Read the following passage.
A businessman recently had the most unlucky day’s fishing. He was standing on a low bridge when he had the misfortune to’ knock his tin of bait into the river. Leaning over the side of the bridge, he tried to hook the tin and pull it out of the river. As he did so, his car keys fell out of his pocket and disappeared in the water. Feeling thoroughly annoyed with himself and his luck, the businessman lent over the bridge to try to see where his keys had gone. As he did so, the bridge collapsed and he fell into the river. This was the last straw. The businessman crawled out of the river went back to his car. There he discovered that he had locked, the doors of and could not get in. His anti-thief lock had immobilized his car. There was nothing left for him to, do but walk sadly home.
Answer the questions given below.
1. How did the tin of bait get into the river ?
1) The passage does, not say
2) It fell in when the bridge broke
3) It fell in when the businessman fell in
4) The businessman knocked it in accidentally.
2. When did the businessman first lean’ over the bridge ?
1) When it broke
2) When the bait fell in.
3) When his keys fell in.
4) When h, he could not get into his car.
3. What was the last straw, according to the passage?
1) Having to walk home.
2) Being unable to get into his car.
3) The collapse of the bridge.
4) The loss of his bait.
4. What does ‘immobilized’ mean in the passage ?
1) destroyed.
2) improved the appearance of
3) vaccinated
4) made it impossible to move.
5. There was nothing left for him. This sentence shows that …….
1) Everything was stolen
2) There was nothing on his left side
3) There was no other alternative.
4) lie left nothing behind.
1. 4) The businessman knocked it in accidentally.
2. 2) When the bait fell in.
3. 3) The collapse of the bridge.
4. 4) made it impossible to move.
5. 3) There was no other alternative.