AyoungmanfromavillagecalledNawalapitiyamarriedayoungwomanfromMaliyuwanearbyvil¬lage.Theylivedwiththeman'sbigfamily—hisparents,hisbrothers,theirwivesandchildren.Thefamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshefeditwithfruitandsugar.

Threemonthslaterthewomanwentbacktoherparents'home,havingquarreledwithherhus¬band.Soontheelephantrefusedtoeatandwork.Itappearedtobeillandheart-broken.Onemorningafterseveralweekstheanimaldisappearedfromthehouse.

Itwenttothewoman'shome.Onseeingher,theelephantwaveditstrunkandtouchedherwithit.Theyoungwomanwassomovedbytheactoftheanimalthatshereturnedtoherhusband'shome.

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71.Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto.

A.showthatelephantsareveryclever

B.tellhowawomantrainedawildanimal

C.showthatwomencaremoreforanimalsthanmendo

D.tellhowananimalreunitedahusbandandwife

72.Thewomanlefthernewhome.

A.tovisitherownparentsinMaliyuwa

B.toseeiftheelephantwouldfollowher

C.becauseshewasangrywithherhusband

D.becauseshewastiredofthelargefamily

73.Aftertheyoungwomanleftherhusband'shome,theelephant.

A.returnedtotheforest

B.wassadbecauseitmissedher

C.wenttolookforanewhome

D.wassickbecausenobodyfedit

74.Theyoungwifewentbacktoherhusbandbecause.

A.sheknewhehadsenttheanimaltoher

B.theelephanthadcometolookforher

C.herparentspersuadedherto

D.shemissedhernewhome

75.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.TheElephantandtheWife

B.ElephantandMen

C.AnElephant

D.TheElephantandaYoungWoman