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Malek and Ali are mat makers. They lived next door (__1__). Malek enjoys his work. He uses the best straw and dye for his mats. He wove with great care, so he often (__2__)finish a mat.
Ali was just the opposite of Malek. He made mats very quickly and (__3__) than Malek did. So he was wealthy. “Why do you waste your time matching straws? “You take so long to make a mat,” said Ali to Malek.
“Why don’t you use cheap straws? That is why you don’t have any mats to sell,” Ali continued. Malek only shook his head each time. “I would rather (__4__) than ten ugly ones,” he said.
One morning a villager wanted to buy some mats. He came to Malek’s house and saw Malek’s mats. He bought the mat that Malek had just finished. The villager orders (__5__) from Malek and told him to take his time to complete the mats.
Ali met the villager and told him that he could finish making three mats in one day. But the villager did not (__6__)to him as he knows that Ali’s mats are from the poorest quality of straws compared to Malek’s.
A. to each other
B. pay any attention
C.another three mats
D. took weeks to
E. make one good mat
F. sold more mats
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