HowtoBecomeCleverer

    Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomeclevererbecausehismotheralwayscalledhim“foolishboy”.

  “That’seasy”answeredthefisherman.“Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.”

  “Really?”

  “Ofcourse.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatoneyou’llbecomeclevererindeed.Payonlythreepoundsforonefishhead.”Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.

   Arawfishheadisnotgood—notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupin twogulps.

  “Doyoufeelanything?”askedthefisherman.

  “Notinmyhead”saidtheboy.

  Theboylayonthegroundandthought.“Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.Ihadpaidhimthreepoundsforthefishhead.Whycouldn’tIhavethewholefishforsoupaheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?”Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.“Youthief!Youarefoolingme!”Thefishermanlaughedsaying“Thefishheadworksnowyousee.”

51.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulpsbecausehe__________.

A.enjoyit                        B.wantedtotasteit

C.tookitasagoodmedicine         D.wasafoolishboy

52.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto__________.

A.buyafishhead               B.askthefishermanaquestion

C.buyawholefish              D.AandC

53.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad__________.

A.awholefish                      B.afishheadandonepoundback

C.awholefishandonepoundback     D.awholefishafishheadandonepoundback

54.__________helpedtheboybecomecleverer.

A.Agoodmeal                 B.Therawfishhead

C.Nothing                    D.Whathadhappened