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III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for the questions from 1 to 5. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C.or D.
An English man living near Sheffield recently had a most unlucky day’s fishing. He was standing on a low bridge when he had the misfortune to knock his tin of bait into the river. Leaning over the side of the bridge, he tried to hook the tin and pull it out of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the water. Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck ,the fisherman leant over the bridge to try to see where his keys had gone. As he did so, the bridge collapsed and he fell into the river. This was the last straw .The fisherman crawled out of the river and went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked the doors and could not get in. His anti-thief had immobilized his car. There was nothing left for him to do but walk sadly home.
1. How did the tin of bait get into the river?
A. The passage does not say. B. The fisherman knocked it in accidentally.
C. It was probably blown in by the wind D. It fell in when the fisherman fell in.
2. When did the fisherman first lean over the bridge?
A. When it broke. B. When his keys fell in.
C. When the tin of bait fell in. D. A few minutes after he first started fishing.
3. What was the last straw, according to the passage?
A. Having to walk home B. Being unable to get into his car.
C. The loss of his car keys . D. The collapse of the bridge.
4. What is the meaning of “misfortune”?
A. bad luck B. good luck C. accidentally D. a clumsy act
5. What is the meaning of “thoroughly”?
A. slightly B. at last C. through D. extremely
An English man living near Sheffield recently had a most unlucky day’s fishing. He was standing on a low bridge when he had the misfortune to knock his tin of bait into the river. Leaning over the side of the bridge, he tried to hook the tin and pull it out of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the water. Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck ,the fisherman leant over the bridge to try to see where his keys had gone. As he did so, the bridge collapsed and he fell into the river. This was the last straw .The fisherman crawled out of the river and went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked the doors and could not get in. His anti-thief had immobilized his car. There was nothing left for him to do but walk sadly home.
1. How did the tin of bait get into the river?
A. The passage does not say. B. The fisherman knocked it in accidentally.
C. It was probably blown in by the wind D. It fell in when the fisherman fell in.
2. When did the fisherman first lean over the bridge?
A. When it broke. B. When his keys fell in.
C. When the tin of bait fell in. D. A few minutes after he first started fishing.
3. What was the last straw, according to the passage?
A. Having to walk home B. Being unable to get into his car.
C. The loss of his car keys . D. The collapse of the bridge.
4. What is the meaning of “misfortune”?
A. bad luck B. good luck C. accidentally D. a clumsy act
5. What is the meaning of “thoroughly”?
A. slightly B. at last C. through D. extremely