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Once there was a woman who was greatly disturbed by her husband. He seemed to care little about her.
So the woman took her trouble to the local magician. She told him her story, full of pity for herself. " Can you give me some magic powers to make him love me again? ” she asked anxiously.
The magician thought for a moment and replied,“ I will help you, but first you must bring to me three hairs from a living lion. These! Must have before I can give you my magic powers.”
There was indeed a lion that often came near to the village. It was frightening. The woman thought again and again and at last she had an idea.
The next morning she took a young sheep and waited anxiously. When she saw the lion approaching, she left the sheep in the path of the lion quickly and went back home. So it happened that, every day early in the morning, the woman would rise and take a young sheep to the lion. Gradually the lion came to know the woman. Seeing the lion's trust in her, the woman carefully pulled three hairs from it and set out for the magicians house “Look, "she said happily as she entered, " here they are! "And she gave him the three hairs.
“How did you make it ?"asked the magician in surprise.
The woman told him the whole story. A smile spread over the magicians face. "You may treat your husband the same way you've treated the lion, "he said
21. What was the woman’s problem according to Paragraph 1?
A. Her husband took no notice of her. B. The woman was afraid of her husband.
C. Her husband always got her into trouble. D. The woman and her husband had a hard life.
22. Whom did the woman ask for help?
A. a sheep. B. a lion. C. A magician D. Her husband.
23. Before she got the magic power, the woman had to .
A. make magic powers with the magician B. get three hairs from a living lion
C. rive the lion away from the village D. leave a sheep in the path of the lion
24. Why did the woman take a sheep to the lions?
A. To confuse the lion. B. To catch the lion.
C. To get the lions trust. D. To show her pity for the lion
25. What is the best title from the passage?
A. An Honest Magician B. Husband and Wife
C. An angry Lion D. Good Advice
