Comprehension Test
Chemical Secret Tim Vicary 1 Wh Who o said said this this in the the sto story? ry? John, John, Andrew, Andrew, David Wilson, Wilson, the doctor, doctor, Simon, Mary, Christine Christine..
a ‘When ‘When can you you start?’ ............... ............... b ‘I wouldn’t want anyone anyone to drink those waste products.’ ............... c ‘Yo ‘You should should leave leave too.’ ............... ............... d ‘He thinks thinks I’m still a little girl.’ girl.’ ............... e ‘I’m ‘I’m too old.’ old.’ ........ ............ ....... ... f ‘I have to write an article every every week about about the environm environment.’ ent.’ ............... .............. . g ‘oney ‘oney doesn’ doesn’tt grow on trees.’ ............... ............... h ‘Have you you robbed a bank or something?’ something?’ ............... i ‘We can’t put those chemicals chemicals in the river.’ river.’ ............... ! ‘"an we have have a boat?’ ............... .............. .
20ma mar ks 3 Fill Fill in the the gaps in in the story story usin using g these these word words: s: floating, swimmer, life, heavy, swim, water, water, slowed, turn, floated, swim. swim .
Hurriedly# Hurriedly# $imon $imon began to ........... .... after her. He was a good ............... .............. . but the white clothes ............... him down. %he ............... seemed heavy heavy and held held him back. &or the rest res t of his ............... he would dream about that long# slow ............... towards a white body that ............... ..... .......... 'uickly 'uickly away. away. (s (s he reached her she was ............... ....... ........ with her face down# unconscious. unconscious. He tried to ............... her over but it was so difficult difficult because because she was ............. .
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b + baby clothes. c + she wouldn’t speak to him. d + if "hristine was there. e + bought some flowers. f + the seals used to live.
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