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Reading Comprehension              The 5^th form

Text for reading

The Magic Basket

      A mother and her little son Johnny lived in a small house. They were very poor.The only treasure in their house was a grey goat.

      One day the mother said to her little son Johnny: “ We have got no money, we have got no food. You must go to the market and sell our goat”

     Johnny took the goat and went to the town. On his way he met a farmer with a large basket in his hands.

      The farmer said: “Please sell me your goat”

    “What can you give me for it?” asked Johnny.

     “I can give you this basket” answered the farmer.

       “What can I do with this basket?” asked the boy “What good is it for me?What can I put in it? We are very poor, we haven’t any food. We have got no bread, no meat, no fruit or vegetables. “

      “ The matter is that my little daughter is very ill”, said the farmer. “She must drink some milk from the grey goat every day or she can die.”

      Jonny was a very kind boy. He was sorry for the little girl. So he gave his goat to the farmer. Then he took the basket and went home.When he came back home he showed the basket to his Mother and told his story.

        His mother said:” What a silly boy you are, Jonny! What can we put into this basket?”

      Suddenly the basket said:” I’m a magic basket. I can help you with your problems. The basket jumped from the table and run out. When the basket came back to their house it was full of products. Now mother and Johnny could eat many tasty things .And every day their basket was full of food.

       “You are a very clever boy, Johnny! Thank you for this magic basket!” said the mother to her son. Since that time the family always had breakfast, dinner, supper.

Task 1. True or  False

1.A mother had two children.

2. The boy’s name was Johnny.

3. The boy  had to sell the cow.

4. The farmer gave Johnny a magic bag.

Task 2.Choose the correct item.

1. A mother and her little son Johnny lived in ………

a) the village      b) the city     c) a small house

2. Johnny met ……….. on his way to the town.

a) a policeman    b) a farmer    c) a builder

3, Johnny was a\\an ………..boy and gave his goat to the farmer

a) angry   b) hard-working   c) kind

4. Every day the basket was full of ……..

a)gold        b) food       c) toys

Task 3. Complete the sentences  with the words: treasure, house,goat,basket

1. A mother and her little son lived in a small………

2. The only ………………… in their house was a grey goat.

3. “I can give you this …………… “, said the farmer.

4. “You must go and sell our ……..”, said the mother.