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The small town of Dalat lies on the Oya River. It is a peaceful, pretty place. The people there farm and fish and work all week. At festival time they have fun and visit each other’s house.

But the town has a strange name. “Dalat” means “flies” in the Melanau language. Why should a town be called after these insects ?

The reason lies a long, long way back in history. Once upon a time. there was a pleasant small village here. Nobody remembers its name. People only know that it was ruled by a wise, old chief who had three sons.

Then the time came for the chief to die. He was very old man. He had lived, a long, good life. He was not afraid to die and go back to his ancestors. But he wanted to give some good advice to his sons before he died.

1. From the extract, we can conclude that the people of Dalat are?
a. troublesome
b. adventurous
c. hardworking

2. The old chief wanted to ________ his sons before he died.
a. reprimand
b. counsel
c. scold
d. forgive