54. What is another word for 'rescue'?

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53. Why was Dawn worried about the sky turning dark?

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52. Why was Dawn unable to get up after she fell into a drain?

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51. Why does Dawn wake up so early in the morning?

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50. When Pamela was as tall as her mather, ___________.

　　　　 A. all the ladies asked her to go out

　　　　 B. some of the men visited her

　　　　 C. all the men and women came to be her friends

　　　　 D. some of the ladies laughed at her

Comprehension OE (14 marks)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Dawn usually wakes up very early　 in the morning to the chirping of birds outside her window. One morning, Dawn was so angry to be awakened that she threw a stone at one of the birds. It hit and killed the bird.

Later that day, Dawn was out searching for firewood when she fell into a drain. She broke her ankle and could not get up. She was very worried as the sky was turning dark. Dawn knew nobody would walk past that place at night and she would have to wait till the next morning before she could be saved. She　 saw two birds flying towards her. Dawn recognised the birds as the friends of the one she had killed. The birds flew away. After a while she heard footsteps and saw a bright light from afar. Dawn saw that it was her father who had come to rescue her. The same two birds were with her father. "The birds led me here. The helped you," her father told her. Dawn felt guilty for what she had done in the morning and she was never cruel to animals again.

49. Pamela was instructed to __________ and make a wish.

　　　　 A. walk on the rainbow　　　　　　　　 n

　　　　 B. hold the gold

　　　　 C. carry the pot

　　　　 D. touch the pot

48. Pamela heard someone ___________ when she sat by the river admiring the

　　　　 rainbow.

　　　　 A. talking to her　 B. singing to her　 C. laughing at her　 D. scolding her

47. Pamela was _________.

　　　　 A. very short　　　 B. very tall　　　 C. very thin　　　　 D. very fat

46. Pamela was miserable because _____________.

　　　　 A. her parents did not give her all she wanted

　　　　 B. her parents only gave her a few things

　　　　 C. she had no friends

　　　　 D. they lived in a cottage

45. Pamela was 'the apple of their eyes' means that __________.

　　　　 A. Pamela was her parents'only daught　　　

　　　　 B. Pamela was her parents' youngest daughter

　　　　 C. Pamela's parents loved to eat apples

　　　　 D. Pamela's parents loved her dearly