A Short Story











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A Short Story






You are going to read a short story. For questions 1 - 8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.








Living in South Africa, I had always taken the wildlife pretty much for granted. Not to say that we were surrounded by it, but the accessibility of game parks and wildlife sanctuaries always made it seem like a natural part of the environment. For this reason, I suppose that the way my European friends used to talk to me, wasn't so strange after all. They would ask me what I thought at the time were really silly questions which got on my nerves. They'd say things like 'Do you have a pet baboon?' or 'Do you travel to school by elephant?'.When Amanda, a friend of mine who was visiting from England, invited me to join her and a group of friends on a wildlife expedition, I was not brimming with enthusiasm. However, from the moment we entered the gates of the Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to be anything like I had expected. We had been travelling along the National Road when, suddenly, we swerved onto a dirt track which seemed to be hidden in the middle of nowhere. Miraculously, the scenery changed dramatically. The civilized environment took on a wild, chaotic aspect and continued to do so as we penetrated deeper into the bush.After having a good night's sleep at one of the reserve's bungalows, we were woken at the crack of dawn. After a quick breakfast we piled into a jeep and set off. Our guide assured us that the early start was necessary in order to have the best chance of seeing what was really worthwhile. Armed with just a thermos of coffee, we set out towards the shore of a small lake where it was expected that we could see the animals that used it as their morning watering hole.On the way to our destination, we topped a hill and there, silhouetted against the emerging morning light, were a group of animals. It was a stunning sight. As we moved closer, the animals did not appear to be alarmed by our presence. Pet baboons aside, I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions. It did cross my mind, however, that we might be in a certain amount of danger. When I asked Timothy, our game ranger, if we were actually in any danger, he bluntly replied that one is never entirely safe in the bush, but his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy.However, the following day there was some cause for alarm. Not having started out so early, we missed the sightings of the day before. We decided to drive around for a while, hoping to come across something of interest. Suddenly our tracker, perched up on the back of our vehicle, signalled to the driver to halt and at the same moment I realised that this time we had stumbled right into a pride of lions. The driver promptly turned off the engine and in a low voice warned us to remain seated and not to make any abrupt movements. The lions were picking at what looked like the carcass of a zebra. Timothy, later told us how much to our advantage this was. Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise. As the nearest lion was less than three metres away from the jeep, I considered that we had been very lucky indeed.All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Our near miss with the lions was without a doubt the highlight, but what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not have a full appreciation of the beauty around us.















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How did the writer feel about the questions her European friends asked?  ?    ridiculous  ?    irritated  ?    strange  ?    embarrassed
When did the writer's attitude change about the expedition?  ?    when she was travelling along the dirt track  ?    when she received her invitation  ?    when she arrived at the game reserve  ?    when her friend arrived from England
The guide woke everyone up very early, so they  ?    could have breakfast.   ?    wouldn't miss an opportunity.  ?    had plenty of time to visit different places.  ?    wouldn't miss the sunrise.
What does 'It' in 'It was a stunning sight' refer to? (paragraph 4)  ?    the pride of lions   ?    the destination  ?    the top of the hill  ?    the morning light
Timothy's experience as a game ranger was valuable because he  ?    could supply a blunt answer to any question.  ?    knew how to frighten the animals.  ?    knew the game reserve well.  ?    could identify trouble in advance.
Why did the tracker signal to the driver of the jeep to stop?  ?    to avoid disturbing the lions   ?    to get a better look at the lions  ?    to study the lions' movements  ?    to see what the lions were eating
What does the writer mean by 'we had been very lucky indeed' in paragraph 5?  ?    They had seen the lions up close.  ?    They hadn't been attacked.  ?    They had a good guide with them.  ?    They had gone on a trip.
What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?  ?    We often do not realise how attractive our environment really is.  ?    It is not clever to unnecessarily put ourselves in dangerous situations.  ?    We don't respect wild animals enough.  ?    We should protect our surroundings.











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