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s, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once. After Effendi had been brought to him, the king shouted angrily, Effendi, since you knew my Minister would die you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you39。ll die today. Looking at the king, Effendi answered, I39。ll die two days earlier than you. Fearing that his own death would follow if Effendi was killed, the king thought he must keep Effendi alive (活著 ) as long as possible so he let him go. 31. This story tell us ____. a. when the king would die b. Effendi knew the dates of their death c. how Effendi fooled the king d. why the prime minister died 32. The prime minister died because ____. a. Effendi talked about his death the day before b. he was ill c. he fell to the ground from the horse d. the king asked him to die 33. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell the date of his own death? He wanted to ____. a. know the exact time of his own death b. find an excuse to kill Effendi c. know if Effendi would tell him a lie d. know the date of Effendi39。s death 34. The king let Effendi go because ____. a. Effendi was very clever b. he hoped that he could live a long life c. he had punished (懲罰 ) Effendi already d. he wanted Effendi to bee his prime minister 35. From this story we can see that Effendi was ____. a. foolish b. careful c. killed d. bright C A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅館 ) near the railway station (火車站 ). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I39。ll take the five o39。clock train. Oh, sorry, sir, the boss said in a hurry, I39。m afraid I can39。t. I won39。t be able to get up so early. The student was disappointed (失望 ). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, Have you got an alarmclock (鬧鐘 )? Maybe it can help me. Wait a minute, then. The boss said and brought out an alarmclock. Here you are, sir. Thank you very much. The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (銹的 ) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn39。t. He asked, Will it ring in time? I don39。t kno