THE LAUGHING DOG – The Story
1. One foggy stormy day there was an old man wearing a long blue coat going to the
cinema with his big black dog. On the ticket said that the movie began at 6. Before he
went into the cinema, he bought a large cold drink and an ice cream.
2. He went into the cinema at half past five, sat down at the back with his big black dog
and waited for the movie to begin.
3. While the movie was playing, a small boy noticed that every time something funny
happened in the movie, the dog laughed and laughed. Every time something sad
happened in the movie, the dog cried and cried.
4. When the movie finished, the small boy went over to the old man and his dog and
said “Wow, your dog is amazing – he really loved that movie”. The old man replied,
“Yes, it’s strange – he hated the book”.
5. The old man replied, “Yes, it’s strange – he hated the book”.
TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN
1. The old man walked his big black dog to the cinema.
2. It was a rainy day.
3. The old man bought an ice cream and a drink before he visited the cinema.
4. The movie began at 5:30 pm.
5. The dog laughed when something funny happened in the movie.
6. The small boy sat next to the old man and his dog.
7. The old man told the boy that his dog liked the written version of the movie.
FIND THE WORD THAT HAVE SIMILAR MEANING WITH “peculiar” in the paragraph:
A. ordinary
B. unusual
C. expected
D. familiar