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Form 6

Name _______________________________________               Date ______________________

READING

The old dog

      The farmer had a dog. When the dog was old, the farmer thought: “The dog is very old. I don’t want to give him food – he can’t work well.”

      So he drove the dog out. Poor dog! He walked and walked and walked. He was very hungry. In the evening he saw a wolf. The wolf said:” What’s the matter with you? You look terrible!”

“I haven’t got a home now. The farmer doesn’t want me. I’m very old now. I can’t work much now and he doesn’t want to feed me. I’m hungry.”

      “I know how to help you”, said the wolf.

In the morning the farmer went to work in the field. He took his little son with him. He put his son down and started working. The wolf ran up to the boy, took him and ran away with him.

      When the farmer saw it, he ran after the wolf. But he couldn’t get his son back. Then the dog ran after the wolf. The dog took the boy away from the wolf and brought the little boy to his father. The farmer was very happy. He thanked the dog and said: “Excuse me, please! You are a very good friend. Come back and live with us.”

      The old dog was very happy!

Task 1. Mark are the sentences true or false.

1. The farmer had a dog.  ____________
2. The dog was young.  ____________
3. The dog can’t work very well. ___________
4. The wolf ate the farmer’s son.  ___________
5. The wolf helped the dog.  ____________

Task 2. Choose the correct variant.

1. The dog lived  ….

a) on a farm;               b) in the forest;              c) in the city.

2. The dog was very  ….

a) lazy;                        b) old;                            c) strong.

3. The farmer  ….   because he was old.

a) didn’t want to feed the dog;                          b) wanted to feed the dog;                 

c) wanted to kill the dog.

4. The wolf  the dog.

a) didn’t help;             b) left;                            c) helped.

5. The dog  …   with the wolf.

a) came back home;                  b) stayed in the forest;                    c) sat in the forest.

Task 3. Continue the sentences according to the text.

1. The farmer had a ____________________________________________________________________

2. The dog was very  ___________________________________________________________________

3. The farmer didn’t want to  _____________________________________________________  the dog.

4. In the morning the farmer went to work in the  _____________________________________________

5. The dog took the boy away from the wolf and brought the little boy to his _______________________

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