When I was twelve, I was one of the best pupils at public school.
Months passed before I found another job, this time in a printing shop. Then it was a
job in a shop, at a chemist’s. Jobs. Jobs. I went from one
to another without plan,
without hope. I was at a loss what to do.
One day I stopped to listen to a man who was speaking about the struggle for a better
life. The words brought hope to me and made me think, struggle and live. It was
the great beginning for me. (300 words)/
1 The character studied at:
a. High school
b.
Private school
c. Public school+
d. Primary school
e. Middle school
2 to be at a loss means….
a. To be in confusion +
b. To be angry
c. To be afraid
d. To be alone
e. To be thirsty
3 The only person working in his family was…
a.
Mother
b. Father+
c. Uncle
d. Aunt
e. The character
4 The false statement:
a. His parents were proud of him
b. He was made to leave the job by his mum
c. He wasn’t impressed by the words of man talking about struggle for a
better life+
d. His parents wanted him to go to high school
e.
His mother could not work
5 The true statement:
a. He had a poor health condition
b. He was disabled
c. He didn’t want to study
d. His family couldn’t afford to pay his study+
e. He wanted to travel
6 Miss Barry encouraged him to continue his education:
a. She
wanted to pay for his study
b. She gave him books+
c. She gave him private lessons for free
d. She talked to his parents
e. She consulted him about colleges
7 According to the text he hated books presented by Miss Berry because:
a. His eyes were red
b. He couldn’t read them
c. They were lies and were different from life.+
d.
They were not interesting
e. He was too busy
8 What episode helped him to change his life:
a. A man speaking about the struggle for a better life+
b. His colleagues from the factory
c. Meeting with Miss Barry
d.
His parents support
e. After his injury at work
9 The author M.Gold tried to tell us:
a. To value the support of your parents
b. To get an education at any cost
c. About the hardness of studying with a lack of finance+
d. To listen to your teacher’s advice
e.
About the life of orphans
10 The main idea of the text is:
a. Focus on being productive instead of busy
b. Life is too short to limit yourself
c. Failure is success in progress+
d. Where there is love there is life