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A. LITERARY LINK

EXERCISE 1. DIRECTIONS: Read the story and choose the correct verbs.
KING MIDAS

King Midas, an exceedingly greedy king, live / lives (1) a life of great luxury,
but his wealth and fortune is / are (2) not enough to satisfy him. Even the company

of his lovely daughter is / are (3) less important to him than money. Acquiring more

riches is / are (4) what occupies his thoughts all day long.
One day the king call / calls (5) upon a magician and order / orders (6) him

to find more treasures. The magician, however, has something better to offer and

give / gives (7) him the power to tum everything he touches / touch (8) into gold.
The king, overjoyed with this gift, go / goes (9) out into the forest. Each object he

puts / put (l0) his finger on turn / turns (11) to gold: a tree, a flower, even a stone
in the river. King Midas cannot believe his good fortune.

In the evening the king, alone with his new pieces of gold, sits / sit (12) down
to an elaborate feast. To his dismay, the first piece of food he touches / touch (13)

turns to gold. He tries a slice of bread, and the same thing happens / happen (14).

Slowly it dawns / dawn (15) on him that none of the food is / are (16) edible.
The next morning, his beloved daughter runs / run (17) up to him for a kiss,

but the king's embrace turns / turn (18) her into gold. A great sorrow overcomes /
overcome (19) him, and he pleads / plead (20) with the magician for help. King

Midas tells him that his love for his daughter is / are (21) greater than anything else
in the world. He promises to never be greedy again.

The magician waves his wand and the spell disappears / disappear (22).

Full of remorse, the king shares his riches and becomes / become (23) a humble
and generous ruler. Everyone in the kingdom loves / love (24) him, and he lives a

long and contented life among his people.

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