Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.
(i) |
(sun) going down |
(a) |
becoming smaller |
(b) |
weakening |
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(c) |
setting |
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(ii) |
brightening |
(a) |
making (it) look bright and cheerful |
(b) |
lending (it) a special glow |
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(c) |
causing (it) to appear hopeful |
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(iii) |
spacious |
(a) |
lonely and wild |
(b) |
big and wide |
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(c) |
special and important |
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(iv) |
prophecy |
(a) |
proverb |
(b) |
prediction |
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(c) |
rumour |
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(v) |
marvellous |
(a) |
wonderful |
(b) |
surprising |
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(c) |
shocking |
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(vi) |
proclaim |
(a) |
reveal |
(b) |
d eclare |
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(c) |
shout |
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(vii) |
cease |
(a) |
happen |
(b) |
stop |
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(c) |
remain |
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(viii) |
(a night’s) shelter |
(a) |
stay |
(b) |
safety |
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(c) |
hospitality |
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(ix) |
gazed |
(a) |
wandered about |
(b) |
stared at |
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(c) |
thought of |
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(x) |
took on (an expression) |
(a) |
challenged |
(b) |
resembled |
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(c) |
assumed |
(i) (sun) going down − (c) setting
(ii) brightening − (b) lending (it) a special glow
(iii) spacious − (b) big and wide
(iv) prophecy − (b) prediction
(v) marvellous − (a) wonderful
(vi) proclaim − (b) declare
(vii) cease − (b) stop
(viii) (a night’s) shelter − (a) stay
(ix) gazed − (b) stared at
(x) took on (an expression) − (c) assumed