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Marek was a farmer who lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would die. They sent for a doctor, who arrived two days later and examined the sick man. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine, but there was no pen or paper in the village,because no one could read or write.
The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire. He wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house. “Get this medicine for him,” he said,“and he will soon get better.”Marek’s family and friends did not know what todo. They could not read the strange writing. Then the village baker had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his cart, and drove to the nearest town.He bought the medicine, and Marek was soon well again. He would not let anyone wash the magic words from the door.
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A. They were poorly educated.
B. They were well educated.
C. They couldn’t read and write.
D. They could only write their own names.
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A. Floor.
B. A piece of burnt wood.
C. A piece of paper.
D. The door of the house.
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A. The bread bake by the baker.
B. The medicine prescribed by the doctor.
C. A piece of burnt wood.
D. The magic of the words.
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A. They sent somebody to fetch a doctor for the farmer.
B. They sent somebody to see the doctor.
C. They sent somebody to accompany the doctor home.
D. They sent the farmer to see a doctor.
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A. He liked the beautiful hand writing very much.
B. He believed that the magic words would save him when he fell ill again.
C. The doctor’s prescription saved his life.
D. The farmer wanted to learn the words.