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Once upon a time, there lived a man in a village. He had a wife and children. He A_________quite well-off because he had a magic hen. This hen laid an egg each day, but it was not a usual egg, it was a golden egg. Still, the man B_________he was unhappy. He wanted to be C_________ than he already was. So, he decided to kill the hen and get all the golden eggs at once. But when he killed his magic hen, he D_________ find any eggs there, either golden or ordinary ones. From that day on, the man was becoming poorer and poorer because he destroyed his own happiness E_________. One should be satisfied with what one has.

A 1) is 2) are 3) was 4) were

B 1) thought 2) was thinking 3) has thought 4) thinked

C 1) rich 2) richer 3) more richer 4) most rich

D 1) can 2) can't 3) could 4) couldn't

E 1) he 2) him 3) his 4) himself