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

1. What words could the parrot say?
a) There's some sense in it;
b) There's no money in it;
c) There's no doubt about it.

2. What kind of reply did Poll give?
a) a long one; b) the same one;
c) a funny one.

3. Where did its master go one day?
a) to the market; b) to the bookshop;
c) to the museum.

4. How much did he want for his parrot?
a) 20 pounds; b) 2 pounds;
c) 12 pounds.

5. What did the man ask?
a) «Are you worth 20 pounds?»
b) «Are you worse than your master?»
c) «Are your words the same?»

6. Why did the man call himself a fool?
a) he didn't have money; b) he was late;
c) he was sorry for his bargain.

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the
following sentences from the text.

1. A poor man had
a) a pistol; b) a carrot;
c) a parrot.

2. To every question Poll always gave
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