“Golden Eggs”

Long time ago a remote village, in central China _____ (1) inhabited mainly with farmers and
hunters. One day, a poor farmer ______(2) his entire livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for
help or his family would _________(3) of starvation. Few days later, an old man with long grey
beard, passed by his house took ______(4) on him. He gave him a goose and said “I don’t have _____
(5) expensive thing to give you and _____(6) this goose will help you to ease your hardship.”

A week later to almost surprise the farmer found an egg in his yard. This was no ordinary
egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly ______(7)with joy. Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly
improved but the farmer had forgotten his ______ (8) hardship.

He became lazy, arrogant and_______(9). Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg
every six months. The ______ (10) farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there
were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. Though he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s
already too late.

A. Complete the text above !

Helping word
Was lost any overcome spendthrift
Die pity hope greedy earlier

B. Answer the following questions!

1. Find out the main ideas of each paragraph?

2. What did the old man gave?

3. Where does the story take place?

4. Why did the old man become to the farmer?

5. How did he speak when he passed the farmer?

6. Why the farmer almost surprise?

7. Why the farmer lost his patient?

8. What is the main problem in the story?

9. Write down the list of chronological on the story!

10. Explain about the resolution in the end of the story?