WhenI wastwelve,I wasone ofthe best pupils at public school. Myparentswereproudofme.Theywantedmetogotohighschool. I refusedtogoto highschool. Therewerefourchildreninmyfamily.Mymothercouldnotwork.Couldmyfather getthemoneyforallofus?Ofcourse,not.MissBarry,anEnglishteacher,triedtoget metogotohighschool,ButItoldherthatmyfatherwasunabletosupportmeIwould havetowork.Sheaskedmetopromisehertostudy.ItoldherthatIwould,thoughI knewitwasalie.ButIlovedbooks,Iwascarriedawaybymanybooks,Iwantedvery muchtogotohighschoolandcollege.MissBarrypresentedmewithabook.Ithanked herforitandthrewit.ItoldmyselfthatIhatedbooks,thattheywereliesandwere differentfromlife. Itwasnoteasytofindmy firstjob. I looked forit formonths. AtlastIfoundajob.Itwasinafactory.Theplacewasdarkandhot,theairwas poisoned.Iforgotmycollegehopes,Icouldnotsleepatnight.Mymothermademe leave the job. MonthspassedbeforeIfoundanotherjob,thistimeinaprintingshop.Thenitwas ajobinashop,atachemist’s.Jobs.Jobs.Iwentfromonetoanotherwithoutplan, withouthope.I was at a losswhat todo. OnedayIstoppedtolistentoamanwhowasspeakingaboutthestrugglefora betterlife.Thewordsbroughthopetomeandmademethink,struggleandlive.Itwas thegreatbeginningfor me.(300words)/
1 The character studied at: a.Highschool b.Private school c.Public school+ d.Primaryschool e.Middle school 2tobe at alossmeans…. a.Tobeinconfusion +b.Tobe angry c.Tobe afraid d.Tobe alone e.Tobethirsty 3 The onlypersonworkinginhisfamilywas… a.Mother b.Father+ c.Uncled.Aunt e.The character 4 The falsestatement: a.Hisparents were proudof him b.He wasmade to leave the jobbyhismum c.Hewasn’timpressedbythewordsofmantalkingaboutstruggleforabetter life+ d.Hisparentswanted himtogo to highschool e.Hismother could not work 5 The true statement: a.He hadapoorhealthcondition b.He was disabled c.He didn’t wanttostudy d.Hisfamilycouldn’t affordto payhisstudy+ e.He wanted to travel 6 Miss Barryencouragedhimtocontinuehis education: a.She wanted to payfor his study b.She gave himbooks+ c.She gave himprivatelessonsfor free d.She talked tohisparents e.She consulted himabout colleges 7 Accordingto the texthe hatedbookspresentedbyMissBerrybecause: a.Hiseyeswere red b.He couldn’t readthem c.Theywere lies andwere different fromlife.+ d.They were notinteresting e.He wastoobusy 8 Whatepisode helped himtochangehis life: a.Amanspeaking about the struggle for a better life+ b.Hiscolleaguesfromthe factory c.MeetingwithMissBarry d.Hisparentssupport e.After hisinjuryat work 9 The authorM.Goldtriedto tell us:a.Tovalue the support of your parents b.Toget aneducationat anycost c.Aboutthe hardness of studyingwithalackof finance+ d.Tolisten toyour teacher’sadvice e.About the life oforphans10The mainidea ofthe text is: a.Focusonbeingproductiveinstead ofbusy b.Life istooshorttolimityourself c.Failure issuccess in progress+ d.Where there is love thereislife