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One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then __
1__
to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
"Please tie your horse to another tree, "said the poor man. "My horse is wild. It will kill yours.
"__
2__ the rich man said, "I shall tie my horse as I like! "he tied up his horse and had his lunch
nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible __
3__, the two horses were fighting. They went up to
them, but it was too __
4__. The rich man's horse was killed. "See what your horse has done! "cried the
rich man. "You will have to __
5__ it. "And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no __
6__ . At last Mr. Know said,
"This man is dumb. He cannot speak. "
"Oh," the rich man shouted __
7__. "He can! He spoke to me when I met him."
"Are you sure?" asked Mr. Know. "What did he __
8__?"
"He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse. " "Oh,"said Mr. Know. "So he __
9__ you. Then can you expect to get money __
10__ him?"
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
( ) 1. A. put down
( ) 2. A. So
( ) 3. A. song
( ) 4. A. late
( ) 5. A. pay for
( ) 6. A. idea
( ) 7. A. quietly
( ) 8. A. speak
( ) 9. A. helped
( ) 10. A. for