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Tsali, an old chief of the Cherokees often walks along the stream near the village with his grandson. They do that almost every day. The old man knows a lot of stories full of adventures or wisdom and the boy loves to listen to them.

This morning Tsali decides to tell the boy about a battle that sometimes happens inside himself. The old man says, "The battle is between two wolves. One is evil: cruelty, anger, envy, despair, greed, arrogance, guilt, lies, resentment, inferiority, superiority, and ego."

The old Indian stops for a moment and then says, "The other is good: joy, peace, love, hope, empathy, friendship, serenity, humility, kindness, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith..."

The boy is filled with curiosity. He looks at his grandfather and asks, "What happens then? Which wolf wins?"

Tsali just smiles and answers, "The one I feed."

(Source: Marques, Amadeu - Inglês - Série Brasil, 2004, Ed.Ática, página 18.)

I -According to the text:
a) Podemos dizer que Tsali tem
1.( ) dois netos.	2.( ) um neto	3.( ) dois lobos.

b) O garoto sabe
1.( ) qual lobo vence.	2.( ) não sabe qual lobo vence.	3.( ) que há um lobo bom.

c) A curiosidade do menino é saber
1.( ) qual lobo vence a batalha.	2.( ) qual lobo perde a batalha.

d) Os lobos da história simbolizam
1.( ) nossas virtudes e defeitos.	2.( ) nossos sucessos e fracassos.

EVIL	GOOD
01. ódio -	01. sabedoria -
02. inveja -	02. amor -
03. desespero -	03. verdade -
04. ganância -	04. generosidade -
05. vaidade -	05. humildade -
06. arrogância -	06. alegria -
07. ressentimento -	07. esperança -
08. raiva -	08. amizade -
09. culpa -	09. fé -
10. crueldade -	10. bondade -
11. mentiras -	11. empatia -
12. inferioridade -	12. paz -
13. superioridade -	13. serenidade -

IV - Match the columns with words of opposite meaning:
a) evil	( ) generosity
b) inside	( ) kindness
c) cruelty	( ) truth
d) hate	( ) loser
e) despair	( ) outside
f) anger	( ) good
g) greed	( ) serenity
h) lies	( ) enemy
i) winner	( ) love
j) friend	( ) hope