Fascinating Stories from Reader's Bank Level 4 Unit 03
Explore intriguing tales from Reader's Bank Level 4 Unit 03, including Columbus's quest for salt, a riddle between a student and a professor, and a heartwarming anecdote featuring Mahatma Gandhi. Delve into these engaging narratives as you uncover historical tidbits and thought-provoking scenarios.
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07 , / p. 30 Reader s Bank Level 4 Why did Columbus travel to America? Surprisingly, it was because he wanted to find salt. At that time, salt was the only way of preserving food. But it was hard to get salt from sea water, so it was valuable. the world, salt was even used as money. In fact, the word salary comes from the word salt. Roman soldiers sometimes received salt instead of money for their work. When someone is worth his salt, it means that he is worth his pay. , in some parts of
08 / p.32 Reader s Bank Level 4 A student and a professor were sharing a seat on a train. They were tired of conversation. So the professor suggested a riddle to pass the time. The person who cannot solve the riddle has to give the other person a dollar. O.K., agreed the student. But you are better educated. I ll only give you fifty cents. All right, agreed the professor. You go first. Well, what has four legs swimming and two legs flying? Oh, that s the most difficult riddle I ve ever heard. Here is a dollar. What s the answer? I don t know, either. Here s your fifty cents, responded the student.
09 ? / p.34 Reader s Bank Level 4 One day, a man was boarding a train with his friend. Unfortunately, one of his shoes slipped off and fell out of the train. He was unable to pick it up, but he didn t look (A) happy / upset . Instead, he calmly took off his other shoe and threw it close to the first shoe. His friend asked, Why did you do that? The man smiled. Well, a single shoe is not (B) useful / useless to me. After our train leaves, someone can pick up both shoes and wear them. The man was Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian leader. He believed that even the smallest act of (C) kindness / happiness can be a great blessing to someone else. How will you give someone a pair of shoes today?
