A Time of Waiting: Stories from Around the World

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1 Setting 1 Lakshmi and her husband live in a a hotel b a shanty town c an apartment d a tent 2 Lakshmi gives some money to Sharada because she wants to a rent a room b get a job c buy a car d be Sharada s friend 3 Tod Collins met Susamatekkie in Lesotho. a in a shop b on the beach c on a bus d in the mountains 4 Cam saw a polar bear while she was in a place full of a cars b rubbish c weapons d children 5 Rahul thinks that fortune-telling is a funny b important c silly d useful 6 Arnold Snell believed that he could manage without a a foot b a hand c his teeth d a finger 7 Calestas and Ade wanted to get away from a Europe b Asia c Africa d America 8 Judith saw a vagrant while she was a taking the garbage out b walking to the bus station c washing the dishes d listening to the radio 9 Will s wife Elise has to spend most of her time a in bed b in the kitchen c at work d in hospital 10 Abdul is a beggar in a town in a Malaysia b Nigeria c Benin d Trinidad Characters 11 Lakshmi s husband Ramu all day. a pulls a rickshaw b washes dishes c cooks food d cleans apartments 12 Susamatekkie looks after a old people b cattle c cars d sheep 13 Cam s father used to take her with him when he went a swimming b horse riding c hunting d sailing 14 Mike and Ben felt small and unimportant when they looked at a the ocean b the sand c the mountains d the sun 15 Rahul wants a job as a a doctor b a fortune-teller c an engineer d a teacher 16 Arnold Snell was a a fisherman b a teacher c a policeman d a butcher 17 Kazim left the container to find food because he was than the other men. a stronger b smaller c cleverer d taller 18 Judith put in the garbage for the vagrant. a a bag b some money c a book d a ring 19 Will and Elise have a two children b one child c no children d three children 20 The judge who spoke to Abdul was very a frightened b miserable c stupid d intelligent oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 4 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

2 Dialogue Who says this? 21 You have to be clean. This is not a shanty. a Lakshmi b Ramu c Sharada d Paro 22 Your mother is an autumn fan. a Lin Lin b Beng c Hock Leong d Ah Kim 23 Is it OK for me to sleep here? a Tod Collins b a bus driver c Susamatekkie d the storekeeper 24 I only kill what I can eat. a Cam b Cam s father c Cam s mother d Cam s sister 25 You are still young and you don t know anything. a Rahul s mother b Swamiji c Rahul d the head of the company 26 The smell of another body close to mine makes me feel sick. a Arnold Snell b a policeman c Mrs Prentice d Marge Snell 27 I have bad news. Perhaps you d like to sit down? a Marge Snell b Mrs Prentice c a policeman d Arnold Snell 28 Happy first chemo! a Elise b Yan c an old man d Will 29 I m choosing something for my granddaughter. a the owner of the baker s shop b Will c Elise d an old man 30 You can go home. And take the sack of rice with you. a Abdul s lawyer b a policeman c the judge d Abdul Vocabulary 31 to make a low, threatening sound in the throat a sigh b growl c nod d shiver 32 the place where ships are loaded and unloaded a shanty b court c docks d container 33 to shake because you are cold or frightened a shiver b nod c growl d hunt 34 an adult male cow a cub b bull c lizard d calf 35 a person who performs religious ceremonies a prosecutor b priest c pirate d butcher 36 to clean a floor using a brush on a long handle a squat b sigh c hunt d sweep 37 a round stick of wax that burns to give light a frame b altar c stump d candle 38 to move your head up and down in agreement a nod b shiver c pray d sigh 39 a long box in which a dead person is placed a container b closet c coffin d altar 40 the part of the body below the chest a belly b neck c fur d bone oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 4 2 Oxford university press photocopiable

3 Plot 41 Lin Lin took a silk fan to her uncle s a courtroom b wedding c party d funeral 42 Susamatekkie wants to before he gets old. a travel to Australia b earn a lot of money c ride in a car d watch television 43 The woman at the Laundromat is washing her a clothes b towels c dress d sheets 44 The fisherman s wife catches a for good luck. a grasshopper b fly c lizard d spider 45 Rahul s mother wants him to wear Swamiji s ring to help him a make friends b buy a car c get a job d find a wife 46 The insurance company paid Mrs Snell a lot of money because her husband had a lost his job b died c met another woman d cut off his finger 47 Celestas and Ade had to leave the container ship at a Rotterdam b Lagos c London d Calais 48 Judith saw a vagrant at the end of her garden one day in a spring b winter c summer d autumn 49 Will buys a for Elise because there is a lunar eclipse. a ring b camera c blender d cake 50 Abdul lost part of his arm a when a car hit him b as a punishment c when he was a baby d in a sports accident [ Total marks oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 4 3 Oxford university press photocopiable

4 1 Which story do these sentences come from? A Place to Stay, An Old Wife s Tale, Anywhere But Here, Clean Sheets, Down South, Eclipse, Or Be Killed, Recycling, Swamiji s Ring, The Policy a The ocean is grey and threatening.. b They are about to make a journey which I am not allowed to go on.. c Thirty thousand dollars would set him free.. d You cut a delicious, perfect slice and put it in my mouth.. e Sharada s fingers closed tightly around the money.. f She placed the box of ties on one of the garbage bins.. g He had been looking for a job for the past six months, but with no success.. h I watch the ships come in, down at the docks.. i She knelt down in the snow and began to take off the scarf around her neck.. j What she had seen was only a dream.. 2 Match a number in A with a letter in B to make complete sentences. A 1 The shanty town where Lakshmi lives 2 Mike and Ben wanted to find a place 3 A policeman came to Marge s house 4 Kazim died when 5 Elise has to B a he fell into the ocean. b where the waves were very big. c stay in bed all day. d will be pulled down. e with bad news. 3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Lakshmi s home is clean and tidy. b Lin Lin brings a silk fan to her uncle s wedding. c Susamatekkie looks after sheep every day. d Cam sees a polar bear and kills it. e When the fisherman s wife wakes up, her husband has come home. f Rahul wore Swamiji s ring at his job interview. g Arnold Snell wanted to kill himself. h Ade and Celestas are in Calais now. i Judith finds a nice leather bag on her bin. j Abdul has stolen a sack of rice. 4 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Abdul, Ah Kim, Arnold Snell, Lin Lin, Marge Snell, Rahul, Rahul s mother, Susamatekkie, the judge, Tod Collins a Your mother is an autumn fan. to b This is a sheltered place and the sun rises late. to c What a lucky ring, indeed! to d You haven t confessed to a priest for thirty years. to e You can go home. And take the sack of rice with you. to comprehension Test oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 4 1 Oxford university press photocopiable

5 5 Fill in the gaps using these words: container, widow, rickshaw, vagrant, washing a Lakshmi s husband pulled a heavy. all day. b There are big. machines at the Laundromat. c Marge Snell became a. after Arnold s accident. d Ade and Calestas hid in a. on a big ship. e Judith left some valuable things in her garbage bins for a.. comprehension Test Total marks oxford bookworms LIBRARY stage 4 2 Oxford university press photocopiable