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While reading The Black Cat, pages 111 1 Which of the words below describe the people or animals in the story? bad brave clever evil friendly good happy horrible kind loving selfish sick a The story-teller: .. b The story-tellers wife: . c Pluto: .. d The second cat: .. 2 Put these sentences in the correct order, 110. The first half of the story: (15) a I searched for another black cat, of the same size and type as Pluto. c b For years, he and I lived happily together, the best of friends. c c I saw a black shape in the new white plaster. c d I caught the cat and hung him by his neck from a tree until he was dead. c e I took my knife from my pocket, held the poor animal by his neck and cut out one of his eyes. c The second half of the story: (610) f And there was the cat, standing on her head, his red mouth wide open in a scream, and his one gold eye shining like fire. c g But the more I hate the cat, the more he seemed to love me. c h I knocked hard on the part of the wall where my wife was. c i Pluto didnt have a white hair anywhere on his body; this cat had a large white shape on his front. c j I took the axe and tried to cut the animal into two. But as I brought the axe down, my wife stopped my arm with her hand. c The Oval Portrait, pages 1317 3 Something is wrong in these sentences. Cross out the wrong part of the sentences and correct them. a It was a sad and strangely ugly house, many hundreds of years old. b He helped me to lie down on the sofa.
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c I asked Pedro to light the candle beside the bed. d I began to look at the maps on the walls, and as I did so I read a small book. e The picture was a portrait. It was square in shape, and showed the head and shoulders of a young woman. 4 Choose the right answers. 1 What is strange about the portrait? a The woman in the portrait looks beautiful. b The woman in the portrait looks alive. c The woman in the portrait moves around. 2 Why does the story-teller again pick up the book by his bed? a Because he fell in love with the portrait. b Because he didnt want to look at the portrait again. c To read the story of the portrait. 3 Why did the beautiful woman hate her husbands paintings? a Because her husbands paintings were more important to him than she was. b Because her husbands paintings were more beautiful than she was. c Because her husbands paintings made her unhealthy. 4 What happened to the woman when her husband was painting her? a She couldnt smile any more. b She became more and more pale and ill. c All of the above. 5 What happened to the woman when her husband finished the portrait? a She had no face. b She didnt love her husband anymore. c She was dead. Berenice, pages 1927 5 Are these sentences true (T) or not true (NT)? a Egaeus is from an old family. c b Egaeus lives in the house of his fathers. c c Egaeus father died in the library. c d Egaeus doesnt like the library. c e Egaeus has a friend called Berenice. c f Berenices bright young days ended because she became old. c
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The Black Cat and Other Stories
g Egaeus had an illness of the mind. c h Egaeus loved Berenice, but she never loved him. c i Berenice died of epilepsy. c 6 Answer these questions. a Why does Berenice change so much? b What is wrong with Egaeus? c Why does Egaeus ask Berenice to marry him? d Why does Egaeus want Berenices teeth? e When does the servant girl tell Egaeus that Berenice is dead?
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8 Choose the correct answer. 1 Why was everybody dressed so strangely at the party? a Because the Prince chose the way everyone was dressed. b Because the Prince was strange. c All of the above. 2 Why did people look at the tall masked man with anger and horror? a Because he was wearing black, which made them think of death. b Because he was wearing a red mask which looked like a dead man. c All of the above. 3 Who killed the Prince? a One of his friends. b One of the servants. c The tall masked man. 4 Why did everybody die? a Because they were very scared. b Because the Prince was killed. c Because the tall masked man was the Red Death. After reading 9 Write a sentence using these words. a anger b evil c horror d mad 10 Write one more sentence to continue the story. a The Black Cat : The policemen looked at me. b The Oval Portrait: When I finished reading the book, the portrait started to talk. c Berenice : The servant called the police. d The Mask of the Red Death : A hundred years later, someone came to this house.
The Mask of the Red Death, pages 2936 7 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? 1 If you have the Red Death: a you have burning pains in your eyes. c b everything begins to turn round and round inside your stomach. c c you begin to bleed all over your body but most of all through your face. c d you have about half a year to live. c 2 The Princes house in the middle of a forest has: a servants. c b a high wall around it. c c only seven rooms. c d a lot of keys. c 3 Each of the seven rooms has: a different furniture. c b lamps. c c c a clock. d windows the same colour as everything inside it. c 4 The seven rooms are different colours: a The first room is blue. c b The second room is pink. c c The third room is yellow. c d The fourth room is orange. c e The fifth room is white. c f The six room is green. c g The seventh room is black with grey windows. c
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1 The Black Cat: Complete each sentence with a word from the box. You can use the same word more than once. angry axe cellar evil horror mad object plaster several a Some people believe that all black cats are . b I was often suddenly about unimportant things. c Someone else was in my body: someone evil, and with drink! d The next morning, my mind was full of pain and when I woke up. e I realised why this wall didnt burn: because there was new on it. f I looked at the shape in complete . g I noticed a black on top of a cupboard. h The cat pressed the side of his head against my hand times. i I took the and tried to cut the animal into two. j I decided to hide the body in one of the walls of the . 2 The Oval Portrait: Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 I was so badly hurt 2 After dark, I could not sleep 3 I looked and read for a long time, and 4 My eyes became more and more tired, and soon 5 I saw more pictures, and 6 It was almost impossible to believe 7 Quickly, I looked through the book until a I found it hard to read the words on the page. b because of the pain. c I found the story of the oval portrait. d that she was just paint that she wasnt alive! e that I would die if we stayed out all night. f among them there was a portrait of a young woman. g the hours passed quickly. 3 Berenice: Circle the correct words in italics. a Egaeus favourite room is the library / sitting room. b Egaius was born in the library / richly decorated room. c Berenice and Egaeus were lovers / cousins. d Berenice was always shining like a bright / evil new sun when she was young.
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e Berenice ran over the hills under the great blue sky while Egaeus studied at school / in the library. f Berenice became ill. The first illness caused two / several other illnesses to follow. g Egaeus became ill. He could lose himself in the useless study of even the simplest or most ordinary subject / object. h Egaeus asked Berenice to marry him because he loved her / felt so sorry for her. i Egaeus thought, Berenice was like an angel / a stranger to me, only a weak shadow of the woman I remembered. j Berenice made a strange smile, and it was then that Egaeus saw her eyes / teeth. k We are ready to bury / burn her now, said the servant girl. l Berenice wasnt dead / alive. 4 The Mask of the Red Death: Choose the right answers. 1 What is the Red Death? a An old ship. b A terrible illness. c A small pub. 2 Why did the prince take 1,000 friends to his house in the forest? a so that they could have a fight. b so that they could enjoy the walking in the forest and listening to the birds singing. c so that they could get away from the Red Death. 3 Why did he throw the key into the lake? a so that nobody could get in or out of the house. b so that he would die in the house. c because he didnt like the key. 4 What did the Prince want to do five months later? a He wanted to have an unusual party. b He wanted to marry a beautiful girl. c He wanted to have great furniture. 5 Which room has a very large clock? a The blue room. b The black room. c The red room. 6 What happened when the clock made a deep, strange, musical sound? a The musician was killed. b The dancers fell down onto the floor. c The whole party stopped.
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