To Borrow an Ox

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　To Borrow an Ox
        　　　　Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words.
        　　　　One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man.
        　　　　After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly.
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。
        　　　　(2) pretend to do佯装做
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文回答下列问题：
        　　　　① When did the story take place?
        　　　　② What problem did the rich man have?
        　　　　③ What did his friend want to borrow from him?
        　　　　④ Who took the note to the rich man?
        　　　　⑤ The rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he?
        　　借公牛一用
        　　　　从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。 一天，他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。
        　　　　仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。”
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　    ① A long time ago.
        　　　　② He didn't know and words.
        　　　　③ An ox.
        　　　　④ The servant.
        　　　　⑤ Yes, he did.