Ⅶ. Read and tell true or false. 读短文，判断正 (T) 误 (F) 。
Once there was a king. He loved to write stories. But he was not good at writing stories. Everyone said his stories were good because he was the king. One day, he showed his stories to a famous writer. The writer said, "Your stories are so bad that you should throw them into the fire." The king was very angry and put the writer into prison. After four months, the king set the writer free. The king showed him his new stories again. Then he waited for the writer's praise. The writer read the stories and said, "Please send me back to prison."
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) 1. The king could write good stories.
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) 2. Many people were afraid of the king.
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) 3. The famous writer didn't tell the truth(讲真话).
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) 4. After four months, the king thought the writer would praise his stories.
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) 5. The king's stories were still(依然) very bad.
解析：
1. 文中提到“But he was not good at writing stories.”，说明国王写不好故事，所以第1题错误。
2. “Everyone said his stories were good because he was the king.”暗示人们因他是国王而说故事好，可推断人们害怕国王，第2题正确。
3. 作家说“Your stories are so bad...”，这是真话，第3题错误。
4. “Then he waited for the writer's praise.”表明国王期待表扬，第4题正确。
5. 作家读完新故事说“Please send me back to prison.”，说明故事依然很差，第5题正确。
