PASSAGE 20

                                               PASSAGE 20

                I had no house . In London I rented a service flat in Dolphin square.
       It consumed my money in steady installments on a weekly basis.
       The bills arrived in a woman’s handwriting : rounded and flowing
       easily with the lower line of the writing creating a regular ,
       almost scalloped  pattern. The handwriting spoke of  a woman at
       absolute peace, without anxiety. I envied her calmness and absence
       of ambition. And  when I went down to the office to settle the bill.
       I tried to figure out which clerk it was – among all of those salves
       of routine --  who was so blessed . The author of the figures of the
       fierce , debilitating demand had my curiosity.
 
      Read the passage and answer these questions.
1.The phrase “spoke of ” (line 4) means…………. .
a. revealed            b. Discussed          c. created                    d. examined
 

2. The phrase “to settle the bill ” (line 5 – 6 )  mean  to ……………… the money.
a.   get                     b.   pay                  c.  argue  about          d.  borrow
 

 3. It can be inferred  from the last sentence that the author had to pay a ……………… rent .
a.  low                    b. moderate         c. high                           d. reasonable
 

4. Why  was the woman blessed in the writer’s view?
a.  She was the one chosen to write the bill.
b. She was able to stir the writer’s curiosity.
c. She had beautiful handwriting.
d. She probably had few worries.
 

5. The writer of the passage probably ……………… .
a. is not ambitious    b. is always contented      c. has no anxiety       d. has a difficult life