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¡¡¡¡Once a peasant lost his horse and he went to town to buy another . Among the horses on sale he saw his own horse.ª¥

¡¡¡¡¡°This horse is mine,¡± he said to the man standing by the horse. ¡°Someone stole it from me three days ago.¡±ª¥

¡¡¡¡¡°How can that be?¡± the man said. ¡°It has been mine for three years.¡±

¡¡¡¡¡°Three years?¡± said the peasant. ¡°Are you sure?¡±ª¥

¡¡¡¡Then he quickly covered both eyes of the horse with his hands and asked :¡°Which

¡¡¡¡eye is he blind in?¡±ª¥

¡¡¡¡¡°The left eye,¡± said the man.ª¥

¡¡¡¡The peasant uncovered the horse¡¯s left eye and people saw it was clear and shining.ª¥

¡¡¡¡¡°Oh, I made a mistake,¡± said the man. ¡°I meant to say the right eye.¡±ª¥

¡¡¡¡¡°It¡¯s not blind in either eye,¡± said the peasant, uncovering the other eye. Then

¡¡¡¡he said to the people around: ¡°It¡¯s clear this man is a thief.¡±ª¥

¡¡¡¡The thief tried to run away, but the people caught him. They took him to the judge, and the peasant got his horse back.ª¤

¡¡¡¡1.When did the peasant lose his horse?

¡¡¡¡A. Yesterday.

¡¡¡¡B. Three days ago.

¡¡¡¡C. The day before yesterday.

¡¡¡¡D. We don¡¯t know.ª¤

¡¡¡¡2.The peasant depended on ____ to get the horse back.ª¤

¡¡¡¡A. his good luck

¡¡¡¡B. the help of other peopleª¤

¡¡¡¡C. his wisdom

¡¡¡¡D. the mistake made by the thiefª¤