In ancient times the king of Greece was sick. The doctor came, 21 him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take a bull’s milk.” The king was 22 , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it 23 ?” he asked.
“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor. “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was a(n) 24 to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him 25 . When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and 26 him to get a bull’s milk, Gulbo 27 understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the 28 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the 29 . On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t 30 , Father, I will help you.”
The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place 31 the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made 32 much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and sent a guard to 33 what had happened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.
“Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king. The girl 34 to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father 35 a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean 36 for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the king. “Are you trying to make a 37 of me?” I have never heard of a man having a baby.”
“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bull’s milk for him, 38 can’t a man have a baby?”
The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s 39 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk to his 40 .
21. A. looked B. tested C. examined D. judged
22. A. surprised B. pleased C. touched D. moved
23. A. impossible B. possible C. usual D. unusual
24. A. enemy B. friend C. neighbor D. patient
25. A. excite B. delight C. anger D. suffer
26. A. begged B. decided C. ordered D. suggested
27. A. quickly B. directly C. correctly D. suddenly
28. A. situation B. chance C. position D. place
29. A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. problem
30. A. frighten B. worry C. doubt D. fear
31. A. above B. on C. over D. below
32. A. such B. that C. more D. so
33. A. get out B. find out C. take out D. bring out
34. A. began B. looked C. pretended D. became
35. A. had birth in B. gave birth to C. gave birth of D. had birth to
36. A. clothes B. food C. bowls D. bottles
37. A. lie B. trick C. fool D. friend
38. A. how B. why C. who D. what
39. A. daughter B. girl C. wife D. friend
40. A. daughter B. boy C. baby D. sister
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