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One weekend, my father decided to go fishing. He had
called up a close friend to join him on this fishing
trip. I was very eager to go as well, so I asked my
father if I could go with him. He thought about it for a
while and then agreed to take me with him. That night,
he cleaned up his fishing rods and got out his hat. We woke up at five o'clock in the morning and had a
quick breakfast. My mother had prepared a nice picnic
basket for us. My father had arranged to pick up his
friend on our way to the pond. After a long drive, we
arrived at the Rainbow Fishing Pond. There were a few
other fishing enthusiasts who were preparing their
fishing rods with bait. We found a shady place near a
huge tree and set out our things. As my father and his
friend hooked bits of prawns to their fishing rods, I
decided to walk around and take a look. When I got back
to our spot, my father and his friend had already cast
their line but had not caught anything yet. I took out
three bottles of drink from the picnic basket and handed
my father and his friend a bottle each. They had hardly
taken a sip when they felt a pull on their rods.
They quickly put down their drinks and hung on to their
rods. As they pulled in their lines, I saw what they had
caught. My father had caught a small carp, while his
friend had caught a large trout. That was the first
catch of the day.
By late afternoon, both my father and his friend had
caught a dozen of fish and were getting tired. I had
tried catching some fish with my small net but all I
caught was a tiny little fish. After a while, I got
tired so I just lay down on the grass and enjoyed the
breeze. We decided to go home at about five in the
evening. It was a tiring day, but we had enjoyed
ourselves. |
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1. |
Was the authors father very willing to take him along ? How do you know ? |
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2. |
Where did they go fishing ? |
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What did they use as bait ? |
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4. |
What does the phrase "They had hardly taken
a sip" tell us ? |
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What was the first catch of the day for his
father and his friend ? |
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6. |
How many fishes had his father and his
friend caught by late afternoon ? |
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7. |
What did the author do after trying to catch
some fish ? |
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8. |
What time did they go home from the fishing
trip ? |
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9. |
What does 'our spot' refer to ? |
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10. |
Which word in the passage means 'made
preparations for' ? |
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No, he had to think about it for a while. |
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2. |
They went to the Rainbow Fishing Pond. |
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They used bits of prawns. |
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They did not have a chance to drink yet. |
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5. |
His father caught a small carp while his
friend caught a large trout. |
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6. |
They caught twelve fishes. |
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7. |
He lay on the grass and enjoyed the breeze. |
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8. |
They went home at five in the evening. |
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9. |
It refers to the shady place near the huge
tree where they placed their things. |
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10. |
It is 'arranged'. |
