閱讀理解:
Foolish(silly)Freddie lived in a small village.The people of the village laughed.a(chǎn)t him.They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was.They thought this was a funny thing to do.
One day, a visitor came to the village.
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie."Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted.Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like? " he asked Freddie.
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.
The villager laughed."See how foolish he is, " he said."He always does that.He's too silly to learn anything.".He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the$1 coin, the$1 coin is worth(值)much more.Two times as much."
"I know that, " Freddie said."But once I take the$1coin, they'll stop playing the game."
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