READING 2

DOOLE'S LIFE

Doole was in business, in fireplaces. But he would often go for a stroll in the afternoon between two and three. "Nobody comes back from lunch till three, you might as well not have a telephone", so he often said to himself. Doole took out his watch and checked the time. Nearly half an hour before he need think of the office. "What a wholly delightful day!" he contemplated. Indeed, the varied colorful flowers in the park shone very brightly in that September light.

VOCABULARY

DEFINITIONS

To go for a stroll: To go for a walk

To check: To confirm

Wholly: Completely, entirely

To contemplate: To think

Varied: Various, mixed

EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words defined above

1.  After breakfast I take a _______________ around the base checking that all the daily tasks have been completed.

2.  _______________  for signs of damage and only store those in perfect condition in paper sacks in a cool, dark place.

3.  In alternate weeks the auction is _______________ devoted to domestic buyers or to foreign buyers.

4.  He _______________ balloon-travel and a journey to the North Pole.

5.  Team sizes can be _______________ but they are always made up of an odd number of competitors.

READING COMPREHENSION

1.  We understand from the passage that.

A.  employees in the office always go to the park

B.  people return to the office at about three o'clock

C.  nobody telephones the office

D.  Doole prefers to be near the fireplace

E) Doole does not like to eat out

2.  It's obvious in the passage that Doole.

A. only goes out if it is fine

B.  has his lunch at three o'clock

C.  does not call at the office

D.  works alone in the office

E.  enjoys walking in the park

3.  We can infer from the passage that ……………

A.  it was a fine autumn day

B.  the weather was very cold

C.  it was a beautiful summer day

D.  Doole preferred to be in a different place.

E.  nobody goes to that park

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