The Travelers and a TreeOne summer day, two men were walking. (26) Soon it became too hot to go any further. Then, seeing a large tree nearby, they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other. "What a (27) useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything."
"Don't be so (28) ungrateful!" rustled the tree in reply. "I'm being (29) extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun, and you call me a good for nothing!" Then the (30) gentle winds blew and made the travelers fall asleep.

26. a. presently
b. shortly
C. later
d. hurried

27. a. careless
b. beneficial
c. vain
d. unusable

28. a. thankless
b. unthankful
c. ungracious
d. appreciative

29. a. very
b. especially
c. exceedingly
d. moderately

30. a. mild
b. quiet
c. unkind
d. humble​