Vocabulary 3

Vocabulary lesson (3)

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Susie Tan was aroused from her nap. "What was that noise?" she asked herself as she watched her brother run to the open window. Quickly, the little girl followed suit. Outside ,in the cold, (a) dull and gloomy afternoon, they saw a red van speeding off uphill away from their old neighbour's (b) bad condition house. From their window, the two saw the dog - the dog that had often chased them and frightened them with its fierce growling and loud barkings. Many times, the two had imagined it to be a demon dog that ate children. No child in that village had ever dared go near the (c) wild dog.

​a) dreary
b) run-down
c) ferocious canine

Susie Tan was aroused from her nap. "What was that noise?" she asked herself as she watched her brother run to the open window. Quickly, the little girl followed suit. Outside, in the cold, (a) dull and gloomy afternoon, they saw a red van speeding off uphill away from their old neighbour's (b) bad condition house. From their window, the two saw the dog - the dog that had often chased them and frightened them with its fierce growling and loud barkings. Many times, the two had imagined it to be a demon dog that ate children. No child in that village had ever dared go near the (c) wild dog.

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The two watched quietly. The dog had been left behind. That had never happened before. The children wondered what could have happened. "Looks like the old lady is no longer there," their mother observed quietly from behind the two. Susie felt a pang of pity for the dog. It had been (a) left behind! All through that night, the miserable dog (b) whined, cried, and howled. No one returned for it.

​a) abandoned
b) whimpered

The two watched quietly. The dog had been left behind. That had never happened before. The children wondered what could have happened. "Looks like the old lady is no longer there," their mother observed quietly from behind the two. Susie felt a pang of pity for the dog. It had been (a) left behind! All through that night, the miserable dog (b) whined, cried, and howled. No one returned for it.

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The next morning, the sun was up bright and beautiful. Its golden rays shone through the raindrops that still clung onto leaves and petals making everything (a) shined brightly madly. Suddenly, a cry filled the air. It was Susie's mother.

"Why, what have we here?" said the lady, standing in the field with her (b) hands on her hips. The (c) miserable dog had come over! It did not look like the nasty monster it had once been. It was a changed dog. It looked almost (d)peaceful, as it stared up at Mrs Tan with its big eyes.

"But Ma," said Susie, "We can't keep it here, right?" she asked, hoping her mother would disagree with her.

​a) glisten
b) akimbo
c) wretched
d) tame

The next morning, the sun was up bright and beautiful. Its golden rays shone through the raindrops that still clung onto leaves and petals making everything (a) shined brightly madly. Suddenly, a cry filled the air. It was Susie's mother.

"Why, what have we here?" said the lady, standing in the field with her (b) hands on her hips. The (c) miserable dog had come over! It did not look like the nasty monster it had once been. It was a changed dog. It looked almost (d)peaceful, as it stared up at Mrs Tan with its big eyes.

"But Ma," said Susie, "We can't keep it here, right?" she asked, hoping her mother would disagree with her.

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"Well, I think it's all right for the dog to stay around here in the garden but it cannot go into the house," her mother said slowly, scratching her head.

For many days after, the two children had the dog as a third play companion. It was a friendly dog. Gone was all the (a) great anger it had shown in the past. The children were puzzled. The other village children were (b) jealous. They too wanted to play with the dog. But that was not to be.

​a) rage
b) envious

"Well, I think it's all right for the dog to stay around here in the garden but it cannot go into the house," her mother said slowly, scratching her head.

For many days after, the two children had the dog as a third play companion. It was a friendly dog. Gone was all the (a) great anger it had shown in the past. The children were puzzled. The other village children were (b) jealous. They too wanted to play with the dog. But that was not to be.

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After a week of stay with Susie and her brother, the dog mysteriously disappeared. Mrs Tan and her children were left (a) not knowing anything. "Perhaps, it did not wish to (b) overstay its welcome," Mrs Tan said wisely, to console her unhappy children. "Or perhaps, the old lady came back and took the dog in the night," said Susie's brother in a (c) rude and bad tempered tone. Whatever it was, the dog never returned to the Tans.

​a) clueless
b) outstay
c) surly

After a week of stay with Susie and her brother, the dog mysteriously disappeared. Mrs Tan and her children were left (a) not knowing anything. "Perhaps, it did not wish to (b) overstay its welcome," Mrs Tan said wisely, to console her unhappy children. "Or perhaps, the old lady came back and took the dog in the night," said Susie's brother in a (c) rude and bad tempered tone. Whatever it was, the dog never returned to the Tans.

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