Test Your Comprehension

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THE BRITISH MENTALITY


Although I had stayed in England for over a year, it was
difficult for me to understand the British mentality. Traveling
to the office everyday by train, I watched people concealing
their faces behind newspaper. They rarely conversed with
each other, occasionally lifting their eyebrows to look at their
fellow passengers. But when I started a conversation under
the pretext of the weather I found many had a natural gift for
gossip.



VOCABULARY
DEFINITIONS

Mentality: Mind
To conceal: To hide
To converse: To talk
Occasionally: Seldom, rarely
To lift: To raise
Pretext: Excuse/ false reason
Gift: Talent, skill
Gossip: Friendly chat



> EXERCISES


Complete the sentences with a suitable form of the words
defined above


1. Maggie crossed the room, .................. the lid of the pot and sniffed
at the contents.
2. Under the ...................of wanting to return a pen which she had
left behind, I visited her.
3. It turned out that Jane had inherited a natural ...................for music.
4. They were .................. intimately, opening up their private problems to
each other with a freedom well beyond the usual.
5. Paul confesses his doubts such as he would have.................... from
anyone he did not trust absolutely.


READING COMPREHENSION

1. The writer was quite surprised
A) as he could understand the British mind
B) because almost noone on the train was talking to each other
C) since most people were reading newspaper
D) after he saw people traveling by train
E) when he saw the British way of life.


2. Using the excuse of the weather

A) doesn't work all the time
B) is how one can get the British to talk
C) is good for gossiping about nature
D) requires natural gift for gossip
E) makes it easy to change the subject.


3. It can be inferred from the passage that

A) people in England cover their faces with a newspaper
B) .the British do not look at anybody in the train
C) the British are in fact have a tendency to talking
D) Englishmen always read something
E) the writer wanted to stay for another year.

I hope you found this passage interesting and informative . Thanks to all
.

[assanosi]

Thank you very much sir,
I think the correct answers are :

1. Maggie crossed the room, raised the lid of the pot and sniffed
at the contents.
2. Under the pretext of wanting to return a pen which she had
left behind, I visited her.
3. It turned out that Jane had inherited a natural gift for music.
4. They were conversing intimately, opening up their private problems to each other with a freedom well beyond the usual.
5. Paul confesses his doubts such as he would have concealed / been concealed from
anyone he did not trust absolutely.


READING COMPREHENSION

1. The writer was quite surprised
A) as he could understand the British mind
B) because almost no one on the train was talking to each other
C) since most people were reading newspaper
D) after he saw people traveling by train
E) when he saw the British way of life.


2. Using the excuse of the weather

A) doesn't work all the time
B) is how one can get the British to talk
C) is good for gossiping about nature
D) requires natural gift for gossip
E) makes it easy to change the subject.


3. It can be inferred from the passage that

A) people in England cover their faces with a newspaper
B) .the British do not look at anybody in the train
C) the British are in fact have a tendency to talking
D) Englishmen always read something
E) the writer wanted to stay for another year.

Am I right?
Please do inform me, I found it very interesting but DIFFICULT!!
Have a good time brother.

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assanosi

Welcome to ELC and I hope you enjoy your time here . I am happy you enjoyed reading the passage and participated in answering the questions . I would like to thank you for that

As for the answers , thay are as follow

VOCABULARY

I) - lifted 2) pretext 3) gift 4) conversing 5} concealed

READING

1 b
2 b
3 c

Am I right?
Please do inform me, I found it very interesting but DIFFICULT

This means that you are completely right bro . Well done and thanks a lot

[prettyالسبهه]

congratulation Assanosi
you passed
I wanna to try but that will be
cheating

thanks to all

[:lost lady:]

Assanosi


Interesting Passage
Thanks Sir for sharing it with us

[assanosi]

assanosi

Welcome to ELC and I hope you enjoy your time here .

Thanks brother,
I do enjoy my time here, thanks to the useful posts (like yours) and the marvelous members (like you.)

This means that you are completely right bro . Well done and thanks a lot

I am happy that I did it, and you are always welcome dear.

[assanosi]

congratulation Assanosi
you passed
I wanna to try but that will be
cheating

thanks to all

Thank you pretty,
shshshshh, don't mention cheating, sirhasan is around. I am sure you would do it if you came before me.
have a good time.

[assanosi]

Assanosi


Interesting Passage
Thanks Sir for sharing it with us

Hi sister,
your nice welcome made me happy,
thank you very much.

[rose rani]

wonderful exercise

it made me remember
the toefl days
thank you sir for sharing us

[آنسهOoفكره]

READING COMPREHENSION7
7
7
O' good old days..

my answers..

. The writer was quite surprised

E) when he saw the British way of life.


. Using the excuse of the weather

D) requires natural gift for gossip


. It can be inferred from the passage that

C) the British are in fact have a tendency to talking

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sir it's really interesting..
British people are little serious than normal
hard to make them smile sometimes ,but
.. they r very polite as I realized that from having a friend from uk
thank u 4 sharing Sir..

[Miss-Thought]

wooow this forum is so useful

i really like it


thanks a lot