Test "Onions and garlic"

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Onions and garlic

Long ago there lived two brothers. Joshua and Eli. They lived on a farm and were very poor. Joshua worked hard every day. Eli was lazy and didn’t like to work.

One day, Joshua heard (1) __________ a kingdom far away which didn’t have onions! Hmmmm, Joshua thought for a while and came (2) __________ with an idea. If I could sell them onions, they’d pay a lot of money! He asked to see the king and was granted an audience. Joshua (3) __________ the king about the onions and the king was curious. He invited Joshua to (4) __________ a big feast with many dishes prepared with onions. That evening, the king and his guests tasted the dishes. Everyone agreed, the onion made everything taste so delicious! The king said, “These onions are the most precious thing in my kingdom. In (5) __________ for them, I will give you their equal weight in the most precious thing I have – diamonds.” Joshua was instantly rich and came back to his village with a wagon full of diamonds.

Joshua shared his wealth but his brother Eli was still very. He asked Joshua if this kingdom had garlic. Joshua thought and said, “In (6) __________, they don’t have any garlic.” Hmmmm, thought Eli. If I could sell them garlic, I’d be very rich indeed. Garlic is much tastier than onions. Eli traveled to the kingdom as his brother had done. Just like Joshua, he got an appointment with the king and cooked many dishes. And the king (7) __________ garlic the most precious thing in my kingdom. Here you are – Onions!”