Reading.
Read the following passage, then answer the questions below:
Mr. Brown used to travel by train and always liked more comfort. So, when he got
into a train he used to put his suitcase on the seat beside him and pretend it belonged
to another passenger who had gone to buy something. One day he did this when the
train was very crowded. Other passengers came and sat on the other seats except the
one that his suitcase was lying on. Then an old man arrived, looked at Mr. Brown's
case and said, "Is this somebody's seat?" "Yes", answered Mr. Brown. "A friend of
mine is traveling with me, and he has to buy a newspaper. He will return soon." Mr.
Brown opened the window and looked out to make the old man think that he was
anxious about his friend. "All right", said the old man. "I will sit here until your friend
comes back, and then I'll stand somewhere." Mr. Brown could say nothing and all the
other passengers were watching and listening. Several minutes passed, the whistle
blew and the train began to move. Mr. Brown's friend did not come back. The old man
jumped and said, "I'm sorry. Your friend seems to have missed the train. We don't want
him to be separated from his suitcase. So I'll throw it out of the window." Mr. Brown
couldn't say a word but he decided not to play this game again.
A. Answer the questions:
1. Was the train crowded?
___________________________________________________________________.
2. Why did Mr. Brown open the window?
___________________________________________________________________.
B. Choose the correct answer:
1. The train began to move when the _____________ blew.
a. whistle.
b. wind.
c. saxophone.
2. The old man was _______________.
a. foolish.
b. clever.
c. generous.
3. It in line (14) refers to the _______________.
a. suitcase
b. train.
c. game.
4. Trains, planes, buses and ships are kinds of _______________.
a. furniture.
b. transportations.
c. equipment.
5. The word "suitcase" means: _______________.
a. bag.
b. money.
c. wallet.
C. Match the words to their opposites:
Words
1. in
2. old
3. buy
4. open
Opposites
close
sell
young
out
D. Give a suitable title for the paragraph:
__________________________________.
E. Check 'T' or 'F' & correct if false:
1. Mr. Brown is a selfish man.
{
} ______________.
2. He used to travel by plane.
{
} ______________.
F. The moral lesson of the story is:
1. Never travel alone.
2. Always keep a seat for your friend.
3. Never play tricks on people.
G. Match the word to the correct picture:
1. passenger 2. whistle 3. seat 4. anxious
A. Answer the questions:
1. Was the train crowded?
Yes, It was.
2. Why did Mr. Brown open the window?
Mr. Brown opened the window and looked to make the old man think that he was
anxious about his friend.
B. Choose the correct answer:
1. The train began to move when the _____________ blew.
a. whistle.
b. wind.
c. saxophone.
2. The old man was _______________.
a. foolish.
b. clever.
c. generous.
3. It in line (14) refers to the _______________.
a. suitcase.
b. train.
c. game.
4. Trains, planes, buses and ships are kinds of _______________.
a. furniture.
b. transportations.
c. equipment.
5. The word "suitcase" means: _______________.
a. bag.
b. money.
C. Match the words to their opposites:
Words
1. in
2. old
3. buy
4. open
4
3
2
1
Opposites
close
Sell
young
out
D. Give a suitable title for the paragraph:
Answer will be vary.
E. Check 'T' or 'F' & correct if false:
1. Mr. Brown is a selfish man.
{T}
c. wallet.
2. He used to travel by plane.
{ F } by train
F. The moral lesson of the story is:
1. Never travel alone.
2. Always keep a seat for your friend.
3. Never play tricks on people.
G. Match the word to the correct picture:
1. passenger 2. whistle 3. seat 4. anxious
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