Sabtu, 02 Oktober 2010

soal mid semester reading text

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The fishermam ( By Maria Emilia Moura )

Once upon a time there was a fisherman armed with his fishing rod who would make his way every day from his village to the river bank. there he would wait patiently for the fish to bite. As soon as he had caught exactly three fish, he would leave the river and went his way slowly home to the cottage where he lived with his wife and son. this strangre routine was much commented in the village. then one day a tourist arrived and began to go for daily walks to the river bank. After a few days of watching the lone fisherman, he finally spoke to him.

"Execuse me, but I've been observing your unusual routine for several days. You always catch exactly three fish and then go away"
"And why on earth should I want to wait around here after that?
"For more fish to take the bait."
"But I only need three fish. There are only three of us at home.
"And you 've never thought of trying to catch more fish?
"What for?
:To sell, so that you can buy a bigger house and then may be another boat and have people working for you?
"what for?
"So that you could have other things, be very rich and do all the things you like doing".
"The things I like doing?But what I like doing is fishing!" 
    1. Where did the story take place?
    2. Who were the participants?
    3. What routine did the fisherman do every day?
    4. Why did the tourist finally speak to the fisherman?
    5. Why didn't the fisherman catch more then three fish?
    6. What was the thing the fisherman like doing?
    7. How did the fisherman wait for the fish to bait? This strange routine was much commented on the village. The meaning ofthe underlined word is nearly the same as......... 
    8. This strange routine was much commented on the village. The meaning ofthe underlined word is nearly the same as......... 
    9. The fisherman said.......(choose the correct answer)
    a. If there were only three of us at home
    b. That there are only three of them at home
    c. That there are only three of us at home
    d. That there were only three of us at home
    e. That there were only three of them at home

    10. This strange routine was much commented on the village .The sentence have the same meaning with......
    (choose the correct answer)
    a. The routine was very usual in the village
    b. The routine was part of the people's tradition
    c. People liked doing the routine
    d. People didn't like the routine
    e. People criticized the man for doing the routine
     

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