1.One day a rich man was invited to dinner. He spent the day working in

   his garden. At sunset he didn't have time to dress for the dinner. He      

  went in his work clothes.                                                                  

 2.When he arrived, all the other guests were there. But nobody spoke to

him. At dinner he was seated far from the host. No one spoke to him.

3.He got up and went home. He washed. He dressed in fine clothes.      

Then he came back.                                                                      

4.Now the host said, "Come, sit beside me." The host passed the food to

him. The man took the food and began putting it in his pockets. "Eat,   

clothes, eat." he said.                                                                      

5.The host was surprised at this. "What are you doing?" he asked.           

6.The man replied, "I'm feeding your guest. When I first came, no one     

 would speak to me. After I changed my clothes, you treated me as a     

special guest. I'm still the same man. So  my clothes must be important

to you. I'm just giving them their share of the food."

I. Answer these question orally.

1. Why did the man go to the dinner in his work clothes? 

 man go to the dinner in his work clothes because he is tired.

2. When did he arrive?  

When all the other guests were there.
 

3. Who spoke to him?  

 nobody spoke to him.

4. Where did the guest sit? 

 At dinner he was seated far from the host.

5. Why did he go home?  

 he go home because nobody spoke to him.

6. What did he do at home?  

    He washed and he dressed in fine clothes and then he came back.

7. What did the man do with the food? 

 I'm just giving them their share of the food."

8. Why did the host treat him as a special guest?

 because he was putting  fine clothes.

 II. True or False

   1. The man had dinner at home.

    False

   2. He was not a poor man.

   True

   3. He didn't dress in fine clothes because he didn't have time.

    True
 
   4. People didn't speak to him first.

   True
 
   5. The host put the food in his guest's pockets.

   False
 

III. Complete the sentences. Use a, b, c, d.

 1. The rich man didn't change his clothes because he -------------.

      A. didn't have any fine clothes
      B. liked his working clothes very much
      C. didn't have time to change his clothes
      D. forgot to change his clothes
 

 2. When  -------------, nobody spoke to him.

      A. he was very rich
      B. his clothes weren't fine
      C. he was far from the host
      D. all the guests were there
 

 3. The man went out because he -----------.

      A. liked to go out for dinner
      B. wanted to change his clothes
      C. was invited to dinner
      D. always went out with his friends

 4. He put the food in his pocket because ----------- .
      A. he sometimes did strange things
      B. the host paid attention to his clothes
      C. he was an important guest
      D. he wanted to eat dinner at home

 5. "Host" means a man who --------------.
      A. receives others as his guests
      B. knows all the other people.
      C. goes to a party
      D. talks to everybody at a party

 

IV. Read the passage and complete the sentences whit

words from the passage.The number of the paragraph

is given.

     1. He never goes to bed before dinner .

    2. I have no  ---------------- to wait here.

    3. When are you going to school ?

    4. "Where can I find Mr.Akbari?"
        "He is sitting side your father.

    5. When do your classes usually ---------------------  ?

    6. The baby is hungry. I should food him.

    7. Mother! I'm hungry. Can I have my dread of the cake?