- 1. One late _______ day a group of wealthy rancheros was on the village plaza, jokining and laughing and discussing events on their ranches.
A) freezing
B) horse
C) summer
D) school
- 2. One of the ______, whose name was don Ignacio, had a fine apple tree on his land.
A) women
B) men
C) dogs
D) horses
- 3. The rancher called the ______ tree "el manzano real" or the royal apple tree and was extrememly proud of it.
A) apple
B) grape
C) pear
D) cactus
- 4. It had been planted by his great __________, and there was something about the soil grew in.
A) father
B) grandfather
C) mother
D) sister
- 5. The way the _______ sun struci it that made the apple tree flourish.
A) morning
B) afternoon
C) bright
D) nighttime
- 6. It gave a __________ and more flavorful fruit than any other tree in the country round about.
A) bitter
B) tart
C) sweeter
- 7. Every ________ for miles around knew about "el manzano real", and each year they all hoped don Ignacio would give them a small basket of its sweet fruit.
A) truck driver
B) rancher
C) store owner
- 8. And so each of the ranchers asked _____________ how the fruit of the apple tree was doing.
A) Don Johnson
B) Don Quixote
C) don Ignacio
D) Don Juan
- 9. To each one don Ignacio ________, "It's doing beautifully, amigo, beautifully.
A) yelled
B) whispered
C) replied
D) screamed
- 10. My ________ takes perfect care of the tree, and every _________ he preports how the fruit is ripening.
A) wife, evening
B) foreman, evening
C) daughter, evening
D) son, evening
- 11. When don Ignacio said this to his friend don Arturo, the other man replied, "Do you mean to say, don Ignacio, that you don't tend ______ magnificent tree yourself?"
A) our
B) his
C) their
D) your
- 12. How can _____ have such faith in ______ employee?
A) his, hers
B) you, your
C) mine, ours
D) it, its
- 13. Maybe he's not doing all he says he is. Maybe he's not _______ you the truth"
A) telling
B) showing
C) being
D) trying
- 14. Don Ignacio wagged a ______ at his friend.
A) finger
B) tail
C) leg
D) flag
- 15. "Mi capatz has never failed me in anyway," he insisted. "He has never told me a ______."
A) tale
B) lie
C) story
D) truth
- 16. "Absolutely certain, compadre, absolutely _______.
A) not
B) certain
C) crazy
D) concerned
- 17. The young man _________ know how to tell a lie. His name is Juan Valdez, but everyone calls him Juan Verdades because he is so truthful."
A) doesn't
B) don't
C) won't
D) did
- 18. "I don't believe it. There never was an ________ who didn't lie to his boss. I'm sure I can make him tell you a lie."
A) busboy
B) customer
C) salesman
D) employee
- 19. "Never," __________ the proud employer.
A) jested
B) replied
C) coughed
D) sneered
- 20. The _____ friends went on arguing good naturedly, but little by little they began to raise their voices and attract the attention of the other men on the plaza.
A) horrible
B) four
C) two
D) one
- 21. _______ don Arturo declared loudly, "I'll bet you whatever you want that within two weeks at the most I'll make this Juan Verdades tell you a lie."
A) Attached
B) Charismaticly
C) Finally
D) Somewhat
- 22. "All right," don ______ replied, "It's a deal. I'll bet my ranch against yours that you can't make my foreman lie to me."
A) Arturo
B) Juan
C) Ignacio
D) Johnson
- 23. The other ranchers laughed when they heard that. "HO HO, don Arturo," they said, "now we'll see just how sure you are that you're _________."
A) safe
B) right
C) crazy
D) wrong
- 24. "As sure as I am of my ______ name," said don Arturo. "I accept the bet, don Ingnacio.
A) death
B) daughter
C) wife
D) name
- 25. But you must allow me the freedom to try anything ____ wish."
A) I
B) don
C) he
D) she
- 26. The two friends shook ______, and the other men in the group agreed to serve as witnesses to the bet.
A) broccolli
B) chickens
C) hands
D) feet
- 27. The gathering broke up, and don Arturo and don Ignacio rode confidently away toward their _________.
A) towns
B) ranches
C) horses
D) banks
- 28. But as don Arturo rode along ________ of what he had just done, he no longer felt so sure of himself.
A) thinking
B) riding
C) singing
D) strolling
- 29. When he arrived home and told his wife and daughter about the ______, his wife began to cry.
A) ride home
B) bet
C) bank
D) horse
- 30. "What will we do when we lose or ranch?" she __________. And don Arturo began to think he had made a terrible mistake.
A) sobbed
B) yelled
C) laughed
D) ran away
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