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f. _________________________________________________________
g. He took the medicine. Then he read the label on the bottle.
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7. Put direct speech from the box into the story.

Momotaro the Peach Boy

A long time ago, there was an old woodcutter in Japan.
As he had no children, he lived with only his wife.
One day, the old man went into the mountainto cut
firewood while the old woman went to wash clothes at
the river. She saw a big peach coming down the river. It was so big that she was
astounded. Curious, she pulled the peach out and brought it home. 1) ...................,
she said.
When the old man came home, his wife showed the peach to him and said
2).................... 3) .................., said the old man. He said to his wife, 4) ....................
Suddenly, a human sound came out of the peach 5) ......................... Then a baby boy
split the peach open and crawled outside. The old man and his wife were very
shocked, but the baby assured them 6) ....................
How happy the couple were that a baby was sent to them. They named him
Momotaro or Peach Boy, as he was born froma peach. They raised the baby as their
son.
a. “Fear no! The Heavens sent me to be your son”
b. “What a huge peach”
c. “Let’s devide it by half and eat it while it’s fresh”
d. “It looks so delicious”
e. “Look! I found a giant peach for our dinner”
f. “Wait! Don’t cut me!”

8. Choose the correct words in brackets.
a. The aroma smells (sweet/sweetly)
b. He came home (late/lately)
c. The girl always drives her car (carelessly/careless)
d. The king spoke (nobly/noble)
e. The children lookedcheefully/cheerful)
f. Archibald solved his problem (easy/easily)
g. He always does something (good/well)
h. The dress is (simply/simple)
i. The soup tasted (deliciously/delicious)
j. The old man sang (sad/sadly) in his sorrow.

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