Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words. One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man. After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly. Notes: (1) he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。 (2) pretend to do佯装做 Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： ① When did the story take place? ② What problem did the rich man have? ③ What did his friend want to borrow from him? ④ Who took the note to the rich man? ⑤ The rich man made a fool of himself, didn't he? 111.借公牛一用 从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。 一天，他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。 仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。” 练习参考答案： ① A long time ago. ② He didn't know and words. ③ An ox. ④ The servant. ⑤ Yes, he did. padding-bottom: 72.66%;">
