed his pictures said that they __ . a) didn’t like his pictures b) liked his pictures very much c) were real masterpieces d) were not afraid of the king

4. One day the king showed the pictures to __ . a) a great musician b) his best friend c) his wife d) a great painter

5. The king sent the painter __ . a) back home b) abroad c) to the prison d) to the army

6. The king wanted to see the painter again __ . a) after 10 years b) after midnight c) the next morning d) after two years

7. The king told the painter that __ . a) the painter was a free man b) they were friends c) he was still angry with the painter d) he would be taken to the prison

8. For many hours the king talked to the painter and even __ . a) presented him with one of his pictures b) gave him some money c) invited him to dinner d) invited him to supper

9. Then he __ . a) showed his place to the painter b) sent him back to prison c) sang a song for the painter d) showed his picture to the painter

10. The painter told the soldier __ . a) to set him free b) to take him back to the prison c) to show the pictures d) to have a good rest