Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.Whil
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he was sawing,a
Nasreddin was cutting a branch off a tree in his garden.While he
was sawing,another man passed in the street.He stopped and said,"Excuse
me,
but if you continue to saw that brancd like that,you will fall downwith
it."He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch andcutting it at a
place between himself and the trunk of the tree.
Nasreddin said nothing.He
thought,"This is some foolish person whohas no work to do and goes about telling
other people what to do andwhat not to do."
The man continued on his way.
Of course,after a few minutes.The branch fell and Nasreddin fellwith it.
"My
God!"he cried."That man knows the future "and he ran after himto ask how long
he was going to live.But the man had gone.
Multiple choice
( )1.One
day Nasreddin was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.
A.on
B.in C.at D.off
( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing,another
man_______.
A.told him to stop working B.told him he would fall down
C.would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that
branch
( ) 3.After the man went away,Nasreddin thought
that________.
A.that was a silly fellow B..that was a wise person
C.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him
( )
4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?
A.The brancd fell
.B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.
C.Nasreddin was hurt himself.
D..Both A and B.
( ) 5.This story is about ________.
A.a
foolish man B.a wise man
C.cutting a tree D.the necessity of
taking good advice