IOE Entrance - English Passage - 1

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Read the following passage and give the answer of questions:
I looked on anxiously at the clock: he was late, it was midnight and I was worried to death. What could I do ? If I rang the police and then just he truned up on the doostep I’d feel such a fool.
                I knew I had to pull myself together, so I put the kttle on and made myself a cup of strong black coffee to calm my nerves. Suddenly, the door bell rang and somehow I knew that something dreadful had happened. I opened the door, “My. Smith? I’m Constable Jones. I’m afraid there has been an accident.”
                I cannot remember anything about the next few hours; it was just like a nightmare. I just could not believe that it was happening to me. Everybody was very kind, of course: they did what they could do to help and everyone said that time was a great healer. My neighbour were marvelous – they could not do enough for me. But Rover, run over by a bus! Tears kept on rolling. No other dog would ever be the same.
1.       What does the word ‘he’ in the first sentence refers to?
a. Mr. Smith               b. Constable Jones          c. Police                d. Rover
2.       This passage is written in ________________ style.
a.       Personal                      b. impersonal                    c. formal              d. informal
3.       Out of the following what helped the writer to bear pain?
a.       Strong coffee            b. tears                                 c. neighbours     d. none
4.       Which of the following expression can best replace, ‘I was worried to death’?
a.       Very anxious              b. very excited                  c. very nervous d. concerned
5.       Out of the following which one is true of the writer ?
a.       He was worried for his neighbours
b.      He was scared off police.
c.       He wept for his dog.
d.      He was waiting somebody to have coffee together.

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