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.