A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the importance of knowing the difference between right and wrong.

One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him, "We're having a contest. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest one gets to keep the cat."

The old gentleman thought that this was a good opportunity to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, "I've never told a lie in my life." All at once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, "You've won! You can take the cat!"

A       Answer these questions:

1. How did the old gentleman feel about modern education?
2. What did he think young people should be taught?
3. What did he see in the park one day?
4. What did one of the boys tell the old gentleman?
5. What did the old gentleman think about this?
6. What did he say to the boys?
7. And what did they answer?

B       Which of these sentences are true? Write down the correct ones.

1. The old gentleman was not satisfied with what students were being taught
2. The old gentleman was very satisfied with what students were being taught.
3. He wanted less attention to be paid to morals.
4. He wanted more attention to be paid to morals.
5. Some boys were having a contest for a small cat in the park.
6. Some boys were trying to sell a small cat in the park.
7. The biggest boy was going to get the cat.
8. The biggest liar was going to get the cat.
9. The old gentleman decided that he wanted the cat.
10. The old gentleman decided to teach the boys a lesson on morals.
11. The boys let him have the cat because he had told the biggest lie.
12. The boys let him have the cat because he was older than they were.

C      Write the number of the correct sentence under each picture:

1-He often got angry about what he read.

2-He said, "I've never told a lie."

3-He saw a group of boys there.

4-One day he went for a walk in the park.

5-One of the boys said, "Whoever tells the biggest lie gets to keep the cat."

6-The boys shouted, "You've won!"

7-The old gentleman read a lot about education in the newspapers.

8-When he got closer, he saw that they were standing around a small cat.