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Read the following passage. This is a story from China. A long, long time ago, there lived an old woman in a hut in the forest. Her husband had been killed by a tiger some years ago. She was old and weak. Life was difficult for her and her daughter, Slew Mei. Siew Mei did all the cooking and cleaning herself. She also looked after the silkworms in their garden. The worms gave them fine thread to make beautiful silk. Siew Mei sold the silk to travellers in the village market. In this way, she got enough money to buy food and other things.Now answer the following questions. 1) Where did this story take place? 2) Whom was the story about? 3) What happened to her husband? 4) Why was life difficult for the woman and her daughter? 5) What did Siew Mei do to earn her living? |
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Answer» 1) The story took place in China. 2) The story was about a woman and her daughter Siew-Mei. 3) Her husband was killed by a tiger some years ago. 4) The woman lost her husband. She was old and weak. They were poor. So life was difficult for the woman and her daughter. 5) Siew Mei used to look after the silkworms, collect the thread from the silkworms, make beautiful silk and sell the silk in the market and earn enough money to buy food and other things. |
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