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tells us _____________ A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would die C. why the Minister died D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death 2. The Prime Minister died because _______ A. Effendi killed him B. Effendi said he would die C. he was badly ill D. he fell to the ground from the horse 3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death? A. in this way the king would know when he would die B. he wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi C. he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death D. he wanted to know when Effendi would die king let Effendi go because ____________ A. he hoped to live a long life B. he was afraid of Effendi C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words D. he knew he would die two days later 5. Which of the following is not true? Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him. B. The king was afraid of death C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. B Mr Wu was a happy man, “I am sure my family is one of the oldest in the country.” He often told the people, “It has a long history.”O(jiān)ne day he went to see a great woman of family history, Mrs Li. “I want you to find out everything about my family,” he said. “Where do we e from? Who was the first? Do I have any rich relatives?” “ OK” Mrs Li said, “ but you will pay $ 2,000.” Mr Wu thought $ 2,000 was a lot of money, But he said, “ All right, But I want all of my family.”She agreed and said, “Come back in three months.”Three months later, Mr Wu visited Mrs Li again. “Well,” he said. “did you find anything about my family?” “Yes,” she said. “ It is really a very interesting family. But my price is now $ 5,000.” “$ 5,000!” Mr Wu shouted. “ But you told me the money was only $ 2,000.” “ I know. It was $ 2,000 to find out about your family,” She said. “ It’ s another $ 3,000 to keep the secret about what I found out.” ( ) 1. Mr Wu tho