ENGLISH--The Model Millionaire--W S

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct vocabulary from the box:

1. The beggar was wearing a pair of ______________black boots. battered

2. A lady with the __________________ face owns this store. freckled

3. As I left little Bobby on his first day of school, he gave me such a

________________look. forlorn

4. His _________________acts made him a renowned person. philanthropic

5. His __________________driving killed many pedestrians. reckless

6. The plant _______________as I forgot to water it. Withered

II. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.

1. Hughie Erskine had seen all the successes of life except ___________________.

a. that of making money

b. being a an artist

c. a healthy body

d. a family life

2. The Colonel was very fond of Hughie but would let his daughter marry him

only ____________________.

a. When he makes a trip to the foreign land

b. If he owns a bungalow and a car

c. when he joins army

d. if he has ten thousand pounds of his own

3. Alan Trevor, who was an artist, was a strange rough fellow with ___________.

a. a happy face and blue eyes

b. a freckled face and a red ragged beard

c. a pet dog and a huge house

d. lot of money and no family

III. Answer the following questions.

1. ‘Oh, for this I get two thousand!’

a. Who is referred to as ‘I’ in the above line?

Alan Trevor

b. For what does he get paid two thousand?

For a painting

2. ‘ Well, I think the model should have a percentage’

a. Who is referred to as ‘I’ in the above line?

Hughie Erskine

b. Why does he think that models should have percentage?

Because they work as hard as the painters.

3. ‘You told that old beggar all my private affairs?’

a. Who is referred to as ‘you’ in the above line?

Alan Trevor

b. Who is referred to as ‘the old beggar’ in the above line?

Baron Hausberg- one of the richest men in Europe.

c. Whose private affairs are told to the beggar? What are they?

Hughie Erskine’s private affairs were told to the beggar. They were

about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura and the ten thousand

pounds.