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dered five ducks and asked them to deliver them __16__ I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the __17__ five ducks I could buy them at £ 6 each.” The father __18__ the older son, who nodded his head. He now __19__ why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually __20__ at it than he was. 1. A. cleverer B. younger C. taller D. bigger 2. A. work B. money C. lands D. times 3. A. agree B. notice C. guess D. understand 4. A. information B. fact C. reason D. result 5. A. house B. office C. factory D. farm 6. A. ducks B. chickens C. pigs D. cows 7. A. appeared B. returned C. brought D. arrived 8. A. send B. sell C. lend D. give 9. A. price B. size C. number D. weight 10. A. When B. Where C. How D. Why 11. A. research B. examine C. teach D. wait 12. A. for sale B. on purpose C. at once D. in time 13. A. idea B. work C. answer D. choice 14. A. nor B. or C. if D. as 15. A. prepare B. deliver C. order D. provide 16. A. after