_____________________ INTENTION USE. PART D. READING COMPREHENSION...

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intention use.

PART D. READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

I. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Dicky was born in Shoreditch, London in 1890. His family were poor and Dicky (1)________ had

enough to eat. Like many other boys in this area, he became a skillful thief. He took the things he

(2)________ to a Mr Welch, who bought them and then re-sold them. Dicky brought something to Mr Welch

nearly every day and (3)________ the money he received to his mother.

In Shoreditch there was a priest, Father Sturt, who did (4)________ best to help poor people. When

Dicky was thirteen, Father Sturt had a long talk with him and persuaded him to lead an honest life. He

(5)________ him a job with Mr Grinder, a local shopkeeper, and Dicky began to serve customers, deliver

goods and collect money. Dicky was much happier leading an honest life and dreamed of the day when he

would have his (6)________ shop. His mother was also pleased about his new job.

(7)________ person, however, was not happy, and that was Mr Welch. He was sorry to lose the

business Dick had brought him. He went to see Mr Grinder and told him (8)________ Dicky’s dishonest past

and said, quite untruthfully, that Dicky intended to cheat him. Mr Grinder believed these (9)________ and

told Dicky never to come near the shop again. In this way Dicky lost his chance of an honest life and

(10)________ to a life of crime. A year later he was arrested for theft and sent to prison.

II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D)

to complete the numbered blanks in the passage.

Several years ago while I was visiting Athens for a few weeks, I decided to spend a whole day on a

nearby island. The weather (1)________had predicted that it would be a scorching hot day so (2)________

off early in the morning.

Even though I arrived at the port in plenty of time, I was forced to sit on the top (3)________because

other passengers who had got to the boat earlier filled the lower ones. Soon after the boat had departed,

somebody came round with raffle tickets. There were, as far as I could make (4)________two prizes: a bag

of fresh fish and several (5)________ of chocolate. I bought a ticket, not expecting to win as I had never won

anything in a raffle (6)________.

Some time later the person who had sold the tickets announced the winning numbers. To my great

surprise, I had won the chocolate. I was naturally delighted, but (7)________how I could prevent it from

(8)________in the intense heat. Realizing that I could not possibly eat it all myself, I (9)________it with the

passengers sitting near me. In return, they offered me sandwiches and (10)________drinks.

All in all, it was a pleasant start to a memorable day with my new acquaintances.