The golden apple



Once there was a king who said, “Who tells me the 1)____ lie (ложь) will get a golden apple.”

Many people came to him and told him lies, but the king always said “That’s all very good, but it 2) ___ true.”

One day a man came to the king and said, “Oh, King, give me back my gold which you took from me last week.”

“I 3) ___ take any gold from you. It’s a lie!” cried the king.

“If it’s a lie, then give me the golden apple,’ said the man.

The king said, ‘Oh, yes, I remember now. You gave me 4) ___ gold a week 5) ___.”

“Very good, then give me back my gold,” said the man.

The king could do 6) ___ . He gave the clever man the golden apple.



1.a) big b) bigger c) biggest d) most big

2. a) can be b) can to be c) was be d) be

3. a) don’t b) am not c) was not d)didn’t

4. a) some b) any c) no d) a

5. a) back b) last c) ago d) again

6. a) nothing b) no c) some d) any