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1. Once there was a woman whose shoes were new.
2. The man wanted to have a new pair made.
3. He wanted to send his wife to the shoemaker.
4. The shoemaker lived about three miles away.
5. The man made a measure of his dress.
6. The man gave the measure to the boy.

II. Choose the correct answer to finish each of the
following statements.

1. Where did the man start to walk?
a) to the village; b) to the town;
c) to the forest.

2. Where did the shoemaker live?
a) in the city; b) in the forest;
c) in the village.

3. What did he do on the half way to the village?
a) he sang; b) he stopped;
c) he sat.

4. What did he find out?
a) he had forgotten the measure;
b) he had ordered the measure;
c) he had made the measure.

5. Where did the man go back?
a) to his house; b) to his barn;
c) to his garden.

6. What did the shoemaker say?
a) he needed the measure;
b) the measure was not needed;
c) the measure was needed.

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the
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