comprehension

**ريماس-1** · 02-10-2005, 11:13 PM

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[ Read the following passage ,then answer the questions below :
Though Mr. Jones told his wife that the trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals would be very uncomfortable, it would be very hot and they would live in a tent and it might be dangerous, she insisted on going with him . They bought a big tent, camp beds, and various other things. They went off to the middle of Africa. Before going for hunt Mr. Jones gave his wife a bell to use if she was in danger and needed him,then he left. After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned quickly to the tent. “ What’s the matter?” he asked. “ Nothing” confessed his wife. “ I was only testing the bell.”
Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang again . Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said “I am sorry. I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.”
Mr. Jones returned to his hunting, but soon he heard the bell once more. This time, when he got back to his camp, the tent was burning , and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with blood running from a big cut on her shoulder. “ That’s better.” said Mr.
Jones. “ This time the bell had been used correctly”.

1- Why did Mr. Jones and his wife go to the middle of Africa ?
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2- Who was lying on the ground ?
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3- Choose the correct completion :
a) Mr. Jones heard the bell ………..
_ three times _ once _ twice
b) The second time the bell rang ……….
_ suddenly _ by mistake _ on purpose
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