Reading
A. Comprehension (7 points)
A Life Lesson
By Anonymous
I lost my father when I was only nine years old. This was the biggest loss I have had. He was everything to me, his only daughter. We were so close. I did not lose him to death though. I lost him in a much harder way: I lost my father to drugs. He got addicted and started to ignore my brother and me. §1
One cool Summer night, my brother, a couple of our friends, and I were watching Scary Movie 3 in the living room. Around 9:30 pm, when I looked toward the kitchen, I saw orange and yellow flames reflecting off the door’s window. It was a mess explosion caused by his careless actions under the influence of drugs. §2
After the fire was out, I saw my dad run around to the backyard and jump into the pool. I knew then that he had gotten burned. He ended up confined in the hospital. After he got better, they put him in jail for a month under drug charges. I was so mad and hurt, and suffered from severe depression. It destroyed my health and my social life. §3
One day, one of my teachers stopped me in the hall to ask if I was okay. She asked if she could help me, if l would tell her what was going on. So I did. She helped save me and lift me back up. After a while, I started to feel and do better. She is now one of my greatest friends and mentors, and we talk daily. I could never repay her for everything she has done for me. §4
Through my experiences, I learned never to do anything without thinking of how it will impact the people around me. §5
(Adapted from “A Life Lesson” by Anonymous. Teen ink)
Say whether the following statements are true or false.
a- The writer’s father was heavily addicted to drugs. T
b- The writer’s father destroyed his own health and social life. F
c- The writer recovered from her difficult situation by talking to her teacher. T
Identify the paragraphs in which the following ideas are mentioned.
a- How the writer solved her problem. §4
b- The cause of the writer’s father got burned. §2
Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- What did the writer's father do after the fire was extinguished? He ran around to the backyard and jumped into the pool.
b- How long was the writer's father in prison? a month.
c- What did the writer learn from her problem? Never do anything without thinking.
Find what or who the underlined words in the text refer to.
a- We (§1) the writer and her father
b- he (§3) the writer’s dad.
c- her (§4) the teacher
B. Text exploration (8 points)
Find in the text words or phrases that are closest in meaning to the following.
a- began (§1) started
b- noticed (§2) saw.
c- daily (§3) everyday.
Divide the following words into roots and affixes.
explosion - careless - repay
Complete sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
a- There was a mess explosion, that's why the writer's father got burned.
b- Because of ……………………………………….
Because of the mess explosion, the writer's father got burned.
a- The police imprisoned him for one month.
b- He ……………………………………….
He was imprisoned by them.
Fill in each gap with the appropriate word from the list given.
sharing - ruined - brain
My life was (1) …… when dad started doing drugs. He even almost lost his life because the addiction impacted his (2) ……. My life got better after (3) …… my problem to my teacher.
My life was ruined when dad started doing drugs. He even almost lost his life because the addiction impacted his brain. My life got better after sharing my problem to my teacher.
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