Yoko, The Pity Monkey
Once upon a time, there was a young monkey, named Yoko. He was an active and
playful monkey. He lived with his parents and friends in a beautiful mountain. The
mountain was covered with huge old trees that grew tall into the sky. Some of the nees
bored delicious fmits. Every day, Yoko and the other monkeys would eat fruits from
the trees. i
When it rained, the water that flowed down the mormtain filled the river. Yoko then
could see the peOple from a nearby village come to the river to catch fish. They also
bathed and washed their clothes in the river. These people did not disturb the trees of
the animals that lived there. lt made Yoko felt secure about his family and fiiends. One
day, one of the monkeys, Tiro, came screaming and jumping hurriedly from tree to tree.
“Run!” he screamed. “Run, everyone! A huge monster is coming this way. The monster
is eating all the trees with its large sharp teeth.”
All the monkeys, birds and other creatures that lived in the forest ran for their lives. The
soundofmonsterwasvery loudand frightening. Theyranawayasfarastheycould.
l'hemonkeysstayedwheretheywere untileverythingwasquietagain. Whentheyformd
theirwaybaclethcy sawthatalltheu'eesweregone. Somepeopleweresmndingncar
the monster which was actually a bulldozer. These people were diiferent from the ones
whowenttotheriverto tishorbath.
Yokoandothermonkeysfeltverysatheydidnothaveahomeanymore. Therewas
no food leh for them. Eventually, they decided to leave the mormtain and find another
forest to live in.
48. What is the purpose of the text? 3
A. To retell Yoko's funny story.
B. To describe Yoko's perfonnance.
C. To give the information about monkey.
D. To amuse the reader with the story of Yoko
and his friends.
49. Why did Yoko and other monkey: feel very sad?
A. There was a monster near them.
B. They couldn't catch the iish anymore.
C. The bulldozer cut down the trees.
D. Theywantedtoiindanotherforesttolivein.
50. What's the mom! value of the text?
A. Be a healthy life.
8. Home sweet home.
C. Evely single one has its pair.
D. Do not harm others.
